PSL3: United choose to bowl against Qalandars

Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to bat first against Lahore Qalandars in the first match of the day being played at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

In a nail-biting match that went all the way down to a Super Over, Islamabad held their nerve to come out at the right side of the match. Looking much more confident since, the Misbah-led team is now at fourth position on the points table, with three wins and two losses so far.

Lahore's nightmarish run, however, continues. The team has lost all five of its matches so far, drawing the fans' ire for some inexplicable judgment calls that have only extended its woes in the tournament.

Lahore Qalandars squad

Brendon McCullum (c), Fakhar Zaman, Umar Akmal, Dinesh Ramdin, Anton Devcich, Bilal Asif, Cameron Delport, Bilawal Bhatti, Aamer Yamin, Ghulam Mudassar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mustafizur Rahman, Sunil Narine, Raza Hasan, Shaheen Afridi, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah

Islamabad United squad

Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Alex Hales, Sam Billings, Mohammad Hasan, Chadwick Walton, Rohail Nazir, Luke Ronchi, Amad Butt, JP Duminy, Hussain Talat, Samit Patel, Andre Russell, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Samuel Badree, Steven Finn, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, Zafar Gohar