Munro's 47-ball 82 helps Islamabad United ace 166 chase

Opening batters Colin Munro and Alex Hales shared a century partnership as Islamabad United snapped their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday. Munro made a rankling 82 off 47 balls and Hales scored 47 in mooring Joined to 169 for 3 in 18.3 overs for their subsequent triumph. Rulers' top request battled in their most memorable home round of the time on a sluggish pitch before Kieron Pollard made an unbeaten 48 and prodded the all out to 165 for 5. They have four focuses after two successes and two misfortunes. Hales missed Joined's last game as a result of a family responsibility, however his return reinforced the double cross heroes' batting may. Munro scored his second consecutive 50 years and ruled both speed and twist as he shared a coordinate winning 108-run stand off 69 balls with Hales. Munro, who hit eight fours and four sixes, didn't permit Tabraiz Shamsi to settle down and hit the wristspinner for three progressive sixes in his first finished, including a lavish opposite clear that just took off the bat. Mohammad Nawaz (1-23) caught Munro lbw as the left-hander attempted to cut the left-arm spinner yet missed the line of the conveyance and was gotten on the backfoot before Agha Salman (25 not out) polished off the pursuit in style with two major sixes off Hasan Ali. Prior, Tim Siefert (8) of New Zealand got puzzled in his most memorable round of the time and Leus du Plooy (24) showed some animosity before he was bowled by offspinner Salman as Joined secured Lords through spinner Imad Wasim (1-20) and Naseem Shah (1-29). Pollard and Irfan Khan (27 not out) counterattacked against the speed bowlers in the last five overs with Rumman Raees (0-45) yielding 30 off his last two overs and Hunain Shah, sibling of Naseem, going for 20 off the last finished. Joined had lost to Multan Kings, Quetta Fighters and Peshawar Zalmi after its season-opening win against Lahore Qalandars. They are in fourth put on the table with four places. Islamabad United 169 for 3 (Munro 82, Hales 47) beat Karachi Kings 165 for 5 (Pollard 48, Wasim 1-20) by seven wickets

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