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- Lahore Qalandars beat Islamabad United by 17 runs to win maiden PSL 2024 match
- Zaman Khan returns figures of 4/37, Rassie van der Dussen scores 64 from 44 balls
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore Qalandars, inspired by stellar bowling from Zaman Khan and a half-century from Rassie van der Dussen, won their first match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 tournament on Wednesday, beating Islamabad United at Rawalpindi, their home turf.
The Qalandars batted first and lost a flurry of wickets earlier on but recovered after South African batter Dussen scored 64 runs from 44 balls while skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi contributed with a score of 30 from 14 balls. David Wiese scored an unbeaten 24 from 11 balls as the Qalandars finished at 162/7 from 20 overs.
Rumman Raees was the pick of the United bowlers, returning figures of 2/19 while Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf all took a wicket each.
In turn, Zaman returned figures of 4/37 from 3.5 overs to ensure Lahore recorded their maiden win.
“None of the players were in form [in earlier matches] but now they are returning to their form,” Zaman said at the post-match ceremony, smiling. “We will now try to perform well in our remaining two matches.”
Lahore skipper Afridi returned figures of 2/32 while Wiese, Jahandad Khan and Ahsan Bhatti all took a single wicket each.
For United, Ashraf top-scored with an unbeaten 41-run innings from 31 balls. Naseem scored 27 runs off 16 balls, hitting two fours and an equal number of sixes.
Dussen was given the Player of the Match award for his 64-run innings.
After the defeat, United remain at the fourth spot in the PSL points table with seven points from eight matches. United have lost four matches and won three while one of their fixtures was called off due to rain.
Qalandars remain at the bottom of the table with only three points from their eight matches. The defending champions cannot qualify for the PSL playoffs.