PSL 2022: Islamabad United keep final hopes alive after eliminating Peshawar Zalmi
Islamabad United will currently conflict with Lahore Qalandars in eliminator 2 tomorrow
LAHORE: Islamabad United have crushed Peshawar Zalmi by five wickets in the eliminator 1 of the Pakistan Super League's (PSL) seventh version to keep their expectations of arriving at the finals alive.
The United will currently conflict with Lahore Qalandars in eliminator 2 tomorrow (Friday) - and the victor of the match will confront Multan Sultans in the last.
In the last finished, United required 10 runs, and Azam Khan got out on the primary ball, from that point forward, Liam Dawson completed the amazingly exhilarating conflict effortlessly as he smacked a six and four on the following two balls.
The sink or swim match between the two groups was a see-saw fight with the two groups reluctant to surrender till the end. The Zalmi bowlers were on track with their line, as they eliminated opener Will Jacks for 11 runs. Alex Hales reported his return with a bang as he safeguarded the run-pursue and played by the circumstance.
Joined was cruising at one phase with Hales looking very much set, yet it was Salman Irshad's two wickets that brought Zalmi back into the game.
He eliminated Hales with a splendid yorker and took the wicket of risky looking Shadab Khan for 22 runs and Asif Ali, who was on seven.
Azam Khan who scored 28 runs with two sixes and Faheem Ashraf who indented 19 with two maximums brought United nearer. Yet, in the last over when 10 runs were required, Azam got out on some unacceptable time, however Liam Dawson completed the game with hits. As far as bowling, Wahab Riaz was scammed as he surrendered 52 runs in four overs, while Salman enrolled figures of 3-31.
Prior, in the wake of choosing to bat first, Peshawar Zalmi scored 169 runs for the deficiency of five wickets.
The United bowlers kept things tight as Zalmi hitters didn't score runs rapidly, as they lost in-structure opener Mohammad Haris for 12 runs by Faheem Ashraf.
Opener Kamran Akmal kept on cutting out runs, while Yasir Khan was additionally eliminated for eight runs. Karman got out for 58 runs by United captain Shadab Khan with Zalmi's score of 98 sudden spikes in demand for the board. Shoaib Malik and Hussain Talat manufactured a pivotal 56 runs stand to take Zalmi to the 150 run mark. Hussain scored 28 runs, while Malik scored 55.
For United, Hasan Ali took three wickets for 30 runs in four overs, while Shadab and Faheem picked one.
Playing XIs:
Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Haris, Yasir Khan, +Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Haider Ali, Benny Howell, Hussain Talat, *Wahab Riaz, Khalid Usman, Salman Irshad, Ali Majid.
Islamabad United: Alex Hales, Will Jacks, *Shadab Khan, +Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Liam Dawson, Hasan Ali, Athar Mahmood, Zahid Mahmood, Waqas Maqsood.
