Islamabad United were on a carnage on Monday after they thumped Karachi Kings by 8 wickets while chasing a stiff target of 191 in 20 overs.
Islamabad suffered an early blow after Usman Khawaja was sent back in the hut by Abbas Afridi for 12 off 16 and it was then followed by Muhammad Akhlaq’s wicket who was undone for 1 by Maqsood.
The United side was struggling at 41/2 in the sixth over when opener Colin Munro was joined by Iftikhar Ahmed in the middle.
The two batsmen resisted well against the Karachi bowlers and then went after the target with precision.
Munro who has been in some good form in the tournament remained unbeaten at 88 off 56 while Ahmed scored a 39-ball 71* during the course.
Kings bowlers especially Thisara Perera, Arshaq Iqbal and Abbas Afridi were taken on by the batsmen and were hit for runs all around the park.
Earlier, Karachi rode on some fine batting from Babar Azam and Najibullah to put 190/4 in 20 overs on the board.
Babar notched up yet another half-century to score 81 off 54 while Najibullah remained not out for 71 in 42 deliveries.
With this win against Karachi, Islamabad United now have six wins and 12 points from 8 matches and are sitting at the helm of the points table.
Karachi captain Imad Wasim admitted that the side didn’t really have many options in the bowling department and he himself wasn’t able to complete his four overs because he had sustained an injury in his finger.
“We don't have many options with the ball, to be frank. It was harder for the spinners and I couldn't bowl all my overs because my finger was injured, and we need to talk about this to be honest. We were 15-20 runs short, and we should've targeted the bowlers a lot better. We played poorly, didn't take our catches, and if we don't play well enough, we can't expect results to go our way. Nothing to lose, so we'll definitely try to come back hard,” he said.
Winning captain Shadab Khan put his weight behind the balance that the team has.
“It's a team game and when our top-order fails then our lower order performs well, so I think everyone understands their roles well,” Shadab said.
While Karachi will take on Peshawar Zalmi on Tuesday, Islamabad would be up against the same opposition on Thursday in their next respective fixtures.