Pakistan T20 League 2023

Match 16: LAH vs ISL

Preview

LAH and ISL are set to cross swords on February 27 for the 16th match of the Pakistan T20 League. The Gaddafi stadium in Lahore will host the game. 

The Lahore side led by Shaheen Shah Afridi are presently sitting in third place with a net run rate of +0.463. They will come into this duel after defeating Peshawar by 40 runs on this Sunday in Lahore.

Fakhar Zaman smashed 96 runs and assisted the Lahore side to post a total of 241 runs after opting to bat first. In the bowling department, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi took a five-wicket haul and restricted Peshawar to 201 for nine wickets. 

On the other hand, the Shadab Khan-led Islamabad side are placed in second place in the league standings. They have six points to their name and a net run rate of +1.049. If they manage to win this match, they will replace Mohammad Rizwan’s Multan franchise to get to the top of the points table.

ISL will get into this encounter after defeating Sarfaraz Khan's led Quetta side by a huge margin of 63 runs. Azam Khan was named the Player of the Match for his explosive knock of 97 runs off just 42 balls, hitting nine fours and eight sixes in the process. 

Match Details

Match: LAH vs ISL, 16th Match, Pakistan T20 League, 2023

Date: Monday, February 27, 2023

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Pitch and Weather Report

The Gaddafi stadium in Lahore will host the match on Monday, February 27, 2023. The same stadium will also be the venue for all the playoff matches including the final. The average first innings score is 175 runs and the par score is 190 runs. 

The stadium provides almost no help for the bowlers as this is a batting-friendly venue. The pacers will have a hard time finding a good pace and a perfect length. The powerplays will be tough for the bowlers on both sides. The weather is expected to be sunny with some hints of clouds. The temperature will be mostly 21 degrees celsius. 

LAH vs ISL Squads

LAH: Liam Dawson, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Dilbar Hussain, Ahmed Daniyal, Jalat Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Tahir Baig, Shai Hope (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

ISL: Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Hasan Ali, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abrar Ahmed, Tom Curran, Rumman Raees, Paul Stirling, Moeen Ali, Alex Hales, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zeeshan Zameer, Hassan Nawaz

LAH vs ISL Probable Playing XIs

LAH: Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Hussain Talat, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, and Zaman Khan.

ISL: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rassie van der Dussen, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mubasir Khan, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Match Prediction

ISL are the favourites to win this match. They will rely on the services of Azam Khan to do his job in the batting department. LAH are into this encounter with good form and are expected to fight back hard. 

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