KARACHI: Islamabad United captain Shabad Khan and pacer Waqas Maqsood picked four scalps, each, against Lahore Qalandars in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 clash becoming the first duo in the tournament’s history to achieve the feat.
Shadab registered figures of 4-20 in his four overs and took the crucial scalps of Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Hafeez, and Phil Salt. While left-arm fast bowler Waqas Maqsood registered figures of 4-35 in his four overs.
The feat was previously achieved thrice during the Pakistan’s domestic T20 Cup. Zahid Mahmood and Muhammad Hafeez achieved this feat for the Southern Punjab against Sindh in the Pakistan T20 Cup 2019.
Aizaz Cheema and Imran Ali took four wickets, each, in an innings for Lahore Lions against the Peshawar Panthers in the 2010 domestic T20 competition.
Kamran Ghulam and Fazal Rabi achieved this feat for Abbottabad against Dera Murad Jamali in the 2014-15 National T20 Cup.
It must be noted that United ended up on the losing side as Qalandars defended a 175-run target. United were restricted to 166/5 and they lost the match by eight runs.
Zaman Khan’s defended 12 runs in the last over and guided Lahore Qalandars to victory against Islamabad United. Despite their strong performance, Shadab Khan and Colin Munro failed to secure a win for their team against Qalandars.
Shadab played a captain’s knock by smashing 50 off 29 deliveries. However, he was dismissed after scoring 52 runs from 32 balls with two fours and four sixes.
