ISLAMABAD – Lahore Qalandars skipper Sohail Akhtar breaks silence over theconsecutive defeats in the PSL matches.
Lahore Qalandars’ skipper Sohail Akhtar has shown faith in his team despitelosing the second consecutive game in the fifth edition of the PakistanSuper League (PSL).
Qalandars lost an easily winnable game to Islamabad United by one wicket infront of the home crowd on Sunday. While addressing to media during thepost-match press conference, Akhtar said that his team has the best battingand bowling combination, and hoped to make a strong comeback in theupcoming games.——————————
It is just a matter of one game. Once we are on the winning track, then Ithink that our team [Lahore Qalandars] is the best team of this tournamentconsidering our batting and bowling line-up.
Akhtar believed all they need was a win to get back on the winning track.
We still have eight matches to go, so we will try to make a strong comeback.
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Riding on Mohammad Hafeez’s unbeaten 98 off 57 balls, Qalandars set asizeable total of 182 for six against Islamabad. Then they had a dreamstart with their bowling by removing both openers with just five runs onthe board.——————————
Despite being in control for most of the game, Qalandars lost by just onewicket, thanks to Usman Shinwar’s wavered spell. Even Shaheen Shah Afridi’sphenomenal spell of 4/18 in a high-scoring game, could not save the day.
Lahore Qalandars will hope to score their first win on Friday when theyface mighty Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
