PSL: Peshawar Zalmi tames Lahore Qalandars with 9 wickets

LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi secured a second consecutive win by defeating Lahore Qalandars by 9 wickets in the fifth match of Paksitan Super League (PSL) here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the early hours of Sunday. 

Chasing down a mediocre target of 118, Muhammad Hafeez and Tamim Iqbal gave Peshawar Zalmi a solid start of 95 runs. Tamim made his second consecutive 50 and remained invincible at 55 and was declared man of the match. 

Hafeez made 43 runs off 37 balls and was sent home by Ajantha Mendis – the only bowler for Lahore Qalandar to take a wicket. 

Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars to bat. Peshwar restricted Qalandars to a meager 117-6.