PSL-3 Qualifier: Karachi Kings win toss, bat against Islamabad United

DUBAI: Karachi Kings captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bat first against Islamabad United in the Qualifier of the third Pakistan Super League here at the Dubai International Cricket stadium on Sunday.

Jean-Paul Duminy is leading Islamabad United as captain Misbah-ul-Haq and vice-captain Rumman Raees are not playing due to their injuries.

Islamabad United have made three changes bringing in Sahibzada, Patel and Mohammad Sami in place of Misbah, Finn and Gohar, repectively.

Karachi Kings, on the other hand, are unchanged.

Teams

Karachi Kings XI: Khurram Manzoor, Joe Denly, Babar Azam, Eoin Morgan (captain), Colin Ingram, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Irfan Jnr, Mohammad Amir, Usman Khan, Tymal Mills

Islamabad United XI: JP Duminy (captain), Alex Hales, Hussain Talat, Luke Ronchi (wk), Asif Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Samit Patel, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Amad Butt, Mohammad Sami

The winners of the Qualifier between Islamabad United and Karachi Kings will get direct entry into the final while the losers will get one more chance as they will play against the winners of the first Eliminator.

The first Eliminator will be played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 20 while the second Eliminator will take place at the same venue on March 21 between the losers of the Qualifier and the winners of the first Eliminator.