SHARJAH – Islamabad United won a nail-biting thriller against Lahore Qalandars in a super over at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday night.
Misbah led United won the game by chasing 16 runs in the first-ever super over bowled in the history of Pakistan Super League.
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Super Over 2nd Innings
What a game! Another Sharjah and #HBLPSL thriller. Congratulations to @IsbUnited!#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvIU pic.twitter.com/9KvF5SDDRY
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 2, 2018
Speed star Muhammad Sami was declared man of the match.
The evergreen speedster Mohammad Sami is our Man of the Match tonight#LQvIU #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/KrdodwIE4O
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Super Over Ist Innings:
Super Over: @IsbUnited need 16 runs on 6 balls #LQvIU #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/5xvDtJxwXA
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Second Innings
First time in PSL history any match entered into super over.
Lahore Qalandars to bat first in the Super Over#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvIU pic.twitter.com/Ja8bdpoZFl
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OUT! 19.2 Mohammad Sami to Brendon McCullum (Run Out)
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United’s spinner Samit Patel gave the men in red much-needed breakthrough in the low-scoring match by dismissing Qalandars’ openers, Umar Akmal and Fakhar Zaman, in successive deliveries of his first over.
Well played Agha Salman @lahoreqalandars
A potentially match winning innings of 48 (35 balls, Six 4s, Two 6s)
Sami strikes back for IU 78/3, 12 overs.
44 more needed#LQvIU pic.twitter.com/9VfRfreR6x— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 2, 2018
OUT! 11.2 Mohammad Sami to Agha Salman
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OUT! 0.5 Samit Patel to Fakhar Zaman
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OUT! 0.4 Samit Patel to Umar Akmal
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JP Duminy scored 34 off 35 balls, while Hussain Talat remained unbeaten on 33 runs for the Misbah-led Islamabad United.
Sohail Khan bagged two wickets, while debutant Salman Irshad, Mustafizur Rahman and Fakhar Zaman picked one wicket each.
The @lahoreqalandars never lost their grip and have restricted @IsbUnited to a total of 121/9. Would this be a straightforward chase for Lahore? #HBLPSL #LQvIU #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/qDtvDN8slK
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 2, 2018
OUT! 0.2 Fakhar Zaman to Luke Ronchi
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Final squads
Islamabad: Luke Ronchi, Shahzada Farhan, JP Duminy, Misbah ul Haq, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Andre Russell, Mohammad Sami, Samit Patel.
Lahore: Brendon McCullum, Fakhar Zaman, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Agha Salman, Sohail Akhtar, Yasir Shah, Mustafizur Rahman, Sohail Khan, Umar Akmal, Salman Irshad.
Toss delayed by half an hour. Play will start at 8:30 pm ? without any loss of overs, subject to no further rain ?️#LQvPZ #HBLPSL
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 2, 2018
The fixture will be broadcast live on PTV Sports, Geo Sports, and Ten Sports for Pakistan and UAE citizens.
The cricket fans can also view the match online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow dailypakistan.com.pk.
You can also download Goonj application for Live Streaming.
Lahore is still searching for their first win of this season as the franchise faced three defeats in their three matches so far. Qalandars’ performance has raised several question marks on their player selection and batting technique.
On the other hand, Islamabad United have also managed to win only one of their three matches. They have had their own share of woes. Misbah finally recovered from a hamstring injury to lead his team against Quetta Gladiators.
Match Prediction
Lahore 60%
Islamabad 40%
Weather Report
Light rain expected
