The 18th game of 2018 Pakistan Super League will see Islamabad United take on against Lahore Qalandars at Dubai International Cricket. The game will be closely contested one as the last encounter saw both sides fight for a win in the first-ever Super over in the competition. Islamabad United came out on top in the last game against Lahore Qalandars with Andre Russell smashing a six to seal a famous win for the side.
The 18th game of PSL 2018 will be played on 8th March (Thursday) at 4:30 pm at Dubai International Cricket Stadium and you can see all the action on our Android App (Link provided at the end of the Article).
Islamabad United will be keen to move up the table when they compete against Lahore Qalandars. Captain Misbah-ul-Haq exactly knows how to bring the best out of his players and would like to win as many games as possible to secure their place in the playoffs of the competition. Andre Russell has sustained a hamstring injury and will not take part in the remainder of PSL. Samuel Badree might get a game as many cricket pundits feel that he should have played in all the games for Islamabad United.
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Luke Ronchi produced a match-winning performance with the bat to see Islamabad United clinch a comfortable win. JP Duminy was promoted to open the innings and scored an unbeaten 43 runs. Chadwick Walton could in place of injured Andre Russell but it seems United might go to bolster their bowling attack. Hussain Talat and Asif Ali are young players who have done a commendable job for the franchise this season.
Misbah-ul-Haq will be keen to get a big score in this game as he has got decent starts in the previous games of PSL. Mohammad Sami and Shadab Khan will hold the key for Islamabad in this encounter.
Lahore Qalandars are lingering at the bottom of the table with five consecutive defeats. The mood in the dressing room will not be a good one as the side has got into good positions but failed to seize them. Brendon McCullum need to show more responsibility as he at times throws his wicket away at critical stages of the game. Fakhar Zaman has chipped in with runs but needs to shoulder the burden of the scoring bulk of runs for the side.Also, check for all PSL videos
Umar Akmal has been in poor form and seems to get dismissed in similar fashion in all the games played so far. Agha Salman played well in the last game played against Islamabad United. Sohail Akhtar has done nothing exceptional with the bat so far. Sunil Narine bowling has not been as effective this time around.
Yasir Shah has been in decent so far while Mitchell McClenaghan might game in place of Mustafizur Rahman who has left the side due to international duties for Bangladesh. It would need something special for Lahore to turn things around to win this game.
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