Published: Feb 26, 2017, 07:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 26, 2017, 04:48 PM (IST)
The 20th match of the second edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played between Misbah-ul-Haq‘s Islamabad United and Kumar Sangakkara‘s Karachi Kings at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai Sports City (DSC) on February 26, Sunday. This is also going to be the final league game of PSL 2, as from Tuesday, the playoffs commence and the tournament enters its business end. So far in the tournament, Misbah’s team have 8 points from their 7 games, as they have won 4 and lost 3. They have already qualified for the playoffs. On the other hand, Sangakkara’s Karachi side has just 6 points from their 7 games, and have to win this game to have any hope of qualifying.
In Pakistan, the live cricket streaming of this match will be available on PTV Sports Live, along with the live cricket telecast on Ten Sports, PTV, and Geo Super TV. In United Arab Emirates (UAE), the live cricket streaming will be available on OSN Play, along with the live telecast on OSN Sports. In United Kingdom (UK), the live cricket streaming is available on Prime TV Online, along with the live cricket telecast on Prime TV. Also, in Bangladesh and West Indies, the live cricket telecast will be available on Gazi TV and Flow TV respectively.
In this season, the two teams have come against each other once in a rain-curtailed clash, which Karachi won by 8 runs (D/L method). Batting first, Misbah’s side could manage only 90 runs from 8 wickets in the stipulated 13 overs. Imad Wasim and Usama Mir were pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets each. In reply, Karachi got the required 75 runs in 9.4 overs after the readjustment of the total. Babar Azam 47(30)* excelled with the bat while all other batters failed.
The second match between the two teams this season is thus expected to be a thrilling affair yet again. With a spot in the qualifying stage on the line for Karachi, it is bound to generate interest amongst the fans.
