Published: Feb 17, 2016, 08:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:58 PM (IST)
Good Evening! Hello and Welcome to Cricket Country’s live coverage of Match 20 of the 2016 Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars at Dubai on Wednesday. This is the final game of the league stage between the two giants and a crucial one for both of them. Islamabad United are currently placed at the third position in the points table with three wins in seven outing and will look to belt on a crucial win in the final encounter of the game. Lahore Qalandars are at the bottom of the points table at the moment as they have managed just two wins from seven outings so far. Nevertheless, this clash holds massive importance for both the teams.
Live cricket score Islamabad United 151/5 | Overs 19 | Target 151| BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 37(19), Azhar Mahmood 12(9) :
Misbah-ul-Haq smashed 19 ball 37 to guide his team to a 5 wicket victory over Lahore Qalandars. Misbah thrashed as many as 7 fours, was supported by Azhar Mahmood who made 12 runs from 9 balls. Asif Ali was out for just 3 runs, as Ehsan Adil found him plum trying to pad one away.
Live cricket score Islamabad United 119/4 | Overs 15 | Target 151| BATTING: Misbah-ul-Haq 22(9), Asif Ali (1) : OUT!! a misjudged call between batsmen has caused Haddin to lose his wicket for 54 , this is the second run out of the innings.Captain Misbah-ul-Haq has come out in the middle, after missing most of United’s earlier matches. Misbah has looked in great nick hitting 5 fours’ so far in his 9 ball stay. Brad Haddin has managed to get past his fifty, but has seen a slump in his scoring -rate. Khalid Latif in a bit to take a quick single got run-out for 24 ball 25. Haddin and Latif had 69 run stand for 3rd wicket.
Live cricket score Islamabad United 83/2 | Overs 10 | Target 151| BATTING: Brad Haddin 46(28), Khalid Latif 20(18) : After early wickets both Brad Haddin and Khalid Latif have looked in excellent touch, hitting boundaries as will. Haddin has moved on to 46 from just 28 balls hitting five four’s and two massive sixes. Latif has provided the much needed calm to the innings. Both batsmen have brought up their 50 run stand also in just 5 overs. Dwayne Bravo has looked more promising than any other bowler to pick up a wicket.
Live cricket score Islamabad United 36/2 | Overs 5 | Target 151| BATTING: Brad Haddin 16(11), Khalid Latif 3(5) : Islamabad United got off to a rocky start as they have lost couple of wickets early on in their innings. Zia-ul-Haq accounted for two wickets with the new ball and got his team a desirable start. They need some good partnership as the target is tricky and need some good batting in order to be breached. They need more 115 runs to win in 15 overs with eight wickets to spare.
OUT! Dwayne Smith c Mohammad Rizwan b Zia-ul-Haq 11(7)
OUT! Sharjeel Khan c Mohammad Rizwan b Zia-ul-Haq 5(7)
Innings break
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 150/5 | Overs 20 | BATTING: Umar Akmal 72(49): Qalandars have given themselves a good chance as they now have a fighting total on the board after losing wickets in abundance at the start. Their bowlers need to put up a good show in order to restrict the star studded batting line-up of Islamabad United. Maqsood played a good hand for his 57 and guided his team to a decent total. Umar Akmal played a scintillating knock and added some priceless run in the death overs to steer his side to a good total.
OUT! Sohaib Maqsood c Asif Ali b Mohammad Irfan 57(44)
OUT! Dwayne Bravo run out(Haddin/Raees) 13(12)
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 90/3 | Overs 15 | BATTING: Sohaib Maqsood 53(41), Umar Akmal 31(34): Lahore Qalandars after suffering early blows have made a strong comeback into the side with a solid partnership building up between Maqsood and Akmal. Maqsood brought up his half-century and a much needed one to steer his team back into the game. The contest will be interesting with five more overs to go and two set batsmen at the crease. Expect some explosive batting in the death overs of the game.
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 54/3 | Overs 10 | BATTING: Sohaib Maqsood 33(26), Umar Akmal 15(19): Lahore Qalandars are in good position at the moment as Maqsood and Akmal have stuck to their guns and trying to sail their ship out of choppy waters. They need to carry on like this for another five overs and lay the foundation for some explosive batting to come. Islamabad United bowlers looking for another wicket as the partnership has already started looking dangerous.
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 12/3 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Sohaib Maqsood 3(8), Umar Akmal 3(7): Lahore Qalandars in a precarious situation at the moment as they have lost three wickets in quick succession. They need a quite partnership to get back into the game. Mohammad Irfan accounted for couple of wickets and Rumman Raees contributed with one to get their team off to a flying start. Qalandars cannot afford to lose another wicket at this juncture as another wicket would put them in all sorts of trouble.
OUT! Azhar Ali c Azhar Mahmood b Mohammad Irfan 1(5)
OUT! Cameron Delport c Mohammad Azharuddin b Rumman Raees 1(3)
OUT! Mohammad Rizwan c Khalid Latif b Mohammad Irfan 0(7)
Toss: Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first.
Islamabad United will be high on confidence as they won their last encounter against Karachi Kings at Sharjah by five wickets. Misbah-ul-Haq is leading the Islamabad United side and their side hails of some big players like Andre Russell, Mohammad Irfan, Brad Haddin, Samuel Badree, Sam Billings and Azhar Mahmood. Lahore Qalandars on the other hand, lost a decisive encounter in the final ball against Quetta Gladiators as the latter won the game by wickets at Dubai. Azhar Ali is leading the Lahore Qalandars side which also has the likes of Chris Gayle, Cameron Delport, Ajantha Mendis, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo and Abdul Razzaq. Expect a run-fest when these two giants collide in the ultimate battle of the group stages after which the teams will progress to the qualifying stages.
Squads:
Islamabad United squad
Amad Butt, Asif Ali, Azhar Mahmood, Babar Azam, Samuel Badree, Sam Billings, Brad Haddin†, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam, Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, Andre Russell, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Amin
Lahore Qalandars squad
Abdul Razzaq, Adnan Rasool, Azhar Ali*, Dwayne Bravo, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport, Ehsan Adil, Chris Gayle, Hammad Azam, Ajantha Mendis, Mohammad Rizwan†, Naved Yasin, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Zafar Gohar, Zohaib Khan
