The match was delayed because of rain and wet outfield. Then later match was cut short and Peshawar declared as a winner as per S/L method.
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Match Summary
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to ball first.
In the very first over of the inning, Rahat Ali dismissed the in-form batsmen Ronchi at the score of six.
at the score of 41, Hassan bowled out Rizwan Hussain. Munro scored his fifty and right after completing his fifty caught out on Carlos Braithewaite’s ball.
Skipper Shadab Khan played a brilliant knock and helped Islamabad united to set the target of 195.
Shadab and Ingram’s 76 runs partnership played a vital role to set a respectable target for Peshawar. Shadab scored 77 off 42 balls and played like a skipper for his team. Ingram helped him and scored 41 off 25 balls. Adding to this Shadab would not be able to score 77 if he was not dropped by Malik twice.
Ingram was sent back to pavilion at 18th over and in the very next over Shadab too but Islamabad set a great total of 195/5 in 20 overs.
Chasing a big total Peshawar Zalmi start was so good as Kamran Akmal hits four 4s and one 6 and scored quick 37 off 21 and got caught.
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At the score of 87 match was cut short while Haider Ali and Banton were batting at 16 off 8 and 20 off 16 respectively because of rain and as per DSL method they were 7 runs ahead of a par score so Zalmi were declared winners.
Brief Score
Islamabad United 195/5, Shadab Khan 77, Munro 52.
Peshawar Zalmi 85/2, Akmal 37, (D/L method)
Player of the Match
Though Islamabad united lost the match as the D/L method, Shadab Khan was declared as player of the match for his brilliant innings of 77 off 42 balls.
Peshawar Zalmi jumped into second place in point table with nine points while Islamabad United is in third place at point table with seven points.
