ISLAMABAD: Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by 66 runs in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) match at Lahore’s Qaddafi Stadium on Saturday.
PSL, Pakistan’s professional T20 cricket league, features six teams that each represent a city. Over the course of half a decade, the PSL has become Pakistan’s biggest sports event and features international stars as well.
Lahore won the toss and decided to bat first in Saturday’s game. Harry Brook’s unbeaten 102-run knock powered the side to 197 runs at a loss of six wickets.
Fakhar Zaman scored a half-century, while David Wiese chipped in with 17 off 12 balls.
Faheem Ashraf dismissed three for 28 runs, while Liam Dawson and Zahir Khan took one wicket each.
In response, Islamabad could chase as far as 131 runs from 20 overs at a loss of nine wickets.
Liam Dawson scored 31 off 26 deliveries, Danish Aziz hit 30 off 26 balls and Rahmanullah Gurbaz made 20 runs off 11 balls.
Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan claimed two wickets apiece.