KARACHI – Stage is set for the thrilling and a high voltage grand final ofPakistan Super League in Karachi between defending champions Peshawar Zalmiand Islamabad United.

The National Stadium will light up to welcome cricket’s homecoming toPakistan’s biggest city to witness two great teams face off for thePakistan Super League 2018 trophy.

While international cricket returned to Lahore with the staging of the PSLfinal last year, followed by three T20 Internationals against a World XIside and another versus Sri Lanka last October, Karachi has experienced along nine year gap of top-level cricket.

It’s an Eid of cricket in Karachi.

Spectators have thronged the National Stadium Karachi in big numbers to seethe PSL final.

The match will start at 8 p.m.

The city has been decorated with welcome banners, lights and large postersof PSL teams and players.

Full of entertainment closing ceremony of PSL-III is under way at Stadium.

Strings Band, Ali Zafar, Shahzad Roy, Farhan Saeed and Aima Baig areperforming during the ceremony.

Radio Pakistan will broadcast running commentary on the match from NationalStadium Karachi.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will witness the match in the stadiumbesides high civil and military officials, political personalities andrenowned people from different walks of life.