IU vs LQ Match Preview
As far as the Islamabad batting department is concerned the team will depend on batters such as Alex Hales, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Azam Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Colin Munro to do most of the run-getting for the side. The wicket-keeper batsman for Islamabad, Azam Khan has scored 280 runs in the competition with an average of 46.66 and is topping the batting charts for them. He has delivered some match-winning performances for his team in the PSL this year. Faheem Ashraf hit a superb half-century in the last game for Islamabad to get them past Multan Sultans.
Faheem Ashraf is a left-handed batter and he hit a half-century in 26 balls with 2 sixes and 5 fours. Apart from Ashraf, Shadab Khan was also among the runs hitting 44 runs from 25 balls. Colin Munro also contributed 40 runs from just 21 balls. As far as the Islamabad bowling attack is concerned, the team will rely on the likes of Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Rumman Raees to get the team vital breakthroughs in the game. Their skipper Shadab Khan was the top performer with the ball for Islamabad picking up 2 victims for 26 runs from his 4 overs.
The Lahore Qalandars on the other hand will rely on the batters such as Abdullah Shafique, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Sam Billing, and Fakhar Zaman to do the bulk of scoring for the team. Fakhar Zaman has hit 250 runs from 8 matches and is the top run-getter for Qalandars in the tournament this year. In Lahore's last match, Hussain Talat displayed terrific form with the bat to finish the innings with a top score of 63 runs from 37 balls with 5 sixes and 4 fours. He was aided by Shaheen Afridi who was promoted to the top order and did justice to the decision to hit a maiden half-century with 5 sixes and 3 fours.
As far as the Lahore bowling attack is concerned, they have several good bowlers in the side such as Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sikandar Raza, Zaman Khan, David Weise, Rashid Khan, and Haris Rauf to provide timely breakthroughs for their outfit. In the last game Lahore played, Shaheen Afridi was easily the best bowler on display for the side with figures of 4 wickets for 31 runs from his quota of 4 overs. Another player that is doing well for Lahore with the bat is Sikandar Raza with 197 runs to his credit from 7 innings at an average of 65.66.
Weather Report
We are likely to get very warm weather for this game and you can expect bright sunshine during the match. It is expected that we will get temperatures close to 30 degrees for this game and there are no chances of getting perspiration or rain during the game.
Pitch Report
This game between Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars will be hosted at the Pindi Club ground in Rawalpindi. It is the 26th game of the PSL and Islamabad will be buoyed by the fact that they have won two games played at this venue before this match.
Notable stats
Sikandar Raza has a terrific average at the moment.
Sikandar Raza has scored 197 runs in the competition from 7 innings with an average of 65.66 and a top strike rate of 195.04.
Lahore Qalandars leads the recent head-to-head between the two sides.
Lahore Qalandars leads the recent head-to-head between the two sides 4-1.
Team News
There are no injury worries reported for this game so far. All the players from both teams will be available for selection.
IU vs LQ Probable 11
IU Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Alex Hales
- Colin Munro
- Shadab Khan (C)
- Mubasir Khan
- Azam Khan (Wk)
- Asif Ali
- Faheem Ashraf
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Rumman Raees
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
LQ Playing 11
- Fakhar Zaman
- Shawaiz Irfan
- Sam Billings (Wk)
- Abdullah Shafique
- Hussain Talat
- Sikandar Raza
- Rashid Khan
- David Wiese
- Shaheen Afridi (C)
- Haris Rauf
- Zaman Khan
Dream11 Prediction
If you take into consideration the current form carefully, you will find that the defending champions Lahore Qalandars are the firm favorites to win this encounter against Islamabad United. They have players of the caliber of Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi in their ranks. They have a much better and more potent bowling attack than compared to Islamabad United. However, the Islamabad outfit has several match-winners in their squad that can easily upstage the Lahore side in this game. But all-in-all we expect the Lahore side to win this game and consolidate their position at the top of the points table. Nothing much in it though.
Top Picks
Shaheen Shah Afridi: Shaheen Afridi has done a terrific job for Lahore Qalandars and has been the main perpetrator of their success with the ball. He has 19 wickets from 10 games with a strike rate of 12.
Azam Khan: Azam Khan has scored 348 runs in the last 10 games for Islamabad United with an average of 43.50 and a good strike rate of 156.75.
Fakhar Zaman: From the last 10 appearances for Lahore Qalandars, the mercurial Fakhar Zaman has scored 254 runs with an average of 25.40 and a strike rate of 156.79.
Haris Rauf: Haris Rauf is bowling well for Lahore in recent games and has developed a good overall record in the competition. He has picked up 13 scalps from his last 10 appearances for Lahore.
IU vs LQ Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S. Billings
Batters: A. Hales, C. Munro, F. Zaman, A. Shafique
All-rounders: D. Wiese, S. Raza, S. Khan (VC)
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, H. Rauf, S. Afridi (C)
