Lahore Qalandars are set to lock horns with the in-form Islamabad United in the second eliminator of the PSL 7 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Islamabad United won a thriller of a contest last night against Peshawar Zalmi so they will be full of confidence at the moment. Lahore Qalandars is coming from a loss to defending champions Multan Sultans. Both teams will battle it out in the do-or-die contest.
Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars: Match details
Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United
Date: Friday, 25 February 2022
Time: 7:30 pm, (IST)
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
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.
Weather Forecast
The temperature in Lahore is expected to stay around 17°C at a wind speed of 10 km/h without any chances of rain.
Match Preview
Lahore Qalandars is coming from a loss to defending champions Multan Sultans despite Fakhar Zaman’s 63. However, they can bounce back at any stage. They have a champion bowling attack led by Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Zaman Khan. They might be low in confidence after that loss to Multan Sultans.
Islamabad United has bounced back very strong after three consecutive losses so they will be oozing with confidence. Alex Hales has made a stunning comeback to PSL 7 as he scored a match-winning 62 against Peshawar Zalmi. Shadab Khan also made his comeback after the injury and did a fine job against Peshawar Zalmi. Islamabad United is expected to prevail.
Prediction: Islamabad United to win.
Pitch report
The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore has tons of runs on offer. The batsman will enjoy batting at this pitch.
