Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United — PSL 2026 Match 16 Match Summary

Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by nine wickets with 58 balls still unused in PSL 2026 Match 16 on 9 April 2026 at National Stadium, Karachi (listed 15:30 PKT on our schedule). Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first. Lahore Qalandars were bowled out for 100 in 18.3 overs at 5.40 runs per over. Islamabad United chased 101 and reached 104 for 1 in 10.2 overs at 10.06 per over, so the night read as a heavy win rather than a tight chase.

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This Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United match summary turns on Shadab Khan’s 3 for 19 in 4 overs (4.75), Imad Wasim’s 2 for 13 in 4 (3.25) with a stretched take at mid-off that broke Lahore’s early shape, Chris Green’s 2 for 18 in 4 (4.50) through the middle, and Devon Conway’s 59 not out from 35 balls (7 fours, 3 sixes) after Mohammad Faiq had steadied the reply.

The match info awards Islamabad United 2 points and Lahore Qalandars 0. A 101 target in a full 20-over chase is rare for two sides with this much silverware between them, and 9.4 overs left in the innings when the winning hit lands is the kind of line that moves net run rate sharply.

Lahore’s card shows 34 for 2 after the mandatory powerplay, a workable band that still left the middle order with repair work. The innings never reached 125, and Islamabad’s reply had 50 on the board inside the first six once Sameer Minhas had walked back, which emptied most of the tension from the chase.

New ball damage and Shadab’s lift at mid-off

Through the mandatory powerplay (0.1 to 6.0), Lahore reached 34 for 2 wickets. Mohammad Naeem was 0 from 1 when Imad Wasim had him chip to Sameer Minhas at 1 for 1 in 0.2 overs. Abdullah Shafique scored 10 from 12 (1 six) when Imad Wasim came back and Shadab Khan held a running catch at mid-off at 27 for 2 in 4.3 overs after the umpires checked the grab on replay.

Fakhar Zaman made 19 from 22 (2 fours) on the ESPNcricinfo card; beyond him, only Hermann and Asif passed 15 among the recognised batters.

Spin squeeze and the late tail slide

Haseebullah Khan made 4 from 14 when Shadab had him clean bowled at 41 for 3 in 7.6 overs. Rubin Hermann scored 25 from 19 (3 fours) before Green had him hit toward Salman Irshad on the rope at 41 for 4 in 8.1 overs. Asif Ali added 15 from 12 (1 four, 1 six) when Shadab had Mohammad Faiq take the catch at 72 for 5 in 11.6 overs.

Ryan Burl made 2 from 6 when Green held a return catch at 76 for 6 in 13.3 overs. Sikandar Raza scored 9 from 19 (1 four) when Faheem Ashraf drew a top edge and Devon Conway finished the take at 91 for 7 in 15.3 overs. Haris Rauf was 2 from 3 when Richard Gleeson dragged the pace off and broke the stumps at 96 for 8 in 17.1 overs. Ubaid Shah was 1 from 3 when Gleeson hit the base of the stumps with a full ball at 99 for 9 in 17.5 overs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi was 0 from 1 when Gleeson had him splice to Conway at 100 all out in 18.3 overs. Mustafizur Rahman was 0 not out from 1 ball. Extras 13 (2 byes, 6 leg-byes, 1 no-ball, 4 wides).

Lahore reached 50 in 9.3 overs, 100 in 18.0 on the ticker, and took their strategic timeout at 86 for 6 after 15 overs with Raza on 9 and Shaheen on 3 before the late collapse. Islamabad reviewed an lbw against Shaheen in 16.6; the log lists the call struck down.

Lahore Qalandars batting lines (scorecard)

• Rubin Hermann: 25 (19)
• Fakhar Zaman: 19 (22)
• Asif Ali: 15 (12)
• Abdullah Shafique: 10 (12)
• Sikandar Raza: 9 (19)
• Haseebullah Khan: 4 (14)
• Haris Rauf: 2 (3)
• Ryan Burl: 2 (6)
• Ubaid Shah: 1 (3)
• Mohammad Naeem: 0 (1)
• Shaheen Shah Afridi: 0 (1)
• Mustafizur Rahman: 0* (1)

Imad Wasim took 2 for 13 in 4 (3.25), removing Naeem and Abdullah with Shadab Khan’s take at mid-off the flash fielding moment. Richard Gleeson appears twice on the print (2 for 13 in 3 at 4.33, then 1 for 21 in 2.3 at 8.40), together matching the late Haris Rauf, Ubaid Shah, and Shaheen Shah Afridi wickets. Shadab Khan finished 3 for 19 in 4 (4.75). Haseebullah was bowled and Asif was caught to Mohammad Faiq on the feed; the 3 for 19 print line still carries a third wicket inside the same four-over band, so read the bowler column as the authority when a dismissal line and the table disagree. Chris Green took 2 for 18 in 4 (4.50) with Hermann out on the rope to Salman Irshad and Burl caught and bowled. Faheem Ashraf is listed at 0 for 8 from 1 over while the fall list shows Raza as c †Conway b Faheem.

Islamabad United bowling figures (as recorded on ESPNcricinfo)

• Imad Wasim: 2/13 (4)
• Richard Gleeson: 2/13 (3) and 1/21 (2.3) as split lines for the same bowler on the sheet
• Shadab Khan: 3/19 (4)
• Chris Green: 2/18 (4)
• Faheem Ashraf: 0/8 (1)

Shaheen’s early strike and the Conway–Faiq stand

Islamabad’s mandatory powerplay reads 51 for 1 wicket against Lahore’s 34 for 2. Sameer Minhas made 5 from 8 (1 four) when Shaheen Shah Afridi had Ubaid Shah hold the catch at 11 for 1 in 2.1 overs.

Devon Conway scored 59 not out from 35 (7 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 168.57) and passed 50 in 34 balls (6 fours, 3 sixes to that mark). Mohammad Faiq stayed 34 not out from 19 (6 fours, strike rate 178.94). Extras 6 (5 leg-byes, 1 wide).

Islamabad reached 50 in 5.4 overs and 100 in 9.6 overs with Conway supplying most of the boundaries once Faiq had quieted the early noise. The second-wicket pair added 93 runs in 49 balls on the summary line, which cleared 101 with 9.4 overs still unused.

Islamabad United batting lines (scorecard)

• Devon Conway †: 59* (35)
• Mohammad Faiq: 34* (19)
• Sameer Minhas: 5 (8)

Shaheen Shah Afridi took 1 for 22 in 3 (7.33) with Minhas’ wicket. Mustafizur Rahman bowled 2 overs for 14 (7.00) without a wicket. Ubaid Shah went 1 over for 10 (10.00) wicketless. Haris Rauf sent down 2 overs for 16 (8.00) without a wicket.

Sikandar Raza bowled 2 overs for 33 (16.50) as Conway attacked the tenth over on the match flow. Abdullah Shafique sent down 0.2 overs for 4 (12.00 economy on that micro line) to close the card once the target was gone.

Lahore Qalandars bowling figures (as recorded on ESPNcricinfo)

• Shaheen Shah Afridi: 1/22 (3)
• Mustafizur Rahman: 0/14 (2)
• Ubaid Shah: 0/10 (1)
• Haris Rauf: 0/16 (2)
• Sikandar Raza: 0/33 (2)
• Abdullah Shafique: 0/4 (0.2)

The par line for 101 in 20 overs is 5.05 per over. Islamabad averaged 10.06 through 10.2 overs, which explains why 58 balls remained once the winning stroke landed.

Shadab’s ring work next to Imad’s new-ball shape gave Islamabad control before Green and Gleeson removed the last Lahore wickets in a heap. Shaheen still had Minhas early in the chase, yet Conway and Faiq kept the required rate flat once the score read 11 for 1.

This Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United match summary frames the game as Islamabad hitting a tight length with spin and cutters while Lahore watched a 101 chase finish almost as soon as it began.

27 for 2 inside five overs

Naeem’s first-over duck and Abdullah’s loss at 27 for 2 in the fourth over band left Lahore chasing the game while the ball still swung. The score was only 34 for 2 when the mandatory six ended, which is thin when 100 is the final card.

41 for 4 in the ninth over

Hermann and Haseebullah fell at the same team score within four legal deliveries on the card, which kills rebuild time in a 20-over frame.

Sameer Minhas at 11 for 1

Shaheen’s wicket checked Islamabad briefly, yet Conway still joined with 11 runs on the sheet and 107 balls left in the innings after 2.1 overs, so the required rate stayed a walk.

Conway’s tenth-over surge

Conway took 22 runs off Raza’s tenth over on the flow file while reaching 50, and the target was gone two legal deliveries after that over closed.

Islamabad took two points on the published line; Lahore took none. Check our points table after the rest of the round.

One big loss does not rewrite Lahore’s past seasons, and one sharp win does not lock Islamabad into a top-four spot on its own, yet this card still feeds net run rate until the group games finish.

Lahore Qalandars

Hermann’s 25 and Asif’s 15 were the only double-digit scores beyond Fakhar’s 19, so Lahore never stacked a stand once Shadab and Green narrowed the boundary options. Shaheen still had Minhas early in the chase, proof the quicks could still ask questions even after 100 all out.

Islamabad United

Imad and Shadab shared five wickets for 32 from 8 overs on the sheet, Green held the middle order to short boundaries, and Gleeson closed the innings before Conway and Faiq knocked off 101 inside 11 overs. Islamabad will want that order of events when deeper batting orders turn up later in April.

100 all out rarely produces a tight second innings, and Islamabad never let the chase stall once Conway began finding the rope. This Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United match summary stops there: Lahore shed wickets in groups after Fakhar offered the only early fluency, and Islamabad took the points with early swing, tight spin, and a chase that never needed the second half of the innings.

Numbers were checked against the ESPNcricinfo full scorecard for Match 16. Sentence-level writing is original to PSL Score Live.

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Which side won PSL 2026 Match 16 between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United?

Islamabad United won by 9 wickets with 58 balls remaining.

What were the team totals?

Lahore Qalandars were bowled out for 100 in 18.3 overs. Islamabad United scored 104/1 in 10.2 overs chasing 101.

Who won the toss?

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first.

Who was player of the match?

Shadab Khan was named player of the match (3 wickets for 19 runs from 4 overs, on the match info line).

Who top-scored for Islamabad United?

Devon Conway scored 59 not out from 35 balls.

Who took the most wickets for Islamabad United?

Shadab Khan took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Imad Wasim took 2 for 13 in 4 overs.