Karachi Blues vs Islamabad Region Live Score and Commentary, Match 17, National T20 Cup Qualifier, 22 February, 2026

COMPLETED / Match 17 / Gaddafi Stadium

Karachi Blues

161/4 (20 ov)

Islamabad Region

135/10 (19.2 ov)

Karachi Blues won by 26 runs

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Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Arsal Sheikh	34	25	3	1	136.00
Umair Afridi	0	1	0	0	0.00
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Muhammad Raza	3.2	1	8	2	2.40
Asad Akhter	4	0	39	2	9.75

Karachi Blues won by 26 runs

Karachi Blues vs Islamabad Region, Live Cricket Commentary

1

15.1

Aarish Ali Khan to Arsal Sheikh, 1 run,
1

15.2

Aarish Ali Khan to Shayan Sheikh, 1 run,
6

15.3

Aarish Ali Khan to Arsal Sheikh, Six,
2

15.4

Aarish Ali Khan to Arsal Sheikh, 2 runs,
2

15.5

Aarish Ali Khan to Arsal Sheikh, 2 runs,
0

15.6

Aarish Ali Khan to Arsal Sheikh, no run,
End of over 16 (12 runs)
1. Arsal Sheikh 23 (14)
2. Shayan Sheikh 14 (6)
3. Aarish Ali 3-0-28-2
4. Mohammad Usman Rahim 1-0-14-0
5. Islamabad Region 120/6
1

16.1

Rehman Ghani to Shayan Sheikh, 1 run,
0

16.2

Rehman Ghani to Arsal Sheikh, no run,
1lb

16.3

Rehman Ghani to Arsal Sheikh, 1 leg bye,
w

16.4

Shayan Sheikh c A Ali Khan b R Ghani 15 (8) Rehman Ghani to Shayan Sheikh, no run, c A Ali Khan b R Ghani,
0

16.5

Rehman Ghani to Muhammad Musa Khan, no run,
w

16.6

Muhammad Musa lbw b R Ghani 0 (2) Rehman Ghani to Muhammad Musa Khan, no run, lbw b R Ghani,
End of over 17 (2 runs)
1. Muhammad Musa 0 (2)
2. Arsal Sheikh 23 (16)
3. Rehman Ghani 4-0-19-2
4. Aarish Ali 3-0-28-2
5. Islamabad Region 122/8
1

17.1

Muhammad Raza to Arsal Sheikh, 1 run,
0

17.2

Muhammad Raza to Nusratullah, no run,
0

17.3

Muhammad Raza to Nusratullah, no run,
2wd

17.4

Muhammad Raza to Nusratullah, 2 wide,
1

17.4

Muhammad Raza to Arsal Sheikh, 1 run,
0

17.5

Muhammad Raza to Nusratullah, no run,
w

17.6

Nusratullah b M Raza 0 (4) Muhammad Raza to Nusratullah, no run, b M Raza,
End of over 18 (4 runs)
1. Nusratullah 0 (4)
2. Arsal Sheikh 25 (18)
3. Muhammad Raza 3-1-8-1
4. Rehman Ghani 4-0-19-2
5. Islamabad Region 126/9
0

18.1

Asad Akhter to Arsal Sheikh, no run,
2

18.2

Asad Akhter to Arsal Sheikh, 2 runs,
2

18.3

Asad Akhter to Arsal Sheikh, 2 runs,
4

18.4

Asad Akhter to Arsal Sheikh, Four,
1

18.5

Asad Akhter to Arsal Sheikh, 1 run,
0

18.6

Asad Akhter to Umair Afridi, no run,
End of over 19 (9 runs)
1. Umair Afridi 0 (1)
2. Arsal Sheikh 34 (23)
3. Asad Akhter 4-0-39-2
4. Muhammad Raza 3-1-8-1
5. Islamabad Region 135/9
0

19.1

Muhammad Raza to Arsal Sheikh, no run,
w

19.2

Arsal Sheikh c Mohammad Afzal b M Raza 34 (25) Muhammad Raza to Arsal Sheikh, no run, c Mohammad Afzal b M Raza,

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Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)

Opponent	Description	Date
Bahawalpur Region (BWR won by 59 runs)	Final	24 Feb 2026
Islamabad Region (KB won by 26 runs)	Match 17	22 Feb 2026
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Region (KB won by 5 wickets)	Match 13	20 Feb 2026
Larkana Region (KB won by 3 wickets)	Match 5	16 Feb 2026
Quetta Region (KB won by 4 wickets)	Match 1	14 Feb 2026

Opponent	Description	Date
Karachi Blues (KB won by 26 runs)	Match 17	22 Feb 2026
Quetta Region (QTR won by 8 wickets)	Match 10	18 Feb 2026
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Region (ISMR won by 5 wickets)	Match 6	16 Feb 2026
Larkana Region (ISMR won by 78 runs)	Match 2	14 Feb 2026
Peshawar (ISMR won by 77 runs)	Match 44	23 Nov 2025

Key Stats

Partnership: 9 run (1.2 ov): Arsal Sheikh: 9 (7), Umair Afridi: 0 (1)
Last Bat: Arsal Sheikh 34(25) - c Mohammad Afzal b M Raza Muhammad Raza
Fall of Wickets: 4 - 1 Raja Hamza Waheed, 23 - 2 Naseerullah, 54 - 3 Ali Imran, 74 - 4 Rizwan Ali, 81 - 5 Shahbaz Khan, 93 - 6 Hammad Siddique, 122 - 7 Shayan Sheikh, 122 - 8 Muhammad Musa, 126 - 9 Nusratullah, 135 - 10 Arsal Sheikh
Reviews Remaining: Islamabad Region - 0 of 0, Karachi Blues - 0 of 0
Toss: Karachi Blues elected to bat

Match Info

Match: Match 17
Series: National T20 Cup Qualifier
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026
Time: 04:30 PM
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium
City: Lahore
Umpires: Nasir Hussain (Pakistan), Kamran Khalil (Pakistan), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan, TV)
Referee: Ali Naqvi (Pakistan)