DUBAI: Karachi Kings opener Chris Gayle, who played an impressive 44-run innings to help Karachi Kings beat Islamabad United and qualify for the play-offs in Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. In a match reduced by rain, Islamabad United batted first and scored 123-7 in 15 overs. Following Gayle’s fireworks, Karachi Kings reached the target with six wickets in hand. “I am happy to be man of the match. Hopefully, this is the start of big things to come and we can go on and do well in the playoffs as well. There was a definite lack of practice and it shows in your game. But it will come together and this is not a bad time for it to start,” said Gayle after his explosive performance. Meanwhile, Islamabad United skipper Misbah said that he felt disappointed to lose the match as it has put his team at bottom rock among qualifiers for playoffs. “A loss is a loss and you fell disappointed if you lose a game like that. A win would have taken us to the top and given us two chances,” he said. “We missed that, but we now have another chance and we will look to come out and do well. When you know it’s a 15-over game without stoppages, you know how it is, so no excuses. They played better than us especially in these wet conditions; we were 15-20 runs short. Our fielding could have been a lot better, but I was very happy with the bowling,” Misbah added.