PSL 2025: ISL vs QUE Match 26 - A Head to Head breakdown

In Match 26 of PSL 2025, Islamabad United (ISL) faces Quetta Gladiators (QUE) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on May 7, 2025, at 8:30 PM PKT. This match will be important for both teams to make a run at the playoffs. ISL, the defending champions, will be hoping to take advantage of their balanced team and their home venue, while QUE's exciting batting lineup will aim to take advantage of the flat batting pitch at Rawalpindi.

Head-to-Head Record

Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators have faced off 19 times in the PSL since 2016, with ISL holding a slight edge:

• ISL Wins: 10
• QUE Wins: 9
• No Result/Tied: 0
• Win Percentage: ISL has a 52.63% win rate against QUE.

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Notable Confrontations Between ISL and QUE

The ISL-QUE confrontation has yielded some enthralling clashes, with the two sides trading blows over the years. Three of the major encounters are

PSL 2025, Match 23—May 3, Lahore (Gaddafi Stadium)

• ISL: 157/9 (20 overs)
• QUE: 159/8 (19.5 overs)
• Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 2 wickets

ISL scored 157/9, with Mohammad Nawaz making 49 off 34 balls and Sahibzada Farhan contributing 39. Faheem Ashraf of QUE claimed 4/25 to keep ISL in check. In the pursuit, QUE lost their footing, but Hasan Nawaz's unbeaten 64 off 41 balls, two sixes coming in the last over, brought a dramatic win despite three drops by ISL. Naseem Shah (2/31) and Salman Irshad (2/31) battled hard for ISL. Hasan Nawaz was awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.

PSL 2024, Eliminator 1—March 15, Karachi (National Stadium)

• ISL: 174/9 (20 overs)
• QUE: 135/10 (18.4 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United 39-run winners

ISL scored 174/9 with the help of Martin Guptill's half-century and supporting hands from Shadab Khan. Imad Wasim's 3 in the powerplay and Naseem Shah's 1/29 dented QUE's attempt to chase down the runs, Omair Yousuf's 50 of 37 deliveries being the solitary resistance. Imad Wasim's early victims could not stave off QUE's collapse. Imad Wasim was Man of the Match for his slaughterous bowling performance.

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PSL 2016, Final—February 23, Dubai

• ISL: 174/7 (20 overs)
• QUE: 123/10 (18.5 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 51 runs

ISL, in their first PSL final, scored 174/7, topped by Dwayne Smith's 73 from 51 balls and some contributions by Khalid Latif. QUE's run chase was undermined early on by Andre Russell's 3 wickets and Mohammad Irfan's economical bowling. Grant Elliott's 40 remained QUE's sole plus point. Dwayne Smith was awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.