‌PSL 2024 | Mills three-fer triggers Islamabad’s bounce back to leave Karachi wrecked 

Brief Scores: KK: 150/7 (20) [Pollard: 39 (28), Vince: 29 (27); Mills: 4-0-34-3] lost to IU: 151/5 (18.4) [ Shadab: 34 (26), Salman: 33(30); Hamza: 4-0-41-3] by five wickets.

Sent in to bat first, Karachi Kings got a brisk opening start in the powerplay before Shan Masood top-edged a short ball off Faheem Ashraf to gift away his wicket in the fifth over. Following a 38-run powerplay, Tim Seifert, Shoaib Malik, and Mohammad Nawaz departed in quick succession but an unfettered Kieron Pollard struck two fours to sum up 66 runs in ten overs. James Vince (27) played second fiddle to the Caribbean’s 28-ball 39 in a 58-run fifth-wicket partnership before Tymal Mills nicked him behind the stumps. Eventually, late bursts from Irfan Khan Niazi and Pollard’s big hits helped the Kings reach 150/7 in 20 overs.

In reply, Colin Munro and Alex Hales fell prey to the early spell from Mir Hamza but Agha Salman and Shadab Khan found occasional boundaries to pile up 47 runs inside the powerplay. They took a calculative approach against the opposition bowlers to add 58 runs for the third wicket before Salman was outdone by Blessing Muzarabani in the 13th over. Subsequently, Azam Khan entered the fray but failed to continue the momentum after throwing away a catch to bowler Zahid Mahmood, followed by Shadab departing in the following over, With 115/5 at the start of the 16th over, the Kings bowlers failed to capitalize on the breakthroughs as Haider Ali and Faheem played cameos to nail the remaining 36 runs in just 21 balls, sealing a five-wicket triumph.

Performed well

Alhamdulilah♥️, @iamhaideraly performed really well after a long time.

He scored 26 off just 16 balls & finished the game for Islamabad United. He was looking in great touch tonight, I'm hoping he will continue this type of performance in next games, Good Luck champ👏🏻♥️🌟. pic.twitter.com/zb6vNMWNv4

— Muhammad Muavia (@iamMK_46) March 7, 2024

Massive jump

Islamabad United jump from No. 4 to No. 2 after the win tonight! What a massive jump 🔥📷 #HBLPSL9 #tapmad #HojaoAdFree pic.twitter.com/wgi3si6yA6

— Usamatalib0335 (@SurroundingR) March 7, 2024

8th consecutive win

ISLAMABAD UNITED HAVE BEATEN KARACHI KINGS IN 8 CONSECUTIVE MATCHES NOW ❤️



This is a new record in PSL history 🔥#IslamabadUnited #karachikings #PSL9 #PSL2024 #PSL9Updates pic.twitter.com/XwlsRALjfT

— N!mr@$æed (@NimraSaeed23) March 7, 2024

Congrats

Islamabad United defeated Karachi Kings in the eighth match in a row...



CONGRATULATIONS!!



Islamabad United achieved the target of 151 runs in 18.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets 👏😍



Haider Ali scored 26 runs off 16 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six to give victory to… pic.twitter.com/luNlsUT1EN

— Fakhar Ch (@fakharch212) March 7, 2024

Zalmi boy on fire

Zalmi boy helping Islamabad united to reach Playoffs https://t.co/FRsG2Q1kSD pic.twitter.com/N5bwOGmZpr

— 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿 Khan (@Babaristic) March 7, 2024

Hugged finally

So good to see Shadab Khan and Shan Masood hugging each other after the arguments they had. Brothers ❤️❤️#HBLPSL9 #PSL9pic.twitter.com/vXl6ZEffU8

— Pakistan_Super_League (Un-Official) (@thePSL2023) March 7, 2024

Great sportsmanship

After the heat during the match, Shadab Khan hugged Shaan Masood at the end of the match...

Best wishes for both plyers...



Shadab Khan showed great sportsmanship 👏😍



GOOD NIGHT!!

SWEET DREAMS ❤️



#HBLPSL9 #ZintleZeeMofokeng #malamjumat pic.twitter.com/T1W1iDADFJ

— Fakhar Ch (@fakharch212) March 7, 2024

Todays fight

Shadab Khan vs Shan Masood fight in today match ❤️🌹.



Kis ki galti thi btao muja ma dakha ni ha ?#HBLPSL2024 pic.twitter.com/sSekNbwqZR

— Malik Hammad (@Hammad_Iqbal786) March 7, 2024

Whats going on!

Shadab Khan to Shan 🗣️ :-



Teri Zuban Bht Chalti Hai Suriya BALLA Bhi Chalaya Ker. pic.twitter.com/b8rXmb2eeO

— Bilal Vibes (@BilalXD_69) March 7, 2024