Karachi Kings made a total of 173/7 in their second match of the season, against Islamabad United. The partnership between Haider Ali and Sharjeel Khan added 77 runs for the 2nd wicket. For Islamabad United, everyone except Rumman Raees and Faheem Ashraf leaked plenty of runs. Even Tom Curran went for more than 10 runs per over, after an excellent season in the International League T20 with the Desert Vipers.
The score of 173 runs was a decent target set by the Karachi kings but still it was not enough for them to defend it. Islamabad united middle order really played well in the match. The openers Paul Stirling and Hassan Nawaz got out cheaply but middle order batsmen Rassie, Colin Munro and Azam Khan made sure that Islamabad win the match.
This match was played in Karachi and it was a big disappointment for the Karachi kings team. They have lost the 2nd consecutive match and now they need to win all their remaining matches to survive in this world cup.
At the beginning of the tournament i had big expectations from this team but now it seems that they have big players but they lack good performances in present time.