PSL 2023 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Score, History, Who Will Win

PSL 2023 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Score, History, Who Will Win

HBL Pakistan Super League 2023 is in Rawalpindi, and we will witness an exciting match between Lahore Qalandars and the home team Islamabad United. PSL 2023 Match 26 at 7 PM PST Thursday, 9 March 2023, is at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Both teams will play the play-off round and want to top the points table of PSL 08. Also, Islamabad has lifted the PSL trophy twice, and Lahore won it once and is the defending champion.

Spectators of Rawalpindi can witness the HBL PSL 08 Match 26 in the stadium, and others can watch it LIVE on TV and other streaming mediums. If you don't have any of these opportunities, don't worry, you can see the HBL PSL 08 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars LIVE Score at UrduPoint.

Head To Head PSL Past Records Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars

Let's look at the past performance of Islamabad United against the Lahore Qalandars in the previous PSL seasons. Islamabad United played 15 matches against Lahore Qalandars in the past PSL seasons; Lahore Qalandars won 6, and Islamabad United won 9 matches. So we can say that Lahore Qalandars is the favorite team to win the 26th match of PSL 2023.

Now let's look at the past performance of both teams individually.

PSL Past Records of Islamabad United

Islamabad United played 77 PSL matches from PSL Season 01 till the last season and won 41 out of these 77 matches, with a win percentage of 53.89. They performed great in all PSL seasons and became the PSL champions twice. We hope Islamabad United will maintain its performing tradition this season.

PSL Past Records of Lahore Qalandars

Lahore Qalandars played 72 PSL matches from PSL Season 01 till the last season and won only 30 out of these 72 matches with a win percentage of 43.75. They did not perform great in any PSL season except PSL 5 and became the PSL champions in Season 07. We hope Lahore Qalandars will maintain their winning tradition this season.

Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars in PSL 08

Let's look at the performance of Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars in PSL Season 08.

Lahore Qalandars Vs. Islamabad United Head To Head in PSL 08

Lahore Qalandars faced Islamabad United in their 5th PSL 08 match, also the 5th match of Islamabad United this season. Lahore won the toss and decided to bat first. Abdullah Shafique scored 45, and Fakhar Zaman scored 36 runs in the first innings. Tom Curran got three wickets, and Shadab Khan go 2 wickets in response to Lahore's batting. Lahore Qalandars scored 200 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Islamabad scored 90 runs and got all out in the 14th over. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 23, and Colin Munro scored 18 runs. In response to Islamabad's batting, David Wiese got 3 wickets, and Sikandar Raza and Rashid Khan got two. Lahore Qalandars won by 110 runs at the end of the match.

Islamabad United

Islamabad United faced Karachi Kings in their opening PSL 08 match. They defeated Karachi by 4 wickets with 10 balls left, chasing 174 runs. The second match of Islamabad United was against Multan Sultans. Sultans won the match by 52 runs as Islamabad United could not chase the target and got all out at 138 runs in the 18th over.

Islamabad United played their third PSL 08 match against Peshawar Zalmi. Islamabad won the match by 6 wickets with 31 balls left, chasing 157 runs. The fourth match of Islamabad United was against Quetta Gladiators. Islamabad won the match by 63 runs as Quetta Gladiators were all out at 157 runs in the last over in the chase of 221 runs.

The 6th match of Islamabad United was against Karachi Kings. United won the match by 6 wickets with 4 balls left, chasing the target of 202 runs.

Islamabad faced Quetta Gladiators in their 7th match and won it by 2 wickets with 3 balls left in the chase of 180 runs. The 8th match of Islamabad United was against Multan Sultans, and Islamabad won it by 2 wickets with one ball left, chasing the target of 206 runs.

Lahore Qalandars

Lahore Qalandars won their opening match against Multan Sultans by one run when Sultans failed to chase the target of 176 runs. The second match of Lahore Qalandars was against Karachi Kings. Karachi won the match by 67 runs when Lahore failed to chase the target of 186 runs and got all out in the 18th over.

Lahore Qalandars faced Quetta Gladiators in their 3rd match of PSL 08. Qalandars won the match by 63 runs by restricting Gladiators to 135 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. The fourth match of Lahore Qalandars was yesterday against Peshawar Zalmi. Lahore won the match by 40 runs by restricting Peshawar Zalmi to 201 runs in 20 overs in the chase of 242 runs.

The 6th match of Lahore Qalandars was against Quetta Gladiators. Lahore won against Gladiators again by 17 runs by restricting Quetta to 131 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Lahore faced Multan Sultans again in their 7th PSL 08 match. Lahore won the match by 21 runs by restricting Multan to 159 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 7 wickets in the chase of 181 runs. The 8th match of Lahore Qalandars in PSL 08 was against Peshawar Zalmi. Peshawar won the match by 35 runs as Qalandars were all out at 172 in the last over in the chase of 208 runs.

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Squads

The following is the list of playing 11 for Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars for Pakistan Super League 08 Match 26.

Playing 11 of Islamabad United

Playing 11 of Islamabad United in the PSL 2023 Match 26 will be among the following players.

Playing 11 of Lahore Qalandars

Playing 11 of Lahore Qalandars in the PSL 2023 Match 26 will be among the following players.

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Coaching Staff

Azhar Mahmood is the head coach of Islamabad United in PSL 2023, Saeed Ajmal is the assistant and spin bowling coach, Ashley Wright is the batting coach, James Franklin is the bowling coach, and Jason Pilgram is the physio. In contrast, Aaqib Javed is the head coach of Lahore Qalandars in PSL 2023, Mansoor Rana is the batting coach, Waqas Ahmed is the bowling coach, Shehzad Butt is the fielding coach, Ben Dunk is the power hitting coach, Hiten Maisuria is the physiotherapist.

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Captains

Shadab Khan is the captain of Islamabad United for PSL 2023, and Shaheen Afridi is the captain of Lahore Qalandars.

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Batters

The following is the list of batters for Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars for Pakistan Super League 08 Match 26.

Islamabad United 2023 Batters

Batters of Islamabad United for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Alex Hales
  • Rahmanullah Gurbaz
  • Asif Ali
  • Azam Khan
  • Colin Munro
  • Sohaib Maqsood
  • Hassan Nawaz
  • Rassie van der Dussen

Lahore Qalandars 2023 Batters

Batters of Lahore Qalandars for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Fakhar Zaman
  • Abdullah Shafique
  • Harry Brook
  • Mirza Tahir Baig
  • Shawaiz Irfan
  • Jordan Cox
  • Shane Dadswell
  • Kusal Mendis
  • Sam Billings
  • Shai Hope

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Bowlers

The following is the list of bowlers for Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars for Pakistan Super League 08 Match 26.

Islamabad United 2023 Bowlers

Bowlers of Islamabad United for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Fazal Haq Farooqi
  • Wasim Jr
  • Hasan Ali
  • Rumman Raees
  • Abrar Ahmed
  • Zafar Gohar
  • Zeeshan Zamir
  • Gus Atkinson
  • Tom Curran
  • Tymal Mills

Lahore Qalandars 2023 Bowlers

Bowlers of Lahore Qalandars for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Rashid Khan
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi
  • Haris Rauf
  • Dilbar Hussain
  • Ahmad Daniyal
  • Zaman Khan

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars All-Rounders

The following is the list of all-rounders for Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars for Pakistan Super League 08 Match 26.

Islamabad United 2023 All-Rounders

All-Rounders of Islamabad United for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Shadab Khan
  • Faheem Ashraf
  • Paul Stirling
  • Moeen Ali
  • Mubasir Khan

Lahore Qalandars 2023 All-Rounders

All-Rounders of Lahore Qalandars for PSL 08 Match 26 will be among the following players.

  • Dawid Wiese
  • Hussain Talat
  • Liam Dawson
  • Sikander Raza
  • Kamran Ghulam
  • Jalat Khan

PSL 8 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Wicketkeeper

Azam Khan is the wicketkeeper of Islamabad United for PSL 2023 Match 26, and Shai Hope is the wicketkeeper of Lahore Qalandars.

Who Will Win PSL 2023 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Match?

According to both teams' head-to-head history and past performance in the previous PSL seasons, Islamabad United is the favorite team to win the PSL 08 Match 26. Islamabad is performing outstandingly in this tournament. Therefore, we predict Islamabad United will win their 9th match in HBL PSL 08. But we know that PSL is always unpredictable, and any ball can be a game-changer for both teams.

PSL 08 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars Live Score

You can see the LIVE score of the PSL 2023 Match 26 Islamabad United Vs. Lahore Qalandars at 7 PM PST Thursday, 9 March 2023, at UrduPoint. This way, you will not miss any exciting moments of this PSL season.

Arslan Farid