DUBAI – Umaid Asif and Ibtisam Sheikh took Peshawar Zalmi to a 34-run win over against Islamabad United at the Dubai International Stadium here on Saturday.
For Zalmi, Asif got four wickets while Sheikh three as the defending PSL champions overpowered the Misbah XI in all aspects of the game.
Congratulations! As clinical as it gets from the @PeshawarZalmi bowling attack. Dream debut for Umaid Asif and wonderful work by young spinner Ibtisam Sheikh #DilSeJaanLagaDe #IUvPZ pic.twitter.com/Ng9piknvET
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
SIX! 13.5 Mohammad Asghar to Faheem Ashraf
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Kamran Akmal and Tamim Iqbal set the foundation for the team’s innings, blasting boundaries all over the ground and put up a score of 176 for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs. The innings saw Akmal scoring 53 from 32 deliveries and Tamim Iqbal chipping in with 39 from 29 balls.
Faheem Ashraf was the pick of the United bowlers claiming two wickets. Rumman Raees is leading the Islamabad United as Misbahul Haq is resting after a hamstring injury today, according to Cricinfo. This is the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018.
Second Innings
United’d Chadwick Walton, Luke Ronchi, Asif Ali and Hussian Talat depart early as Misbah’s XI struck in a serious problem in their first match .
OUT! 7.6 Chris Jordan to Iftikhar Ahmed
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What a start for Umaid Asif!
Four wickets in the first two overs.
United are rocked. #DreamDebut #HBLPSL #IUvPZ— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
Peshawar Zalmi have scored 176. Will Islamabad United chase it down?
OUT! 19.6 Rumman Raees to Wahab Riaz
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Zalmi, utilising the platform set by the openers post a 176 run total. United would need to come out all guns blazing! Great game on the cards #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #IUvPZ pic.twitter.com/czTttn7cgU
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Zalmi lost to debutants Multan Sultans in the opening match of the tournament on Thursday as Sultans, playing their first ever PSL, trounced Darren Sammy’s XI by seven wickets.
Kamran Akmal gave a good start to defending champions. He scored a 32-ball 53 before departing in this fashion.
SIX! 8.1 Shadab Khan to Dwayne Smith
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Islamabad United
Head coach: Dean Jones
Captain: Misbah-ul-Haq
Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Alex Hales, Sam Billings, Mohammad Hasan, Chadwick Walton, Rohail Nazir, Luke Ronchi, Amad Butt, JP Duminy, Hussain Talat, Samit Patel, Andre Russell, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Samuel Badree, Steven Finn, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, Zafar Gohar.
Peshawar Zalmi
Head coach: Mohammad Akram
Captain: Darren Sammy
Squad: Darren Sammy (c), Tamim Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Andre Fletcher, Riki Wessels, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Dwayne Bravo, Khushdil Shah, Umaid Asif, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Shabbir Rahman, Liam Dawson, Sameen Gul, Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Asghar, Wahab Riaz
Where can you watch the Karachi vs Quetta match live?
The match will be broadcast live on PTV Sports, Geo Super, and Ten Sports.
Where can you watch the match online?
The fixture will be streamed online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow
dailypakistan.com.pk.
You can also download Goonj application for Live Streaming.
Match prediction
Who will win?
Zalmi – 60%
Lahore – 40%
Weather report
Partly cloudy but no chances of rain.
