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Pakistan Super League 2016

Scorecard - 2nd Qualifying Final (3 v 4), Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (20 Feb 2016)

Karachi Kings

111/9 (20) RR:5.55

Islamabad United won by 9 wkts

MOM: Mohammad Sami
Islamabad United

115/1 (14.2) RR:8.02

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19.2 - A Russell to Amir, FOUR, a low full toss and Amir manages to get behind this. Lets out a drive that pierces the extra cover position

19.0 - Sami to Sohail Khan, leg byes, FOUR, hurls a straight one at the pads, Sohail Khan shuffles around and misses. Is rapped on the pads, invites an appeal that's turned down. Ball pads away to evade Haddin and scampers to the fine leg fence

18.0 - A Russell to Imad Wasim, FOUR, full and that's been bulleted away. Uses his wrists and twirls the ball through cow corner

6.3 - Badree to Bopara, FOUR, edged and four! Spotted the width and went really hard on the cut. Got a thickish edge that runs away wide of the lone slipper who reaches out to his right one-handed but to no avail

4.2 - A Russell to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR, short and this looked pretty. Stood tall and murdered it over mid-wicket. Sped away

3.0 - Irfan to Simmons, FOUR, finally this over makes up for all the run scarcity in the first over. Pitched up, Simmons mostly stays put and bullets the drive through covers

2.3 - Irfan to Simmons, FOUR, this one's off the middle. Short ball sitting up pretty, Simmons stands up, swivels and hammers the pull over mid-wicket

2.1 - Irfan to Simmons, FOUR, up and over! Short with a hint of width, Simmons protracts his arms and fierces the cut over point

13.3 - Imran Khalid to Bopara, SIX, there's the UFO. There's the Haley's comet. There's the SIX! Makes room outside off, protracts his hands and clouts this ball over long-off. Good enough connection to let it sail over

2.4 - Irfan to Simmons, SIX, this one's tonked! Audacious. Absolutely smoked. Comes dowm the track while making room and flat-bats it. With such brute force that it sails over long-off

20.0 - A Russell to Sohail Khan, out Caught by Khalid Latif!! This was coming. A wicket last ball sums up the miseries. Karachi end up on a miserly Nelson. Length ball, Sohail Khan dug deep into his crease and aimed a tonk over mid-wicket. Mistimed and it finds the fielder in the deep. Sohail Khan c Khalid Latif b A Russell 7(10)

18.3 - Sami to Usama Mir, out Caught by A Russell!! Sami has a five-for! What a day he has picked out! Short ball, Usama Mir mistimes the pull and Russell runs across from long-on to pouch that. A golden duck and Sami is on a hat-trick. Usama Mir c A Russell b Sami 0(1)

18.2 - Sami to Imad Wasim, out Caught by Asif Ali!! And Sammy grabs his fourth of the day to help himself to his 100th T20 wicket. Short, wide and it's been helped to backward point with a cut! Connected it well but times it straight to the man hawking that fielding position. Imad Wasim c Asif Ali b Sami 6(4) [4s-1]

16.5 - Sami to ten Doeschate, out Caught by Haddin!! This perhaps is the sickening blow that will send shudders down Karachi's spine. Second in the over. Falls like his ex-captain did. Looks to mow it across the line, ekes out an under-edge and Haddin grabs it convincingly. ten Doeschate c Haddin b Sami 16(23)

16.3 - Sami to Bopara, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! After all the no-ball check and the lurking anti-climax, Bopara is gone. Sami foxes him with a slower ball that's banged in, Bopara stands tall and just pulls. Didn't read and resultingly wait for the ball to arrive, let out the pull and Smith ran in at deep mid-wicket and dived in front to pouch a good, low catch. Bopara c Dwayne Smith b Sami 37(36) [4s-1 6s-1]

8.2 - Badree to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Caught by A Russell!! Dragged down and Iftikhar Ahmed pulls. Couldn't wood it as well as he would have liked, mistimed towards cow corner and Russell wheels to his right from long-on and snaffles it. Iftikhar Ahmed c A Russell b Badree 8(14) [4s-1]

5.3 - Irfan to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Haddin!! And post captaincy, Malik has been duck'd. Goes for nought. Attempts the big slog across the line. The ball was on short of length, Malik makes room and swings his bat across. Gets a bottom edge and it travels at a quilt-comfortable height to Haddin behind. Shoaib Malik c Haddin b Irfan 0(4)

4.4 - A Russell to Simmons, out Caught&Bowled!! What a horror! If wickets are to fall to these deliveries, I wouldn't mind turning my arm over. High, high full toss and Simmons decides to pat it back. Uppish and Russell protracts his hands a little to his right over his head and gobbles it up. Simmons c and b A Russell 19(18) [4s-3 6s-1]

3.2 - Sami to Wessels, out Bowled!! Here's the first wicket. With Simmons going hammer-and-tongs, Wessels had to try too. Goes for the mighty slog sweep but missed the ball completely! Ball sneaks through with the angle and took down leg-stump's throat. Wessels b Sami 1(5)

14.2 - Sohail Khan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, That's that - Smith completes the formalities. Islamabad United enter the PSL eliminator and will compete with Peshawar Zalmi for a spot in the final tomorrow. Smith half-turns and pulls this short ball with utter disdain to steer his side home...

13.2 - Mir Hamza to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, Slightly short and Smith picks the length early - Swivels and rolls his wrists on the pull, sped away to the deep square fence

10.3 - Usama Mir to Haddin, FOUR, well executed! Steps out, gets to the pitch of this flighted delivery and lifts the drive over a leaping cover, neatly done!

9.4 - Bopara to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, slower back of a length delivery outside off, clever stuff from Dwayne Smith who opens the bat face and angles it to the right of short third man. Smart cricket this!

9.3 - Bopara to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, off-cutter outside off, full in length and Smith does what he's well known for. Keeps his head still and bullets a drive through cover, no point chasing that lads!

9.1 - Bopara to Haddin, FOUR, Bopara trundles in and bowls a slower delivery around fifth stump channel, Hadds welcomes him by playing it with soft hands and sterring it to the thirf man boundary

7.5 - Usama Mir to Haddin, FOUR, nah, nah! Cannot bowl such stuff to Haddin. That's a candyfloss and Haddin would have smacked that in his dream as well. Dishes out a full toss and Haddin is quick on his feet to clobber that through cover

6.0 - Amir to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, shot! What should I say. Just the previous ball he made himself look like a student who doesn't know how to spell numbers and now he solves an algebra equation. Full ball on off- Hittable alright. But he still has to put that away, Smith sends a smashing drive through cover sans any feet movement. That's from Sehwag's textbook

4.0 - Sohail Khan to Haddin, FOUR, lucky boundary that! Haddin makes room to a good length delivery - Was a tad late in doing so. As a result he was cramped for room and ends up playing a nothing shot, just pushes at it tamely and the inside edge does the rest - Raced away to the fine leg fence

3.1 - Sohail Khan to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, don't bowl there to Sharjeel Khan. He will keep picking you all day. Full on the pads and Sharjeel says "Thank you" and twirls his wrists over the flick, a couple of bounces and into the fine leg fence

2.2 - Amir to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, ah, shot! Hops inside the crease and cuts this length delivery past a diving backward point, sublime timing!

1.5 - Sohail Khan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, streaky but a boundary nonetheless! Shortish and well wide of off, Smith slogs and the inside edge evades a diving keeper to his left

1.4 - Sohail Khan to Dwayne Smith, FOUR, finally he connects with one! No feet whatsoever - Stand and deliver stuff - Sees width and flays it over point for a boundary

10.4 - Usama Mir to Haddin, SIX, Haddin jumps out and smites this quicker delivery over the long-on fence. EASY PEASY for Haddin!

8.5 - Imad Wasim to Haddin, SIX, PLEAExpress REFER TO 8.2. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS Haddin GOT MUCH CLOExpressR TO THE PITCH OF THE BALahore THIS TIME

8.2 - Imad Wasim to Haddin, SIX, that's Brad Haddin for you. Did any of you see him bashing Mohammad Shami for a first ball six at SCG in 2015. Well! If you haven't, I would suggest you to do so. Brilliant foot work from Hadds who jumps out and tonks a flatter delivery over the long-on fence

4.2 - Imad Wasim to Dwayne Smith, SIX, whew! Smithy - You beauty. Such nonchalant stuff I must stay. Just stays solid inside the crease and smokes a flighted delivery over the long-on fence

3.3 - Sohail Khan to Sharjeel Khan, out Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! There's the first wicket and Sohail Khan is jubilant. Serves up a full delivery on the pads - Nearly a half-volley. The ball held on the pitch a little and Sharjeel was committed to the flick shot. Sends it off the bottom half and mid-wicket leaps to clasp a simple chance. Sharjeel Khan c Iftikhar Ahmed b Sohail Khan 9(9) [4s-2]

13.4 - Mir Hamza to Haddin, 1 run, very full outside off, Haddin opens the blade to run it down to third man