KARACHI: Islamabad United won the toss and decided to bowl first against Hyderabad Kingsmen in the 36th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 at the National Bank Stadium on Friday.
The fixture marks only the second meeting between United and Kingsmen, while their maiden face-off saw the debutants emerge victorious by six wickets.
United and Kingsmen enter the fixture with contrasting momenta as the new entrants are on a four-match winning streak, which came after as many consecutive defeats, while the three-time champions have three victories in their last five completed fixtures.
United, however, sit third in the PSL 11 standings with nine points after eight games and a victory over the Kingsmen will propel them into the playoffs with a match to spare.
Hyderabad Kingsmen, on the other hand, are placed fourth and need to win both their remaining matches to advance.
Playing XIs
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne (c), Saim Ayub, Kusal Perera, Usman Khan (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Hassan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali and Asif Mehmood.
Islamabad United: Devon Conway (wk), Sameer Minhas, Mark Chapman, Mohsin Riaz, Shadab Khan (c), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Chris Green, Imad Wasim, Richard Gleeson and Salman Mirza.
