PSL 9: Lahore Qalandars set 196-run target for Islamabad United

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine begins today with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sahibzada Farhan and Rassie van der Dussen’s brisk half-centuries powered Lahore Qalandars to a formidable total of 195/5 against Islamabad United in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9. Two-time champions Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to bat first in the curtain-raiser of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 against Lahore Qalandars. PLAYING XIs Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Rassie van der Dussen, Abdullah Shafique, Lorcan Tucker, Salman Fayyaz, David Wiese, Jahandad Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan. Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Tymal Mills, Ubaid Shah. HEAD TO HEAD Matches 17, Islamabad United 9, Lahore Qalandars 8