Thanks for your company along the way, hope you enjoyed our coverage. This is Rvel Zahid waving goodbye on behalf of our scorer for the match Thilak Rama. Do join us on Wednesday for the first match in Rawalpindi between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings.

Lahore Qalandars doing remarkable things and they raised their game today to a whole new level. After getting to 200 again second time in a row, their bowlers made life tough for the batters and kept derailing Islamabad United's chase with wickets at regular intervals. United had a decent powerplay but then David Wiese, the overseas Qalandar, enjoyed bowling and shed three wickets with his change-up deliveries while Rashid Khan, after having a poor outing last night against Peshawar Zalmi, resumed normal service tonight and outfoxed Asif Ali and Tom Curran in his economical spell. Shadab Khan would want to brush this thrashing off and perhaps rejig their batting approach as the middle order capitulated under scoreboard pressure and nobody took their time to settle and there were quite a few soft dismissals. Lahore's winning streak continues as their superior bowling attack has this knack of strangling the oppositions and the batting line-up has got a lot of firepower in it as well. The addition of Abdullah Shafique has bolstered their line-up; the opening pair looks in ominous form. The crowd was expecting a close affair but the team in red-hot form dominated the game for the most part and registered a massive 110-run win.

13.5
W
Sikandar Raza to Abrar Ahmed, OUT, Appeal for an lbw and given! Raza is on fire! Hits the unerring line on middle stump with incredible accuracy, ball slams on the pads as he tried to swat it across the line but missed it completely three reds on the DRS and the on-field decision stands as Lahore Qalandars rout Islamabad United at their home ground.

Abrar Ahmed lbw b Sikandar Raza 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Hamza: "@Pranav I still don't understand your comparison between Man Utd and Islamabad. How are they similar in any way apart from the name?"

Pranav: "Bruh, The only difference between Manchester United and Islambad United is that Man Utd actually win games without their star player Ronaldo."

IPL Super Selec: "Been watching IPL since its inception, cant think of another complete bowling attack better than LQ's. LQ have 3 star bowlers plus effective seam cum spinning all rounders who can walk into any team as pure bowlers. I will be surprised if LQ make it a one sided tournament where others beat everyone else to reach finals and loose to LQ"

Ahsan Butt: "This is what you call a champion-level battering! Qalandars continue their dominance!"

13.4
W
Sikandar Raza to Zeeshan Zameer, OUT, Flummoxes him with a quicker snorter and it rearranges Zameer's stumps! He wasn't expecting it to bounce that much, went back in his crease to make room and cut but the ball skidded through the surface and he was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, just mere formalities left now, it has been a no show from the bat

Zeeshan Zameer b Sikandar Raza 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Ibtasaam: "Hey Cricinfo, now that the match is clearly one-sided, you can publish my prediction from 3hrs earlier before the first ball was bowled. That could have helped alot of viewers :D"

Isaac Marshall: "Best T20 bowling team in the world destroys best T20 batting team in the world!"

13.3
W
Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, That's suicidal running as he runs it down to short third, Hasan Ali was struggling and a sharp throw at the keeper's end brings Lahore closer to a resounding win

Hasan Ali run out 4 (12m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

13.2
0
Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, no run, Round the wicket, lobbed up on a shorter length, skids back into the batter who chops it away to point
13.1
1
Sikandar Raza to Hasan Ali, 1 run, Tossed up on a length just outside off, he moves across and lofts it over midwicket

END OF OVER:
13 | 3 Runs | IU: 89/7 (112 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 16.00)

  • Faheem Ashraf4 (11b)
  • Hasan Ali3 (7b)
  • Rashid Khan3-0-8-2
  • Sikandar Raza1-0-5-0
12.6
0
Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, no run, Round the wicket, tossed up on a length, straightens towards middle stump, Faheem lunges forward and works this to the covers
12.5
1
Rashid Khan to Hasan Ali, 1 run, Giving it a lot of air, pitched it up on middle stump line, clipped into the empty spaces at midwicket
12.4
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Ali, no run, Lots of revs on the ball, slower and on middle stump line, Hassan dead bats it
12.3
1
Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, This time he slings it quicker on tight off stump line, he shuffles across, gets behind the line and whips it away to square leg
12.2
0
Rashid Khan to Faheem Ashraf, no run, Lovely googly turning away outside off, he waits on the backfoot and then plays it with an angled bat to short third
12.1
1
Rashid Khan to Hasan Ali, 1 run, Tossed up outside off, gently bunted to the off side for a run

END OF OVER:
12 | 5 Runs | IU: 86/7 (115 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 7.16, RRR: 14.37)

  • Faheem Ashraf3 (8b)
  • Hasan Ali1 (4b)
  • Sikandar Raza1-0-5-0
  • Rashid Khan2-0-5-2

Hamza: "Credit to Lahore for coming back so well after being under pressure at the start of this innings. Ahmed: "After struggling so much in the initial seasons, it's so refreshing to see all of the Qalandar's investments in developing and supporting local talent pay off!"

Talha Sadiq: "It is totally unfair in PSL to have Shaheen, Haris and Rashid in one team. They even defend 150 on batting paradise. "

11.6
2
Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, Rocks back and cracks a pull to deep midwicket but can't clear the rope
11.5
0
Sikandar Raza to Faheem Ashraf, no run, Length ball, wide outside off, he shoves it back to the bowler

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41C MunroRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd13C MunroHE van der Dussen
3rd5HE van der DussenShadab Khan
4th4Shadab KhanAzam Khan
5th5Asif AliAzam Khan
6th0Faheem AshrafAzam Khan
7th13TK CurranFaheem Ashraf
8th9Faheem AshrafHasan Ali
9th0Faheem AshrafZeeshan Zameer
10th0Faheem AshrafAbrar Ahmed

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
LQ1073140.915
MS1064120.5
IU106412-0.708
PZ105510-0.452
KK103760.756
QG10376-1.066