Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Meredith to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Azam Khan!! Meredith strikes! The extra pace of Meredith outfoxes Fakhar Zaman. A back of a length delivery on off, shaping away, Fakhar Zaman tries to pull it across Fakhar Zaman c Azam Khan b Meredith 1(6)
Meredith to Fakhar Zaman, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Meredith to Fakhar Zaman, wide, pacy shortish delivery down leg, Fakhar Zaman tries to hook it behind square but misses. Wided
Meredith to Fakhar Zaman, no run, back of a length ball outside off, punched to covers
Meredith to Mohammad Naeem, 1 run, did that carry? A length ball outside off, Mohammad Naeem throws his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge down towards third man. Naseem is a bit late to pick it up. He runs ahead and dives and just about gets his fingertips to it. If he had spotted it earlier, that would have been a real chance
A slip in place for Meredith. There's some movement behind the sightscreen as people are moving across. We wait for them to disperse. We are ready to go again...
Meredith to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes, 1 run, length ball swinging down leg, Fakhar Zaman looks to flick it across but it deflects off his pads towards square leg for a leg bye
Riley Meredith, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Naeem, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Mohammad Naeem hangs back and blocks it down the track. Brilliant start from Naseem Shah
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Naeem, no run, a huge appeal for lbw denied! A good length ball in line of the stumps, skids after landing and swings towards the leg-stump. Mohammad Naeem looks to tuck it across but is struck on the pads. Azam Khan indicates to Shadab that it was too high. It might have gone down leg too
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Naeem, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, seams away after landing, Mohammad Naeem pokes at it and is lucky not to nick it behind
Naseem Shah to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, skiddy short of length ball seaming away from Fakhar Zaman. He tries to punch through covers but gets it off the inner half to backward square leg and gets off the mark
Naseem Shah to Fakhar Zaman, no run, audacious from Fakhar Zaman! He charges down the track and Naseem Shah keeps it on a length and swings it in towards leg-stump. He has a slog across the line but only manages to get an inside edge onto the pads
Naseem Shah to Fakhar Zaman, no run, pacy back of a length ball outside off, shaping away, Fakhar throws his bat at it but only meets thin air
Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Naeem are at the crease. Fakhar Zaman is on strike. Naseem Shah will open the attack
The atmosphere is electrifying at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium as the countdown begins for the first ball of PSL 2025. The surface at Rawapindi is usually conducive for strokeplay. Is a high-scoring match on the cards? Time will tell. Naseem Shah to start off with the new ball. A slip in place. Here we go...
Teams:
Islamabad United (Playing XI): Andries Gous,Sahibzada Farhan, Colin Munro, Salman Agha, Azam Khan(w), Shadab Khan(c), Jason Holder, Muhammad Shahzad, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Riley Meredith
Lahore Qalandars (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Naeem, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings(w), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi(c), Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Asif Afridi
Islamabad United have won the toss and have opted to field
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