Karachi, April 13 -- Marnus Labuschagne has hit his first half-century of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to guide his Hyderabad Kingsmen to their second win of the season to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Labuschagne was named the new franchise's inaugural captain and his unbeaten 61 earned him player-of-the-match honours for the first time as they defeated Islamabad United by six wickets.
Chasing 154 to win in Karachi, the Queensland skipper anchored the innings as Maaz Sadaqat (30 off 16) and Saim Ayub (35 off 26) got the run rate moving in the right direction.
After a slowish start to the tournament with the bat, Labuschagne moved himself up to open with the left-handed Sadaqat and said the change is already paying off.
"I'm pretty...