Islamabad defeat Karachi by one run in PSL clash

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by just one run and handed the latter their seventh consecutive defeat in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Monday. 
The seventh edition of Pakistan’s Twenty20 cricket league kicked off on January 27 and will run till February 27. Six franchises, each representing a Pakistani city, are featuring in the tournament. 
Karachi won the toss and sent in Islamabad to bat first in the game. Islamabad scored 191 runs at a loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. 
Shadab Khan hit 34 off 26 deliveries, Asif Ali scored 28 off 11 balls and Faheem Ashraf hit an unbeaten 29 runs off 10 deliveries. 
Imad Wasim took two wickets for 30 runs, while Jordan Thompson and Mir Hamza dismissed one each. 
In response, Karachi could only make it to 190 runs in 20 overs. Imad Wasim and Qasim Akram’s half-centuries could also not help the side achieve the required target. 
Waqas Maqsood returned with 3/34 figures. Asif Ali dismissed two for 27 runs, while Zeeshan Zameer took one wicket. 
This was the seventh consecutive defeat for Karachi in the ongoing PSL seventh edition. 
Islamabad rank third on the points table, having won four of their seven matches.