- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 gets a top edge and Meredith takes the first wicket of the PSL! Refused to give him any room to swing, banging it in short and rushing it through. Zaman was slow on the pull and doesn't get it out of the middle. The juicy edge sees Azam Khan take a straightforward catch. Good start for the defending champions 4/14.3 gets his man. Holder lands this wider outside off at 128 kph and Naeem reaches for it lazily. No real footwork, and he never got on top of it, getting a faint whisker on it through to Azam, who takes a routine catch 30/218.1 Once again change of pace does the damage! Short in length was a slower one, Abdullah pulled it away straight in the hands of Munro at backward square leg who slides in a bit to take this catch 133/97.5 but United have no such spin issues as Imad strikes!.He tossed it up and Mitchell's eyes lit up, clearing the front pad and trying to slap it over extra cover. He skies it instead and Shadab takes the simplest of catches 51/38.5 another long hop, but it was a googly, and Billings couldn't get the power on it as he tried to slap it over long-on. It kept low on him, and all he managed to do was spoon it straight to Salman Agha for a three-ball duck. Qalandars losing wickets liberally now. 58/413.4 Shadab gets his man! Nicely tossed up, on off stump, Raza went for the big slog sweep, ball turned a bit, mistimed it and went high in the air Shahzad at deep midwicket took a well judged catch 93/514.3 Soft dismissal! From around the wicket, pitched short in length, Jahandad had no answer, just put a bat on it, top edge went in the hands of Meredith at short fine leg for an easy catch 95/614.4 What a superb delivery, full and fast on middle stump, Wiese plays all over it, goes through the gate and hits the middle stump, Holder on a hattrick! 95/716.5 Short in length and took the pace off, Shaheen went for the big pull shot, ended up a big inside edge onto stumps. Holder gets his 4th wicket 120/819.2 Saw him coming down the wicket, pitched it wide outside off, Haris missed a big heave and easy stumping for Azam, it was a wide ball as well 139/10Extras14 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 10)TOTAL139 all out (19.2 Overs, RR: 7.18)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Fakhar Zaman, 1.4 ov), 2-30 (Mohammad Naeem, 4.3 ov), 3-51 (Daryl Mitchell, 7.5 ov), 4-58 (Sam Billings, 8.5 ov), 5-93 (Sikandar Raza, 13.4 ov), 6-95 (Jahandad Khan, 14.3 ov), 7-95 (David Wiese, 14.4 ov), 8-120 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 16.5 ov), 9-133 (Abdullah Shafique, 18.1 ov), 10-139 (Haris Rauf, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 38 1 9.5 10 4 1 1 0 RP Meredith 4 0 26 1 6.5 11 4 0 1 0 JO Holder 4 0 26 4 6.5 14 3 1 1 1 Imad Wasim 4 0 21 1 5.25 11 1 1 0 0 Shadab Khan 3.2 0 25 3 7.5 12 1 2 3 0
11/04Result
1st Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, Apr 11 2025
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![Lahore Qalandars]( "Lahore Qalandars")
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![Islamabad United]( "Islamabad United")
143/2 (17.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
11/04Result
1st Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, Apr 11 2025
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![Lahore Qalandars]( "Lahore Qalandars")
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![Islamabad United]( "Islamabad United")
143/2 (17.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 whipped to midwicket, but he's caught it too cleanly out of the middle. Sikandar Raza attacked the ball and took a splendid catch diving forward. Another ultra-quick delivery, clocking 145.2 from Haris, and it's that extra pace that allowed the ball to carry to the Zimbabwean 63/21.5 cleans him up. Lazy slog from the American, trying to smear it into the onside without quite getting into position. Gets nowhere near it and United lose their first 8/1Extras14 (lb 2, w 12)TOTAL143/2 (17.4 Overs, RR: 8.09)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Andries Gous, 1.5 ov), 2-63 (Sahibzada Farhan, 8.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 38 0 9.5 9 5 1 3 0 Asif Afridi 4 0 15 1 3.75 14 1 0 0 0 Jahandad Khan 2.4 0 22 0 8.25 7 2 1 1 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 34 1 8.5 9 3 1 2 0 Sikandar Raza 2 0 15 0 7.5 3 0 1 0 0 D Wiese 1 0 17 0 17 1 0 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Islamabad United , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.30 start, First Session 20.30-22.00, Interval 22.00-22.20, Second Session 22.20-23.50
Match days
11 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Islamabad United 2, Lahore Qalandars 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Lahore Qalandars: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Lahore Qalandars - 92/4 in 13.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 44, Sikandar Raza 23)
- Over 14.5: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Shaheen Shah Afridi (Struck down)
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Lahore Qalandars: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Lahore Qalandars - 139/10 in 19.2 overs (Asif Afridi 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 21, C Munro 27, Ex 2)
- Over 10.2: Review by Lahore Qalandars (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 12
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 101/2 in 13.0 overs (C Munro 35, Agha Salman 25)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (C Munro 12, Agha Salman 30, Ex 8)
- C Munro: 50 off 35 balls (7 x 4)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHolder and Munro get defending champions Islamabad United off to winning start
Abdullah Shafique scored an impressive 66 off 38 balls, but lacked support as Lahore Qalandars slumped to an eight-wicket defeat
