Race to the PSL final: Gritty Islamabad United up against formidable Peshawar ZalmirnKARACHI: It is now or never.rnrnIslamabad United face Peshawar Zalmi in the second eliminator of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Friday as the teams battle it out at Karachi’s National Stadium for a place in Sunday’s final.rnrnIn a repeat of last year’s final, table topper’s Zalmi take on United who defeated Karachi Kings on Thursday night by four wickets.rnrnIn a truly epic encounter, in which Islamabad chased down Karachi's 161 with three balls to spare, Alex Hales scored a 41 and Asif Ali remained unbeaten on 24 as Kings were thrown out of the tournament.rnrnOn the other hand, the Darren Sammy led-Peshawar were handed a ten run defeat at hands of Gladiators, after Shane Watson's scored a brilliant half-century and a 1-10 last over bowling to seal the team's third PSL final in four years.rnrnHead to headrnPSL 2016rnThis is not the first time the teams are meeting in the eliminator stage of the tournament. The teams met in the second eliminator game of the inaugural edition of the PSL.rnrnA magnificent maiden century by Sharjeel Khan proved too good for Zalmi as United registered an easy 50 run victory to reach the final against Quetta Gladiators.rnrnrn