Islamabad United vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Predictions - Sameer to power United into the final

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Sameer Minhas has scored 58, 27* & 44 in his last 5 innings.
Usman Khan (343, ave 42.87) is 7th in the PSL runs list
Can Islamabad United avoid losing Qualifier 2 for the second year in a row by beating the Kingsmen?

Usman Khan has powered the Kingsmen into the playoffs (Getty Images).

Islamabad United vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Predictions

Islamabad have been consistently strong through the season, ending 2nd on the PSL table. The Kingsmen recovered from a dreadful start to their PSL career by picking up a string of wins to squeeze into the playoffs on run rate.

Islamabad United vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Predictions
Head-to-Head
Islamabad United Form
Hyderabad Kingsmen Form
Islamabad United vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Team News & Squads

Islamabad United’s Sameer Minhas top-scored with 44 off 23 balls against Zalmi.
Islamabad United’s Mohsin Riaz has scored 42, 25 & 25 in his last 3 innings.
Hyderabad Kingsmen’s Usman Khan has scored 101, 25*, 54 & 64 in his last 4 innings.
Hyderabad Kingsmen’s Maaz Sadaqat hit 4 sixes in his 33-ball 64* vs the Sultans.

Head-to-Head

The two teams have played just twice against one another, with both matches coming in this season. The Kingsmen won their first clash while United won the second meeting between the two sides.

Islamabad United Form

Islamabad United won three of their last four group matches to secure their spot in the Qualifier, only to lose to a firing Zalmi side by 70 runs.

Sameer Minhas and Mohsin Riaz have been Islamabad’s most reliable batters, while Devon Conway has posted scores of 53*, 40, 18 and 20 in his last four knocks.

Shadab Khan took 3/42 against Zalmi on the back of figures of 2/28, 1/18, 3/13 and 1/25 in his previous four matches. Richard Gleeson has also been in the wickets, picking up 2/22 and 3/9 ahead of returning figures of 2/45 against Zalmi.

Hyderabad Kingsmen Form

After losing their first four matches of the season the Kingsmen won six of their next seven matches to make the playoffs, including beating the Sultans in Eliminator 1 by eight wickets.

Usman Khan has been prolific in the Kingsmen’s last four matches, top-scoring in three of those matches and scoring 54 in the other match.

Akif Javed has been one of the stars of the Kingsmen’s rise up the table, taking 2/25, 3/30, 3/38 and 2/30 in his last five matches. Hunain Shah has also been a key wicket-taker, snagging 13 wickets in his last seven matches.

Islamabad United vs Hyderabad Kingsmen Team News & Squads

The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is likely to become even better for batters through the evening, so both sides are likely to want to bat first. Sides chasing have won the last five matches at this venue. Both sides have all their first-choice players available for the match.

Islamabad United (possible XI): Devon Conway, Sameer Minhas, Mohsin Riaz, Shadab Khan (c), Mark Chapman, Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Chris Green, Imad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Richard Gleeson.

Hyderabad Kingsmen (possible XI): Maaz Sadaqat, Marnus Labuschagne (c), Usman Khan, Saim Ayub, Kusal Perera, Glenn Maxwell, Hassan Khan, Irfan Khan, Hunain Shah, Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed.

Verdict

Islamabad United v Hyderabad Kingsmen

I am backing Islamabad United to win. I am also backing Sameer Minhas to top score for Islamabad United.

Usman Khan is a good bet to top score for the Hyderabad Kingsmen.

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