SHARJAH – Kamran Akmal’s quick unbeaten 106 off 61 took Peshawar Zalmi into the playoffs of the third edition of Pakistan Super League 2018 (PSL) here at the Sharjah on Friday.
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Second Innings
The defending champions @PeshawarZalmi gunned down the target of 176 to make their way to the play-offs round.#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/7U9PTOJm6z
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 16, 2018
Crowd reacts as @KamiAkmal23 celebrates his ?#YellowStorm has truly arrived in Sharjah#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/WdsLCt8JwB
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SIX! 17.2 Mitchell McClenaghan to Saad Nasim
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SIX! 14.1 Shaheen Afridi to Kamran Akmal
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SIX! 10.2 Yasir Shah to Mohammad Hafeez
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The game is in the balance ⚖#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/NWQAHa3MXK
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OUT! 6.3 Yasir Shah to Dwayne Smith
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Zalmi off to flying start against Qalandars.
SIX! 0.3 Anton Devcich to Kamran Akmal
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What a start @PeshawarZalmi!
20 off the first over#LQvQG #YellowStorm arrives early in Sharjah #DilSeJaanLagaDe— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 16, 2018
First Innings
Another impressive batting display by @lahoreqalandars as they post a competitive total of 172 for 4 after 20 overs.@PeshawarZalmi need to unleash the #YellowStorm to win this one!
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SIX! 18.1 Hasan Ali to Sohail Akhtar
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SIX! 17.6 Umaid Asif to Gulraiz Sadaf
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OUT! 14.5 Hasan Ali to Anton Devcich
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SIX! 12.3 Liam Dawson to Anton Devcich
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The match, which started at 4:30pm today, being broadcast live on PTV Sports and Ten Sports in Pakistan and UAE.
The embattled Lahore team won the toss and elected to bat first, considering the conditions of a pitch, in a bid to give a reasonable target to their rivals.
Cricket fans can also view the match online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow dailypakistan.com.pk.
Alternatively, you can also download Goonj application for Live Streaming.
It is a do-or-die match for Peshawar Zalmi as they have to win today in order to keep their chances of making it to the playoffs alive.
On Thursday, Darren Sammy’s men beat Karachi Kings by 44 runs to avoid elimination and keep themselves alive in the mega event.
If Peshawar win today, they will be through to the top 4, leaving Karachi and Multan to wait for the result of the last league match of this PSL: Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings.
Lahore Qalandars have already been eliminated from the later stages of the tournament.
Points Table
TEAMS
Peshawar: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wicket-keeper), Dwayne Smith, Riki Wessels, Saad Nasim, Darren Sammy,(captain), Liam Dawson, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Sameen Gul, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Asghar, Chris Jordan
Ibtisam Sheikh, Andre Fletcher, Dwayne Bravo, Khushdil Shah, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Khalid Usman
Lahore: Fakhar Zaman, AP Devcich, Agha Salman, BB McCullum(capt.), SP Narine, Gulraiz Sadaf(wk), Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Khan, MJ McClenaghan, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Match Prediction
Peshawar 40%
Lahore 60%
Weather Report
Mostly sunny. No chances of rain.
