Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi (Left) and Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan through the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 10 match on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on April 30, 2025. — PCB
LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars gained the toss and elected to bat first towards Islamabad United within the Eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 10 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday.
Each groups, with two and three PSL titles respectively, are all fired as much as safe a spot within the remaining towards Quetta Gladiators on Could 25.
For the reason that PSL’s inception in 2016, these rivals have met 21 occasions.
Islamabad United maintain a slight edge with 11 wins, whereas Lahore Qalandars have claimed victory 10 occasions.
Islamabad United’s batting lineup is brimming with aggressive expertise. Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen and Sahibzada Farhan have been tormenting bowlers all season.
Sahibzada, particularly, is in red-hot kind, topping PSL 10 charts with 446 runs from 11 matches at a formidable common of 40.54 and a strike price of 153.79, together with three fifties and a century.
He additionally leads the 2025 T20 format with 1,051 runs in 18 matches at an astonishing common of 65.68 and strike price of 172.57.
The spin duo of Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim has been pivotal for United’s bowling assault, claiming 14 and 13 wickets respectively within the event.
Shadab boasts a formidable file towards Lahore Qalandars with 22 wickets and 313 runs with the bat in PSL historical past. Colin Munro has additionally been harmful towards Qalandars, scoring 213 runs.
For Lahore Qalandars, opener Fakhar Zaman is a key menace. He ranks second in PSL 10 run-scoring charts with 416 runs in 11 video games at a strike price of 156.39, together with 4 fifties.
The left-handed batter has an impressive file towards United, amassing 498 runs with a prime rating of 115.
On the bowling entrance, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan kind a potent trio. Rauf and Shaheen share the joint-best wickets tally towards United with 15 every, adopted carefully by Zaman with 13 wickets.
One other participant to control is Abdullah Shafique, who impressed with a blistering 65 off 35 balls within the must-win Eliminator towards Karachi Kings.
He has amassed 324 runs in 11 video games at a strike price of 153.55, together with three half-centuries.
Squads
Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Fakhar Zaman, Kusal Perera, Haris Rauf, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Jahandad Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, Muhammad Akhlaq, Momin Qamar (E), Mohammad Azab (E), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Salman Mirza, Mohammad Naeem (E).
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah (each platinum), Azam Khan and Imad Wasim (each diamond), Haider Ali, Salman Ali Agha and Ben Dwarshuis (all gold), Rumman Raees, Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Irshad (all silver), Hunain Shah and Saad Masood (each rising), Mohammad Faiq, Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Shahzad, Alex Hales, Rassie van der Dussen, James Neesham, Tymal Mills and Riley Meredith (all supplementary). Â
