Lahore Qalandars are on a roll in the HBL PSL 8. They got their second win in as many days after scoring 200+ in consecutive matches. Whereas, Islamabad United couldn’t cope with the quality of Lahore’s side. Underlying are the match details and the changes in the Sportiqo’s market after this game.
Match 16: Lahore Qalandars vs. Islamabad United
Lahore Qalandars 200 for 7 (Abdullah 45, Wiese 12(↑25%) & 3/17) beat Islamabad United 90 all out (Gurbaz 23(↓2%), Curran 3/34) by 110 runs.
Lahore Qalandars negated the trend by opting to bat first on their home ground. The openers went big in the powerplay before Tahir Baig departed in the 7th over when the score was 58. His opening partner Fakhar Zaman(↑3%), followed him in the next over after scoring 36 off 23. Abdullah Shafique played a blinder to keep the momentum going. His 24-ball innings brought 45 runs. Sam Billings played another fine innings of 33 runs in 23 deliveries. Sikandar Raza(↑32%), David Wiese(↑25%), and Rashid Khan(↑38%) played breezy cameos as LQ posted 200 on the board.
Shaheen Shah Afridi(↓9%) wasn’t up to the mark with the new ball, as he started with a 14-run over. The United raced to 41 runs in the 4th over before losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↓2%) in the same over. Colin Munro soon followed his opening partner back to the pavilion. The pressure shifted to the chasing side, and they crumbled under it.
The United lost 5 wickets for just 14 runs as they were reduced to 68 for 6. The game had gone well out of their reach at the point. The wickets kept tumbling as the whole team was bowled out for 90 runs in only 13.5 overs. Apart from the openers, the highest score by Islamabad was 10 by Tom Curran. David Wiese(↑25%) picked 3 wickets, while Rashid Khan(↑38%) and Sikandar Raza(↑32%) got 2 each. With this huge 110-run win, LQ are now on top of the points table.
Turning Point of the Match
The United were cruising in the chase as Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↓2%) and Colin Munro were finding boundaries at ease. The young Zaman Khan deceived Gurbaz with a slower one to get his wicket. Then, the game turned on its head in no time.
SportiScore Analysis
Sikandar Raza(↑32%) was the star of the night with his all-round performance. First, he scored 23* runs in 10 balls with 2 fours and a six. Then, his 2 wickets came for just 6 runs in 1.5 overs. Thus, he earned 44 SportiScore points. Rashid Khan(↑38%) had a similar day as he first smashed 2 sixes and a four to get 18 off 12. Then, he bowled a special spell of 2 for 8 in 3 overs. He got 36 SportiScores on Monday.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 14:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Sikandar Raza 23(10) & 2/6 44
Rashid Khan 18(12) & 2/8 36
David Wiese 12(6) & 3/17 26
Fakhar Zaman 36(23) 17
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 23(17) 8.7
Shaheen Afridi 0(1) & 0/22 2
Shadab Khan 4(6) & 2/34 -2
Asif Ali 3(4) -6
Market Update
Sikandar Raza(↑32%) gained 32.5 SPQs in his price. Rashid Khan’s(↑38%) price went up by 25.6 SPQs, and David Wiese(↑25%) got a raise of 16.6 SPQs. Asif Ali’s(↓14%) value decreased by 15.2 SPQs. Shadab Khan’s(↓25%) price also came down by 12.8 SPQs.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the fourteenth day of the league:
Player SportiScores 27 Feb Price 28 Feb Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Sikandar Raza 44 101.80 134.3 32% 75.80
Rashid Khan 36 66.85 92.45 38% 39.45
David Wiese 26 63.40 79 25% 26.00
Fakhar Zaman 17 195.40 202 3% 149.00
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8.7 108.80 106.7 -2% 51.70
Shaheen Afridi 2 112.05 102.25 -9% 42.25
Alex Hales 0 64.60 54 -16% -
Paul Stirling 0 47.20 37.5 -21% - 12.00
Shadab Khan -2 51.7 38.9 -25% -16.1
Asif Ali -6 110.80 95.6 -14% 48.6
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