United win with 5 wickets to spare, Qalandars bid farewell to PSL T-20

DUBAI (Dunya News) - Lahore Qalandars bid farewell to Pakistan Super League (PSL) T-20 in the 20th match as Islamabad United beat Qalandars with 5 wickets to spare. Qalandars managed to set a target of 151 runs which United achieved with relative ease albiet at the loss of 5 wickets. Losing a nail biter match previously to Quetta Gladiators, it was Lahore Qalandars last chance to squeeze back in the game, which however they failed to do so. Karachi Kings will be celebrating the Qalandars elimination as they are right back in the game due to the greater number of points. 

The match started with Islamabad United winning the toss and opting to field first.

Umer Akmal remained the star of the Qalandars innings, having scored a smashing 72 runs off 49 deliveries, followed by Sohaib Maqsood who contributed 57 runs off of 44 balls. The rest of the Qalandars batting lineup failed to stand against United s bowling attack especially Mohammad Irfan s who managed to take 3 wickets.

Islamabad United at one point looked in trouble during their innings but were quickly stablized by Misbah-ul-Haq, who managed to remain undefeated at 38 runs off 19 deliveries and went on to score the last boundary, effectively proving to be a nail in the coffin for Qalandars. BJ Haddin s excellent batting skills also helped significantly, contributing 54 runs off of 42 balls. Qalandars bowling did at one point seemed dangerous but failed in providing an overall effective attack and proved to be off little trouble for United s batsmen.  

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Islamabad United Innings

Overs 18.6: FOUR! Misbah does it again and with that boundary United win comprehensively with 5 wickets to spare.  

Overs 18.4: FOUR! Azhar with a text book shot.  

Overs 18.1: FOUR! Azhar finds the gap, what a shot. 

Overs 17.3: FOUR! Misbah in fine form, strokes it towards the boundary.

Overs 17.2: Misbah picks it in the air, but no one to catch. 

Overs 16.2: OUT! Asif Ali lbw on Ehsan Adil s delivery. Goes for just 3 runs. 

Overs 14.5: OUT! Haddin s slow response to Misbah s call, run out by Zia-ul-Haq. His splendid innings comes to an end at 54 runs. 

Overs 14.4: FOUR! Misbah on the roll, strokes it beautifully. 

Overs 14.3: FOUR! Misbah again, edges it to the boundary.

 Overs 14.2: FOUR! Misbah strokes it to the boundary.

 Overs 13.5: Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq gets down on one knee and sweeps it for four. United 106/3 

Overs 12.3: Confusion in the middle and we have a run out! Latif departs. United are 93/3

Overs 12: Haddin plays this one towards the covers, takes the single and brings up his half-century. United 93/2 

Overs 11: As the strategic time-out comes into effect, things seem to be rather nice and easy for Islamabad United. They are 87/2. Qalandars need wickets badly if they need to progress to the next round of the tournament. 

Overs 8.3: In the air and its a SIX! Was straight as an arrow, the fielder did got a hand to it but Haddin s hit cleared the rope. United 74/2 

Overs 7.6: Eight overs bowled. United progressing steadily towards the total. They are 66 for 2 

Overs 5.6: SIX! Haddin goes big! It was fullish, Haddin takes one leg aside and smacks it towards extra cover region. End of Powerplay. United are 49-2  

Overs 3.2: GONE! Sharjeel Khan pulls this one, gets top-edged and Rizwan takes a good catch. United are 24/2 

Overs 2.6: Four runs! Elegant straight drive by Brad Haddin off Ehsan Adil s delivery. 24/1 

Overs 2.1: In the air and DROPPED! It was sky-high, Adnan Rasool got underneath it but was unable to get full control over it. United 17/1

Overs 1.3: Edged and taken by the keeper! Zia-ul-Haq strikes. Smith departs after what seemed to be a positive start. United are 13/1 

Overs 0.2: Second ball of the second innings and Dwayne Smith cuts this short-wide delivery for four. United 4/0

Lahore Qalandars Innings

Overs 20: SMACK! Akmal hits a huge six on the very last ball of the Qalandars  innings; an ideal way to finish the innings. Qalandars score 150 runs in their 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. They will be immensely pleased with their recovery. Let s see how Islamabad United respond to this total.  

Overs 19.5: Swing and a miss from Bravo. The ball goes to the keeper, Bravo runs anyway but is run out by the bowler. Qalandars 144-5

Overs 19.2: Akmal swings his bat and it goes for four! Qalandars 141/4 

Overs 17.6: Akmal angles this one towards third man area and it goes for four! Bringing up Akmal s 50 as well. Qalandars 120/4 

Overs 15.6: CAUGHT! Mohammad Irfan finally gets the much needed breakthrough for United as Maqsood skies this one and gets caught by Asif Ali. Qalandars 103-4

Overs 15.5: A lovely cover drive off the bat of Maqsood raises the 100 for Lahore Qalandars. 103-3

Overs 15.1: SIX! First ball of the over and Akmal goes big! A very important partnership for the Qalandars. 96/3

Overs 14.4: 2 runs and it brings up Maqsood s 50! He came at a time when the Qalandars were struggling. 88/3 

Overs 13: Lahore Qalandars appear to be much stable now. They are 72/3 

Overs 9.6: Maqsood cuts it beautifully this time and the ball races towards the boundary rope for four. Halfway through and Lahore Qalandars are 54/3 

Overs 9.3: MASSIVE! Maqsood goes down on one knee and smacks this towards leg side. Qalandars are 49/3 

Overs 5.3: Sohaib Maqsood launches this one and it is a maximum! Six runs. Some signs of aggression from the Qalandars after 3 early dismissals. Qalandars 21/3

Overs 2.4: CALAMITY! Third blow to the Qalandars. They have lost their third wicket in the third over of the innings. Mohammad Rizwan is the batsman caught at square leg. Qalandars are now 6/3 

Overs 1.2: Wicket number 2 for Islamabad United! A clean catch taken in the slip region marks the end of Delport s brief innings. Qalandars 4/2

Overs 0.6: GONE! First wicket and it is that of the skipper! Azhar Ali departs in the first over. Qalandars are 4/1 

Team Squads

ISLAMABAD UNITED Head coach - Dean Jones

• Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Andre Russell (West Indies, Platinum)
• Shane Watson (Australia, Platinum)
• Samuel Badree (West Indies, Diamond)
• Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Brad Haddin (Australia, Diamond)
• Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan, Gold)
• Mohammad Sami (Pakistan, Gold)
• Khalid Latif (Pakistan, Gold)
• Babar Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Imran Khalid (Pakistan, Silver)
• Kamran Ghulam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Umar Amin (Pakistan, Silver)
• Sam Billings (England, Silver)
• Ruman Raees (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Amad Butt (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Ashar Zaidi (England, Supplementary)
• Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Hussain Talat (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Umar Siddiq (Pakistan, Supplementary)

LAHORE QALANDARS Head coach - Paddy Upton

• Chris Gayle (West Indies, Platinum)
• Umar Akmal (Pakistan, Platinum)
• Dwayne Bravo (West Indies, Platinum)
• Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Yasir Shah (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan, Diamond)
• Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh, Gold)
• Kevon Cooper (West Indies, Gold)
• Cameron Delport (South Africa, Gold)
• Zafar Gohar (Pakistan, Silver)
• Hammad Azam (Pakistan, Silver)
• Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan, Silver)
• Azhar Ali (Pakistan, Silver)
• Naved Yasin (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Adnan Rasool (Pakistan, Emerging)
• Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Mukhtar Ahmed (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Ehsan Adil (Pakistan, Supplementary)
• Imran Butt (Pakistan, Supplementary)