Not taking wickets cost us the game: Adam Rossington.

ISLAMABAD -- Karachi Kings' wicketkeeper-batter Adam Rossington believes the inability to get wickets in the middle overs was the reason behind their close six-wicket defeat against Islamabad United in the 19th match of the Pakistan Super League.

Rossington, who played a crucial 20-run knock up the order, spoke to the media here and expressed his disappointment over the Kings' six-wicket defeat against United before asserting that the game got away from his side in the wicketless middle period.

'It is disappointing obviously to lose another game on the bounce. I think we probably got to a par score and our captain played really well,' said Rossington after the end of the match on late Friday.

'And then, a few early wickets got us into the game, I think it was just that middle period in which we couldn't take wickets, that's where the game got away from us and those two lads [Azam Khan and Faheem Ashraf] played really well and didn't really give us a chance,' he said.

Rossington then went on to term Kings' total a roundabout par after a slow start before asserting that the ordinary bowling cost them a crucial match.

'I think it was probably roundabout par from where we were...