SHARJAH: Defending champions Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by 12 runs in the 11th match of the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Sharjah cricket stadium here on Friday.
Batting first, Islamabad United set a victory target of 159 runs for Peshawar Zalmi. IR Bell was the top scorer with 54 runs of 46 balls, while CS Delport scored 29 runs of 18 balls.
United's 18-year-old Muhammad Musa with his sensational three-for-23 runs spell scripted 12 runs win at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Later, Islamabad's skipper Sami recorded a phenomenal hattrick in the last over of the game, with the dismissals of Wahab Riaz, Umaid Asif and Hasan Ali in the death overs. He gave 22 runs in his spell.
Faheem Ashraf extended the pressure on Zalmi by taking out the wicket of Imamul Haq. He picked two wickets in the game.
At one stage, the game was shifted in Zalmi's favour courtesy strong hitting by skipper Sammy and Pollard. However, the onslaught was stopped after a while with all credit to Faheem Ashraf and Musa.
Peshawar Zalmi captain Darren Sammy had won the toss and decided to bowl first against Islamabad United .
Sameen Gul and Hassan Ali took three and two wickets respectively.
Peshawar Zalmi: 146 all out in 20 overs (Target 159 in 20 overs)
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At the end of over 17: Peshawar Zalmi: 120/6
Faheem Ashraf to Pollard, OUT
Faheem Ashraf to Pollard, SIX runs
Faheem Ashraf to Sammy, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Sammy, FOUR runs
Faheem Ashraf to Pollard, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Pollard, no run
At the end of over 16: Peshawar Zalmi: 108/5
Mohammad Sami to Sammy, no run
Mohammad Sami to Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Pollard, no run
Mohammad Sami to Pollard, FOUR runs
Mohammad Sami to Sammy, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Pollard, 1 run
At the end of over 15: Peshawar Zalmi: 101/5
Shadab Khan to Pollard, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Pollard, SIX runs
Shadab Khan to Pollard, SIX runs
Shadab Khan to Pollard, FOUR runs
Shadab Khan to Sammy, 1 run
At the end of over 13: Peshawar Zalmi: 65/4
Shadab Khan to Dawson, OUT (c Hussain Talat b Shadab Khan 21)
Shadab Khan to Dawson, no run
Shadab Khan to Pollard, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Dawson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Pollard, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Pollard, no run
At the end of over 12: Peshawar Zalmi: 62/4
Patel to Dawson, no run
Patel to Pollard, 1 run
Patel to Dawson, 1 run
Patel to Pollard, 1 run
Patel to Dawson, 1 run
Patel to Umar Amin, OUT (c Faheem Ashraf b Patel 14)
At the end of over 11: Peshawar Zalmi: 58/3
Shadab Khan to Dawson, no run
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, no run
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, no run
Shadab Khan to Dawson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Dawson, no run
At the end of over 10: Peshawar Zalmi: 56/3
Patel to Dawson, 1 run
Patel to Umar Amin, 1 run
Patel to Dawson, 1 run
Patel to Umar Amin, 1 run
Patel to Dawson, 1 run
Patel to Dawson, no run
At the end of over 9: Peshawar Zalmi: 51/3
Shadab Khan to Dawson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, no run
Shadab Khan to Dawson, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Dawson, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
At the end of over 8: Peshawar Zalmi: 45/3
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Dawson, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Dawson, 1 run
At the end of over 7: Peshawar Zalmi: 41/3
Muhammad Musa to Umar Amin, no run
Muhammad Musa to Dawson, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Umar Amin, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Dawson, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Umar Amin, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Dawson, 1 run
At the end of over 6: Peshawar Zalmi: 36/3
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, 4 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Dawson, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Dawson, 4 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Umar Amin, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT (c Mohammad Sami b Faheem Ashraf 18)
At the end of over 5: Peshawar Zalmi: 26/2
Muhammad Musa to Umar Amin, no run
Muhammad Musa to Malan, OUT (c Patel b Muhammad Musa 1)
Muhammad Musa to Malan, no run
Muhammad Musa to Malan, no run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
At the end of over 4: Peshawar Zalmi: 21/1
Mohammad Sami to Malan, no run
Mohammad Sami to Malan, no run
Mohammad Sami to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Mohammad Sami to Malan, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
At the end of over 3: Peshawar Zalmi: 18/1
Muhammad Musa to Kamran Akmal, OUT (c sub (PD Salt) b Muhammad Musa 7)
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Muhammad Musa to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
At the end of over 2: Peshawar Zalmi: 17/0
Mohammad Sami to Kamran Akmal, 4 runs
Mohammad Sami to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Kamran Akmal, no run
Mohammad Sami to Kamran Akmal, no run
Mohammad Sami to Kamran Akmal, no run
At the end of over 1: Peshawar Zalmi: 11/0
Patel to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Patel to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Patel to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 run
Patel to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs
Patel to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Patel to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Peshawar Zalmi: 0/0
At the end of over 20: Islamabad United 158/9
Wahab Riaz to Muhammad Musa, 1 leg bye
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 1 run run out (sub [Fletcher]/†Kamran Akmal) 54
Wahab Riaz to Bell, no run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 4 runs
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Sami, 1 runs
Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Sami, no run
At the end of over 19: Islamabad United 151/8
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Sami, 1 leg bye
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Sami, no run
Hasan Ali to Bell, 1 run,
Hasan Ali to Mohammad Sami, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Patel, OUT (b Hasan Ali 5)
Hasan Ali to Patel, 4 runs
At the end of over 18: Islamabad United 144/7
Wahab Riaz to Patel, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shadab Khan, OUT ( b Wahab Riaz 6)
Wahab Riaz to Shadab Khan, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Shadab Khan, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 1 run (noball) caught off a no ball
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Shadab Khan, 1 run
At the end of over 17: Islamabad United 135/6
Umaid Asif to Shadab, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shadab, 1 wide
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 leg bye
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 wide
Umaid Asif to Bell, no run
Umaid Asif to Faheem Ashraf, OUT (Umaid Asif to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
At the end of over 16: Islamabad United 129/5
Sameen Gul to Faheem Ashraf, 4 runs
Sameen Gul to Bell, 4 runs
Sameen Gul to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Asif Ali, OUT (c Wahab Riaz b Sameen Gul 13)
Sameen Gul to Asif Ali, 6 runs
Sameen Gul to Bell, 1 run
At the end of over 15: Islamabad United 113/4
Hasan Ali to Asif Ali, no run
Hasan Ali to Asif Ali, 6 run
Hasan Ali to Bell, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Asif Ali, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Delport, OUT ( b Hasan Ali 29)
Hasan Ali to Bell, 1 run
At the end of over 14: Islamabad United 104/3
Umaid Asif to Delport, 4 runs
Umaid Asif to Delport, no run
Umaid Asif to Delport, 6 runs
Umaid Asif to Delport, 1 wide
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Bell, 2 runs
Umaid Asif to Bell, 2 runs
At the end of over 13: Islamabad United 88/3
Pollard to Bell, 1 run
Pollard to Delport, 1 run
Pollard to Bell, 1 run
Pollard to Delport, 1 run
Pollard to Bell, 1 run
Pollard to Delport, 1 run
At the end of over 12: Islamabad United 82/3
Wahab Riaz to Bell, no run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 4 runs
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Delport, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Delport, 1 run
At the end of over 11: Islamabad United 73/3
Umaid Asif to Delport, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 leg bye
Umaid Asif to Delport, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Delport, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Bell, 1 run
At the end of over 10: Islamabad United 67/3
Pollard to Delport, 6 runs
Pollard to Delport, 2 runs
Pollard to Bell, 1 run
Pollard to Bell, 2 runs
Pollard to Bell, no run
Pollard to Delport, 1 run
At the end of over 9: Islamabad United 55/3
Dawson to Bell, 4 runs
Dawson to Bell, no run
Dawson to Bell, no run
Dawson to Bell, no run
Dawson to Bell, no run
Dawson to Delport, 1 run
At the end of over 8: Islamabad United 50/3
Pollard to Delport, 1 run
Pollard to Delport, no run
Pollard to Hussain Talat, OUT (c †Kamran Akmal b Pollard 0)
Pollard to Hussain Talat, no run
Pollard to Bell, 1 run
Pollard to Bell, no run
At the end of over 7: Islamabad United 48/2
Sameen Gul to Bell, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, OUT (c Dawson b Sameen Gul 15)
Sameen Gul to Bell, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, 4 runs
Sameen Gul to Bell, 1 run
At the end of over 6: Islamabad United 40/1
Wahab Riaz to Sahibzada Farhan, no run
Wahab Riaz to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs
Wahab Riaz to Sahibzada Farhan, no run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, no run
Wahab Riaz to Bell, 4 runs
At the end of over 5: Islamabad United 33/1
Sameen Gul to Bell, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Bell, no run
Sameen Gul to Bell, no run
Sameen Gul to Ronchi, OUT (c Dawson b Sameen Gul 21)
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Ronchi, 1 leg bye
At the end of over 4: Islamabad United 30/0
Umaid Asif to Ronchi, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ronchi, 6 runs
Umaid Asif to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ronchi, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 leg bye
Umaid Asif to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs
At the end of over 3: Islamabad United 18/0
Hasan Ali to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, no run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, no run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, 6 runs
Hasan Ali to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
At the end of over 2: Islamabad United 9/0
Sameen Gul to Ronchi, no runs
Sameen Gul to Ronchi, 2 runs
Sameen Gul to Ronchi, no run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, no run
Sameen Gul to Sahibzada Farhan, no run
At the end of over 1: Islamabad United 6/0
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, no run
Hasan Ali to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, no run
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, 4 runs
Hasan Ali to Ronchi, no run
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Peshawar Zalmi captain Darren Sammy has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Islamabad United in the eleventh T20 match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Teams
Islamabad United: Luke Ronchi, Sahibzada Farhan, Ian Bell, Cameron Delport, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Samit Patel, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Musa
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal, Imam ul Haq, Umar Amin, Dawid Malan, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Darren Sammy, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul Afridi
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The eleventh Twenty20 match in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played at at 9-00 pm on Friday after the end of the 10th match (Lahore Qalandars vs . Multan Sultans) the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The second match of the day will be played between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi. Both teams are playing their fourth match in the PSL4 with the Zalmi having an edge with four points against the Uniteds, who earned just two points.
Peshawar Zalmi won two of their three early matches while Islamabad United succeeded in only one of their three matches.
Islamabad United played all their three matches in Dubai whereas Peshawar Zalmi played two matches in Dubai and one in Sharjah. Islamabad United won their first match, the PSL4 inaugural match, by five wickets against Lahore Qalandars on February 14 but later they lost their other twomatches - one by five wickets against Multan Sultans on February 16 and the other by seven wickets against Quetta Gladiators on February 17.
On the other hand, after losing their first match by six wickets against Quetta Gladiators on February 15, Peshawar Zalmi emerged victorious in their two other matches. They defeated Lahore Qalandars by seven wickets on February 17 in Dubai, and Karachi Kings by eight wickets in Sharjah on February 20.
The highest total by Islamabad United is 177-5 (vs Lahore Qalandars, at Dubai on Feb 14), which is the second highest so far in the fourth edition of PSL. Peshawar Zalmi's highest total is 155-4 (vs Quetta Gladiators at Dubai on Feb 15).
The highest run-getter for Islamabad United is Luke Ronchi who made 78 in three matches whereas the highest scorer for Peshawar Zalmi is Umar Amin, who made 76 in two matches.
Fast bowler Hasan Ali of Peshawar Zalmi is so far the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with nine wickets at an average of 6.66. He has taken four wickets in an innings twice in his three matches. Another fast bowler from the Zalmi, Wahab Riaz captured six wickets (ave 10.66) whereas the highest wicket-taker for the United, Shadab Khan took three wickets.
Squads:
Islamabad United: Mohammad Sami (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Waqas Maqsood, Asif Ali, Luke Ronchi, Rizwan Hussain, Cameron Delport, Philip Salt, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Samit Patel.
Peshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Liam Dawson, Hasan Ali, Ibtisam Sheikh, Chris Jordan, Umaid asif, Wahab Riaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Amin, Wayne Madson, Kieron Pollard, Sameen Gul.