PSL8: Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by huge margin of 110 runs

PSL8: Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by a huge margin of 110 runs.

In the important match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023, Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by 110 runs due to devastating bowling.

Chasing a target of 201 runs, the Islamabad United team was bowled out for just 90 runs.

In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Lahore Qalandars won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 200 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

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In response, Islamabad United's Colin Munro and Rehmanullah Garbaz also started aggressively, but their partnership ended on 41 runs when Qalandars' Zaman Khan dismissed Rehmanullah Garbaz for 23 runs. Fakhar Zaman took his brilliant catch.

Rehmanullah Gurbaz scored 23 runs off 17 balls with the help of two fours and a six.

After that none of the players of Islamabad United could play. Colin Munro combined with Reese van der Dusen to take the team's total to 50 and was dismissed by David Wise.

After that Dawson too could not stay on the wicket for long and fell prey to Haris Rauf.

Islamabad United's captain Shadab Khan and Azam Khan, who showed continuous and fast play in the previous matches, also failed today and returned to the pavilion soon, these two batsmen were also dismissed by David Wise.

Asif Ali was the fifth batsman to be dismissed, scoring just three runs.

Azam Khan faced seven balls and was dismissed for 68 after scoring four runs.

Tom Curran managed to score 10 runs but Rashid Khan blew his wickets for a total score of 81.

Faheem Ashraf scored four runs but failed to save the team from a big defeat.

After that, the most important and interesting over of the match started, who wrapped up Islamabad United's batting line-up in just three balls.

Hasan Ali was run out in the thirteenth over of the match on a total score of 90, while Sikandar Raza of Lahore Qalandars took the last two wickets of United on a score of 90. Islamabad United's Zeeshan Zameer and Abrar Ahmed returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs.

The entire team of Islamabad United collapsed for 90 runs on the fifth ball of the 14th over and thus faced a huge defeat of 110 runs.

For Lahore Qalandars, David Wise took the most wickets with three wickets, while Rashid Khan and Sikandar Raza took two wickets respectively.

David Wise was adjudged the man of the match.

Lahore Qalandars innings

Lahore Qalandars openers Mirza Baig and Fakhar Zaman provided a good start of 58 runs. In the seventh over of the innings, Mirza Baig was dismissed for 20 runs while Fakhar Zaman faced 23 balls and scored 36 with the help of five fours and a six. Scored runs.

Sam Curran dismissed Fakhar Zaman for 62 in the eighth over to give United their second wicket.

The duo of Abdullah Shafiq and Sam Billings once again brought the Qalandars to a good position and took the team score to 133 runs in a partnership of 71 runs.

Sam Curran guided fast bowler Abdullah Shafiq to the pavilion, scoring 45 runs off 24 balls with four fours and two sixes.

Hussain Talat got a chance to bat on behalf of the Qalandars, but he was dismissed by Shadab Khan with the help of four off five balls.

Sam Billings' innings of 33 runs also ended in the 16th over when Zeeshan Zameer took a fine catch off Curran.

Sikandar Raza once again started the responsible batting but from the other end, David Wise got out in a hurry after scoring 12 runs with the help of a four and a six.

The last batsman to be dismissed by Qalandars was Rashid Khan who scored 18 runs off 12 balls to take the team score to 199 and got out one ball before the end of the last over.

Sam Curran took the most 3 wickets for Islamabad United, and skipper Shadab Khan dismissed two players.

With this win, Qalandars overtook Multan Sultans on the points table based on the best run rate and secured the first position.

Comments on social media

After the victory of Lahore Qalandars by a great margin, social media users are also talking about Islamabad United's poor performance while on the one hand, they are happy with their performance.

Some are hailing David Wise as today's hero, while others are surprised by the team's performance.

A user shared a meme with a picture of Rana Fawad of Lahore Qalandars and wrote, 'This is my team, isn't it?'

A user named Shahryar Ejaz shared the pictures of the points table on today's performance of Lahore Qalandars and wrote, "In one moment they are at the bottom and in another moment. Lahore Qalandars' cricket is in its best form."

While one user wrote that "Whether you love or hate them, PSL is incomplete without Lahore Qalandars."

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