- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 Clattered the stumps! Salman Ali Agha produces first bit of magic in a crucial contest! It's an off-spinner's dream ball. Tossed it up fuller and gets some drift, he gets down low and was shaping up for a full-blooded sweep but missed it completely. 77/18.1 Caught and bowled! Looped up with plenty of flight and revs on the ball just outside off, tries to butcher that down the ground and ends up hitting it straight towards Shadab who shows remarkable quick reflexes and hangs onto it brilliantly. 80/28.4 Plants his front leg in front of the middle stump and loaded up for a sweep but ends up getting rapped on the pads, looks very plumb and umpire raises the dreaded finger without any hesitation but Haseebullah wants to use a review. Pitching in line, impact in line and just brushing the leg stump so the on-field decision stands. Shadab on a roll! Another one bites the dust. Peshawar in a bit of a bother after getting off to a flier 80/313.1 Botch-up in the middle! Round the wicket, length and angling in at his body, whacked away to mid-off and Paul Walter was struggling while heading down the pitch, slides the bat in but Shadab Khan is a livewire in the field, picks up the ball in a flash and hits the bull's eye at non-striker's end, Walter took on his arm and gifted his wicket away, communication breakdown in the middle. 114/414.5 Edged and taken! Good length, arcing in from outside off, playing away fro the body and looking to play a cut but ends up nicking it through to the keeper, wobble continues. Asif Ali will come in next. Islamabad will be delighted to get Powell out, he is a dangerous customer and can really make oppositions pay at the death with his power-hitting. Powell scored a brisk fifty last night against Lahore 124/5Extras6 (lb 4, w 2)TOTAL201/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Saim Ayub, 7.3 ov), 2-80 (Mohammad Haris, 8.1 ov), 3-80 (Haseebullah Khan, 8.4 ov), 4-114 (Paul Walter, 13.1 ov), 5-124 (Rovman Powell, 14.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 32 1 8.00 6 2 1 0 0 Agha Salman 4 0 25 1 6.25 5 1 0 0 0 Imad Wasim 1 0 17 0 17.00 1 2 1 0 0 TS Mills 2 0 30 0 15.00 2 4 1 1 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 28 2 7.00 6 3 0 0 0 Hunain Shah 3 0 36 0 12.00 3 5 1 1 0 Faheem Ashraf 2 0 29 0 14.50 0 5 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 Cox makes a mess of his stumps and Wood loved the sight of stumps getting shattered, brings out an animated and energetic celebration, was slower at he attacked the stumps, pressure was building up and he missed the line while trying to whack it over midwicket 32/118.1 Crowd roars as Peshawar pick another! Another set batter departs in quick succession! Yaqoob bowls a beauty, slow, mystifying and a tempting legbreak that never really arrived at him; Munro tries to insolently smash him over long-on and gets beaten by the beautiful guile, spin and he makes a complete mess of it while prancing down the track. Haseebullah with sharp glovework removes the bails in a flash and Munro has to take the long walk back into the pavilion. It's proving to be another nail-biter! 181/56.6 Pitched up on middle, sinks to his knee and loads up for a full-blooded slog sweep, solid connection but it's 82 meters boundary and he hasn't got enough power behind it and he is taken comfortably by Saim Ayub who has been a top fielder this season. Shadab disconsolate after perishing early, the scoreboard pressure creating all sorts of problems for Islamabad 50/29.3 Salman stands stunned after spooning it to cover in the ring and that's a unique expressionless celebration, that's cold. Smartly tossed up fuller just inside the tramline on off, he reaches out, playing far away from his body and slaps it straight to Haris. Saim having a wonderful couple of days in PSL, credit to his captain as well to give him confidence and license to play freely and express himself 73/317.6 Gottim! Good length, slanting in at middle, Azam wafts and it's not through the line, Babar Azam at mid-off takes a brilliant catch under pressure. It's really a fabulous catch and Peshawar are right back in the contest. Azam Khan will be gutted with himself to not get the job done. He was suckered with the hard length delivery and lost his shape while trying to smash him downtown. 181/418.3 TAKEN AT DEEP MIDWICKET! Zalmi on fire. Tosses up a delicious legbreak turning away from off, tries to whip it over the leg side and just didn't quite get it far enough. A major twist in the plot! Islamabad United collapsing like a house of cards. This is not sensible batting by any means, everybody has tried to swing frantically from the first ball 182/618.5 This is madness from Islamabad! Trying an unconventional reverse sweep and playing a poor shot to point. Luke Wood took some steps to his left and pouches it comfortably. Yaqoob running all over the place in jubilation! More was expected from Faheem who has ample international cricket experience but it's poor shot selection and not judicious from Islamabad's stalwart. Meanwhile, Arif Yaqoob gets a fifer! Look at him go, elation conspicuous on his face 183/719.4 Oh my, what drama. Pitched up and nibbles in at middle, punched in the air and taken by Babar again. No rhythm from Imad tonight, this was an opportunity for him to eke out a win but he perishes. 191/918.6 What is going on! Hunain gets down on one knee and takes an almighty swing. The ball hangs in the air for a while but goes straight to Rovman Powell who catches it brilliantly in his big bucket hands. Suddenly there is pandemonium! Yaqoob continues to produce magic in a match-turning spell 183/8Extras3 (lb 3)TOTAL193/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Jordan Cox, 4.2 ov), 2-50 (Shadab Khan, 6.6 ov), 3-73 (Salman Agha, 9.3 ov), 4-181 (Azam Khan, 17.6 ov), 5-181 (Colin Munro, 18.1 ov), 6-182 (Haider Ali, 18.3 ov), 7-183 (Faheem Ashraf, 18.5 ov), 8-183 (Hunain Shah, 18.6 ov), 9-191 (Imad Wasim, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Saim Ayub 3 0 24 1 8.00 6 2 1 0 0 L Wood 4 0 37 1 9.25 6 3 1 0 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 41 1 10.25 6 4 2 0 0 Arif Yaqoob 4 0 27 5 6.75 9 0 2 0 0 PI Walter 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 1 0 0 0 Salman Irshad 4 0 52 1 13.00 3 5 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Islamabad United , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
26 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Peshawar Zalmi 2, Islamabad United 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 0 wicket)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (Saim Ayub 35, Babar Azam 12, Ex 4)
- Over 8.4: Review by Peshawar Zalmi (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - Haseebullah Khan (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 11.1: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Shozab Raza, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- Babar Azam: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Peshawar Zalmi - 114/3 in 13.0 overs (Babar Azam 50, PI Walter 19)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 5
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (Babar Azam 47, Asif Ali 4, Ex 0)
- Babar Azam: 100 off 59 balls (12 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 102/3 in 12.0 overs (C Munro 45, Azam Khan 23)
- C Munro: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (C Munro 16, Azam Khan 34, Ex 0)
- Islamabad United: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 2
- Azam Khan: 50 off 21 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 45 balls (C Munro 31, Azam Khan 68, Ex 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBabar's century and Yaqoob's four-wicket over take Zalmi past United
United were on course as Azam Khan and Colin Munro hit 70s, but the penultimate over derailed the chase completely
Arif Yaqoob - first bowler to take four wickets in an over in PSL
Islamabad United were cruising in a chase of 202 and then the legspinner came in and with a bit of magic