And that brings us to the end of our coverage tonight. It's been a superb game. Varun Shetty's bulletin will be up shortly. Do hop over to catch that. Also, don't forget to join us on Tuesday for the double-header. Until then, this is Shashank Kishore saying goodbye on behalf of Varun Shetty. Many thanks for tuning in.

Time for a chat with the winning skipper. Here's Shadab Khan: "This is a team game, when our top order fails, the lower order performs and vice-versa. When you win, you learn from your mistakes quickly. Our fielding intensity wasn't great, that's something we need to work on. Intensity is something I demand from our players, the result isn't in our hands. But we need to show that intensity."

Islamabad United's Ifthikhar Ahmed is the Player of the Match. "Captain and coach always tell me to bat till the end. That's what I was trying to do. As a professional, you've to bat at any position. Performance is key always and I'm happy to have done just that."

Sijan: "Colin Munro has been involved in 2 of prolific chases in PSL now. Second 100 partnership in 2 games now for him."

ABAE: "Don't get the 'nothing to lose' [from Imad], heard it from a bit in the last few games. There certainly is something to lose - your place in the playoffs"

ABAE: "Very similar scorecards and strike rates, small differences. Ifitikhar getting the same score as Najibullah with 3 less deliveries, Munro with a very similar output to Babar but stayed until the end. You feel that Babar's wicket lost them the extra runs they needed in the last over which ended up being pretty modest. Great game"

11.55pm What a night Islamabad United have had. Colin Munro and Ifthikhar Ahmed have orchestrated a turnaround not many saw coming at the halfway mark.

It looked like they were tired, the asking rate had touched 12 and they struggled for timing. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, both batters found their range, their timing and unleashed the beast within them.

The Kings fielded poorly, let off both batters, and paid the price for it. All this means Babar Azam's knock goes in vain.

Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim: "If you drop catches, this will happen. We have a lot to learn, lot to improve. This is a setback. As far as our bowling goes, we don't have too many options. I had an injury to my finger, so I couldn't bowl out. We need to make a few changes, we'll have a chat about it.

"The kind of start we got, I think we were 15-20 short. We need to work on our run-scoring in the middle overs, look to target bowlers during that period. We played poorly, caught poorly. Our turnover time is very little, if we win three games, we will qualify. We have nothing to lose, we'll come back hard."

18.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, uses the width to steer this down to third man. Islamabad United have made light work of the target in the end. What a win!
18.4
1w
Mohammad Amir to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 wide, dug in short, angling away but way over the batter's head, another wide called. Scores level
18.3
1
Mohammad Amir to Munro, 1 run, slapped on the bounce to deep point
18.3
1w
Mohammad Amir to Munro, 1 wide, slower bouncer but down leg, Munro avoids, it's a wide
18.2
4
Mohammad Amir to Munro, FOUR, slower bouncer, Munro arches back and deflects this wide of the keeper. Cleverly done
18.1
4
Mohammad Amir to Munro, FOUR, goes downtown to bisect long-on and long-off. Seemed like it was no more than a chip when he hit it but boy, the timing was incredible. Amir looking for a yorker but missed his length

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | IU: 179/2 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.94, RRR: 6.00)

  • Colin Munro79 (53b)
  • Iftikhar Ahmed70 (38b)
  • Abbas Afridi3-0-33-1
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-27-1
17.6
1
Abbas Afridi to Munro, 1 run, belted down to long-off
17.5
1
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, squeezed to point as they scamper a single
17.4
6
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, SIX, what a clean strike! Slower and fuller, Ifthikhar is down on one knee as he gets underneath the length and lofts it cleanly over long-off. Picked the back-of-the-hand slower delivery immediately.
17.3
1
Abbas Afridi to Munro, 1 run, pulled but straight to deep midwicket
17.3
1w
Abbas Afridi to Munro, 1 wide, spears this way outside off, among the more easier calls an umpire will have to mske
17.2
1
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, dabbed to short third for a quick single
17.1
0
Abbas Afridi to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, beaten by this leg-cutter as he was trying to steer this behind point

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | IU: 168/2 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.88, RRR: 7.66)

  • Iftikhar Ahmed62 (34b)
  • Colin Munro77 (51b)
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-27-1
  • Arshad Iqbal4-0-46-0

Jassia Zafar: "Islamabad United, the team who chased 137 in 10 overs with 10 wickets in hand. Then, they were 20-5 in the next match but made an amazing comeback in batting."

16.6
1
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, scythed away to deep point
16.5
2
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, looking to sweep it from way outside off, top-edges it but there's no one at mid-on to catch, they'll scamper back for a second
16.4
1
Waqas Maqsood to Munro, 1 run, eased away to deep point
16.3
4
Waqas Maqsood to Munro, FOUR, whipped wide of long-on! Length and angling in, Munro simply used the direction to play it where he wanted.
16.2
1
Waqas Maqsood to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, drilled to sweeper cover
16.1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Munro, 1 run, bunts it to point for a single

The game is firmly in Islamabad United's grasp. It's theirs to lose now

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | IU: 158/2 (33 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.87, RRR: 8.25)

  • Iftikhar Ahmed58 (31b)
  • Colin Munro71 (48b)
  • Arshad Iqbal4-0-46-0
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-20-0
15.6
4
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR, how deliberate is that? Very, very deliberate. Uses the width to angle it nicely to beat short third man.
15.5
6
Arshad Iqbal to Iftikhar Ahmed, SIX, there's an incredible hit over backward square leg to bring up his maiden PSL fifty! This is full on the pads, Ifthikhar takes a step across and then just flicks it superbly to clear the ropes

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28UT KhawajaC Munro
2nd13C MunroMuhammad Akhlaq
3rd150C MunroIftikhar Ahmed

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU1082160.859
MS1055101.05
PZ1055100.586
KK105510-0.115
LQ105510-0.589
QG10284-1.786