Defeating Islamabad, Lahore Qalandars made it to the final ! MAK NEWS-21

In the second eliminator of the 7th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United and made it to the fi...

In the second eliminator of the 7th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United and made it to the final.

 

Lahore Qalandars' 169-run target was not achieved by Islamabad United and the entire team was bowled out in the last overs and thus Qalandars won the match by 6 runs and reached the PSL final.

Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi won the toss and elected to bat first in the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

 

The innings started by Lahore Qalandars was disappointing and already in the over Fakhruzzaman was dismissed for one run and Dawson also returned to the pavilion for two runs.

Thanks to the responsible batting of Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam and Muhammad Hafeez, Lahore Qalandars scored 168 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

 

 

Abdullah Shafiq scored 52, Kamran 30 and Mohammad Hafeez 28 runs. Liam Dawson and Muhammad Waseem took 2 wickets each for Islamabad United.

Keep in mind that the winner of this match will face Multan Sultans in the final.

 

 

"I'm looking forward to seeing who reaches the league final," said Colin Monroe.

On his return to Islamabad United, Alex Hales was warmly welcomed by his teammates. Injured Colin Monroe also welcomed Alex Hales in a unique way.

 

For the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Islamabad United has once again got the services of English better Alex Hales and Shadab Khan has also returned to the team.

Colin Monroe also uniquely expressed happiness that Alex Hales is back in the team, but all the players have a role to play in informing the team. 

Both teams were composed of these players for the match.

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (captain), Alex Hales, Paul Sterling, Will Jax, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Liam Dawson, Hassan Ali, Athar Mahmood, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Waqas Maqsood.

Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Captain), Fakhr Zaman, Phil Salt, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Muhammad Hafeez, Harry Brooke, Samit Patel, David Visay, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.