LAHORE, Feb. 18 -- Islamabad United defeated Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets in the opening match of the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League, which commenced at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium here on Saturday evening. Chasing a formidable target of 196, Shadab Khan and Agha Salman played undefeated respective knocks of 74 and 64 as Islamabad raced home for the loss of two scalps in 18.2 overs. Earlier, Rassie van der Dussen's unbeaten 41-ball 71 and Sahibzada Farhan's enterprising 36-ball 57 powered Lahore to 195 for the loss of 5 wickets. Lahore were off to a blistering start as Farhan put the Islamabad bowlers to the sword. In his knock, Farhan smashed eight boundaries and one six. On the other hand, his partner Fakhar Zaman remai...