PSL 9: Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars
Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars will play the 23rd match on 6 March. They are the best teams so far. Lahore Qalandars are the defending champions, while Islamabad United have justified their 2 PSL titles with their performance.
Are you excited to know what happened between these top dogs of PSL 2024?
Lahore Qalandars are struggling to win even one match. While the United have done what they have been doing the best, shifting the gears when it matters the most.
They just want to do well in the knockouts to win their third title. Do they have that X factor that can help them do that this time?
Match 23
| RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM | |
| Match | Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars |
| Date | 6 March 2024 |
| Time | 7:00 PM |
| Match number | 23 |
| Umpires | Ahsan Raza |
| Alex Wharf | |
| TV Umpire | Asif Yaqoob |
| Reserve Umpire | Mohammad Asif |
| Match Referee | Roshan Mahanama |
Toss
ISLU won the toss and chose to bowl first.
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Playing 11
| Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad United |
|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | Alex Hales |
| Sahibzada Farhan (w) | Colin Munro |
| Rassie van der Dussen | Agha Salman |
| Shai Hope | Shadab Khan (c) |
| Sikandar Raza | Azam Khan (w) |
| Ahsan Bhatti | Jordan Cox |
| David Wiese | Imad Wasim |
| Jahandad Khan | Faheem Ashraf |
| Shaheen Afridi (c) | Hunain Shah |
| Tayyab Abbas | Naseem Shah |
| Zaman Khan | Rumman Raees |
First Innings – Lahore Qalandars
| Lahore Qalandars 162-7 (20 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Rassie van der Dussen 64 (44) | Rumman Raees 2-19 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi 30 (14) | Naseem Shah 1-30 |
| David Wiese 24 (11) | Shadab Khan 1-23 |
| TARGET | 163 RUNS in 20 overs |
- 64 runs and two wickets from the last five overs.
- Qalandars will be happy with the final score, but it may not be sufficient to stop United, as the ball appears to be coming on wonderfully.
- Down to 30/3 in the seventh over, the Qalandars desperately needed progress, so skipper Shaheen elevated himself up a few spots to get things going for his team.
- His 14-ball 30 gave the team some much-needed confidence while also allowing RVD to settle in at the opposite end.
- Rassie held one end and scored a 44-ball 64 to assist his team to a respectable total.
- Don’t forget Wiese’s appearance in the final scene.
- Overall, a fairly decent performance from the ISLU bowlers as well.
Islamabad United – Second Innings
| Lahore Qalandars 145-10 (18.5 overs) | |
| BATTING | BOWLING |
| Faheem Ashraf 41 (31) | Zaman Khan 4-37 |
| Azam Khan 29 (19) | Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-32 |
| Naseem Shah 27 (16) | David Wiese 1-19 |
| RESULT | Lahore won by 17 runs |
- Finally, Lahore has arrived in the PSL, although a little late, but Shaheen Afridi’s squad delivered an excellent all-around effort today.
- The game was quite tighter than predicted at one point, with Lahore frightening the Islamabad bats on the powerplay.
- Jahandad’s brilliant sprinting catch prevented Hales from scoring, and Agha Salman smothered one on the leg side.
- Zaman Khan and David Wiese both scored twice on the powerplay, leaving IU at 36/5.
- Azam Khan and Naseem Shah delivered a couple of heavy blows to keep their team motivated, but Lahore kept coming back with wickets.
- Faheem Ashraf continued to battle with a courageous score of 41, but he ran out of teammates on the other side of the wicket.
- Zaman Khan was the best bowler for Lahore today with a 4/37.
Man of the match
RVD won the Man of the Match award. What a way to go! This will be his last match of this season. It is a bummer for the LQ. But man, RVD made sure his team got a nice goodbye gift.
