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Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United 2025 Eliminator 2 Full Commentary
Result · May 23 2025, Fri - 08:00 PM (IST)
LAHORE QALANDARS202/8
ISLAMABAD UNITED107
Lahore Qalandars won by 95 runs
CRR:7.05
Player Of The Match
OUT! Run Out. Tymal Mills to Rishad Hossain. Back of a length, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Neesham, by Farhan. That's the end of the First innings. Lahore Qalandars put a massive total board. Muhammad Naeem uses powerplay well, scoring 50 runs in his batting. Kusal Perera played a brilliant innings to take the score to an enormous total. For Islamabad United, Tymal Mills picked a three-wicket haul with his exceptional bowling. It will be an interesting chase on the cards.
FOUR! Tymal Mills to Rishad Hossain. Slower ball full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught (Sub). Tymal Mills to Shakib Al Hasan. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off. Another one bites the dust.
Tymal Mills to Shakib Al Hasan. Length ball, wide outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Farhan.
OUT! Bowled. Tymal Mills to Kusal Perera. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Terrific ball from Tymal Mills.
FOUR! Tymal Mills to Kusal Perera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Salman Irshad to Shaheen Afridi. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed past third man for 4 runs.
Salman Irshad to Shaheen Afridi. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Farhan.
OUT! Caught. Salman Irshad to Asif Ali. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Agha. Simple catch for Salman Agha.
SIX! Salman Irshad to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In half volley, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control over deep point for 6 runs.
SIX! Salman Irshad to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Salman Irshad to Kusal Perera. Length ball, to leg deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.
Naseem Shah to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.
FREE HIT. Naseem Shah to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shahzad.
FREE HIT. Wide Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Full toss, wide outside off stump moves in front Leave, Left to third man for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Farhan, fielded by Mills.
SIX! Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Beamer, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point and it was a no ball.
SIX! Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the front foot pulling, bottom edge to short mid wicket for no runs.
FOUR! Naseem Shah to Kusal Perera. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Salman Irshad to Kusal Perera. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Agha.
Salman Irshad to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
Salman Irshad to Kusal Perera. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, to leg deep in crease flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mills.
Salman Irshad to Asif Ali. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
OUT! Bowled. Salman Irshad to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Reverse Swing-In yorker, middle stump on the front foot flick, missed. Castled the stump.
Salman Irshad to Kusal Perera. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Tymal Mills to Kusal Perera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Agha.
Tymal Mills to Kusal Perera. Slower ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Neesham, fielded by Irshad.
Tymal Mills to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Shah.
Tymal Mills to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Irshad, fielded by Farhan.
OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Haider Ali. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Mirza. That's it. Lahore Qalandars reach the final after wrapping up victory by the huge margin of 95 runs. Shaheen Afridi and Salman Ali Mirza combined with the ball in the powerplay to take four wickets, and from there Islamabad's chase never recovered. Both Afridi and Mirza finished with three wickets, Rishad Hossain also claiming three, whilst Afridi only conceded three runs in an extraordinary bowling display. Salman Ali Agha made 33 for Islamabad but Shadab Khan's 26 was the only other batter to make double figures as their campaign comes to a disappointing end, but it is the Qalandars who will meet Quetta Gladiators in Sunday's showpiece. Salman Ali Mirza is the Player of the Match.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rajapaksa.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled for no runs, dropped catch by Perera.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Mirza.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, run save by Afridi.
Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Wide Haris Rauf to Haider Ali. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, mis-fielded by Perera.
OUT! Bowled. Shaheen Afridi to Tymal Mills. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump moves in front Scoop, missed. Bails went for a fly!
Shaheen Afridi to Tymal Mills. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Tymal Mills. Length ball, down leg side backing away driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Shaheen Afridi to Tymal Mills. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Shaheen Afridi to Tymal Mills. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs.
Shaheen Afridi to Haider Ali. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to point for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
Shakib Al Hasan to Tymal Mills. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, inside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksa.
Shakib Al Hasan to Haider Ali. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rauf.
Shakib Al Hasan to Tymal Mills. Arm length ball, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control to long off for 1 run, run save by Zaman.
SIX! Shakib Al Hasan to Tymal Mills. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed over long on for 6 runs.
Shakib Al Hasan to Tymal Mills. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Perera.
OUT! Run Out. Shakib Al Hasan to Haider Ali. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafique, by Perera. Mix up in the middle.
Rishad Hossain to Naseem Shah. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksa.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Rishad Hossain to James Neesham. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Hossain. Double strike for Rishad Hossain.
SIX! Rishad Hossain to James Neesham. Googly half volley, down leg side on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Rishad Hossain to Haider Ali. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Shafique.
OUT! Caught. Rishad Hossain to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Ali. Six and gone, the opposition skipper.
SIX! Rishad Hossain to Shadab Khan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Haris Rauf to Shadab Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
Haris Rauf to James Neesham. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short leg for 1 run.
Wide Haris Rauf to James Neesham. Bouncer, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to third man for 5 runs.
Haris Rauf to Shadab Khan. Off cutter length ball, down leg side backing away working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rajapaksa.