Lahore Qalandars set 169-run target for Islamabad United

Lahore: Lahore Qalandars set 169-run target for Islamabad United as both teams battle each other for a seat in the eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Super League's (PSL) seventh edition at Gaddafi Stadium.

The winner of this virtual semi-final will play Multan Sultans in the final on Sunday night.

Liam Dawson gave a big relief to his team as he dismissed Fakhar Zaman in the first over  Dawson bowled a short ball and Zaman — who is the highest scoring batter in PSL 7 — looked to cut it but got caught at the third man. Waqas Maqsood caught the ball to dismiss the batter for one run, leaving Fakhar in shock.

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Earlier, Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and elected to bat first against Islamabad United. The winner of this virtual semi-final will play Multan Sultans in the final on Sunday night.

Playing XIs:

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt (wk), Harry Brook, David Wiese, Samit Patel, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Islamabad United: Will Jacks, Alex Hales, Paul Stirling, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Asif Ali, Liam Dawson, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Athar Mahmood, Waqas Maqsood