Dominant Peshawar beat Lahore by 17 runs

Qalanadrs managed to score 149 for the loss of nine wicket in chase of 167

Dominant Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalandars by 17 runs in the 16^th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) second edition at Dubai Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Chasing 167 to win the match, Lahore started brilliantly, courtesy sublime attacking display from opener Cameron Delport, who hit five consecutive boundaries on the bowling of young Mohammad Asghar.

However, Darren Sammy’s men made a great comeback as Qalandars’ lost six wickets for just five runs, which pretty much sealed the game.

Some late order resistance from Sunil Narine, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir and Yasir Shah made sure Brendon McCullum’s men stayed in the game, but their fight proved not enough as they only managed to score 149 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

For Peshawar, all-rounders ShakibAl Hasan and Mohammad Hafeez claimed two wickets each.

Earlier, after deciding to bat first, Peshawar managed to score 166 for the loss six wickets in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy opener Kamran Akmal’s stunning half-century.

The 35-year-old scored 58 off just 40 balls with the help of nine fours, and he was well supported by Shakib, who scored 30 off 24 balls.

For Lahore, leg-spinner Yasir claimed two, whereas pacers Tanvir, Yamin and off-spinner Narine picked a wicket each.

Presentation:

Shakibal Hasan (Man of the match): I think it was crucial to score those runs. I wanted to contribute for the team, and this is what I exactly did when I came to bat, and then later when I came to bowl.

Darren Sammy: I thought it’s a crucial game, so I decided to bat first and put runs on the board. We came back brilliantly in when Narine and Yamin was going well. I think everyone contributed really well, first the batsmen and then the bowlers as well.

Brendon McCullum: Yea every time you lose five wickets for not much, you don’t end up on the winning side. But we hung in there, and did not lose by much, so it helped our run rate and we are still in there. It’s going to be a big match against Karachi, and I am sure everyone will be excited for that game tomorrow.



LHR 149-9 (20 overs)

And that's it. Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalandars by 17 runs.

OUT! @SAfridiOfficial gets an important wicket, as @Shah64Y departs after scoring 20 https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! @Shah64Y is keeping his team alive with another boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Shahid Afridi to bowl his final over.



LHR 142-8 (19 overs)

Twelve off the over.

SIX! Short and @Shah64Y hits one out of the park for a maximumhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Short and @Shah64Y hits one down the ground https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Wahab Riaz to start his final over.



LHR 130-8 (18 overs)

Ten off the over.

SIX! Full pitch and @sohailmalik614 hits one out of the park over long on boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



LHR 120-8 (17 overs)

Just two off the over.

Wahab Riaz to continue.



LHR 118-8 (16 overs)

Just six off the over.

FOUR! @sohailmalik614 gets a lucky boundary for @lahoreqalandars https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



LHR 112-8 (15 overs)

Nine off the over.

Darren Sammy to start his new over.



LHR 103-8 (14 overs)

Nine off the over.

SIX! @sohailmalik614 hits a maximum over long on boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Shahid Afridi to continue.



LHR 94-8 (13 overs)

Just two runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! @PeshawarZalmi gets a big wicket as @amiryamin54 departs after scoring 25https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Darren Sammy to start his first over.

LHR 92-7 (12 overs)

Just four off the over.

Shahaid Afridi to continue.



LHR 88-7 (11 overs)

Six runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! @MohammadAsghar takes a blinder to remove @SunilPNarine74 , who departs after scoring 21https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Wahab Riaz to start his second over.



LHR 82-6 (10 overs)

Just one off the over.

Shahid Afridi to start his first over.



LHR 81-6 (9 overs)

Just four off the over.

FOUR! @amiryamin54 guides it for a boundary through third man regionhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Wahab Riaz to start his first over.



LHR 77-6 (8 overs)

Eighteen off the over. Great one for Lahore.

SIX! Another one from @amiryamin54 , as he sweeps one out of the park over deep square leg https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

SIX! Another from Narine, this time down the groundhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Narine goes down the ground to earn an impressive boundary.

Mohammad Hafeez to start his new over.



LHR 59-6 (7 overs)

Fourteen off the over. A great one for Peshawar Zalmi.

SIX! @amiryamin54 strikes a maximum down the ground https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Flighted and @amiryamin54 hits a boundary through deep mid wicket regionhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Shakib to continue.



LHR 45-6 (6 overs)

OUT! @MHafeez22 gets another wicket as @iMRizwanPak departs after scoring four https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Short and @MHafeez22 gets a much needed boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Mohammad Hafeez to continue.



LHR 39-5 (5 overs)

Wicket maiden from Shakib.

OUT! @Sah75official gets another wicket, @grantelliottnz departs without scoring. LHR 39-5 https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

OUT! @Sah75official gets a big wicket as talented @Umar96Akmal departs after scoring one off five https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

ShakibAl Hasan to start his first over.



LHR 39-3 (4 overs)

Just one run and two wickets off the over. Brilliant bowling from Hafeez.

OUT! Another one bites the dust, as captain McCullum departs after scoring just sixhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

OUT! Fakhar Zaman departs with out scoringhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Mohammad Hafeez to start his first over.



LHR 38-1 (3 overs)

Just five runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Hasan Ali gets an important wicket for @lahoreqalandars as @Cam12Delport departs https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Another boundary for Delport.

Hasan Ali to start his new over.



LHR 33-0 (2 overs)

Twenty two off the over. Great over for Lahore

FOUR! Fifth boundary of the over from @Cam12Delport . He is simply on fire. https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! @Cam12Delport strikes fourth consecutive boundary of the over. https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Short and @Cam12Delport pulls one through square leg boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! @Cam12Delport this time goes down the ground for another boundary https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! @Cam12Delport hits a boundary through deep square leg boundary https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Mohammad Asghar to start his first over of the day.



LHR 11-0 (1 over)

Eleven off the over, a great start for Lahore Qalandars.

FOUR! Captain McCullum comes down the track and hits his first boundary of the dayhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! @Cam12Delport hits first boundary of the innings for @lahoreqalandars https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Hasan Ali to start



So it's Brendon McCullum and Cameron Delport to open for Lahore, whereas it's Hasan Ali to start for Peshawar.



So that's it from the first half, we will join you again for the second half.



PES 166-5 (20 overs)

Sixteen runs and a wicket off the over.

SIX! Important runs for Zalmi as captain Sammy hits a much

FOUR! Important boundary for Peshawar Zalmi and Darren Sammy

OUT! @sohailmalik614 gets a big wicket as @Sah75official departs after scoring 30 https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Sohail Tanvir to start final over the innings.



PES 150-5 (19 overs)

Just five runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Big wicket for @lahoreqalandars as @SAfridiOfficial departshttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Aamer Yamin to bowl his final over.



PES 145-4 (18 overs)

Eleven off the over.

FOUR! Full pitch and @SAfridiOfficial gets a lucky boundary https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Sohail Tanvir to start his new over



PES 134-4 (17 overs)

Just five runs and a wicket off the over. A good one for Lahore.

OUT! @SunilPNarine74 gets a big wicket as Marlon Samuels departs after scoirng 17https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Sunil Narine to bowl his final over.



PES 129-3 (16 overs)

Thirteen off the over. A good one for Zalmi.

FOUR! Cheeky from @Sah75official as he earns a crucial boundary past fine leg https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

SIX! Full toss and @Sah75official flicks one over square leg boundary https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Ghulam Mudassar to start his new over.



PES 116-3 (15 overs)

Ten off the over.

FOUR! @Sah75official comes down the track and slice one through point region for a boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Aamer Yamin to start his new over.



PES 106-3 (14 overs)

Just eight off the over.

FOUR byes

Yasir to continue.



PES 98-3 (13 overs)

Just four off the over.

Narine to continue.



PES 94-3 (12 overs)

Just three off the over and a wicket.

OUT! Big wicket for @lahoreqalandars as @KamiAkmal23 departs after scoring 58https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Yasir Shah to continue.



PES 91-2 (11 overs)

Thirteen off the over. A good one for Zalmi.

FOUR! Another one from @KamiAkmal23 , who is just unstoppable tonight.https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

FOUR! Short and @KamiAkmal23 cuts one through third man to brings up his half-century https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Elliott to continue.



PES 78-2 (10 overs)

Ten off the over. A good one for Zalmi.

FOUR! Sloppy fielding hands @KamiAkmal23 another boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Yasir Shah to continue.



PES 68-2 (9 overs)

Just seven off the over.

FOUR! Short and @KamiAkmal23 cuts one through third man region for another boundaryhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Grant Elliott to start his first over.



PES 61-2 (8 overs)

Just three and a wicket off the over.

OUT! @Shah64Y bowls an absolute peach to remove @MHafeez22 https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Yasir Shah to start his new over.



PES 58-1 (7 overs)

Just six off the over.

FOUR! @KamiAkmal23 hits another boundary, this time through third man region https://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Sunil Narine to start his new over.



PES 52-1 (6 overs)

Ten off the over.

FOUR! Another boundary, this time through fine leghttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Ghulam Mudassar to start his first over.



PES 42-1 (5 overs)

Thirteen off the over.

FOUR! @KamiAkmal23 hits another boundary through fine-leg regionhttps://t.co/kt3bfFYsiN #PSL2017 #LQvPZ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Sunil Narine to start his first over.



PES 29-1 (4 overs)

Eight runs off the over.

FOUR! Short and @KamiAkmal23 pulls one through square leg for a boundary
https://t.co/YGq0JffweM #PSL2017 #PZvLQ

— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2017

Yamin to continue.



PES 21-1 (3 overs)

Eleven off the over. Good one for Zalmi.

Four byes

Akmal dispatches Tanvir for a four.

Sohal Tanvir to start his second over.



PES 10-1 (2 overs)

Just six and a wicket off the over.

Hafeez joins Akmal at the crease.

Tamim departs; Aamer Yamin picks up the wicket.

Aamer Yamin to start his first over.



PES 5-0 (1 over)

Just five off the over.

A boundary off the first ball.

Kamran Akmal and Tamim Iqbal are going to open the batting for the Zalmis, whereas Sohail Tanvir opens the bowling for Lahore.



TOSS: Peshawar's captain Darren Sammy wins the toss and opts to bat first.