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Avoid concentrating on the Net Run Rate, Peshawar Zalmi supporters. Islamabad United, on the other side, are riding high and presently leads the league table after two convincing victories.

Shadab Khan: "Credit goes to Sahibzada Farhan for his hard work behind the scenes. When you don't perform, we will judge you as if you haven't done the hard work. But how he did the hard work, he did play for Pakistan in and out for some time, but he did the right stuff, and eventually it has come out. Hopefully, it will stay for a long time. (Winning the toss) Definitely (a good call). This is the third game in this track, and we have depth in the batting. We want to capitalize on our batters well. When someone is in, they can go for long (innings), and Sahibzada has done it today. We had a partnership with Colin and Farhan, then Farhan and Agha; we had 3-4 partnerships. The pitch wasn't a 240 runs pitch, but the way Farhan and the other batters played- hats off to them. If you think about T20 cricket nowadays, we have 6-7 bowling options because if someone goes for runs, we have other options to cover for him. We are blessed to have depth in both the batting and bowling departments. I think when you play this type of game, there are unsung heroes like Nawaz and Shahzad who come in as substitute fielders. Agha got injured, and Sahibzada got off the field. I think the way Nawaz came in and did the fielding, the character he showed in the field, hats off to them as well. (Permanent substitute Nawaz) No no no no (laughter). Because we are a data-driven team, we won the toss today, and we won the last game as well, and if you see the stats, we bring Dwarshuis in, and he has done a good job with the ball."

Sahibzada Farhan is the Player of the Match

11:48 pm Nothing went Zalmi's way today, and the players had a miserable day overall. Ultimately, it was all about Sahibzada Farhan's outstanding batting and exceptional performance. Once again, the openers failed to provide a great start for the Zalmi. Babar again edged a length ball outside off and was dismissed cheaply. Mitch Owen got a promotion in the batting order. He began his strokeplay with a big six and a magnificent slog shot over the covers. But it didn't last long; Imad had been introduced in the third over and was caught plumb lbw in front of the stumps. Saim Ayub also didn't survive long, being caught in Naseem's change of pace technique and pulling the slower bouncer to backward square leg. Mohammad Haris was the lone warrior of the innings, and his teammates on the other end did not last long at the crease. The runs on the scoreboard put a lot of pressure on the Zalmi batters. The fielders performed an excellent job, and the skipper made superb bowling changes throughout the innings that prevented the batters from settling at the crease. United used six bowlers, and all of them picked up wickets. Imad Wasim claimed three wickets, while Dwarshuis and Shadab each took two. Mohammad Nawaz, the substitute fielder, caught four catches in the deep.

Islamabad United won by 102 runs

18.2
W
Dwarshuis to Mohammad Ali, OUT, Cleaned him up! Short of a length ball angling in back at the stumps from around the wicket, Mohammad Ali attempts to defend off the back foot, inside edged and crashed onto the stumps

Mohammad Ali b Dwarshuis 3 (11m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

18.1
0
Dwarshuis to Mohammad Ali, no run, Back of a length ball angling away outside off

.ALI RAZA: "The boost in NRR will be huge for UNITED after this win. Will help a lot as the league stage moves ahead.. "

swathi: "The USP of PSL in the beginning was that it is a premier bowler supportive league - You can see both top class international bowlers and young quickies in Pak. Have they lost it now over the years?" That was the thinking a few years back. However, while big names like as Shaheen, Rauf, and Naseem have lost their mojo in international cricket, the outcomes in local cricket have been pretty clear. Their replacements still couldn't make an impact here or there.

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | PZ: 141/9 (103 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.83, RRR: 51.50)

  • Ali Raza1 (4b)
  • Mohammad Ali3 (7b)
  • Saad Masood3-0-25-1
  • Imad Wasim4-0-26-3
17.6
0
Saad Masood to Ali Raza, no run, Good length ball turns it down to the off-side
17.5
0
Saad Masood to Ali Raza, no run, Azam Khan missed the chance of stumping and the catch! Flighted fuller length ball outside off, charges down the track and under-edges as he plays off the front foot, Azam failed to hold on to it behind the stumps
17.4
1
Saad Masood to Mohammad Ali, 1 run, Flighted length ball drags it down past Saad to long on
17.3
2
Saad Masood to Mohammad Ali, 2 runs, Naseem dropped it at first slip! Generously flighted good length ball outside off, plays off the front foot and finds the thick outside edge, tries to reverse cup over the shoulder and failed to hold on to it
17.2
0
Saad Masood to Mohammad Ali, no run, Length ball goes past the outside edge of the bat
17.1
1
Saad Masood to Ali Raza, 1 run, Tossed up fuller length wrong-un ball, turns it down to the on-side

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 137/9 (107 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 35.66)

  • Mohammad Ali0 (4b)
  • Ali Raza0 (1b)
  • Imad Wasim4-0-26-3
  • Shadab Khan4-0-29-2
16.6
0
Imad Wasim to Mohammad Ali, no run, Good length ball on the fourth stump line, moves forward and negates it to the on-side
16.5
1lb
Imad Wasim to Ali Raza, 1 leg bye, Fuller length ball fired in at the pads, clips the front pad to the on-side
16.4
W
Imad Wasim to Mohammad Haris, OUT, A tad fuller and quicker delivery on the stumps, Haris goes after it with the big heave shot, this time only managed to struck it straight and flat to long on, Nawaz makes no mistake near the ropes, Haris misses out on a well deserved century today

Mohammad Haris c sub (Mohammad Nawaz (3)) b Imad Wasim 87 (63m 47b 12x4 4x6) SR: 185.1

Asad shahjehan : "both sahibzada Farhan and Harris made my day "

16.3
6
Imad Wasim to Mohammad Haris, SIX, Smokes it over mid wicket! Tossed up fuller length in the slot, goes underneath the ball and plays the slog sweep, nails it well over the cow corner fences, moves to 87 now
16.2
0
Imad Wasim to Mohammad Haris, no run, Generously flighted ball on the stumps, charges down the track and heaves it straight to long on, keeps the strike
16.1
0
Imad Wasim to Mohammad Haris, no run, Back of a length ball tucked away to mid wicket

Imad returns to bowl the 17th over

END OF OVER:
16 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 130/8 (114 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.12, RRR: 28.50)

  • Mohammad Ali0 (3b)
  • Mohammad Haris81 (43b)
  • Shadab Khan4-0-29-2
  • Saad Masood2-0-21-1
15.6
0
Shadab Khan to Mohammad Ali, no run, Flighted length ball pitching outside off, moves towards the line of the ball and defends to the off-side ring fielder

Zalmi 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Babar AzamSaim Ayub
2nd12Saim AyubMJ Owen
3rd10Saim AyubMohammad Haris
4th41T Kohler-CadmoreMohammad Haris
5th24Hussain TalatMohammad Haris
6th15GF LindeMohammad Haris
7th3AS JosephMohammad Haris
8th21Mohammad HarisSufiyan Muqeem
9th6Mohammad AliMohammad Haris
10th5Mohammad AliAli Raza

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU44082.544
KK5326-0.215
LQ32142.051
PZ4132-0.844
QG3122-0.917
MS3030-2.941