Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan collided with Alex Hales while fielding in the PSL 9 game against the Karachi Kings on Wednesday. In the video that has gone viral on social media, Shadab and Hales were racing for the ball straight back over the bowler's head and ended up colliding against one another.
The incident occurred in the final ball of Karachi Kings' innings as Kieron Pollard struck the ball over Hunain Shah's head. Hales and Shadab came running from the opposite side, but ended up colliding against one another, knocking themselves off with the blow. In the clip, the physios could be seen attending to both, but the pair got up on their own and looked okay.
The Kings put up a decent total of 165 on the board, but only 4 batters out of 7 reached double figures. Pollard top-scored with 48 off 28 deliveries and shared an unbroken partnership of 165 with Irfan Khan.
Colin Munro and Alex Hales' opening stand sets up a comfortable win for Islamabad:
The tricky 166-run chase hardly fazed the Islamabad-based franchise as Colin Munro took the chase head on. Along with Hales, Munro stitched an opening stand of 108 in 11.3 overs. Hales' wicket for 47 brought Agha Salman to the crease, while Imad Wasim made his way to the middle after Munro's departure for 82.
With Wasim perishing for a two-ball duck, Salman finished the match off with two consecutive sixes along with 9 balls to spare.
