ABU DHABI: Two matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6 will be played today at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
The first match will be played between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi at 6 pm and if Peshawar Zalmi manages to beat Islamabad United today, they will take their place in the playoffs.
In case of defeat to Peshawar Zalmi, there is no threat to the position of Islamabad United. The two teams played met in 13 matches so far. Today’s second and most important match of PSL will be played between defending champions Karachi Kings and rivals Lahore Qalandars at 11 pm.
The Karachi Kings will have to win their last two matches to maintain their hopes of reaching the final four. In the match played yesterday, Multan Sultans defeated Quetta Gladiators by 110 runs while Islamabad United became the first team to qualify for the playoffs of PSL Season 6.
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Abrar Ahmed, Wahab Riaz (c), Umaid Asif, Mohammad Irfan, Sameen Gul
Karachi Kings: Imad Wasim (c), Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton (wk), Abbas Afridi, Waqas Maqsood, Moahmmad Amir, Aamer Yamin
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Muhammad Musa, Zafar Gohar, Hasan Ali, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, Rohail Nazir, Reece Topley, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Chris Jordan and Akif Javed
Lahore Qalandars: Sohail Akhtar (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, David Wiese, Haris Rauf, Ben Dunk, Dilbar Hussain, Rashid Khan, Samit Patel, Tom Abell, Zeeshan Ashraf, Agha Salman, Muhammad Faizan, Maaz Khan, Muhammad Zaid, Joe Denly and Ahmed Daniyal
