Islamabad United win toss, bowl against Peshawar Zalmi

DUBAI: Islamabad United captain Rumman Raees has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi in the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) – 3 here at the Dubai International

cricket stadium on Saturday.

Rumman is leading the United in absence of their regular captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who is unfit due to hamstring injury. He has been replaced by Andre Russell, who is playing his first Twenty20 match after a one-year hiatus.

The Zalmi, on the other side, has also made one change, bringing in Umaid Wasif in place of Hammad Azam.

Islamabad's four foreigners are Luke Ronchi, Chadwick Walton, Samit Patel and Dre Russ. Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf are in there too.

Islamabad United are playing their first match in the third edition of the PSL while this is the second match for Peshawar Zalmi, who had lost their first match by seven wickets on Thursday night.

Teams

Islamabad United: Rumman Raees (captain), L Ronchi, CAK Walton, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, SR Patel, Andre Russell, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Sami

Peshawar Zalmi: Tamim Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, DR Smith, Haris Sohail, Darren Sammy (captain), Umaid Wasif, Wahab Riaz, Ibtisam Sheikh, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Asghar.