HBL PSL 2017 – 14th Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United

(United 145 for 8 in 20 overs)

(Qalandars 146 for 9 in 19.2 overs)

SHARJAH February 21: Grant Elliot struck a massive six over long on with Lahore Qalandars needing six runs off the last five balls with the last wicket standing to give his side a stunning win over defending HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Islamabad United.

Elliot remained not out on 26 off 17 balls to guide his team home after Umar Akmal (66) had brought Qalandars back in the game after a top-order failure had reduced them to 69 for five in their pursuit of 145 runs.

Rumman Raees and young all-rounder Shadab Khan were instrumental in the United fight back with the ball; Raees took three wickets while Shadab snared two.

Akmal struck three sixes and eight fours in his 42 ball innings, he added 41 crucial runs with Elliot in what turned out to be a match winning partnership.

United gave it their all after Shadab had removed Akmal. Sohail Tanvir and Aamer Yamin were dismissed cheaply after Sunil Narine had scored a quick-fire 12 with the help of two sixes, before Elliot’s six sealed the game.

Earlier, Islamabad United made a fine recovery from a perilous position of 83 for six in the 14^th over to post a competitive 145 run total. Youngsters Amad Butt (17) and Shadab Khan (42)* added 53 runs in their seventh wicket alliance that bailed their team out.

The partnership was compiled off a mere 33 deliveries, Shadab displayed great tenacity and grit during his 24 ball innings that was studded with three sixes and two fours.

Besides the Shadab-Amad duo, opener Dwayne Smith who scored a match winning half-century against Peshawar Zalmi Sunday night contributed 20 runs to United’s total.

Aamer Yamin who was drafted in the team today made a fine impact with the ball taking three wickets in his miserly four over spell which went for 17 runs only; Yasir Shah took two wickets conceding 27 runs in his four over quota.

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Match highlights

14th Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Lahore Qalandars won by 1 wicket

Match Details

Toss	Lahore Qalandars, who chose to field	Tournament	HBL Pakistan Super League 2017
Umpires	Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and Ahmed Shahab	Match Date	20 Feb 2017
Match Referee	RS Mahanama	Ground	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
TV Umpire	Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Player of Match	Umar Akmal (Lahore Qalandars)

Islamabad United Innings			R	M	B	4s	6s
1	Dwayne Smith	lbw Yasir Shah	20	0	17	2	1
2	Rafatullah Mohmand	c Mohammad Rizwan b Aamer Yamin	18	0	13	0	2
3	Brad Haddin †	b Aamer Yamin	1	0	6	0	0
4	Ben Duckett	b Yasir Shah	14	0	21	1	0
5	Misbah ul Haq *	c Mohammad Rizwan b Aamer Yamin	16	0	13	1	1
6	Shane Watson	lbw Sunil Narine	7	0	9	0	0
7	Shadab Khan	run out Mohammad Rizwan	42	0	24	2	3
8	Amad Butt	c Brendon McCullum b Sohail Tanvir	17	0	16	1	1
9	Mohammad Sami	not out	1	0	1	0	0
10	Rumman Raees	Did not bat
11	Mohammad Irfan	Did not bat
Extra		lb 6, w 3	9
Total		8 wickets; 20.0 overs; 0 mins	145	7.25 runs per over

Fall of wickets
1-32 ( Rafatullah Mohmand, 3.3 ) ;
2-37 ( Brad Haddin, 5.4 ) ;
3-41 ( Dwayne Smith, 6.2 ) ;
4-73 ( Misbah ul Haq , 11.2 ) ;
5-79 ( Ben Duckett, 12.3 ) ;
6-83 ( Shane Watson, 13.4 ) ;
7-136 ( Amad Butt, 19.1 ) ;
8-145 ( Shadab Khan, 20.0 )

Bowling	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Wides
Sohail Tanvir	4.0	36	1	0
Aamer Yamin	4.0	17	3	0
Sunil Narine	4.0	20	1	0
Yasir Shah	4.0	27	2	1
Mohammad Irfan Jr	3.0	27	0	0
Grant Elliott	1.0	12	0	1

Lahore Qalandars Innings			R	M	B	4s	6s
1	Cameron Delport	c Shadab Khan b Mohammad Irfan	12	0	16	1	0
2	Brendon McCullum *	c Misbah ul Haq b Rumman Raees	11	0	18	2	0
3	Fakhar Zaman	lbw Shadab Khan	6	0	5	1	0
4	Umar Akmal	lbw Shadab Khan	66	0	42	8	3
5	Mohammad Rizwan †	b Shane Watson	3	0	9	0	0
6	Mohammad Irfan Jr	run out Shane Watson	0	0	1	0	0
7	Grant Elliott	not out	26	0	17	2	1
8	Sunil Narine	lbw Rumman Raees	12	0	5	0	2
9	Sohail Tanvir	c Dwayne Smith b Rumman Raees	1	0	3	0	0
10	Aamer Yamin	c Dwayne Smith b Mohammad Sami	0	0	1	0	0
11	Yasir Shah	not out	0	0	0	0	0
Extra		b 4, nb 5	9
Total		9 wickets; 19.2 overs; 0 mins	146	7.55 runs per over

Fall of wickets
1-2 ( Brendon McCullum, 5.5 ) ;
2-8 ( Fakhar Zaman, 6.4 ) ;
3-27 ( Mohammad Rizwan, 10.0 ) ;
4-42 ( Mohammad Irfan Jr, 11.2 ) ;
5-83 ( Umar Akmal, 16.2 ) ;
6-107 ( Sunil Narine, 18.1 ) ;
7-113 ( Sohail Tanvir, 19.0 ) ;
8-113 ( Aamer Yamin, 19.1 ) ;

Bowling	Overs	Runs	Wickets	No balls
Mohammad Irfan	4.0	22	1	0
Mohammad Sami	3.2	26	1	1
Rumman Raees	4.0	26	3	0
Shadab Khan	4.0	28	2	0
Shane Watson	3.0	25	1	0
Amad Butt	1.0	15	0	0