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It was Islamabad's second consecutive loss in two days.
Peshawar came in to bat first and posted a total of 145-7 courtesy Tamim Iqbal's run-a-ball 51.
Andre Russell took three wickets for Islamabad.
Post-match presentation
In their chase, Islamabad lost wickets regularly and ended their 20 overs at the score of 121-9.
Man-of-the-match Muhammad Asghar and Wahab Riaz bagged three wickets apiece for Peshawar.
Most colorful innings award goes to Tamim Iqbal for his run-a-ball 51 runs.
Man of the match is Muhammad Asghar for his all-round efforts. "The first catch was more difficult but whatever comes into a Pathan's hands never spills out."
Shahid Afridi: Team played according the plan and we won. I dedicate Peshawar Zalmi's first victory in PSL to the APS students.
ISL 121-9 (20 overs)
And Peshawar bag the first win by 24 runs while Islamabad are beaten for the second time in two days.
FOUR! Ajmal hits a consolation boundary. Short and pulled towards square leg.
Wahab Riaz to bowl the final over.
ISL 112-9 (19 overs)
RUN OUT! Ajmal misses and the wicketkeeper hits the target. The non-striker goes back to pavillion.
Junaid Khan to bowl the penulimate over.
ISL 110-8 (18 overs)Three from the over.
Shaun Tait
ISL 107-8 (17 overs)OUT! Billings caught by Asghar at the same position. Asghar takes another stunner
OUT! Russell gets caught by Asghar. The fielder can't believe it again.
Wahab Riaz
ISL 103-6 (16 overs)
FOUR! Billings scoops towards fine leg.
SIX! Billings flicks a full toss from off, sends it flying into the leg side.
Junaid Khan
ISL 90-6 (15 overs)
Five runs of the over.
Mohammad Asghar
ISL 85-6 (14 overs)
Nine runs off the over.
Afridi
ISL 76-6 (13 overs)SIX! Russell off to a flying start.
OUT! Ashar Zaidi gets caught by Kamran Akmal.
Shaun Tait
ISL 70-5 (12 overs)
Just four runs off the over.
Afridi
ISL 66-5 (11 overs)
OUT! Misbah gets caught at long off. Asghar can't believe what just happened.
Mohammad Asghar is back into the attack.
ISL 61-4 (10 overs)
FOUR! Misbah reverse sweeps for a boundary. Cheeky shot.
Shahid Afridi
ISL 55-4 (9 overs)
OUT! Wahab finally takes Watson's wicket.
FOUR! Watson pulls towards mid wicket.
Wahab Riaz
ISL 47-3 (8 overs)
Afridi introduces himself.
ISL 44-3 (7 overs)
Wahab and Watson face off again.
Wahab Riaz
ISL 41-3 (6 overs)
FOUR! Misbah sweeps for the boundary.
OUT! Umar Amin caught in mid off.
Mohammad Asghar
ISL 34-2 (5 overs)Just four runs off the over.
Junaid Khan
ISL 30-2 (4 overs)OUT! Taken by Hafeez at long off. Babar Azam departs.
Mohammad Asghar
ISL 27-1 (3 overs)
Azam fails to muster any run off the bat, just a single off the wide delivery.
Shaun Tait
ISL 26-1 (2 overs)
FOUR! Watson is unstoppable. Beats short fine leg this time.
FOUR! Watson goes straight this time over the fielder.
FOUR! Watson plays a wonderful cut stroke.
Junaid Khan
ISL 14-1 (1 over)
FOUR! five runs off the wide for Islamabad
OUT! BOWLED! Sharjeel Khan misses, but Tait doesn't fail to miss the stumps.
FOURx2! Sharjeel hits two boundaries towards leg side.
Watson and Sharjeel Khan to open for Islamabad.
Shaun Tait will bowl the first over.
PES 145-7 (20 overs)
RUN OUT! Sammy falls prey to Ajmal's direct hit.
SIX! Sammy smashes a six towards long leg.
Ashar Zaidi
PES 132-6 (19 overs)
FOUR! Wahab Riaz hits a four towards fine-leg
OUT! Watson takes the catch and dismisses Tamim Iqbal
OUT! Afridi skies one as Russell takes the catch off his own delivery.
Andre Russell
PES 124-4 (18 overs)
Five runs off the over. No boundaries.
Rumman Raees
PES 119-4 (17 overs)
SIX! Afridi smashes Watson.
FOURx2! Tamim Iqbal drives towards the extra cover both times.
Shane Watson.
PES 101-4 (16 overs)
Just five singles off the over. Bowlers are cutting off the pace and the batsmen are finding it hard to hit the ball out of the park.
Rumman Raees.
PES 96-4 (15 overs)
FOUR! Lala goes ballistic towards midwicket.
BOWLED! Straight into the wickets and Shahid Yousuf misses it. Shahid Afridi is in now.
Andre Russell.
PES 88-3 (14 overs)
A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire says no.
Shane Watson is on now.
PES 80-3 (13 overs)
Just four runs off the over.
Andre Russell is back now.
PES 76-3 (12 overs)
Just five runs off his over.
Shane Watson to bowl his second over now.
PES 71-3 (11 overs)
SIX! He comes down again and clears the long-off fielder with a mishit.
FOUR! Tamim dances down and smashes the white ball towards long-off.
Ashar Zaidi in for his third over.
PES 59-3 (10 overs)
Just five runs off the over.
Saeed Ajmal with his fourth over on the trot.
PES 53-3 (9 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Ashar Zaidi bowls.
PES 47-3 (8 overs)
FOUR! Swept for a boundary by newly in batsman Shahid Yousuf.
LBW! Kamran goes for a sweep, the ball spins and hits him on the back leg. Umpire raises his finger in affirmation.
FOUR! Kamran Akmal cuts hard to find a boundary.
Saeed Ajmal with third over of spin magic.
PES 38-2 (7 overs)
Four runs off the over.
The Bangladesh Premier League's man of the tournament, Ashar Zaidi, has been brought on to bowl now.
PES 34-2 (6 overs)
OUT! Malan pulls a short ball and is caught at short midwicket. Kamran Akmal walks in now!
Rumman Raees.
PES 31-1 (5 overs)
Saeed Ajmal gives away only a single in his over. He is making the batsman work hard here!
PES 30-1 (4 overs)
FOUR! Leg-byes off Tamim for Peshawar but they will take it happily.
Left-armer Rumman Raees has been brought on now.
PES 23-1 (3 overs)
Just four runs off the over and that too from a boundary on the first ball.
Saeed Ajmal is on now. He promised to turn the magic on in PSL, can he?
PES 19-1 (2 overs)
OUT! One-handed stunner taken Sam Billings behind the stumps. Hafeez departs!
FOUR! Full and on the legs of Hafeez. He says thank you and pushes it towards the unguarded midwicket boundary.
Shane Watson bowls from the other end.
PES 12-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Classy cover drive from Muhammad Hafeez.
A rough start from Russell. Two wides on leg and the first one ran to the boundary.
Andre Russell opens the bowling for Islamabad. Muhammad Hafeez and Tamim Iqbal open the batting for Peshawar.
The pitch is going to turn, that is for sure but how much? This question will be answered in a few minutes.
Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat first. The dew factor will come into play in this match when Peshawar come in to bowl in the second innings. It will be interesting to see what Afridi has planned!
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