In the Pakistan Super League, Karachi Kings had given a big target of 202 runs to Islamabad United. Islamabad had lost 3 wickets for 69 runs in 7.2 overs.
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Rawalpindi.Target 202 runs, 3 wickets fell for 69 runs. Still the team won by 6 wickets in the first 4 balls. Azam Khan, a 110-kg batsman, did wonders for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League match against Karachi Kings, who single-handedly led Islamabad to victory once again. Batting first, Karachi scored 201 runs in 20 overs on the basis of unbeaten 92 runs by captain Imad Wasim.
After this, chasing the target of 202 runs, the start of Islamabad was very bad. Islamabad suffered 3 setbacks for 69 runs in the form of Colin Munro, Alex Hales and Rasi Van der Dussen. Munro scored 11, Hales scored 34 and Dusen scored 22 runs.
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‘Miracle’ after 8th over
After 3 shocks in 7.2 overs, the situation in Islamabad started looking bad. Due to the big target, the match seemed to be going out of Islamabad’s hands, but then a miracle happened. The 110 kg batsman thrashed the Karachi bowlers fiercely. Azam Khan’s bat once again caught fire. He single-handedly gave victory to Islamabad. That too 4 balls earlier and by 6 wickets.
72 not out
Looking at Azam’s batting, it seemed that if the Karachi team had scored a few more runs, Azam would have achieved that too. He hit an unbeaten 72 off 41 balls. In his stormy innings, Azam hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. Azam is running in stormy form. Against Quetta Gladiators, he scored 97 runs in 42 balls. He missed his century by just 3 runs.
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