LAHORE – Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by 10 runs in the 24th match of the flagship Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Qaddafi Stadium on Thursday.
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to bat first. They set a 207-run target for Islamabad United at the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.
Chasing the target, Islamabad United made 196 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
We got to witness a lovely game of cricket, thanks to these sides. @PeshawarZalmi regained control and got the result they wanted. #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #IUvPZ pic.twitter.com/HcSO10ZLNA
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 17, 2022
For the first time in this season, United came to the field without their captain Shadab Khan as the skipper sustained injuries and was ruled out. Emerging pacer Zeeshan Zameer replaced him. They are currently at the third spot of the points table, while the Zalmi stands at the fourth spot.
Nasir Nawaz has been drafted into the squad and he will be in action against confident Zalmi.
During the first leg in the Sindh capital, Islamabad United bag a massive win as they beat Zalmi with 9 wickets and finished the game with 4.1 overs to left. Hales, who left the league, gave a flying start with Stirling and outplayed Zalmi and remain unbeaten at 82* while Stirling scored 57.
On the other side, Zalmi has gained a little momentum with victories over Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators in the last two games. Season player Malik score 58 while Hussain Talat had 51.
Young paceman Naseem Shah got four wickets as Gladiators were unable to chase down the target, scoring 161 runs in 20 overs with the loss of eight wickets.
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Squads
Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Akhlaq, Asif Ali (c), Azam Khan (wk), Liam Dawson, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Waqas Maqsood,
Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Haris (wk), Haider Ali, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Cutting, Wahab Riaz (c), Salman Irshad, Mohammad Umar, Amad Butt
