By Himadullah Sohoo 
Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi in last year’s final, with Shane Watson finishing the tournament as top run-scorer with 430 runs in 12 innings. The Australian returns this season alongside other big-hitters such as England’s Jason Roy, while they also have teenage star Naseem Shah in their squad.
Islamabad United, meanwhile, were beaten in the final eliminator play-off last season, ending their title defense just short of the final. The 2018 champions have retained key players such as Luke Ronchi and Faheem Ashraf for the coming season, however.
TV channels: Geo Super, PTV Sports, Dsport, Cricketgateway, Hum TV, Willow TV, TA, Eleven Sports, Flow Sports, Sky Sport NZ
Live streaming: Cricketgateway
Prediction:
Quetta Gladiators are the favorites to win this game.
When:
Thursday, February 20, 9:00 PM local time (4:00 PM GMT)
Where:
National Stadium, Karachi
Quetta Gladiators Probables Playing XI:
Shane Watson, Jason Roy, Ahmed Shehzad, Ahsan Ali, Khurram Manzoor, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Fawad Ahmed
Islamabad United Probables Playing XI:
Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Rizwan Hussain, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (c), Dale Steyn, Rumman Raees, Muhammad Musa
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