Karachi: In the Eliminator 2 of the Pakistan Super League Season 9, the chase for Islamabad United’s target against Peshawar Zalmi is underway.
The match being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, Islamabad United’s captain Shadab Khan had won the toss and decided to field. Peshawar Zalmi, batting first, scored 185 runs at the loss of 5 wickets.
The innings of Peshawar Zalmi began with Saime Ayub and Babar Azam. Peshawar Zalmi suffered their first loss when Babar Azam was out after scoring 25 runs out of a total score of 72 in the eighth over.
Saime Ayub remained prominent with 73 runs, while Mohammad Haris played a innings of 40 runs. Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 18 and Rovman Powell 2 runs. Amad Jamal scored 17, Haider Talat scored 8 runs and remained not out.
From Islamabad United, Nasim Shah took 3, Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf took one wicket each.
The event’s final will be played on Monday at the National Stadium in Karachi, where today’s winning team will face Multan Sultans.
It is clear that in the two matches to be held between both teams in the league stage, Peshawar Zalmi won one and Islamabad United won the other.
Both teams’ squads:
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (Captain), Saime Ayub, Mohammad Haris (Wicketkeeper), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haider Talat, Rovman Powell, Amad Jamal, Liam Dawson, Mehraan Manzoor, Arish Yakub, Khurram Shehzad
Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Captain), Alex Hales, Martin Guptill, Salman Ali Agha, Asif Khan (Wicketkeeper), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Nasim Shah, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Mukhaya