Lahore Qalandars 121 all out (Salman 48, McCullum 34) tied Islamabad United 121 for 9 (JP Duminy 34, Yasir 3-20) Islamabad won in a Super Over
In a nutshell
Last night’s billing for the contest between Peshawar and Quetta as the game of the tournament looks horribly premature now. In a T20 contest that had more ebbs and flows than most Test matches, Islamabad United edged out Lahore Qalandars, after dragging them, against all logic, into a Super Over. Chasing 16 in the Super Over, Andre Russell smashed 10 off the last two balls, the six to seal it cruelly going over Brendon McCullum’s head at long on to put his side on the brink of elimination.
This was a match that highlighted how low Lahore Qalandars confidence had dipped after beginning this season with three losses. If ever a game was set up to be a stroll to kick things off, it was this for Lahore, requiring just 45 off 52 balls with eight wickets in hand. But there was a sense of unease to it, as Agha Salman, who scored a – it seemed then – match-winning 48 – holed out to fine leg. As McCullum hung on, playing an uncharacteristic knock that began as sensible but ended up with him having lost all rhythm, it
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