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Karachi Kings take on Islamabad United in the next match of PSL8.
The match is scheduled to start at 7pm local time (2pm GMT) on Thursday, February 16.
The National Stadium in Karachi will play host to this fixture.
Karachi Kings lost their first game of the tournament against Peshawar Zalmi by two runs. Islamabad United finished fourth last season, making it into the knockout stage. However, they lost their semi-final to eventual winners Lahore Qalandars by six runs.
Karachi Kings will be led by allrounder Imad Wasim, and with the franchise experience of James Vince and Matthew Wade in the squad they should be looking at a much more effective batting unit. Adding the bowling credentials of Imran Tahir, the Kings could be on for a much better season after a disappointing start.
Islamabad have pakced their top order with powerhitters and have a reputation for going hard or going home. If Paul Stirling and Colin Munro get into their groove early, a massive score is possible, and Karachi will need to be disciplined in the powerplay.
Karachi Kings lost their season opener [Getty Images]
James Vince missed the first Karachi Kings game despite having already landed in Pakistan, so it remains to be seen if he is included here.
Islamabad United are without Alex Hales and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Karachi Kings: Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Mir Hamza, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi), Adam Rossington (partial replacement for James Vince)
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees, Zeeshan Zamir, Hassan Nawaz, Moeen Ali, Mubasir Khan, Tom Curran, Zafar Gohar, Gus Atkinson (partial replacement for Rahmanullah Gurbaz), Tymal Mills (partial replacement for Alex Hales), Rassie van der Dussen (partial replacement for Moeen Ali)
*squads are for the overall competition and not specific to this match
Karachi Kings: Matthew Wade, James Vince, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Qasim Akram, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye, Imran Tahir, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir
Islamabad United: Paul Stirling, Mohammad Nawaz, Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Tom Curran, Faheem Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
The weather is set to be warm and dry, with temperatures around 24 degrees Celsius.
Islamabad United have a potent top order [Getty Images]
Most bookmakers have this one in favour of Islamabad United at 4/6 to win, with Karachi Kings at 6/5.
Islamabad United have the potential to roll Karachi Kings if the top order fires, but their bowling is not in the best form. Home win.
Cricket fans in Pakistan will be able to watch PSL8 on A Sports, PTV Sports and TEN Sports on TV. Streamed matches will be available on Daraz App, tapmadTV and Tamasha.
Viewers around the world can watch the action live on Fox Sports (Australia), Sony (South Asia outside Pakistan), Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Super Sport (sub-Saharan Africa) and, Etisalat and STARZPLAY (Mena).
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