Umar Akmal leads Qalandars to victory over Islamabad United in PSL

SHARJAH: Lahore Qalandars defeated Islamabad United by one wicket in the 14th Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Umar Akmal’s 66 off 42 balls led Qalandars to the third victory in the second edition of the PSL. His innings was adorned with 3 sixes and eight fours.

Earlier, Islamabad United were restricted to 145 runs for eight wickets in the 20 overs.

Sent into bat, the defending champions' all-rounder Shadab Khan helped his side post 146-run target for the opponents after  he arrived along with another youngster Amad Butt at the crease.

They added 53 quick runs for the seventh wicket.

Shadab smashed a 24-ball 42 with three sixes and two fours while Amad scored 17. Rafatullah Mohmand, Brad Haddin, Ben Duckett, Misbahul Haq and Shane Watson could not even cross the 20-run mark.

For Qalandars, Amir Yamin picked up three wickets while Yasir Shah got two. Sunil Narine and Sohail Tanvir also chipped in with one wicket.