Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United, PSL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 25 February 2022

lhq vs isu Match Prediction & Analysis

PSL 2022 has come to the business end with the play-off matches. Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalanders finished in the first 2 places in the points table and faced off in the qualifier 1 with Multan Sultans making it to the finals. Lahore Qalanders will have a second opportunity to enter the finals in this match and will play against Islamabad United. Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi in the eliminator match to qualify for the Qualifier 2.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lahore Qalandars Preview

Fakhar Zaman continued his dream run with yet another fifty scoring 63 runs off 45 balls. The wickets kept tumbling at the other end and only 3 other players scored in double digits with neither of them crossing 20 runs. Abdullah Shafique, Mohammed Hafeez, Kamran Ghulam, and Harry Brook will be eager to provide some impactful performances in this match.

Spinners Mohammed Hafeez and Samit Patel chipped in with a wicket each as they took just 2 wickets in the match. Pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi (15 wickets), Haris Rauf (13 wickets), and Zaman Khan (14 wickets) failed to take a single wicket in the last match. They will look for some improved performances from them in this match.

Top players to bet on: Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Hafeez

Lahore Qalandars Predicted Playing XI:

Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Harry Brook, Samit Patel, David Wiese/Fawad Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Islamabad United Preview

Alex Hales came back and lead their batting unit with 62 runs off 49 balls in the chase. Shadab Khan (22 runs), Azam Khan (28 runs), Faheem Ashraf (19 runs), and Liam Dawson (10 runs) played vital cameos to win the match in a thrilling last over chase. 

Their bowlers gave away 169 runs in their 20 overs last game. Hasan Ali was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-30-3 in the match. Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf chipped in with a wicket each in the match. 

Top players to bet on: Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales

Islamabad United Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Will Jacks, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Liam Dawson, Hasan Ali, Athar Mahmood, Zahid Mahmood, Waqas Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lahore is expected to be bright and sunny with just 10% chances of rain as per the forecasters. We expect rain to make no appearance in this game.

Venue Details

A fresh pitch has been used in the last 2 games and we see a surge in the scoring rate. And dew is expected to settle down in the second innings .We expect the average scores in this match to be around 170-180 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

The dew might tempt both the captains to bowl first as bowlers will struggle to grip the ball in the second innings.