Islamabad United will be up against Lahore Qalandars in the twelfth match of PSL 7 at the National Stadium Karachi. Islamabad United is having a very nice PSL so far despite the loss to defending champions Multan Sultans where they were beaten rather convincingly, their openers have done a tremendous job and have contributed every time to their team. Lahore Qalandars also have a settled lineup with the highest run-scorer of the tournament Fakhar Zaman opening the innings and also have a commendable bowling attack led by Shaheen Afridi.
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars: Match details
Match: Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars
Date: Saturday, 05 February 2022
Time: 2:30 pm, (IST)
Venue: National Stadium Karachi
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars: Squads
Islamabad United: Asif Ali, Alex Hales, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan (C), Azam Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Athar Mahmood, Merchant de Lange, Hassan Ali, Reece Topley, Zafar Gohar, Zeeshan Zameer, Muhammad Musa, Zahir Khan, Muhammad Ikhlaq
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Sohail Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez, David Wiese, Samit Patel, Kamran Ghulam, Dean Foxcroft, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Zeeshan Ashraf, Philip Salt, Ben Dunk(WK), Shaheen Afridi (C), Haris Rauf, Rashid Khan, Ahmed Daniyal, Maaz Khan, Syed Faridoun, Akif Javed, Zaman Khan.
Islamabad United is certainly a better side on paper with some destructive batters upfront including Paul Stirling, Alex Hales and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, they bat deep and they also possess a strong bowling attack. Lahore Qalandars have Fakhar Zaman the highest run-getter of the tournament opening the innings who utilizes the powerplay very nicely and they have the champion bowler Shaheen Afridi who bowls briskly and causes havoc with the new ball.
Islamabad certainly possesses a few better players than Lahore and they own a golden chance to beat Lahore Qalandars.
Prediction: Islamabad United will beat Lahore Qalandars at the National Stadium Karachi.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Karachi is nice and hard and the ball comes on the bat nicely, it also offers a nice bit of grip to the spinners.
