PSL 2024: Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United (Updated) ft. Rassie van der Dussen and Shaheen Afridi

Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars emerged victorious on the doubleheader day in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Wednesday. While the Kings breezed past the Quetta Gladiators, Lahore registered their first win of the season beating Islamabad United in Rawalpindi.

In the first match of the day, the Quetta Gladiators started well with the bat after losing the toss. They were 67/1 after eight overs but collapsed thereafter to lose nine wickets for just 51 runs. They could only post 118 runs and couldn’t bat their entire quota of 20 overs too.

In response, Tim Seifert scored 49 while James Vince and Shoaib Malik also contributed as Karachi Kings chased down 119 in the 16th over with seven wickets.

In the second match of the day, Islamabad United’s decision to bowl first seemed to be working for them as they reduced the Qalandars to 30/3 in the seventh over. But then Shaheen Afridi smashed 30 off just 14 while Rassie van der Dussen scored 64 runs. They propelled the team’s score to 162 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their 20 overs.

In response, Islamabad United were never in the chase as they lost five wickets for just 36 runs in less than seven overs. Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, and Naseem Shah did their bit but they only delayed the inevitable as they were skittled for just 145 runs losing the match by 17 runs.

PSL 2024 Most Runs list

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	Babar Azam (PZ)	7	7	1	394	111*	65.66	259	152.12	1	3	1	42	9
2	Rassie van der Dussen (LQ)	7	7	2	364	104*	72.8	235	154.89	1	3	-	25	16
3	Reeza Hendricks (MS)	8	8	1	304	79*	43.42	226	134.51	-	3	-	34	9
4	Mohammad Rizwan (MS)	8	8	-	277	82	34.62	222	124.77	-	3	2	26	10
5	Sahibzada Farhan (LQ)	7	7	1	241	72*	40.16	177	136.15	-	3	-	27	8
6	Agha Salman (IU)	7	7	2	229	64*	45.8	150	152.66	-	2	-	21	10
7	Saim Ayub (PZ)	7	7	-	222	88	31.71	141	157.44	-	1	1	17	14
8	Usman Khan (MS)	3	3	1	216	106*	108	121	178.51	1	1	-	24	7
9	Colin Munro (IU)	7	7	-	216	82	30.85	171	126.31	-	2	-	21	7
10	JJ Roy (QG)	6	6	-	215	75	35.83	139	154.67	-	2	-	25	8

Babar Azam is still on top with 394 runs in seven matches. Lahore Qalandars’ Rassie van der Dussen is only 30 runs behind him, having amassed 364 runs at a strike rate of almost 155 with three fifties to his name. His teammate Sahibzada Farhan is in fifth place having mustered 241 runs in seven outings. Agha Salman is next having scored 229 runs at a strike-rate of 152.66.

Colin Munro of Islamabad and Jason Roy of Quetta complete the top 10 list with 216 and 215 runs to their name respectively.

PSL 2024 Most Wickets list

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	Usama Mir (MS)	8	8	192	32	-	239	18	6/40	13.27	7.46	10.66	-	1
2	Mohammad Ali (MS)	8	8	180	30	1	230	14	3/19	16.42	7.66	12.85	-	-
3	Hasan Ali (KK)	7	7	162	27.2	-	227	13	4/15	17.46	8.3	12.61	1	-
4	Abrar Ahmed (QG)	6	6	144	24	-	177	11	3/18	16.09	7.37	13.09	-	-
5	Shaheen Shah Afridi (LQ)	7	7	168	28	1	232	11	3/33	21.09	8.28	15.27	-	-
6	Shadab Khan (IU)	7	7	156	26	-	193	10	3/41	19.3	7.42	15.6	-	-
7	Zaman Khan (LQ)	7	7	156	26	-	265	10	4/37	26.5	10.19	15.6	1	-
8	Akeal Hosein (QG)	6	6	144	24	-	175	9	2/17	19.44	7.29	16	-	-
9	David Willey (MS)	7	7	162	27	-	208	9	3/37	23.11	7.7	18	-	-
10	Naseem Shah (IU)	7	7	168	28	2	214	9	2/27	23.77	7.64	18.66	-	-

With the ball, Multan Sultans bowlers Usama Mir and Mohammad Ali continue to be on top with 18 and 14 wickets respectively. However, Hasan Ali has got close after picking up four wickets in the previous match. He is now in third place with 13 wickets while Abrar Ahmed is next with 11 wickets in six matches.

Shaheen Afridi of Lahore Qalandars is in fifth position having accounted for 11 scalps in seven matches. His teammate Zaman Khan has jumped to seventh place after picking up a four-fer against Islamabad United. Naseem Shah completes the top 10 list with nine wickets in seven matches.