Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by 119 runs in the 26th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
During the match, Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan proved his mettle on the batting track after picking up four wickets, helping the Qalandars restrict United’s strong batting line-up to 107-9.
Rashid took four wickets for just 21 runs in his spell of four overs. Zaman Khan and Haris Rauf picked up two wickets apiece to help the Qalandars defend their massive target of 227.
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United suffered a blow in the first innings as their hard-hitting batsman Azam Khan suffered a finger injury. He could not come to bat tonight.
Alex Hales and Hasan Ali scored 18 runs.
Earlier, Qalandars opener Fakhar Zaman scored his second century as his team posted 5-226.
After deciding to bat first, Qalandars lost opener Abdullah Shafiq in the first over. Fazlul Haque Farooqui gets Abdullah with a full length delivery.
Fakhar and Kamran Ghulam continued the innings from there and that too in aggressive mode. The Pride, already in top form this season, bounced the ball around the park.
HEAR HIM ROAR. HUNDRED UP IS @FakharZamanLive 🤩
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His 2⃣nd in the HBL PSL. #HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #IUvLQ pic.twitter.com/wqnt5Qdqin
After getting three lifelines — two dropped catches and a successful review — Fakhar scored his second hundred in the tournament. Partnered with Kamran, he scored 122 runs off 62 balls.
Dropped on 2*
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Dropped on 72*
Survived LBW on DRS on 85*@FakharZamanLive right now:#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #IUvLQ pic.twitter.com/XLtgTPGJsN
Kamran managed to score 41 runs off 30 balls before falling to Mohammad Wasim Jr. However, Fakhar did not stop there and combined with Sam Billings to score 70 runs.
Fakhar managed to score 115 runs off 57 balls which included eight fours and as many sixes. Billings scored 32 runs in 22 overs. Rashid Khan’s quick 15 runs also helped the Qalandars to make a big score.
For United, Farooqi took three wickets while Hasan Ali and Wasim took one wicket each.
Playing XIs
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
