Islamabad United are set to take on Karachi Kings in the second playoff match of HBL Pakistan Super League 2017 on 1st March. Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings playoff-2 live cricket streaming and telecast to air from 21:00 PST, 21:30 IST, 16:00 GMT and 20:00 local time.
Preview
Title defending champions Islamabad United will look to get forward for the third playoff match by defeating inform Karachi Kings in the second qualifier. Misbah-ul-haq side has got mixing performance in this 2nd season of HBL PSLT20. Team managed to reach in the playoff qualifying round of the league and will look to dominate in the knockouts.
Islamabad United are depending on West Indies star Dwayne Smith who smashed 49 runs in the last group game against Karachi. Eventually both teams rely on West Indies openers as United depends on Smith meanwhile Karachi Kings rely on Chris Gayle.
Kumar Sangakkara hasn’t played a great knock for which he has been known for but he is the played of big games and Wednesday’s playoff is one of the biggest matches of the season. All eyes will be on Sangakkara along with Malik, Pollard and Bopara.
Squads
Islamabad United
Misbah-Ul-Haq (Captain), Steven Finn, Mohammad Irfan, Imran Khalid, Sam Billings, Mohammad Sami, Samuel Badree, Brad Haddin, Zohaib Khan, Rumman Raees, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Saeed Ajmal, Shadab Khan, Amad Butt, Shane Watson, Khalid Latif, Dwayne Smith.
Karachi Kings
Kumar Sangakkara (Captain), Ryan McLaren, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Ravi Bopara, Kashif Bhatti, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Abdul Hameed, Saifullah Bangash, Abrar Ahmed, Mahela Jayawardene, Sohail Khan, Hammad Alam, Rahat Ali, Abdul Ameer, Shahzaib Hassan, Kieron Pollard, Usama Mir.
Predictions
In the 2nd playoff qualifying game, Islamabad United seems to be favorite against Karachi Kings and they have got 55% win chances.
Live Streaming, Telecast
Pakistan: PTV Sports, GEO Super, TEN Sports
Afghanistan: Moby
Sri Lanka: TEN Sports
India: There is no live coverage on TV
Bangladesh: Gazi TV
United Arab Emirates: OSN
Caribbean: Flow TV
Africa: Star Times
USA: A Plus
UK: Channel 44, Geo TV, A Plus, Prime TV
Worldwide: CricketGateway.com
Live Score
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