Tag: Islamabad United

Islamabad United’s all-rounder Imad Wasim has commented on the possibility of him coming out of retirement in international cricket.

Wasim, who stunned the cricket fans in November last year with a shocking retirement from international cricket, has kept the door open for his comeback to international cricket.

“I made a name for myself while playing for Pakistan and if my country needs me, I will be available. If not, I have no issues with that,” Wasim told local media.

“Shaheen [Afridi] called me after I retired but I told him that we will talk after PSL,” he added.

Wasim, who made his international debut in 2015, represented Pakistan in 66 T20Is and 55 ODIs before his retirement.

He scored 1,472 runs across formats with the help of six half-centuries and was also part of the Pakistan side that won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Imad Wasim led Islamabad United to a thumping 39-run victory over Quetta Gladiators in Eliminator 1 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 yesterday.

The victory marked the end of Quetta Gladiators’ PSL 9 campaign while Islamabad United progressed to Eliminator 2 where they will lock horns with Peshawar Zalmi.

The left-arm spinner claimed brilliant bowling figures of 3-19 to bowl the Gladiators for 139 while chasing 175.

“I think what we saw in the last few games, it was spinning, holding a bit, the thing I did well was to bowl really slow, it was gripping and it went well,” Imad said at the post-match ceremony.

“I tried to bowl more slow balls than arm balls and mixed it up…worked for me…we restricted them and took wickets which is the best thing, if you do one of these right, you will win because powerplay is very important,” he added.

READ: Australia’s Matthew Wade announces retirement from red-ball cricket

KARACHI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to bat first against Quetta Gladiators in the eliminator 1 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at National Bank Stadium on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Martin Guptill, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy

Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw (c), Omair Bin Yousuf, Laurie Evans (wk), Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 18, Islamabad United 9, Quetta Gladiators 9

READ: Stop clock to permanently feature in ODI, T20Is from ICC T20 World Cup 2024

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United’s Naseem Shah has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 clash against Multan Sultans.

The star pacer was fined for a level 1 breach of the PSL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during Islamabad United’s final group match at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

Naseem had kicked the stumps after the final ball of Multan Sultans’ innings, resulting in him getting charged for violating Article 2.2 which deals with abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings.

Since Naseem pleaded guilty to the charge and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Roshan Mahanama, there was no need for a formal hearing.

The charge was imposed by on-field umpires Ruchira Palliyaguruge and Muhammad Asif.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in the same match, Multan Sultans were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate.

Multan Sultans were ruled to be one over short of their target by match referee Roshan Mahanama, who took into consideration time allowances before arriving at the decision.

As such, and in accordance with Article 2.22 of the HBL PSL Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, each player was fined 10 per cent of his match fee.

Multan Sultans suffered a three-wicket defeat against Islamabad United, courtesy of Imad Wasim, who smashed a four and six in the last two balls to chase the highest total in PSL 9.

READ: Alex Carey steers Australia to whitewash New Zealand in Tests

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to field against Multan Sultans in the 27th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here on Sunday.

Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Yasir Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hunain Shah, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 14, Islamabad United 6, Multan Sultans 8

READ: India become number one team in all three formats

RAWALPINDI: A combined bowling and batting performance led Islamabad United to an important five-wicket victory over Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

IU 151/5 (18.4 Overs)

Hasan bowls the penultimate over

IU 140/5 (18 Overs)

Mahmood replaces Hamza

IU 134/5 (17 Overs)

Muzarabani comes back

IU 128/5 (16 Overs)

Hamza replaces Hasan

IU 115/4 (15 Overs)

Mahmood replaces Muzarabani

IU 110/3 (14 Overs)

Hasan replaces Nawaz

IU 105/3 (13 Overs)

Muzarabani comes back

IU 97/2 (12 Overs)

Nawaz again

IU 85/2 (11 Overs)

Hasan replaces Mahmood

IU 78/2 (10 Overs)

Nawaz continues

IU 74/2 (9 Overs)

Mahmood continues

IU 65/2 (8 Overs)

More spin as Mohammad Nawaz comes to bowl his first

IU 57/2 (7 Overs)

Zahid Mahmood comes on

IU 47/2 (6 Overs)

Hasan Ali comes into the attack

IU 39/2 (5 Overs)

4.5: Mir Hamza bowls a slower one and Alex Hales goes too far across his stumps on leg and wants to play a full-blooded late cut but misses and the ball hits the timber.

Hamza bowls his third

IU 33/1 (4 Overs)

Muzarabani continues

IU 28/1 (3 Overs)

2.6: Mir Hamza bowls a length on middle, Munro just chips it in the air and gives a regulation catch to Shan Masood mid-on.

Hamza continues

IU 10/0 (2 Overs)

Blessing Muzarabani bowls from the other end

IU 4/0 (1 Over)

Colin Munro and Alex Hales come out to open for Islamabad United. Mir Hamza to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (2nd INNINGS)

RAWALPINDI: Kieron Pollard scored a gutsy 39 and recovered Karachi Kings to a formidable total against Islamabad United in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

KK 150/7 (20 Overs)

Hunain bowls the final over

KK 143/7 (19 Overs)

Mills bowls the penultimate over

KK 137/6 (18 Overs)

Hunain continues for his third

KK 124/5 (17 Overs)

Faheem bowls his last

KK 118/5 (16 Overs)

Hunain replaces Mills

KK 110/5 (15 Overs)

Faheem replaces Shadab

KK 107/5 (14 Overs)

Mills continues

KK 95/4 (13 Overs)

Shadab continues

KK 81/4 (12 Overs)

Mills comes back

KK 74/4 (11 Overs)

Shadab Khan brought himself into the attack

KK 66/4 (10 Overs)

Imad bowls his last

KK 59/4 (9 Overs)

9.2: Mills bowls a shorter delivery around off. Nawaz swivels and takes on the short ball but could not get on top of the bounce and got the splice of the bat as Munro takes a regulation catch.

Tymal Mills comes into the attack

KK 45/3 (8 Overs)

7.4: Skedaddles down the track to create his own length and sends it miles into the night-sky, Shadab Khan takes a few steps back at short cover and takes a well-judged catch.

Imad bowls his third

KK 44/2 (7 Overs)

Faheem continues

6.4: Pitched back of a length outside off, opened the face of the bat and sliced it in the air, Colin Munro charged in from deep point and took a brilliant running catch.

KK 38/1 (6 Overs)

Imad continues

KK 34/1 (5 Overs)

4.2: Shortish on off-stump, wanted to flick that across the line and instead got an edge, the ball soared towards third man, Imad judged it well while running back and hung onto it.

Faheem Ashraf into the attack

KK 33/0 (4 Overs)

Imad Wasim comes on

KK 27/0 (3 Overs)

Forde continues

KK 16/0 (2 Overs)

Hunain Shah bowls from the other end

KK 7/0 (1 Over)

Shan Masood and Tim Seifert come out to open the innings. Matthew Forde to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs ISLAMABAD UNITED (1st INNINGS)

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to field against Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: Shan Masood (c), James Vince, Tim Seifert, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mir Hamza, Zahid Mahmood, Hasan Ali, Blessing Muzarabani.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hunain Shah, Matthew Forde, Tymal Mills.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 21, Islamabad United 17, Karachi Kings 4

READ: Usman Tariq reported for suspect bowling action

RAWALPINDI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to field against Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 21, Islamabad United 17, Karachi Kings 4

READ: Usman Tariq reported for suspect bowling action

RAWALPINDI: Zaman Khan’s four-wicket haul after Rassie van der Dussen’s gutsy half-century led Lahore Qalandars to their first win in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Set to chase 163, the United’s batting unit unfolded on 145 in 18.5 overs despite Faheem Ashraf’s unbeaten 41.

The home side had a disastrous start to the run chase as they lost six wickets inside seven overs with just 38 runs on the board.

Following the slump, Azam Khan partnered briefly with Faheem Ashraf for an anchoring 35-run partnership which lasted with the former’s departure in the 11th over.

The right-handed batter smashed three boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 19-ball 29.

Faheem then put together an important partnership with Naseem Shah when the duo added 42 runs for the eighth wicket.

Naseem scored a brisk 27 off 16 deliveries before falling victim to Shaheen Shah Afridi in the 16th over.

But Faheem kept the scoreboard ticking and brought United in touching distance to a thrilling victory when they needed 18 off eight deliveries.

However, Zaman Khan trapped Rumman Raees lbw with a ferocious yorker and United, as a result, bundled out on 145 in response to Qalandars’ 162.

Faheem remained stranded at the non-striker’s end 41 not out off 31 deliveries which featured four boundaries and a six.

Zaman led the bowling attack for the Qalandars with 4/37, followed by Afridi, who bagged two wickets.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

Put into bat first, the defending champions, who are yet to win a match in the ongoing tournament could manage a subpar total despite Rassie van der Dussen’s half-century.

The visitors had a disappointing start to their innings as they lost their openers Sahibzada Farhan (2) and Fakhar Zaman (10) inside the batting powerplay with just 16 runs on the board.

The Qalandars then sustained another blow to their batting charge when Shai Hope (6) perished in the sixth over, bringing them down to 30/3 in the seventh over.

Following the slump, Qalandars’ captain Shaheen Shah Afridi promoted himself in the batting order, coming out to bat at No.5.

He offered a brief counterattack with his quickfire cameo and put together a brisk 46-run partnership with van der Dussen before falling victim to his Islamabad United counterpart Shadab Khan in the 11th over.

Afridi smashed four sixes on his way to a 14-ball 30.

But Rassie van der Dussen stood his ground firm and put together brief partnerships with Sikandar Raza (4) and Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti (13) before finally perishing in the 18th over.

He remained the top-scorer for the Qalandars with 64 off 44 deliveries, featuring four boundaries and as many sixes.

Later, David Wiese bolstered Lahore Qalandars’ total with an unbeaten 24-run cameo. His 11-ball knock featured three boundaries.

Rumman Raees led the bowling attack for Islamabad United in their all-important PSL 9 fixture with 2/19, while Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf and Shadab made one scalp each.

READ: Lahore Qalandars knocked out of PSL 9 Playoffs race

Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq has blamed the team selection by Peshawar Zalmi as well as tactical decision-making for the loss against Islamabad United during the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9.

Peshawar Zalmi succumbed to a 29-run loss against Islamabad United after they managed only 167 while chasing 197.

Misbah-ul-Haq, during the A-Sports show ‘The Pavilion,’ opened up about the reasons for Peshawar Zalmi’s dismal performance.

“Peshawar Zalmi should blame themselves. They made errors, starting from the team selection,” said the former captain.

“They strengthened their bowling but chose to bowl first after winning the toss. If a team has added two bowlers then they should have batted first,” he further added.

"They should blame themselves…" @captainmisbahpk criticises #PeshawarZalmi's team selection and tactics.

Follow our WhatsApp channel: https://t.co/Elz4xCt9b2#ASportsHD #ThePavilion #HBLPSL9 #WasimAkram #MohammadHafeez #MisbahUlHaq #AzharAli #FakhreAlam #IUvPZ pic.twitter.com/tcxIf9fv9k

— ASports (@asportstvpk) March 4, 2024

Misbah-ul-Haq also questioned the decision to drop top-order batter Haseebullah Khan and lower-order finisher Asif Ali.

“Dropping Haseebullah was surprising. And they should have played Asif Ali at number six as a proper finisher instead of Paul Walter,” Misbah stated.

For the unversed, Peshawar Zalmi had a horrible start to their chase as they lost both openers in the first over with only one run on the board.

Skipper Babar Azam got run out at the non-striker end, while Saim Ayub was caught in the slip by Salman Ali Agha.

Their batters failed to handle the pressure and soon found themselves slipped to 18-5 inside the power play.

Follow us on our Official WhatsApp channel

With 179 required off 86 balls and five wickets, Peshawar Zalmi appeared to get bundled out for a paltry total.

However, Aamir Jamal fought back with a one-sided 107-run partnership with Paul Walter, who scored only 29.

Jamal launched a controlled onslaught on Islamabad United bowlers, hitting shots across all sides of the park during his 87-run knock from 49 balls.

He smashed a total of 14 boundaries including six sixes.

However, Shadab Khan broke the partnership by removing Walter and castled Jamal in the next over to seal the deal for his side.

With 45 needed off two overs, Zalmi managed only 15 runs and suffered their third loss in the PSL 9.

READ: Shane Watson lauds Sarfaraz Ahmed’s leadership skills