Sports Report
LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars posted a 201-run target against Islamabad United in their clash in Pakistan Super League (PSL), 2023, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.
Tahir Baig and Fakhar Zaman gave Lahore Qalandars a good start against Islamabad United. The two batsmen stitched a 58-run target for the first wicket.
However, Shadab Khan gave Islamabad a much-needed breakthrough as he sent packing Tahir after he scored 20 runs off 17 balls.
In the next over, Fakhar Zaman was dismissed by Tom Curran. The left-handed batsman was trying to go for a bid shot, but the ball toppled the stums after an inside edge.
Nevertheless, the onslaught continued as Abdullah Shafique and Sam Billings continued to hit boundaries.
Abdullah and Sam put on a brilliant 71-run partnership off just 38 balls. But Curran struck again and broke the crucial partnership as he dismissed Abdullah, whom Rahmanullah Gurbaz caught at midwicket.
The 23-year-old was sent packing after scoring 45 runs off 24 deliveries, including four boundaries and two sixes.
Billings was the next batter to walk back as his compatriot got the better of him. The right-handed batter scored 33 runs off 23 deliveries.
Following Billings’ departure, David Weise (12) came to the crease but was sent packing by Abrar Ahmed.
Spinner Rashid Khan also played a crucial cameo of 18 runs, which included two boundaries and a six. But fell to Hasan Ali.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Sikandar Raza gathered 23 runs off 10 deliveries.
Lahore Qalandars
Fakhar Zaman, Tahir Baig, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese Hussain Talat, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Islamabad United
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Munro, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Azam Khan (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan (c),Zeeshan Zameer, Hasan Ali
