KARACHI: Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and chose to field first against the Hyderabad Kingsmen in a high-stakes PSL 11 encounter at the National Bank Stadium on Friday,
This is the second meeting between the two sides in the current season, with the Kingsmen leading the head-to-head 1-0 after winning their previous clash.
Form Guide
The two teams enter the match with contrasting momentum. The debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen are on a remarkable four-match winning streak, having lost their first four games. In contrast, three-time champions Islamabad United have won three of their last five completed matches.
Currently sitting third in the standings with nine points from eight games, Islamabad can secure a playoff berth with a victory, leaving them with one match to spare. Meanwhile, the fourth-placed Kingsmen must win both of their remaining matches to keep their playoff hopes alive.
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Recent form (most recent first)
Islamabad United: L, W, L, W, W
Hyderabad Kingsmen: W, W, W, W, L
Here are today’s playing XIs for a crunch clash. #HBLPSL11 | #NewEra | #HKvIU pic.twitter.com/2M10eFloj9
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Squads
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hassan Khan (vc), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif, Maheesh Theekshana, Ahmed Hussain.
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (c), Salman Irshad, Andries Gous, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mark Chapman, Nisar Ahmed, Mir Hamza Sajjad, Sameen Gul, Sameer Minhas, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Dipendra Singh Airee, Mohammad Faiq, Mohsin Riaz, Chris Green, Mohammad Salman Mirza.
