The 1st match of the Pakistan Super League 2020 will be played between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United at the National Stadium in Karachi.
The match starts at 9:00 PM local time (2:00 PM GMT) (9:30 PM IST). This match will be live on PTV Sports in Pakistan.
Preview:
Quetta Gladiators won the previous season of Pakistan Super League. They will walk out as the defending champions with a hope to defend the title. They will aim to win the curtain-raiser on the back of their strong batting line up that comprises of Shane Watson, Jason Roy, Ahmed Shehzad, and Umar Akmal, who will look to set the stage on fire with their amazing batting skills. Meanwhile, they also have some amazing bowlers in their ranks like Naseem Shah, Fawad Ahmed, and Sohail Khan, who are expected to get off the mark with astonishing performances in the opener.
In this season Islamabad United will look to get their hands on that prestigious PSL trophy in its fifth season. In the previous season, they lost a crucial game against Peshawar Zalmi in the playoffs due to which they were knocked out of the tournament. However, this time around, United will look to come out all guns blazing in order to grab their 3rd PSL title.
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Match: QTG vs ISU, 1st Match, Pakistan Super League 2020
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Time: 02:00 PM GMT
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Live Streaming: Pakistan fans can catch the live action on Geo Super and PTV Sports. They can also live stream these games by visiting PSL official website psl-t20.com. However, when it comes to India, then there has been no official confirmation regarding the PSL’s telecast.
Live Scorecard:
Quetta Gladiators (From): Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Naseem Shah, Ben Cutting, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Ahsan Ali, Azam Khan, Arish Ali Khan, Abdul Nasir, Zahid Mahmood.
Islamabad United (From): Shadab Khan(c), Luke Ronchi(w), Dawid Malan, Colin Munro, Colin Ingram, Asif Ali, Philip Salt, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Zafar Gohar, Amad Butt, Rumman Raees, Saif Badar, Muhammad Musa, Rizwan Hussain, Akif Javed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah
