Islamabad United eliminated Peshawar Zalmi from PSL-7
Islamabad United chased down the target of 170 runs at the loss of 5 wickets set by Peshawar Zalmi
Islamabad
United eliminated Peshawar Zalmi from PSL-7 in the 1st eliminator.
Islamabad defeated Zalmi by 5 wickets as it chased down the target of 170 runs
in the 20th 0ver. The United will now clash with Lahore
Qalandars in eliminator 2 tomorrow (Friday) and the winner of the match will
face Multan Sultans in the final.
In the last
over, United required 10 runs, and Azam Khan got out on the first ball, after
that, Liam Dawson finished the thrilling clash with ease as he smacked a six
and four on the next two balls.
Alex Hales scored
62 runs on his return and he kept the run-chase intact and played according to
the situation. United was cruising at one stage with Hales looking well set,
but it was Salman Irshad's two wickets that brought Zalmi back into the game.
Azam Khan
who scored 28 runs with two sixes and Faheem Ashraf who notched 19 with two maximums
brought United closer. But in the last over when 10 runs were required, Azam
got out on the wrong time, but Liam Dawson finished the game with hits.
In terms of
bowling, Wahab Riaz was taken to the cleaners as he conceded 52 runs in four
overs, while Salman registered figures of 3-31.
Earlier,
Peshawar Zalmi scored 169 runs for the loss of five wickets.
The United
bowlers kept things tight as Zalmi batters didn't score runs quickly, as they
lost in-form opener Mohammad Haris for 12 runs by Faheem Ashraf.
Opener
Kamran Akmal continued to carve out runs, while Yasir Khan was also removed for
eight runs. Karman got out for 58 runs by United skipper Shadab Khan with
Zalmi's score of 98 runs on the board.
Shoaib Malik
and Hussain Talat forged a crucial 56 runs stand to take Zalmi to the 150 run
mark. Hussain scored 28 runs, while Malik scored 55.
For United,
Hasan Ali took three wickets for 30 runs in four overs, while Shadab and Faheem
picked one.
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