*DUBAI:* The Islamabad United faces a big setback ahead of the PSL Final inKarachi.

Misbah-ul-Haq has been forced out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018final in Karachi owing to his hand injury.

Misbah, who also *missed the PSL Qualifierlink>*inDubai, is suffering from a hairline fracture on his wrist.

The makeshift skipper for Islamabad JP Duminy will be leading the side inthe PSL final scheduled on March 25. Misbah will be replaced by youngbatsman Sahibzada Farhan.

In the first two games of Islamabad, Rumman Raees had led to side owing toMisbah’s absence caused by a hamstring injury. But Raees was ruled out ofthe edition due to his own knee injury.