Faisal Afridi (Pakistan), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)
Referee
Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Toss
Lahore Qalandars elected to bat
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Player of the Match
David Wiese
12(6)
3/17
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
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Lahore,Pakistan
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That was a drubbing of the highest proportion. Islamabad United will be overjoyed with their outing today while Islamabad United suffered their 2nd defeat in the tournament. The Qalandars have got to the top of the ladder with four wins in 5 games. The PSL carnival continues day after tomorrow with the Peshawar Zalmi slated to lock horns against the Karachi Kings. Keep following Sportskeeda for all the latest sporting action. Till the next time, it's goodbye from the commentary box. This is me, Arya Sekhar Chakraborty signing off on behalf of my fellow commantators and good mate Pratyush Rohra. Cheers!!
Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars captain): We played very good cricket today. We improved our batting today, we got a great start. See in yesterday’s match we tried to score 160-170 but we ended up conceding too many runs. We were focused more on dot deliveries. Wiese, Rashid and Raza bowled brilliantly today. It becomes easy for a captain when your local players are performing.
David Wiese (Player of the Match): Yeah it seemed to be more cracked out there. It was still a decent wicket. Yea I think we know we have a batting unit that can consistently score 200 but our bowlers did it today which was a great thing. Lahore has been a team that has given me so many opportunities. They have given me responsibilities as a senior player. I am happy to help in any way I can.
Shadab Khan (Islamabad United captain): The pitch was a bit two-paced and difficult. It was a 170-180 pitch. We had to be aggressive in the Powerplay. Those days will happen when you get out cheaply but that's the approach in modern-day cricket. We are okay with that. We have to forget about this game. From the crowd's point of view, I want to say sorry. They wanted a thrilling game and we couldn't give them that. They'll still be happy that Lahore won though. We'll go to Rawalpindi where we will get some support. Looking forward to playing in front of the home crowd.
Rashid Khan: It's pretty hard as a team to play back-to-back games. The way the guys have shown character in all three departments it great. We know how good Islamabad are, so we're glad to win. I feel like I missed my line and length yesterday. You can't do that in T20s. It's all in the mind. You have to keep things consistent and the rest will take care of itself. Finally, some pace on the ball and fuller. As soon as I got it, I thought it's mine. The fans have waited a long time for the helicopter shot and it was great.
Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs
Lahore Qalandars 200/7 in 20 overs Abdullah Shafique 45(24) | Fakhar Zaman 36(23) Tom Curran 3/34(4) | Shadab Khan 2/34(4)
Islamabad United 90 all-out in 13.5 overs Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23(17) | Colin Munro 18(14) David Wiese 3/17(4) | Sikandar Raza 2/6(1.5) | Rashid Khan 2/8(3)
Chasing a mammoth 201 to win, Islamabad United needed to get off to a good start to harbor hopes of chasing this down. Shaheen Afridi provided a couple of gifts in the very first over, conceding five wides on a couple of occasions as the Qalandars raced off to 14/0 at the end of the 1st over. Gurbaz and Munro played some delightful shots and shared a 41-run stand inside the 4th over.
However, the wicket of Gurbaz opened up the match for the Qalandars as they ran through the Islamabad middle order and the lower order. Zaman Khan provided the initial breakthrough and it was followed by an exceptional spell from David Wiese which turned the match on it's head. The Qalandars just couldn't stitch a stand together and lost their way in the midde overs.
Colin Munro played a few delightful shots but none of the other batters could get going. Wiese got the prized wickets of Azam Khan, Colin Munro and Shadab Khan and from there the onus was on the spinners to get the job done for the Qalandars. Tom Curran came out with intent and smashed a six before perishing at the hands of Rashid.
Sikandar Raza then finished off proceedings in the 14th over. Hasan Ali was run out in an attempt to steal a single while Zeeshan and Abrar were bamboozled by Raza as he finished with a couple. Wiese was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets to his name while Rashid and Sikandar Raza bagged a couple of wickets each. Shadab Khan expressed his disappointment at the performance but it's all about coming back strongly in the next match.
Earlier in the day, the Qalandars scored a more than competitive 200 in their allotted 20 overs. There were vital contributions from several players. Abdullah Shafique was the top scorer with a knock of 45 in just 24 deliveries. Fakhar Zaman also chipped in with a fine knock but the late impetus was provided by Sikandar Raza and Rashid Khan. Raza remained unbeaten on a quickfire 23 which came in a mere 10 deliveries, The score proved way too much in the end for the Islamabad United.
What an incredible effort from the Lahore Qalandars bowlers, back-to-back wins for them. The champions are on the march here, having won by a mammoth margin of 110 runs. This is the 2nd equal biggest margin of defeat in the history of PSL. A clinical showing from the Qalandars as the Islamabad United batters lost the plot after the opening partnership and could never really recover from the jolts. In the end, it was a team hat-trick for Islamabad as Sikandar Raza bagged the wickets of Zeeshan Zameer and Abrar Ahmed to seal the deal.
13.5 Sikandar Raza to Abrar Ahmed, STONE DEAD LBW! It's a team hat-trick to wrap up this game! Abrar reviews, because why not? It's not going to matter though, I assure you. Clever from the Zimbabwean veteran, darting this in full and straight as the ball crashes into the pads before Abrar knew it. UltraEdge confirms there's no bat on that one. It's three reds on ball-tracking. Islamabad United are bowled out for 90. Lahore Qalandars win by 110 runs!
Abrar Ahmed LBW b Sikandar Raza 0 (1b 4x0 6x0)
Abrar Ahmed, RHB comes out to the crease.
13.4 Sikandar Raza to Zeeshan Zameer, BOWLED HIM! Straight through the non-existent defenses! Sliding in from a shortish length at 94 clicks, skidding across the pitch to catch Zeeshan on the back foot before the inside edge ricocheted onto the stumps. Delight for Lahore. They're one wicket away from another comprehensive win!
Zeeshan Zameer b Sikandar Raza 0 (1b 4x0 6x0)
Zeeshan Zameer, RHB comes out to the crease.
13.3 Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, RUNOUT! Floats it up full and outside the off-stump. Faheem guides it straight to short third and takes off for a single after a bit of hesitation. Hasan Ali was never going to make it home in time as Billings collects the throw and whips the bails off in a flash. Hasan Ali run out Hussain Talat/Sam Billings 4 (8b 4x0 6x0)
13.2 Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, AH! Sliding in from the shortish length to thud into the pads. Took a deflection off the inside edge before crashing in though, no run
13.1 Sikandar Raza to Hasan Ali, tossed up full in the off-stump line. Hasan flicks it towards long-on for a single
This match is fizzling out rather tamely. By the look of the tactics employed by Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf, it seems that United have resented to the fact that they can't chase this down. The required rate has climbed with each delivery.
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Faheem Ashraf*
4(11)
Hasan Ali
3(7)
Rashid Khan
2/8
12.6 Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, on the good length in the fifth stump line. Faheem shuffles across to defend it to cover, no run
12.5 Rashid Khan to Hasan Ali, flights it up full and straight. Neatly clipped through square leg for a single
12.4 Rashid Khan to Hasan Ali, googly on the good length and it was stump-to-stump. Hasan knocks it back to the bowler, no run
12.3 Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, pushed through quicker on the middle stump line. Worked to backward square leg to pinch another run
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Faheem Ashraf
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Rashid Khan
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