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Who will win Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings PSL 2017, 20th match?
The 20th and the final league-stage match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2017 will see Islamabad United go up against Karachi Kings at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to be played on February 26 with live telecast to begin at 8 PM local time. While Islamabad will take on Quetta Gladiators, Karachi are set to play Lahore Qalandars before facing each other on Sunday.
Islamabad vs Karachi: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Geo Super
Live streaming: Bet365, Ten Sports
Toss Prediction
Six of the last seven matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium have been won by the side batting second. So there is a big toss bias here and therefore the team that wins the toss on Sunday is more likely to field first. Since Islamabad United have won their previous four matches at this ground in they have chased, we highly recommend betting on them if they happen to bat second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and match prediction for Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings PSL 2017....
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team seems to be free from injuries which means they will be going into this game full-strength. The management is unlikely to make any changes to the combination for this match.
Key Players
Dwayne Smith and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq are the vital cogs in Islamabad United's batting lineup. While Smith is currently the leading run-scorer of the PSL 2017 with 217 runs from 6 matches, Misbah adds a huge amount of experience in the middle order. Bowling will rely mainly on Mohammad Sami who is the team's leading wicket-taker with nine wickets. Rumman Raees has taken five wickets in his last two games and we predict the left-arm seamer to be Islamabad's most effective bowler against Karachi.
Recent Form
Islamabad United are third on the points table with three wins and as many defeats from their six league matches so far. Though they played well this season, they have not been able to build a streak of wins; a win has immediately been followed by a loss in the next match. They got beaten by Lahore Qalandars in a hard-fought last game.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
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DR Smith, Rafatullah Mohmand, BJ Haddin (wk), BM Duckett, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), SR Watson, Shadab Khan, Amad Butt, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Irfan, Rumman Raees.
Karachi Kings Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no records of any injured or suspended players in the team that is expected the field the same group of eleven that played Quetta Gladiators in the last game.
Key Players
Babar Azam had scored an unbeaten 47 to guide his team to victory in the rain-affected reverse fixture. He is the third-highest run-getter of the season and we predict him to make the most runs for Karachi Kings in this match. Shoaib Malik who has contributed on occasions is also expected to play a decent knock here. Sohail Khan is topping the wickets charts with 11 wickets and he has been the most threatening bowler in the PSL 2017. He bagged a couple of scalps against Quetta Gladiators recently and is likely to cause a few problems for Islamabad as well.
Recent Form
Things have been gloomy once again for the Karachi Kings and they are finding it really hard to get off from the bottom of the points table. They have won just two and lost four out of the six games they have played thus far. They were beaten by Quetta Gladiators in their last fixture.
Karachi Kings Predicted Playing 11
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Babar Azam, KC Sangakkara (c/wk), CH Gayle, Shoaib Malik, KA Pollard, RS Bopara, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir, Usman Khan.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Islamabad United: L W L W L
Karachi Kings: L W W L L
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Head to Head
Karachi Kings and Islamabad United have played four PSL matches in the past with the latter being more successful having won the first three of them. They have also won both the matches that have been played against them at Dubai. The two teams last battled it out earlier this season where Karachi Kings edged out Islamabad United in a rain-curtailed contest.
Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings Prediction
Karachi Kings have the poorest record in the Pakistan Super League with just 4 wins from 15 matches. Despite being blessed with heavyweights like Gayle, Sangakkara, Pollard, Bopara and Amir, they have not been able to perform together as a unit and as a result they now have 8 defeats in their last 10 matches.
Islamabad United on the other hand have won 8 of their last 11 matches and 6 out of 9 at Dubai. They may not have a very powerful looking side on paper as Karachi do but they have shown far more consistency. It would have been a completely different scenario had all of Karachi's key players clicked at the same time. But they have not and it is unlikely that they will on Sunday which is why we predict Islamabad United to win this final league-stage match.
Final Verdict: Back Islamabad United to beat Karachi Kings in the 20th match of PSL 2017.
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Feb 26, 2017
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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