Peshawar Zalmi defeated Multan Sultans by seven wickets in the 19th match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) fourth season on Thursday scoring a total of 176 runs.
During the second innings Imam was holding Zalmi together with a firm stride as he opened the batting lineup till he was sent back to the pavilion by Shahid Afridi in the 12th over of second innings.
The strong pace was carried forward and was well controlled by Zalmi's Kieron Pollard and Umar Amin as they delivered intelligent innings and built a strong partnership that eventually led to the team's victory.
Multan Sultans delivered a commendable performance in the first innings with a strong partnership between James Vince and Johnson Charles, with the latter laying out the outline with back-to-back boundaries before getting bowled out by Zalmi’s Liam Dawson.
The Sultans were led to a fair score of 172 till the end of the innings with a steady and impressive performance delivered by captain Shoaib Malik who remained not-out till the end.
On the other hand Zalmi also managed to impose sufficient pressure with impressive fielding holding the opposing team to 172 while knocking down five wickets in the first innings.
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 2 runs
End of over 19: Peshawar Zalmi: 169-3 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, FOUR
Mohammad Ilyas to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, 1 run
End of over 18: Peshawar Zalmi: 160-3 (Target: 173)
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs
Daniel Christian to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs
End of over 17: Peshawar Zalmi: 138-3 (Target: 173)
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, 2 run
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run, no ball
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 2 runs
End of over 16: Peshawar Zalmi: 121-3 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
End of over 15: Peshawar Zalmi: 115-3 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Ilyas to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, FOUR
Mohammad Ilyas to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
End of over 14: Peshawar Zalmi: 106-3 (Target: 173)
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, no runs
End of over 13: Peshawar Zalmi: 98-3 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin, FOUR
End of over 12: Peshawar Zalmi: 91-3 (Target: 173)
Shahid Afridi to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Shahid Afridi to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Shahid Afridi to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Shahid Afridi to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT
Shahid Afridi to Umar Amin, 1 wide
Shahid Afridi to Umar Amin, no run
Shahid Afridi to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
End of over 11: Peshawar Zalmi: 82-2 (Target: 173)
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, 1 run
End of over 10: Peshawar Zalmi: 78-2 (Target: 173)
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR
Daniel Christian to Umar Amin, 1 run
Daniel Christian to Umar Amin, FOUR
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
End of over 9: Peshawar Zalmi: 66-2 (Target: 173)
Junaid Khan to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Junaid Khan to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, 1 run
Junaid Khan to Umar Amin, FOUR
Junaid Khan to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
End of over 8: Peshawar Zalmi: 55-2 (Target: 173)
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
End of over 7: Peshawar Zalmi: 49-2 (Target: 173)
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Daniel Christian to Umar Amin, 1 run
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Daniel Christian to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR
Daniel Christian to Umar Amin, 1 run
Daniel Christian to Umar Amin, 2 runs
End of over 6: Peshawar Zalmi: 39-2 (Target: 173)
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Umar Amin, no runs
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Shoaib Malik to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs
End of over 5: Peshawar Zalmi: 35-1 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, no runs
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Amin, no runs
Mohammad Ilyas to Kamran Akmal, OUT
Mohammad Ilyas to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Mohammad Ilyas to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
End of over 4: Peshawar Zalmi: 34-1 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Irfan to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, OUT
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, FOUR
End of over 3: Peshawar Zalmi: 30-0 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Ilyas to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Ilyas to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Imam-ul-Haq, no run
Mohammad Ilyas to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Mohammad Ilyas to Andre Fletcher, no runs
End of over 2: Peshawar Zalmi: 27-0 (Target: 173)
Nauman Ali to Imam-ul-Haq, SIX
Nauman Ali to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Andre Fletcher, FOUR
Nauman Ali to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
End of over 1: Peshawar Zalmi: 13-0 (Target: 173)
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, FOUR
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, 2 runs
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, SIX
Mohammad Irfan to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Irfan to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shoaib Malik, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shahid Afridi, OUT
Wahab Riaz to Shahid Afridi, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shahid Afridi,no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shahid Afridi, 2 byes
Wahab Riaz to Shahid Afridi, 1 wide
End over over 19: Multan Sultans: 168-4
Hasan Ali to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, OUT
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, 2 runs
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, FOUR
End over over 18: Multan Sultans: 159-3
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, FOUR
Umaid Asif to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, FOUR
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, no runs
End over over 17: Multan Sultans: 147-3
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, SIX
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Daniel Christian, SIX
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 wides
Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, no runs
End over over 16: Multan Sultans: 129-3
Wahab Riaz to Daniel Christian, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End over over 15: Multan Sultans: 124-3
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Daniel Christian, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Daniel Christian, no runs
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, OUT -James Vince run out
Umaid Asif to Shoaib Malik, no runs
Umaid Asif to James Vince, 1 run
End over over 14: Multan Sultans: 121-2
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 2 runs
Kieron Pollard to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, no runs
Kieron Pollard to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End over over 13: Multan Sultans: 115-2
Liam Dawson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, OUT
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, 2 runs
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, no runs
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Liam Dawson to James Vince, 1 run
End over over 12: Multan Sultans: 107-1
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, no runs
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, no runs
Kieron Pollard to Johnson Charles, 1 run
End over over 11: Multan Sultans: 103-1
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, 2 run
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to James Vince, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, 1 run
End over over 10: Multan Sultans: 90-1
Umaid Asif to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Umaid Asif to James Vince, 1 run
Umaid Asif to James Vince, no runs
Umaid Asif to James Vince, no runs
Umaid Asif to James Vince, no runs
Umaid Asif to Johnson Charles, 1 run
End over over 9: Multan Sultans: 87-1
Ibtisam Sheikh to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Ibtisam Sheikh to Johnson Charles, SIX
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, no runs
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, no runs
End over over 8: Multan Sultans: 75-1
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Johnson Charles, no runs
Kieron Pollard to James Vince, 1 run
End over over 7: Multan Sultans: 70-1
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, no run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Ibtisam Sheikh to James Vince, 1 run
End over over 6: Multan Sultans: 65-1
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Johnson Charles, 2 runs
End over over 5: Multan Sultans: 47-1
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, 1 wide
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, no runs
Liam Dawson to James Vince, 1 run
Liam Dawson to James Vince, no runs
Liam Dawson to James Vince, FOUR
Liam Dawson to Johnson Charles, 1 run
End over over 4: Multan Sultans: 39-1
Umaid Asif to Johnson Charles, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Umar Siddiq, OUT
Umaid Asif to James Vince, 1 run
Umaid Asif to James Vince, SIX
Umaid Asif to James Vince, SIX
Umaid Asif to James Vince, no runs
End over over 3: Multan Sultans: 25-0
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Hasan Ali to Jame Vince, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Jame Vince, no runs
Hasan Ali to Jame Vince, no runs
Hasan Ali to Jame Vince, no runs
Hasan Ali to Jame Vince, FOUR
End over over 2: Multan Sultans: 20-0
Liam Dawson to Umar Siddiq, SIX
Liam Dawson to James Vince, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Liam Dawson to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Liam Dawson to Umar Siddiq, 2 runs
End over over 1: Multan Sultans: 10-0
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, FOUR
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, no runs
Hasan Ali to Umar Siddiq, 1 wide
Peshawar Zalmi win the toss and choose to bowl against Multan Sultans in the 19th match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) fourth season in Dubai on Sunday.
The 19th T20 match in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 28.
Peshawar Zalmi are placed second on the points table with six points (net run rate 1.049) while Multan Sultans are on the fourth position with four points with an NRR of -0.003.
The Zalmi have won three matches and lost two from five matches they have so far played in the tournament while the Sultans have so far won two and lost four matches from their six matches.
Both had met earlier on February 24 at Sharjah where Peshawar Zalmi defeated Multan Sultans by five wickets.
The highest total from Multan Sultans was 200/6 which they piled up against Lahore Qalandars at Sharjah on February 22 whereas Peshawar Zalmi’s highest total was 155/4 (vs Quetta Gladiators at Dubai on February 15).
Veteran Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, who is leading the Multan Sultans, has so far scored the most runs for his team – 191 in six matches at an average of 47.75 with two fifties while for Peshawar Zalmi, it is Imam-ul-Haq, who has made 127 runs in four matches at an average of 31.75 with two half-centuries.
However, the highest individual score for Multan Sultans is 84 made off 41 balls by James Vince against Lahore Qalandars at Sharjah on Feb 22 while Umar Amin made the highest score for Peshawar Zalmi (61 not out off 39 balls vs Lahore Qalandars at Dubai on Feb 17).
Peshawar Zalmi’s pacer Hasan Ali has so far taken 15 wickets at an average of 7.06 – the most by any bowler in PSL4. He has achieved the four-wicket haul on three times as no other bowler in the tournament could take the four wickets in an innings for more than once.
The highest wicket-taker for Multan Sultans is left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan, who has so far captured eight wickets at an average of 18.75.
Squads
Multan Sultans: Shoaib Malik (captain), Shan Masood, Tom Moores, Umar Siddiq, Laurie Evans, Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, hammad Azam, Chris Green, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Johnson Charles, Ali Shafiq, James Vince, Daniel Christian, Shakeel Ansar, Nauman Ali.
Peshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Kamran Akmal, Imam-ul-Haq, Andre Fletcher, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohaib Maqsood, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Hasan Ali, Chris Jordan, Wahab Riaz, Umar Amin, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul, Wayne Madsen, Ibtisam Sheikh.