ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings were no match for Islamabad United on Thursday as the home side thrashed the Kings by five wickets at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium to solidify their position for ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) playoffs.
Chasing 151 runs, United lost wickets earlier when opening batters Alex Hales and Colin Munro departed for 18 and 9 runs respectively. However, a 58-run partnership between in-form batters Shadab Khan (34) and Salman Ali Agha (33) helped United reach a comfortable position to complete the chase.
After explosive batter Azam Khan fell for 9 runs, Haider Ali held his nerves to score 26 runs from 16 balls to help United clinch the match.
“A huge shoutout to Haider Ali and Faheem Ashraf for closing out the match with style and to Salman Ali Agha & Shadab Khan for laying a solid foundation for our chase,” United wrote on social media platform X.
United’s left-arm pacer Tymal Mills returned to form against the Kings, returning figures of 3/34. He dismissed James Vince (29) Mohammad Nawaz (5) and Irfan Khan (16) to ensure the Kings finished with a modest total of 150 from their 20 overs.
For the Kings, Keiron Pollard scored 39 runs, hitting three sixes and an equal number of fours but did not get ample support from any of the Karachi batters. Faheem Ashraf bowled well for United too, returning figures of 2/16 while Imad Wasim and Hunain Shah picked up a wicket each.
With their latest win, United jumped from the number four to the number two spot behind Multan Sultans. The Kings, on the other hand, remain at the fifth spot on the PSL points table, ahead of only bottom-placed Lahore Qalandars.
The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Islamabad brush aside Karachi challenge to solidify position ahead of playoffs
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Islamabad brush aside Karachi challenge to solidify position ahead of playoffs
- Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by five wickets to jump to second place on PSL points table
- Tymal Mills takes three important wickets, Faheem Ashraf two to restrict Karachi to 150/7
ADB, Pakistan sign over $300 million agreements to undertake climate resilience initiatives
- Pakistan ranks among nations most vulnerable to climate change and has seen erratic changes in weather patterns
- The projects in Sindh and Punjab will restore nature-based coastal defenses and enhance agricultural productivity
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed more than $300 million agreements to undertake two major climate resilience initiatives, Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) said on Tuesday.
The projects include the Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project (SCRP), valued at Rs50.5 billion ($180.5 million), and the Punjab Climate-Resilient and Low-Carbon Agriculture Mechanization Project (PCRLCAMP), totaling Rs34.7 billion ($124 million).
Pakistan ranks among nations most vulnerable to climate change and has seen erratic changes in its weather patterns. In 2022, monsoon floods killed over 1,700 people, displaced another 33 million and caused over $30 billion losses, while another 1,037 people were killed in floods this year.
The South Asian country is ramping up climate resilience efforts, with support from the ADB and World Bank, and investing in climate-resilient infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable areas.
“Both sides expressed their commitment to effectively utilize the financing for successful and timely completion of the two initiatives,” the PID said in a statement.
The Sindh Coastal Resilience Project (SCRP) will promote integrated water resources and flood risk management, restore nature-based coastal defenses, and strengthen institutional and community capacity for strategic action planning, directly benefiting over 3.8 million people in Thatta, Sujawal, and Badin districts, according to ADB.
The Punjab project will enhance agricultural productivity and climate resilience across 30 districts, improving small farmers’ access to climate-smart machinery, introducing circular agriculture practices to reduce residue burning, establishing testing and training facilities, and empowering 15,000 women through skills development and livelihood diversification.
Earlier this month, the ADB also approved $381 million in financing for Pakistan’s Punjab province to modernize agriculture and strengthen education and health services, including concessional loans and grants for farm mechanization, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, and nursing sector reforms.
