Islamabad United dominates Lahore Qalandars with 8-wicket win in HBL PSL 2024

In the first match of the Pakistan Super League match between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United, Islamabad won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Lahore Qalandars set a target of 195 runs, with a strong start in the powerplay led by Sahibzada Farhan. Rassie van der Dussen and Sahibzada Farhan had crucial partnerships, and Rassie van der Dussen excelled in the death overs.

Islamabad United had a good start in their chase, with Shadab Khan and Agha Salman leading the way with a 138 run partnership.

The key moments in the run chase were when Islamabad United hit boundaries in the 12th to 15th over and 16th to 17th over, shifting the momentum in their favor, resulting in their victory by 8 wickets.

Match Summary

Lahore Qalandars 195/5 (20 ov)

Islamabad United 200/2 (18.2 ov)

Islamabad United won by 8 wickets

SCORECARD  

 

Match Stats

Lahore Qalandars Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Fakhar Zaman - 6.3 ov), 2-89 (Sahibzada Farhan - 10.2 ov), 3-162 (Abdullah Shafique - 17.2 ov), 4-178 (David Wiese - 18.5 ov), 5-195 (Shaheen Afridi - 19.6 ov)

Islamabad United Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Colin Munro - 4.6 ov), 2-62 (Alex Hales - 7.2 ov)

 

Playing XI

Lahore Qalandars 

• Fakhar Zaman
• Abdullah Shafique
• Rassie van der Dussen
• Lorcan Tucker
• Sahibzada Farhan(WK)
• David Wiese
• Jahandad Khan
• Shaheen Afridi(C)
• Zaman Khan
• Haris Rauf
• Salman Fayyaz

Islamabad United 

• Alex Hales
• Colin Munro
• Agha Salman
• Haider Ali
• Azam Khan(WK)
• Shadab Khan(C)
• Faheem Ashraf
• Imad Wasim
• Naseem Shah
• Ubaid Shah
• Tymal Mills

 

Match Details:

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024 15:00

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Toss: Islamabad United elected to bowl