Islamabad United move to the top of the PSL points table after defeating Lahore Qalandars by 28 runs. Islamabad’s middle-order batsmen, Asif Ali and Iftikhar Ahmed staged a magnificent comeback after Islamabad collapsed to 20/5. Both put on a hundred run stand to take Islamabad to 152/7 at the end of 20 overs. Islamabad’s bowling stood up to the task and bundled Lahore out for 124.
Lahore will be looking to make a comeback and move to the top of the PSL 6 points table in their next match against Quetta Gladiators, while Islamabad will be looking to maintain their position in their next match against Karachi Kings.
Let’s have a look at the updated points table:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | N/R | Points | NRR |
| Islamabad United | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.864 | |
| Lahore Qalandars | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | 0.0.23 |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | 0.563 |
| Karachi Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | 0.463 |
| Multan Sultans | 6 | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | -0.099 |
| Quetta Gladiators | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | -1.865 |
