Pakistan Super League, 2023: Islamabad United Triumphed Over Peshawar Zalmi by 6 Wickets

Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United came against each other at National Stadium, Karachi. Islamabad United won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Mohammad Haris and Babar Azam came to bat first for Peshawar. Raees opened the bowling attack. Mohammad Haris started the over with a four. In the second over, Mohammad Haris hit back-to-back two boundaries. Peshawar reached fifty runs with a six in the fifth over. Peshawar Zalmi played very well in the powerplay and didn’t lose any wickets. After 6 overs, PSZ was 69-0.

Mohammad Haris got out after scoring 40(21) in the 7th over. Saim Ayub got out after scoring 3(3) in the 8th over. In the 10th over, Kohler-Cadmore got out after scoring 1(4) and Powell got out on a duck. After 10 overs, PSZ was 88-4. In the 12th over, Babar Azam hit a four on the first ball and Neesham got out after scoring 6(8). In the 12th over, Peshawar Zalmi reached 100 runs on the fifth ball and Babar Azam reached his fifty on the last ball in 33 balls.

Shanaka got out after scoring 11(10) in the 16th over. Riaz got out in the 18th over after scoring 8(7). Peshawar didn't utilize the great start by openers and kept losing wickets.

In 20 overs, Peshawar Zalmi scored 156 runs with a loss of 8 wickets.

Chasing 157 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Colin Munro came to the crease and Arshad Iqbal opened the bowling attack. Gurbaz opened the account with four. In the 3rd over, Munro got a life on the ball and it went for six. Munro got out on the 4th ball after scoring 9(5). Gurbaz hit two sixes in the fourth over. In the 5th over, van der Dussen hit four on the first ball and Islamabad reached 50 runs. In the 6th over, Gurbaz hit three fours and reached his fifty in 24 balls. After 6 overs, ISU was 80-1.

Gurbaz hit back-to-back two fours in the 8th over. In the 9th over, Gurbaz got out after scoring 62(31) on the second ball and van der Dussen hit back-to-back two fours on the last two balls. Islamabad United reached 100 runs in the 9th over. After 10 overs, ISU was 112-2.

Shadab Khan got out after scoring 3(5) in the 11th over. Asif Ali hit back-to-back two sixes in the 12th over. van der Dussen got out after scoring 42(29) in the 13th over. Azam Khan smashed the winning boundaries in 14.5 overs. Islamabad United scored 159-4 and won the match by 6 wickets.

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