Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Head to Head Records- PSL 2024, Match 1

The PSL 2024 has arrived and it is Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United who will clash with each other in the opening clash. Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United, match 1 of PSL 2024, will take place on Saturday, February 17. Both teams will lock horns at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. It is the home ground of Lahore Qalandars.

Led by Shaheen Afridi, Qalandars were the most dominating team in the last two seasons. They grabbed consecutive titles and became the first team to win two PSL trophies in a row. In PSL 2024, Lahore Qalandar faced a big blow as their star spinner Rashid Khan is not part of the tournament due to an injury. However, they have spin all-rounder Sikandar Raza, who has a lot of experience with spin in international cricket.

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Islamabad United, led by Shadab Khan, also gave a decent show last season. They finished in the 3rd spot in the points table to qualify for playoffs. However, they faced a poor outing against Lahore in the tournament.

Islamabad United lost to Lahore Qalandars in both encounters last season. Notably, they lost the plot in both games, where Qalandars slammed 200+ totals to outplay win by 100-plus margins.

Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United Head-to-head records – PSL 2024 Match 1

Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United: Key Statistics

Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United have faced each other in 17 games in PSL history. While Lahore Qalandars have won 8 games, Islamabad United have won 9 matches. Last season, Qalandars defeated United in both clashes.

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Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United: Recent 5 Encounters

Notably, Lahore Qalandars have crushed Islamabad United in all five previous encounters. Lahore outplayed Islamabad in both games last season and all three games in the 2022 season. Islamabad last grabbed a victory against Lahore in the 2021 season.

Key moments and stand-out performances

If we take a glance at Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United clashes in the Pakistan Super League, Fakhar Azam is the highest run-getter for Lahore. He also holds the second for a century against Islamabad.

Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi have hunted 15 and 13 wickets for Lahore. Last year, Fakhar Zaman slammed a century against Islamabad United in one of the clashes. Rashid Khan, who is absent from PSL 2024, grabbed a 4-wicket haul in another game.

Shadab Khan is the highest run-getter in PSL in encounters against Lahore. He also excels in bowling, with the most number of 20 wickets. Colin Munro is the next active player who has a great batting record against Lahore in PSL.

Faheem Ashraf accounts for 18 wickets. Tom Curran grabbed a 3-wicket haul in one match against Lahore Qalandars last season. However, he is not part of PSL 2024 due to injury. No Islamabad batter was able to come up with a good show in both clashes against Lahore last season.

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Trends and Patterns

Lahore Qalandars have dominated Islamabad United with their bowling in recent clashes. Last season, Islamabad United posted totals of 107 and 90 in both games against Lahore. They always failed to come up with a better batting show.

On the other hand, Lahore Qalandars have also posted gigantic totals. In both clashes last season, Lahore piled up 200+ totals against Islamabad to grab victories by huge margins. In PSL 2024 opening clash too, Lahore is expected to dominate Islamabad in both batting and bowling.