SHARJAH: Peshawar Zalmi, still reeling from Saturday night’s last-ball defeat to Islamabad United, will take on Karachi Kings at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tonight.
Darren Sammy’s eleven, which slipped to number three on the points table following last night’s loss, will look to reclaim their top spot by scoring a win against the Kings.
The Kings, who had been winless before Friday’s 8-run D/L victory against United in a rain-affected game, will look to continue their winning streak to rise from the bottom of the table.
Zalmi beat Kings by 7 wickets in their first encounter in the opening week of PSL 2017. That match was dominated by Eoin Morgan’s match-winning innings of 80 runs off 57 balls.
Zalmi have won two and lost two of the five matches they have played so far this tournament, while one match was abandoned by rain.
Kings have won one and lost three of the four matches they have played.
Peshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Eoin Morgan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hafeez, Chris Jordan, Kamran Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haris Sohail, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Khushdil Shah, Junaid Khan, Imran Khan Jr, M. Irfan Khan, Marlon Samuels, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Samit Patel, Dawid Malan, Tamim Iqbal
Karachi Kings: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam, Ravi Bopara, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Saifullah Bangash, Shahzaib Hasan, Sohail Khan, Kieron Pollard, Ryan Mclaren, Khurram Manzoor, Kashif Bhatti, Abrar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Mahela Jayawardene, Rahat Ali, Hasan Mohsin, Amad Alam