Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Match Prediction, PSL 2020
Islamabad United will look to make it two wins in a row when they face Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. The match will take place at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on February 23 and gets underway at 19:00 local time.
Islamabad United lost their opening game to Quetta Gladiators but bounced back last time out by beating Multan Sultans in convincing fashion. New Zealanders Luke Ronchi and Colin Munro both score half-centuries at the top of the order as they made light work of chasing 165 to win by eight wickets.
Lahore Qalandars lost their only match so far, meanwhile, to Multan Sultans. After posting just 138/8, they crashed to a five-wicket defeat and have now lost their last five consecutive PSL matches.
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Toss Prediction
Islamabad United won the toss and fielded first last time out in Lahore and would presumably be very happy to do the same again.
Weather Report
A clear, dry evening is forecast in Lahore with zero chance of rain before the humidity rises.
Pitch Condition
A quick wicket at the Gaddafi Stadium favours quicker bowling and encourages fast scoring.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United, Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020.
Lahore Qalandars Team News & Playing 11
LHQ Team News
Dane Vilas kept wicket last time out, but Ben Dunk was selected also and that same batting line-up could be handed a second and final chance.
LHQ Key Players
Haris Rauf: In excellent wicket-taking form for Melbourne Stars, he picked up a wicket last time out too and will want to continue his BBL form at the PSL.
Chris Lynn: Proved his quality at the top of the order by smashing 39 from 19 balls last time out, including four fours and three sixes.
Shaheen Afridi: Led the bowling last time out as he bowled 12 dot balls and finished with figres if 1-18 from four overs.
LHQ Team Form
Lahore Qalandars opened the 2020 tournament as they finished last year’s edition – by losing to Multan Sultans. A score of 138/8 always seemed likely to be below target and so it proved as they lost by five wickets in 16.1 overs.
Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing 11
Fakhar Zaman, Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar (c), Dane Vilas (wk), David Wiese, Dilbar Hussain, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari
Islamabad United Team News & Playing 11
ISU Team News
Islamabad United were rewarded for keeping the faith last time out as they fielded an unchanged side and bounced back to winning ways.
ISU Key Players
Luke Ronchi: After a brief flurry in the opening game, the star of the 2018 title win was back to his best with 74 from 45 balls last time out.
Dawid Malan: Started the tournament by hitting 64 from 40 balls and then followed that up with five fours and a six in a total of 35* from 21 balls.
Faheem Ashraf: Starred in both games against Lahore last season, including his six-wicket haul, and figures of 2-34 last time out took him to three wickets so far this time out.
ISU Team Form
Islamabad United started with a three-wicket defeat to Quetta Gladiators, after Dawid Malan’s 64 could not stop them being bowled out for 168. Amad Butt took 4-27 as they were set 165 to beat Multan Sultans last time out, however, and Luke Ronchi (74) and Colin Munro (50) set the tempo as Islamabad won by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare.
Islamabad United Predicted Playing 11
Luke Ronchi (wk), Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Colin Ingram, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (c), Amad Butt, Akif Javed, Muhammad Musa
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Head to Head
Islamabad United have won their last four matches against Lahore Qalandars, including victory in a super over after a tie in 2018. Last year, Faheem Ashraf took two wickets and scored some crucial lower-order runs as they chased 172 to win by five wickets with four balls to spare in their first meeting. In the second game, Cameron Delport (117*) and Asif Ali (55*) helped Islamabad to a huge total of 238/3 and they went on to win by 49 runs after Faheem Ashraf took a phenomenal 6-19 with the ball.
LHQ vs ISU Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
LHQ Won |
ISU Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Betting Odds
Lahore Qalandars are surprising favourites for this one, at 1.80 to win with Bet365 and Betway. Islamabad United are 1.90 to win with Betway and 2.00 with Bet365.
Chris Lynn is 3.40 to be Lahore’s top team batsman, while Fakhar Zaman is 3.75 and Mohammad Hafeez can be backed at 4.50, all with Bet365. Bet365 are also offering 3.50 on Haris Rauf being their top team bowler, ahead of Shaheen Afridi and Usman Shinwari, who are both 4.33.
Colin Ingram, Dawid Malan and Colin Munro are all 4.33 with Bet365 to be Islamabad United’s top team batsman but Luke Ronchi has now dropped to 3.50 after his heroics last time out. On the bowling front, Shadab Khan is 3.75 to be their top team bowler and Amad Butt is 4.50 after his excellent bowling last time out.
🏆 Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Prediction
Islamabad United got back to winning ways last time out and that result could be a platform from which to build now.
Feb 23, 2020
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore, Pakistan
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