HBL PSL 9 ; Islamabad United beats Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs

 20th match of PSL 9, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs.

By ; Nawaz Gohar

Peshawar Zalmi scored 167 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs in pursuit of the target of 197 runs given by Islamabad. Apart from him, Paul Walter was outstanding with 33 runs.

At the beginning of the innings, Babar Azam was run out for zero while Tom Koehler managed to score only 12 runs. For Islamabad United, Shadab Khan took 3, Haneen Shah and Ruman Raees 2, 2 while Naseem Shah took one wicket.

Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to field, on which Islamabad United scored 196 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan was the top scorer with 80 runs while Agha Salman played an innings of 37 runs, besides Jordan Cox scored 26 runs and Azam Khan scored 29 runs.

Opener Alex Hales returned to the pavilion on the first ball, but Colin Munro managed to score 15 runs, Saeem Ayub took 2 wickets from Peshawar Zalmi while Luke Wood and Salman Irshad guided one player to the pavilion. .

 points table, Peshawar Zalmi is third and Islamabad United is fourth.

Peshawar Zalmi: Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Muhammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Tom Koehler Cadmore, Rowman Powell, Paul Walter, Aamir Jamal, Luke Wood, Muhammad Zeeshan, Arif Yaqub, Salman Irshad.

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Salman Ali Agha, Roman Raees, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Jordan Cox, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan (captain), Haneen Shah.