So, that also brings a wrap to our coverage of this game. For now, this is me Hiren Kumar signing off on behalf of my co-commentator AkshayaKrishna Polya and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. CHEERS!!
Shadab Khan (Islamabad United Captain): "Obviously, it was a tough decision to rest Naseem and Rumman. But, as for the plan, it was good to give rest to the main bowlers, given that we were playing two matches on the bounce.
Faheem Ashraf is our main player. He is a crisis man. We know his calibre. He has a good record in Pindi. We did not involve him much in the discussions, but we always knew his ability. We gave him confidence. He had a good game last night. Today, again, he showed his worth.
I didn't know that we are undefeated against Karachi since 2021. But it's a good record to have. We would love the same record against the rest of the teams."
Faheem Ashraf (Player of the match): "In the beginning, the pitches were not well suited for me and that was the talk with me and the team management and they said me that I will have a crucial role in Rawalpindi and gave me a lot of confidence.
When you do well in one department, you get the confidence to perform in the other department as well. We were without Naseem Shah and we did well to not miss him and it was important for all other bowlers to step up."
Player of the Match: Faheem Ashraf
Super Power of the Day: Tymal Mills
Batter of the Match: Kieron Pollard
Moment of the Match: Faheem Ashraf (for the first ball six)
11:28 PM IST and 10:58 PM Local Time: We are ready with the post-match presentations...
Shan Masood (Karachi Kings Captain): "It's Disappointing to lose. Shadab kept saying that this was a typical Pindi wicket during the toss, but it hasn't been the same. We didn't bat well. We got off to a decent start; we were looking at 170, and we fell short. When you try to build a new team, sometimes things don't work.
I am disappointed with my performance. I haven't scored runs this season, even though I am expected to score runs. This is one tournament where I have been scoring a lot of runs in the past.
It's a team game. If we had a few more runs, the story might have been different. We'd like some more runs from the top-order.
It was tough for us to play back-to-back games. We did well to win yesterday. It was a bit too tough tonight. We have two games left and we are hoping to do well in the matches at Karachi.
Mir Hamza got fractured last season. He is making up for it as well. It has been a good come back by him. Hamza has done well for us. Really proud of the bowling effort. Muzarabani, Pollard and a few others have done well this season. When needed, Malik bhai has shown his experiences and contributed."