The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium keeps producing big scores. Lahore Qalandars produced another dominant performance over Islamabad United to ensure a top-two finish. Let’s get into this blog to see the match details and the market variations.
Match 26: Islamabad United vs. Lahore Qalandars
Lahore Qalandar 226 for 5 (Fakhar 115(↑49%), Rashid 15 & 4/21(↑19%)) beat Islamabad United 107 all out (Hales 18(↑7%), Farooqi 3/40) by 119 runs.
Batting first, Lahore Qalandars lost Abdullah Shafique in the first over of the match. Then, Fakhar Zaman(↑49%) and Kamran Ghulam stitched a mighty 122-run partnership in 61 balls. Kamran departed after scoring 41 off 30. Fakhar then was involved in a 70-run stand with Sam Billings, which took just 7 overs. The southpaw smashed 115 off just 57 balls. Billings got 32 off 22, while Rashid Khan(↑19%) scored 15 off 5, and the Qalandars posted 226 for 5 on the board. Fazalhaq Farooqi picked 3 wickets for United.
Islamabad got a decent 32-run opening stand in the chase. But then Zaman Khan struck twice in the powerplay to put the chasing team under pressure. Then, Rashid Khan(↑19%) bowled an amazing spell of 4 for 21 in 4 overs to seal another win for Lahore. The United were bowled out for 107 runs in just 15.1 overs. This 119-run victory made Lahore Qalandars stay at the top of the table.
Turning Point of the Match
Islamabad’s openers were looking in a decent touch as they scored 32 runs in the first 3 overs. Then, Zaman Khan bowled 4 consecutive dot balls to Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↓1%) before dismissing him on the following delivery. In his next over, Zaman picked the wicket of in-form Colin Munro to leave United in a mess. That’s where the game turned completely in the favour of Qalandars.
SportiScore Analysis
Fakhar Zaman(↑49%) hammered 8 fours and 8 sixes to score 115 off 57. This amazing innings resulted in 86 SportiScores for him. Rashid Khan(↑19%) is second on the list with 57 points. He plundered two boundaries and a maximum to score 15 off 5. Then, he returned with the figures of 4 for 21 in 4 overs.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 23:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Fakhar Zaman 115(57) 86
Rashid Khan 15(5) & 4/21 57
David Wiese 6(2) & 1/17 15.45
Alex Hales 18(16) 2
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 15(15) -1
Shaheen Shah Afridi 0/18 -3
Asif Ali 7(8) -6
Sikandar Raza 1(4) & 0/14 -11
Shadab Khan 12(7) & 0/32 -14.8
Market Update
Fakhar’s stunning innings got his price up by 77 SPQs. Rashid Khan(↑19%) was also amongst the gainers, with a raise of 26.6 SPQs. Sikandar Raza(↓11%) and Shadab Khan(↓31%) lost 21.3 and 15 SPQs from their price, respectively.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the twenty-third day of the league:
Player SportiScores 09 Mar Price 10 Mar Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Fakhar Zaman 86 157.4 234.4 49% 223
Rashid Khan 57 138.75 165.35 19% 152.35
David Wiese 15.45 71.9 56.05 -22% 43.95
Alex Hales 2 28.7 30.7 7% 18.3
Rahmanullah Gurbaz -1 68.5 67.5 -1% 55.7
Shaheen Shah Afridi -3 116.75 101.95 -13% 89.15
Asif Ali -6 70.8 64.8 -8% 54.6
Sikandar Raza -11 200.7 179.4 -11% 166.7
Shadab Khan -14.8 47.3 32.5 -31% 20.7
