Lahore had dropped out-of-form Umar Akmal, bringing in Anton Devcich as his replacement. Earlier, asked to bat first, Lahore misread the script once again after Fakhar Zaman and Devcich gave them a blistering start. With nearly 100 runs on board inside the first 10 overs, they played the next seven overs without scoring any boundary. Lahore wasted their flying start, adding just 22 runs between 11th and 15th overs. With just one-quarter of their innings left, Lahore were 116-2. The miserly Shadab Khan gave away just four runs in the 16th, whereas Faheem Ashraf enhanced his burgeoning reputation by removing both Denesh Ramdin and Devcich (62 off 42) in the 17th over. Captain Brendon McCullum’s (33 off 12) quick runs however helped them score 163. Ashraf picked up three wickets for Islamabad, while leg-spinner Shadab finished with figures of 4-0-15-1.
Brief scores:
Islamabad United 164 for 4 (Luke Ronchi 77, Sunil Narine 3-28) beat Lahore Qalandars 163 for 8 (Anton Devcich 62, Faheem Ashraf 3-32) by six wickets.
Today’s matches (Friday March 9)
20th Match: Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars at Dubai International Stadium at 04:30 PM PST
21st Match: Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United at Dubai International Stadium at 09:00 PM PST
Published in Daily Times, March 9th 2018.
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