Lahore Qalandars are set to take on Islamabad United in the 27 matches of the PSL 7. Both the sides are coming from a loss. Lahore Qalandars lost their last game against Karachi Kings and Islamabad United lost their last game against Peshawar Zalmi. Both teams will be up against each other at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United: Match details
Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United
Date: Saturday, 19 February 2022
Time: 7:30 pm, (IST)
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United: Probable Playing XI
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Harry Brook, David Wiese, Philip Salt, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (C), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (C), Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, Azam Khan, Mubasir Khan, Liam Dawson, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hassan Ali
Match Prediction
Both teams are coming from a loss. Lahore lost to Karachi and Islamabad lost to Peshawar. So it is important for both the teams to win this match to get their campaign back on track again. Lahore Qalandars have a very nice top order led by Fakhar Zaman and accompanied by Abdullah Shafique. Their middle order is also very prolific. They also possess a very commendable bowling attack led by Shaheen Afridi. Islamabad United will be missing out on their opener Alex Hales for the rest of the tournament however, they still have a very strong batting lineup. It is very crucial for Islamabad United that Shadab Khan is fit for the next game. Both teams are evenly poised but Islamabad are owning an advantage over Lahore in batting.
Prediction: Lahore Qalandars to win.
Pitch report
As the tournament has progressed, the pitch has got better and better for batting. Every team batting first will look to score around 180 in order to challenge the opposition.
