Lahore Qalandars are set to take on Islamabad United in the 27th match of the PSL 7 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Islamabad United are coming from a loss to Peshawar Zalmi despite Azam Khan’s quickfire 85. Both teams will battle it out tonight.
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: 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: 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
Weather Forecast
The temperature in Lahore is forecasted to stay around 16°C at a wind speed of 5 km/h without any chances of rain.
Match Preview
Islamabad United is just coming from a loss to Peshawar Zalmi however, they showed very positive signs in their batting. Azam Khan batted exceptionally well. Rahmatullah Gurbaz was also hitting the ball ever so sweetly however, their confidence will be down after that loss.
Lahore Qalandars is in top form. Their openers, middle order, and lower order all have contributed. They also possess a very seriously talented bowling attack led by one of the best bowlers going around in the T20 cricket at the moment Shaheen Afridi. They will be the hot favorites in this match.
Prediction: Lahore Qalandars to win.
Pitch report
The pitch is ideal to bat on. Batters have enjoyed batting on this pitch. Every team will look to score above 180 to challenge the opposition.