Lahore Qalandars break Islamabad United’s winning streak in PSL 10
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Lahore Qalandars' Haris Rauf celebrates taking a wicket during their PSL 10 match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on April 30, 2025. — PCB
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LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars on Wednesday performed a tremendous performance to unite the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.
Chasing the target of 210 runs, the United Batting Unit opened at 121 before bowled in 16.5 overs and thus suffered his first defeat in the current season.
Visitors left for a shocking start to their innings when Shahin Shah Afridi opened batsman Zada Farhan in the third over with just 11 runs on the board.
After the opening hiccup, Salman Ali Agha joined Andrez in the middle and together, he sewed anchoring 69 runs for the second wicket.
It was settled and was looking to accelerate things until Alexander Raza cleared Aga in the 10th over.
The right -handed batsman scored 25 runs with two fours and three sixes.
The dismissal of Agha gave birth to an end, which saw that United’s remaining eight wickets scored only 50 runs and thus was bundled for a minor tomorrow.
The opening batter Goss was the top scorer for the United States with 27 balls 41, with two fours and three sixes.
Harsuf Qalandar’s bowlers were selected as he took four wickets for just 31 runs in 3.5 overs, followed by Raza with three, while Tom Korin, Asif Afridi and Shaheen entered with a skull.
Earlier, Lahore Qalandars posted a commanding 209/6 commanding against Islamabad United, thanks to the late fireworks of Sam Billings and Alexander Raza, who turned the tide with aggressive works in the closing overs of their confrontation.
First put in the bat, Qalandars submitted 209/6 in their 20 overs, the 64 -run partnership of 64 for the fifth wicket between the courtesy billings and Raza.
His innings began a good start of his innings when his struggle pair Fakir Zaman and Mohammad Naeem scored 50 runs at a sharp rate.
Naeem, who was the main aggressor of the stand, was a traumatic end to his knock when he fled to Directorate Davoreshos directly on the shrine of a courtyard batting power play.
The emerging opener scored 25 runs with four fours and a six, scoring 25 runs.
Fakir was involved in another important partnership for the hosts when he added 47 runs for the second wicket with Abdullah Shafaq before suffering from Emad Wasim in the eleventh over.
He broke five fours and two sixes along the way to 30 ball 44.
In his next over, Emad, another seat batter, arrested Abdullah Shafik for a long time, reducing Qalandars to 108/3.
Shafik scored 22 runs in 17 delivery, including three boundaries.
After the shock from behind, wicketkeeper batsmen Sam Billings and Daryl Mitchell again made a partnership of 37 runs in just 21 delivery, before the latter scored 28 runs for 28 runs for two fours and a maximum of 18 runs.
Subsequently, Alexander Raza was added to the middle in the bills and the pair dominated the United bowlers in the back end to strengthen the hosts’ total.
Billings and Raza put together a 64 -run partnership for the sixth wicket, which ended with the latter’s dismissal on the partial supply of the innings.
Raza broke three fours and a maximum of sixes on the 39 -ball route.
On the other hand, Billings batted until the end and returned unbeaten with 38 of 17 balls, full of four and four sixes.
For United, Emad and Jason Holder took two wickets in each, while Durashis took up with a strike.
Earlier, Islamabad United decided to bowl first after winning the toss against Lahore Qalandars.
Squads
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhr Zaman and Daryl Mitchell (All Platinum), Harsh Rauf, Alexander Raza and Kosal Pereira (All Diamond), Abdullah Shafik, Jeandad Khan and Zaman Khan (all gold), Davidways, Astif Eli, Asf -e -Azhari Silver) Corn (all side).
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan and Nasim Shah (both Platinum), Azam Khan, Emad Wasim and Jason Holder (All Diamond), Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha and Ben Dorshois (all gold), Colin Fif, Sant Shad Masood (both emerging), Kyle Mayors and Rally Medith.
