United book playoffs berth after routing Kingsmen for 80
Kingsmen will now compete for the fourth playoffs spot with Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings
Kingsmen will now compete for the fourth playoffs spot with Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings
Commentator: Fidel Fernando
That's it from us for this game. Join us again for tomorrow's double header at the PSL. Take it easy!
Kingsmen captain Labuschagne: We've just got to park this game. We know how to win big but clearly know how to lose big as well. We tried to take the powerplay on and it didn't work for us. It wasn't our night. We were on the back foot and weren't able to recover to get a score like 120 or 130 on the board.
Gleeson is the Player of the Match for his opening spell of 3 for 9 in three overs. Gleeson: "It is nice conditions to bowl swing so I was trying to keep it going for as long as I can. Had good support from Mirza who has come back into the team. We've got bowlers coming out of our ears and a lot of talent, and you know if you're not performing someone else will step up."
A crushing win for Islamabad United, who storm now into the playoffs. With 11 points on their tournament ledger now, Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings, and Hyderabad Kingsmen cannot catch them. Their NRR goes up to 1.77. They have a chance to get into the top two to play the Qualifier, rather than the Eliminator.
Things are not so rosy for Kingsmen who now have a difficult path into the qualifiers. This is their first loss in five matches, and it is by far their heaviest defeat in their maiden season. Their batting really just never got away on a Karachi deck that was tired, but far from menacing. Richard Gleeson's early spell was devastating, but the likes of Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim kept striking through the middle overs. Kingsmen's NRR has also worsened to -1.037.
Captain Shadab is the new batter.
Mohsin Riaz c Labuschagne b Mohammad Ali 42 (39m 18b 6x4 2x6) SR: 233.33
Yasser Saleem: "Nice to see every team fighting to stay in the tournament except PZ. But frightening to imagine if 2016 PSL repeats itself where PZ dominated the whole tournament but first lost to QG by 2 runs and also lost to IU who went on to win the tournament. "
Kingsmen will now compete for the fourth playoffs spot with Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings