18th Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United
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Ruthless Ronchi leads United’s Qalandar thrashing
Dubai March 8: Opener Luke Ronchi blazed away posting a second successive match winning innings as former champions Islamabad United leapt frogged to the number two spot in the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 standings with a six wicket thrashing of the luckless wooden spooners Lahore Qalandars.
The defeat was the sixth successive one for Lahore and only a miraculous turnaround and some divine intervention can see them through the Play-off stage of the tournament.
Set a 164 run target after opting to field first, United coasted home through the belligerence of Ronchi who scored 77 off 41 balls with the help of as many as six sixes as the chase was completed in the 18th over.
Ronchi was ably supported by JP Duminy at the top of the order while all-rounder Shadab Khan played his pinch-hitter role adequately scoring a stroke filled 32 to ensure a smooth sail for the United team.
Ronchi was duly rewarded for his outstanding batting as the opener won his second successive Man-of-the-Match award.
Earlier, Qalandars made a better end to their customary flying start in the tournament as McCullum scored a quikfire 12 ball 33 to take the total to 163 for 8.
The Lahore side would have hoped for a better score at the halfway stage as they reached 94 for one at the completion of the 10th over.
But the innings subsided limply before the McCullum flourish as Denesh Ramdin struggled for a 20 ball 9 run innings.
The start was bright and breezy for the Qalandars as newcomer Anton Devcich scored 62 off 42 balls, the first ever 50 for a Lahore batsman in the ongoing season.
Fakhar Zaman scored 33 runs in a 56 run opening stand with Devcich.
Qalandars owed their eventual score to McCullum who took the United bowlers to the cleaners in the final three overs of the innings ensuring a formidable total for the bottom ranked team of the third edition.
Scorecard
18th Match: Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United | Islamabad United won by 6 wickets
| Toss | Islamabad United, who chose to field | Tournament | HBL Pakistan Super League 2018 |
| Umpires |
Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RT Robinson | Match Date | 08 Mar 2018 |
| Match Referee | Mohammad Anees (Pakistan) | Ground | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| TV Umpire | Rashid Riaz (Pakistan) | ||
| Player of Match | Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United) |
Lahore Qalandars Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fakhar Zaman |
c Luke Ronchi b Jean-Paul Duminy | 34 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 |
Anton Devcich |
c Mohammad Sami b Fahim Ashraf | 62 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 |
Salman Ali Agha |
c Sahibzada Farhan b Shadab Khan | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |
Denesh Ramdin † |
b Fahim Ashraf | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |
Brendon McCullum * |
not out | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |
Sunil Narine |
b Fahim Ashraf | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 |
Sohail Khan |
b Mohammad Sami | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |
Aamer Yamin |
run out Fahim Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |
Salman Irshad |
run out Fahim Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
Yasir Shah |
Did not bat | |||||
| 11 |
Imran Khan jr |
Did not bat | |||||
| Extra | lb 1, w 7 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 20.0 overs; | 163 | 8.15 runs per over | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-56 ( Fakhar Zaman, 6.4 ) ;
2-101 ( Salman Ali Agha, 11.2 ) ;
3-121 ( Denesh Ramdin, 16.2 ) ;
4-122 ( Anton Devcich, 16.4 ) ;
5-149 ( Sunil Narine, 18.5 ) ;
6-150 ( Sohail Khan, 19.1 ) ;
7-162 ( Aamer Yamin, 19.5 ) ;
8-163 ( Salman Irshad, 20.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jean-Paul Duminy |
4.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
Samit Patel |
1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Mohammad Sami |
4.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Steven Finn |
3.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
Fahim Ashraf |
4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
Shadab Khan |
4.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Islamabad United Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jean-Paul Duminy |
c Brendon McCullum b Sunil Narine | 21 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 |
Luke Ronchi † |
c Aamer Yamin b Sunil Narine | 77 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 |
Shadab Khan |
c Fakhar Zaman b Imran Khan jr | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |
Asif Ali |
lbw Sunil Narine | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |
Misbah ul Haq * |
not out | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 |
Sahibzada Farhan |
not out | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
Samit Patel |
Did not bat | |||||
| 8 |
Mohammad Sami |
Did not bat | |||||
| 9 |
Steven Finn |
Did not bat | |||||
| 10 |
Fahim Ashraf |
Did not bat | |||||
| 11 |
Hussain Talat |
Did not bat | |||||
| Extra | lb 2, w 8, nb 2 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets; 17.4 overs; | 164 | 9.28 runs per over | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-47 ( Jean-Paul Duminy, 4.3 ) ;
2-134 ( Shadab Khan, 11.5 ) ;
3-145 ( Asif Ali, 13.3 ) ;
4-151 ( Luke Ronchi, 15.5 ) ;
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fakhar Zaman |
2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Sohail Khan |
3.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
Yasir Shah |
4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Sunil Narine |
4.0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
Imran Khan jr |
2.4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Aamer Yamin |
1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Salman Irshad |
1.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Match Notes
Lahore Qalandars Inning
-
Lahore Qalandars : 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 3
-
1st Wicket : 50 runs in 38 balls
(Fakhar Zaman 34
, Anton Devcich 18, Ex 3)
-
Anton Devcich : 50 off 27 balls
(
4 x 4 3 x 6 ) -
Lahore Qalandars : 100 runs in 11.0 overs (66 balls), Extras 6
-
Lahore Qalandars : 150 runs in 19.0 overs (114 balls), Extras 8
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Innings Break : Lahore Qalandars – 163/8 in 20.0 overs
(Brendon McCullum 33
Islamabad United Inning
-
Islamabad United : 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 2
-
2nd Wicket : 50 runs in 16 balls
(Luke Ronchi 7
, Shadab Khan 19, Ex 1)
-
Luke Ronchi : 50 off 22 balls
(
3 x 4 5 x 6 ) -
Islamabad United : 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 8
-
2nd Wicket : 100 runs in 43 balls
(Luke Ronchi 32
, Shadab Khan 47, Ex 8)
-
Islamabad United : 150 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 11
