End of over 1 (6 runs) Islamabad United 6/0

DR Smith1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Sharjeel Khan5 (2b 1x4 0x6)
Hasan Ali1-0-6-0
0.6
Hasan Ali to Smith, no run, played back down the pitch, the bowler hurls an angry throw to the striker's end, wide of the keeper. Sammy gets a hand on it
0.5
Hasan Ali to Smith, no run, induces the edge, just falls short of Darren Sammy at slip. Smith goes hard at it, gets a thick edge. Sammy made it clear immediately that it didn't carry
0.4
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, mistimes the pull this time, fortunately for Islamabad, it was hit wide of Afridi at mid-on
0.3
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, Flicked away superbly! Fetches the stroke from outside off, one bounce into the midwicket boundary. Sweet timing
0.2
Hasan Ali to Smith, 1 run, width on offer, slapped away towards square third man
0.1
Hasan Ali to Smith, no run, excellent start, right on the money. Angles it into middle from wide of the crease, pushed to mid on
 

Right, fasten your seat belts, folks. We're ready to go

Shan Fastian: "It's natural to support an underdog. As Quetta are favorites, most people will be backing Islamabad United in this match. And the winner of this game to win the PSL."

Ahsan Majeed: "Oh come on people, PSL and IPL are not relatable at all. There's towering scores and runs festival in IPL with batsman dominating. PSL is the conventional: low scoring, and is a bowler-dominated league. As personified by the slogan "Ab khel k dikha"

 

Shahid Afridi wins the toss. Peshawar Zalmi opt to field

Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Hafeez, Dawid Malan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Yousuf, Brad Hodge, Shahid Afridi (c), Darren Sammy, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Shaun Tait

Islamabad United: Sharjeel Khan, Dwayne Smith, Asif Ali, Brad Haddin (wk), Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Andre Russell, Samuel Badree, Imran Khalid, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Sami

Waleed Zahoor: "I will say it once more, Peshawar Zalmi, CSK of PSL(same color, well balanced) Karachi Kings, MI of PSL(same color, most expansive and most hated) Lahore Qalandars, KXIP of PSL(batting heavy, weak bowling, all or none performance) Islamabad United, KKR of PSL(not many big names, clinical performances, strength bowling) Quetta Gladiators, RR of PSL ( underdogs, most supported, bigger than sum-of-parts performances, good strong leadership). " Maybe two years later, you can correlate another team to RCB!

Nisar: "Islamabad United, KKR of PSL (Wasim Akram is in management for both teams)"

Nagraj Gollapudi has this to say from the Dubai International Stadium: "On Friday, thousands sat out helplessly due to a sellout, but there was just a skeletal crowd in comparison yesterday. Not too different so far today.

Unlike on the eve of PSL when it was not know whether the tournament was in town, the normal man, cue the taxi driver, is well aware PSL is happening, and that's a great sign. The organisers and fans are rooting for Peshwar Zalmi mainly because of 'Boom Boom' and the Pathans will come in droves to support him

Abrar R: "Irfan, Sami, Badree and Russell - Zalmis havent come up against a top drawer and importantly an in-form bowling lineup in the PSL so far. I have a feeling ISB will sneak through."

 

7:15pm Evening, everyone. We're in Dubai for another knockout clash. Less than 24 hours after Islamabad United made light work of Karachi Kings, they're back to take on the Peshawar Zalmis. This to earn the right to play Quetta Gladiators in the grand finale. I'm told the stadium is filling up. Hopefully, it's a cracking game. Toss, team updates and else coming up shortly.

If you're looking for stuff on the PSL, there's plenty. Nagraj Gollapudi spoke to Andre Russell on his experience of the league, prospect of playing in Pakistan and much more.

Then, there's this from Danyal Rasool. "The format hardly makes for compelling cricket, and the fact that people expect the league to bring top-level cricket back to Pakistan is an unne