Hyderabad Kingsmen beat Islamabad United by two runs in a last-ball thriller at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Friday to reach the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 final.
Player of the match Hunain Shah kept his cool to defend six runs in the final over, conceding just three and taking the key wicket of Faheem Ashraf.
Chasing a challenging 187-run target, Islamabad United managed to reach 184/7 in the allocated 20 overs. Mark Chapman was the highest scorer with 43 off 26 balls, striking five fours and two maximums.
Haider Ali made 31 off 16 balls, hitting two fours and as many maximums. Devon Conway contributed 30 off 25 balls, skipper Shadab Khan 22 off 24 balls, and Chris Green an unbeaten 21 off just nine balls, while Faheem Ashraf made 19 off 11 balls.
Hunain Shah and Mohammad Ali bagged two wickets each, while Akif Javed, Hassan Khan and Saim Ayub took one wicket each.
Hyderabad Kingsmen Innings:
After being asked to bat by Islamabad United Skipper Shadab Khan, Hyderabad Kingsmen managed to reach 186/5 in their quota of 20 overs. Usman Khan was the top scorer for the Kingsmen, who made an unbeaten 61 off 30 balls, hitting 10 boundaries.
Skipper Marnus Labuschagne contributed 39 off 32 balls, and Saim Ayub 38 off 27 balls, while Kusal Perera made 37 off 21 balls. Imad Wasim bagged two wickets while Faheem Ashraf, Chris Green and Richard Gleeson took one wicket apiece.
Playing XIs:
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne (c), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Kusal Perera, Glenn Maxwell, Irfan Niazi, Hassan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed
Islamabad United: Devon Conway (wk), Sameer Minhas, Mohsin Riaz, Shadab Khan (c), Haider Ali, Mark Chapman, Chris Green, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Salman Mirza
