Islamabad United will begin their campaign against Karachi Kings in the fourth game of the ongoing Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday. Karachi Kings lost their tournament’s opening game against Peshawar Zalmi by two runs and will be looking to register their first win of the season.
On the other hand, Islamabad United will be looking to make a winning start to their campaign. Shadab Khan will lead the United and they have players like Alex Hales, Asif Ali, Moeen Ali, Colin Munro, and Hasan Ali, who can make a difference.
Islamabad United were able to qualify for the playoff stages in the previous edition of the Pakistan Super League and their first goal will be to do the same this season.
Meanwhile, Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim and veteran batter Shoaib Malik did a fine job for the team in the run-chase against Peshawar Zalmi after their team lost four early wickets. Thus, their top order will want to deliver the goods against Islamabad United.
Match Prediction: Islamabad United will enter the contest as favorites against Karachi Kings.
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali (available from March 14), Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales), Rassie van der Dussen (partial replacement for Moeen Ali).
Karachi Kings
Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi), Adam Rossington (partial replacement for James Vince).
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