Lahore Qalandars Vs Islamabad United, 1st Match of PSL 2024 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Lahore Qalandars Vs Islamabad United, 1st Match of PSL 2024

Venue : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date & Time : 17th February, Saturday at 8:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 17
LHQ won - 08
ISU Won - 09
Tie - 00,
NR - 00,

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has a batting-friendly surface with very little help for the bowlers in limited overs cricket. The batters will be seen struggling here, is expected to remain on a slower side which the spinners will look to find purchase and get wickets in a consistent manner.

A total of around 160 will be a strong score for the team batting first.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 14°C on the Saturday with 75%. humidity and 5 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Lahore Qalandars :

Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Dan Lawrence, Kamran Ghulam, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan, Syed Faridoun.

Islamabad United :

Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Shadab Khan, Salman Agha, Azam Khan, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Obed McCoy.

Preview :

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 will kick off on February 17. This will be the ninth edition of the PSL and a total of six teams will compete for the title. The opening game will be played between the Lahore Qalandars (LAH) and the Islamabad United (ISL).The LAH vs ISL clash will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday. The Qalandars are the defending champions, having defeated the Multan Sultans in the final last year. It was a thriller of a contest in which the Qalandars won by one run to lift the title.

The Islamabad United, on the other hand, qualified for the playoffs last year after winning four games out of six in the league stage. They lost to Peshawar Zalmi in the first Eliminator to get knocked out of the competition.

The Lahore Qalandars will be hoping to start their title defense on a winning note. United, meanwhile, will be eager to start this season with a win. Ahead of the LAH vs ISL contest on Saturday, here is a look at three players you can pick as captain or vice-captain for your Dream11 side.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Azam Khan :

Azam Khan was the performed amazingly last year. At a spectacular average of 40+, he shattered 282 runs in 9 innings. He smacked 2 fifties in the season at a high strike rate of 161+. Azam also shattered a superb knock of 161 last year. He will also keep the stumps for Islamabad United in the PSL opener. Hit or miss type player.

Fakhar Zaman :

Fakhar Zaman was scored 429 runs in the last season of the PSL and he has been in good form recently. We are backing him to go big in this season as well starting from the match. Must have pick.

Alex Hales :

Alex Hales is an attacking opener who's smashed two 60+ scores in last four innings in franchise cricket. The England player slammed 137 runs across 6 games last season during his short stint. He held a strike rate of 135. Good pick.

Colin Munro :

Colin Munro is an another T20 specialist opener who gave a wonderful show last season. In 11 matches, he shattered 298 runs at an average of 27+ and a strike rate of 170. He also smacked 2 fifties in the season. Good pick.

Shabad Khan :

Shabad Khan is the star allrounder who able to make equally contribution with both bat and ball. The skipper is a regular member of the national team. Last season, Shadab Khan rocked with the ball, picking 12 wickets in 11 games. He also added 135 runs with the bat with a top knock of 44. Default c/vc pick.

Imad Wasim :

Imad Wasim will be a crucial spin all-rounder for the side. He was part of the Karachi Kings last season. He hunted 9 wickets in 10 games last season. With the bat, he shattered 404 runs in 10 games at an average of 134. He was among the most highlight players last season. Punt pick.

Faheem Ashraf :

Faheem Ashraf is the quality allround who gave a stunning performance last season, smacking 215 runs in 11 games at an average of 35.83. He also batted at a superb strike rate of 150, and slammed one fifty. Punt pick.

Shaheen Afridi :

Shaheen Afridi led the Lahore Qalandars successfully to the title last year. He will be raring to go in the upcoming edition of the PSL and will be looking to defend it successfully. He was outstanding with the ball last season and will look to emulate a similar performance in PSL 2024. Afridi picked up 19 wickets in 12 games at an average of 21.16 to finish as the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the PSL 2023. He is lethal with the new ball. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Haris Rauf :

Rauf last played T20 against New Zealand in January where he picked 7 wickets in 4 matches. He looks in good touch and we are expecting some wickets from him on this Gaddafi Stadium track. Must have pick.

Naseem Shah :

Naseem Shah will be back to grab the reins of the pace attack after he arrives in PSL 2024. The left-arm pacer missed a lot of action since last year due to an injury. He was part of Quetta Gladiators last season. At a superb economy of 7.64, Shah hunted 7 wickets in 9 games. Must have pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Lahore Qalandars

Wk :

Sahibzada Farhan -

5dwn, 3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open
19(14), 1(2), 15(10), 74(50), 47(23), 64(40)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa -

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
0(3), 35(23), 14(14), 22(15), 86(49)

Shai Hope -

2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
0(2), 16(8), 25(10), 9(11), 43(43)

Lorcan Tucker -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2DWN, DNB
8(8), 12(12), 21(19), 38(31)*, DNB,

Batter :

Fakhar Zaman -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
33(16), 9(15), 19(10), 50(25), 15(10)

Abdullah Shafique -

4dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
23(19), 0(1), 0(2), 65(40), 10(10)

Mirza Tahir Baig -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
38(29), 6(8), 27(19), 40(29), 66(48)

Rassie van der Dussen -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
60(46), 21(9), 16(18), 2(3), 19(18)

Kamran Ghulam -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
12(13), 4(10), 69(45), 87(47), 67(60)

All Rounder :

Sikander Raza - Off break

3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
0(3), 60(45), 10(13), 11(7), 22(19)
1/23(4), 1/16(4), 0/28(4), 1/21(3), 1/28(4)

David Wiese - Right Arm Medium Fast

DNB, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, DNB,
DNB, DNB, DNB, 9(16), DNB
0/33(2), DNB, 0/20(2), 0/32(4), 2/10(4)

Dan Lawrence - Off break

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open
7(7), 15(11), 19(17), 15(12), 8(5)
1/24(3), 0/12(1), 1/12(2), 4/35(4), DNB

Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti - Left Arm orthodox

6dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn
3(5), 6(7), 0(1), 15(10),
DNB, 0/37(3), DNB, 0/13(1)

Salman Fayyaz - Leg spin

6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB,
5(6), DNB, 15(13), 17(15)*, DNB,
0/12(1), 0/27(3), 2/27(3), 0/34(4), DNB,

Bowler :

Shaheen Afridi - Left Arm Fast

2/20(4), 3/34(4), 1/43(4), 0/30(4), 3/46(4)

Haris Rauf - Right Arm Fast

0/29(4), 2/60(4), 3/38(4), 2/34(4), 3/24(3)

Zaman Khan - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/4(1), 0/30(4), 1/37(4), 2/33(4), 3/24(4),

Mohammad Imran - Left Arm Medium Fast

2/31(4), 1/25(3), 4/29(4), 0/36(4), 2/35(3)

Syed Faridoun - Left Arm Chinaman

0/37(4),
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Jahandad Khan - Left Arm Medium Fast

2/25(3), 3/37(4), 0/3(1), 2/27(4), 0/44(4)

Tayyab Abbas - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/26(2), 1/13(2), 2/19(2), 1/21(2), 0/48(6)

Islamabad United

Wk :

Azam Khan -

4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
19(10), 50(20), 0(4), 20(12), 35(22)

Jordan Cox -

Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn
1(6), 57(38), 2(5), 0(1), 4(5)

Batter :

Alex Hales -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
22(17), 60(54), 21(15), 66(37), 6(7)

Colin Munro -

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
27(20), 6(5), 7(7), 51(36), 16(22)

Haider Ali -

2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, Open
2(6), 0(1), 2(4), DNB, 18(16)

Waseem Muhammad -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
12(10), 11(12), 7(12), 7(6), 37(13)

Qasim Akram -

2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
40(33), 53(35), 5(3), 40(31), 10(15)

Shamyl Hussain -

17(23), 19(28), 7(11), 54(66), 37(59)

All Rounder :

Shadab Khan - Legbreak

6dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn
11(12), 11(9), DNB, DNB, 1(3)
0/25(2), 0/36(3), 0/40(4), 0/7(2), 1/40(4)

Imad Wasim - Left Arm Orthodox

4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB,
4(8), 4(7), DNB, 10(6), DNB,
1/21(4), 2/20(4), 1/16(4), 2/26(4), 2/31(4)

Faheem Ashraf - Right Arm Medium Fast

6dwn, 7dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn,
13(13), 32(13), DNB, 15(8), 1(1),
2/25(4), 3/18(4), 0/39(4), 3/20(3), 0/17(2)

Agha Salman - Right Arm offbreak

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn,
1(3), 33(28), 7(9), DNB, 0(3)
1/7(2), 0/10(2), DNB, 2/26(4), 0/26(2)

Bowler :

Naseem Shah - Right Arm Fast

1/28(4), 1/20(4), 2/32(4), 0/34(4), 0/34(4), 0/26(3)

Obed McCoy - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/17(4), 2/19(4), 0/18(2), 0/46(4), 2/57(4)

Tymal Mills - Left Arm Fast Medium

0/35(4), 0/45(3), 1/41(4), 2/21(4), 0/36(2)

Rumman Raees - Left Arm Medium Fast

0/43(3), 1/29(4), 1/52(4), 1/30(4), 1/25(3)

Methew Forde - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/21(2), 3/35(4), 1/9(3), 2/33(4), 0/25(4),

Hunain Shah - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/30(3), 2/22(3), 0/19(3), 2/25(3), 0/36(4)

Shahab khan - Left Arm Medium

4/28(4), 5/33(4), 1/44(4), 4/33(4), 2/37(4)

Ubaid Shah - Right Arm Medium

Domestic
1/44(10), 5/44(10), 3/31(10), 3/30(10), 2/48(10)

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