Karachi, after the seven-wicket victory, will now face Misbahul Haq-led Islamabad in the qualifier, the winner of which will enter the final of the third edition directly.
On the other hand, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators will play in the first eliminator in Lahore on March 20, the winner of which will take on the losing team from the qualifier in the second eliminator on March 21.
The landmark final will be staged in Karachi on March 25.
Karachi 125-3 (17 overs)FOUR! Babar Azam scores the winning boundary for Karachi Kings as they set a qualifier date with Islamabad United in PSL3.
Babar Azam scores the match-winning four for Karachi Kings!
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Duminy.
Karachi 116-3 (16 overs)
SIX! 15.4 Amad Butt to Colin Ingram
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Amad Butt.
Karachi 104-3 (15 overs)
SIX! Ingram finally breaks the silence with a biggie.
100 comes up for Karachi Kings!
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Steven Finn.
Karachi 96-3 (14 overs)
Six off the over.
JP Duminy into the attack.
Karachi 90-3 (13 overs)
Three from the over.
Shadab again.
Karachi 87-3 (12 overs)
Five off the over.
Faheem Ashraf.
Karachi 82-3 (11 overs)
FOUR! Ingram pushed Karachi forward.
Shadab.
Karachi 76-3 (10 overs)
Faheem Ashraf goes for four in his over.
Karachi 72-3 (9 overs)
OUT! Eoin Morgan caught behind.
OUT! 8.6 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan
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Shadab Khan.
Karachi 70-2 (8 overs)
BOWLED! Dances forward, but misses the ball, Faheem has set Denly's bails alight.
OUT! 7.5 Faheem Ashraf to Joe Denly
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FOURx2! Covers and then leg byes. Denly doesn't mind where the runs come from, neither do Karachi.
Faheem Ashraf.
Karachi 60-1 (7 overs)
FOUR! Denly again.
Shadab Khan.
Karachi 50-1 (6 overs)
FOURx2! Denly on song for Karachi. Pushing them closer to the sweet 109-run mark.
"MOVE AWAY FROM MY FIRING RANGE", SAYS DENLY
50 comes up for Karachi Kings!
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Steven Finn.
Karachi 42-1 (5 overs)
Khurram Manzoor departs after scoring only 15 but Joe Denly and Babar Azam have kept Karachi on course for playoffs.
OUT! 3.5 Steven Finn to Khurram Manzoor
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Karachi Kings need to score only 109 to upstage Multan Sultans and qualify for the playoffs, but they need to win this to end on the second spot and get two shots at the final.
Innings break
Islamabad 124 all out (19 overs)
LBW! Finn is the last man to go as Shinwari bags a four-for.
Islamabad United have scored 124. Will Karachi Kings chase it down?
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OUT! Zafar Gohar caught by Afridi as Usman bags his third.
OUT! 18.3 Usman Khan to Zafar Gohar
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Usman Khan Shinwari.
Islamabad 120-8 (18 overs)
FOUR! Amad Butt with some valuable contribution.
Tymal Mills.
Islamabad 113-8 (17 overs)
BOWLED! Off-stump flies away. Faheem Ashraf falls.
OUT! 16.3 Usman Khan to Faheem Ashraf
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Usman Shinwari.
Islamabad 111-7 (16 overs)
Four runs off the over.
Tymal Mills. Even at number eight and nine, Islamabad have Faheem Ashraf and Amad Butt, two all-rounders who can score quickly.
Islamabad 107-7 (15 overs)
Three runs and a wicket.
OUT! Shadab Khan walks after contributing 8 off 10 balls.
OUT! 14.2 Mohammad Amir to Shadab Khan
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Mohammad Amir.
Islamabad 103-6 (14 overs)
BOWLED! Cleaned up by Mills. Mills avenges himself against Asif.
OUT! 13.4 Tymal Mills to Asif Ali
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SIXx2! Asif Ali on fire against Mills.
SIX! 13.3 Tymal Mills to Asif Ali
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SIX! 13.2 Tymal Mills to Asif Ali
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Mills.
Islamabad 89-5 (13 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Afridi.
Islamabad 83-5 (12 overs)
SIXx2! Asif Ali gives Islamabad the much-needed boost.
SIX! 11.6 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Asif Ali
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SIX! 11.5 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Asif Ali
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Irfan Jr.
Islamabad 64-5 (11 overs)
FOUR! Asif Ali goes behind point.
OUT! Walton falls after scoring 21 off 17.
OUT! 10.2 Shahid Afridi to Chadwick Walton
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Afridi.
Islamabad 62-4 (10 overs)
OUT! Hussain Talat walks back without inspiring.
OUT! 9.5 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Hussain Talat
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SIX! Chadwick Walton goes over bowler's head.
SIX! 9.3 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Chadwick Walton
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Irfan Jr.
Islamabad 52-3 (9 overs)
BOWLED! Misbah is cleaned up as he tries to slog sweep.
Only two from his over till the fifth ball.
Afridi.
Islamabad 50-2 (8 overs)
FOUR! Chadwick Walton now.
FOUR! Edged past the keeper. Misbah bags more runs.
Irfan Jr again.
Islamabad 38-2 (7 overs)
Shahid Afridi goes for six in his first over.
Islamabad 32-2 (6 overs)
Amir, Mohammad Irfan Jr, Tymal Mills and Usman Shinwari bowl over three to six.
Alex Hales falls for 11 off 9 balls courtesy Irfan Jr.
OUT! 3.2 Mohammad Irfan Jnr to Alex Hales
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Islamabad 5-1 (2 overs)
OUT! Duminay falls. Shinwari strikes.
OUT! 1.4 Usman Khan to JP Duminy
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Usman Khan Shinwari.
Islamabad 4-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Straight down the ground by Duminy.
Mohammad Amir with the ball for Karachi and JP Duminy and Alex Hales open for Islamabad.
Toss
Karachi Kings opt to bowl first against Islamabad United.
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