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Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars Predictions - Zaman to power Qalandars into the final

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 23 May 2025

Simon Lewis 23 May 2025

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Fakhar Zaman has scored 44, 51, 60 & 47 runs in his last 5 innings.
Sahibzada Farhan (446 runs, ave 40.54) tops the Pakistan Super League runs list.
Can Lahore Qalandars make it to their fourth final in six seasons?

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Fakhar Zaman hits to leg against the Karachi Kings. (credit: Aamir Qureshi / Getty Images)

Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars Predictions

Defending champs Islamabad United have gone off the boil after a great start to the season. The Qalandars are in great form, so I’m backing them to knock Islamabad out of the playoffs.

Lahore Qalandars’ Fakhar Zaman (416 runs, ave 37.81) is 2nd in the Pakistan Super League runs list.
Lahore Qalandars’ Mohammad Naeem has scored 25, 50, 65 & 22 in his last 5 innings.
Islamabad United’s Sahibzada Farhan has scored 73 & 52 in his last 2 innings.
Islamabad United’s Rassie van der Dussen has scored 52, 72*, 69 & 35 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Lahore Qalandars have won three and lost two of their last five matches against Islamabad United.

Islamabad United Form

Islamabad United suffered their fifth defeat in six matches when they lost to Quetta Gladiators by 30 runs.

The Gladiators posted a challenging score of 209/6 off their 20 overs. Salman Irshad (2/34, econ 8.50) was the pick of the Islamabad bowlers.

Islamabad were on course for the win at 101/2 in the 11th over, but lost their last nine wickets for just 78 runs in 9.1 overs. Sahibzada Farhan top-scored with a power-packed innings of 52 off 35 balls.

Islamabad United Team News

Islamabad United have been dealt a massive blow with the departure of star batter Alex Hales ahead of Qualifier 2. Hales has called it quits on the current season for personal reasons.

Lahore Qalandars Form

The Qalandars made it four wins from their last five completed matches when they beat the Karachi Kings by six wickets.

The Qalandars performed well with the ball to limit the Kings to 1908 off their 20 overs. Haris Rauf was the pick of the Qalandars bowlers, returning figures of 4-0-35-3 (econ 8.75).

The Qalandars reached their target for the loss of just four wickets with 10 balls in hand. Fakhar Zaman (47 off 28) and Abdullah Shafique (65 off 35) starred with the bat for the Qalandars.

Lahore Qalandars Team News

Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain has returned to Pakistan and will be available for Qualifier 2.

Verdict

Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars

I am backing Lahore Qalandars to win. I am also backing Fakhar Zaman to top score for Lahore Qalandars.

Sahibzada Farhan is a good bet to top score for Islamabad United.

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