Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal produced a real masterclass and Umaid Asif’s dream spell helped Peshawar Zalmi thrash Islamabad United by 32 runs in the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League on Saturday.
After being put into bat first, Zalmi posted 176 for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
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Kamran finished the innings with the top score of 53 off 32 with the help of seven fours and three sixes.
For United, pacer Faheem Ashraf claimed two, whereas Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, Andre Russell and Samit Patel claimed a wicket each.
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In reply, United, who were playing without regular captain Misbahul Haq, could only manage to score 142 for the loss of nine wickets.
All-rounder Ashraf finished the innings with the top score of 54 not out off just 30 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes.
For Zalmi, pacer Asif was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed four wickets and just gave away 23 runs.
IU 123-9 (19 overs)
Six off the over.
Wahab Riaz to start his new over.
IU 117-9 (18 overs)
Six off the over.
Jordan to start his new over.
IU 111-9 (17 overs)
Just three runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @WahabViki gets his first wicket of the day. @IsbUnited 111-9 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/ur0VHygWJN
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Wahab Raiz to start his new over.
IU 108-8 (16 overs)
Fourteen off the over.
FOURx2! @iFaheemAshraf hits back-to-back boundaries for his team. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/sg8sFfnUY7
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Jordan to start his new over.
IU 94-8 (15 overs)
Six off the over.
Ibtisam to start his new over.
IU 88-8 (14 overs)
Eleven off the over.
SIX! Massive from Faheem Ashraf.
Mohammad Asghar to start his new over.
IU 77-8 (13 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Another one Ibtisam. What a day this kid is having. Top class performance. Patel departs after scoring 23. @IsbUnited 73-8. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/Yvp6pShoCd
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Ibtisam to continue.
IU 72-7 (12 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Umaid to start his new over.
IU 66-7 (11 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Ibtisam gets another big one. Russell departs after scoring 11. @IsbUnited 63-7 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/RR2hlFWtNj
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Ibtisam to start his new over.
IU 61-6 (10 overs)
Eleven off the over.
FOUR! What a hit from Andre Russell. Can he turn it around for @IsbUnited ? https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/tAbYmvijtm
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Jordan to start his new over.
IU 50-6 (9 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Ibtisam wins the leg spinners battle as he gets the wicket of @76Shadabkhan . Top stuff from the 19-year-old https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/dtFsBkIz20
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Ibtisam Sheikh to start his first over.
IU 46-5 (8 overs)
One run and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Jordan gets another as Iftikhar Ahmed departs after scoring nine. IU 46-5 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/YmZCWVdTzV
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Chris Jordan to start his new over.
IU 44-4 (7 overs)
Six off the over.
FOUR! Lucky but Patel and @IsbUnited will take it. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/878kv0EciM
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Wahab Riaz to start his new over.
IU 38-4 (6 overs)
Seven off the over.
Umaid Asif to start his new over.
IU 31-4 (5 overs)
Six off the over.
Wahab Riaz to start his new over.
IU 25-4 (4 overs)
Two wickets and three runs off the over.
OUT! Another one for Umaid. United 25-4. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/qDnkaoq3oI
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OUT! Another one for Umaid Asif. Asif Ali departs after scoring seven. @IsbUnited 22-3 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/3uLYnROwpf
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Umaid Asif to continue.
IU 22-2 (3 overs)
Five off the over.
Asghar to start his new over.
IU 17-2 (2 overs)
Six runs and two wickets off the over.
OUT! Another one for Umaid. What a brilliant start for the tall right-armer. United 16-2 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/b6RKP7VlP3
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OUT! Umaid Asirf gets a big one as dangerous looking Walton departs after scoring 11. United 15-1 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/waoQQFYQCd
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FOUR! How easy is that for Walton? Seems like he is batting on 150. Brilliant start from the youngster. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/GJj63ASiEO
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Umaid Asif to start his first over.
IU 11-0 (1 over)
Eleven off the over.
SIX! WHAT A WAY TO ANNOUNCE YOURSELF IN PSL. Top shot from Chadwick Walton https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/Q4u5iqf7GG
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It's left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar to start for Zalmi, whereas Chadwick Walton to open for United.
So that's it from the first half. We will join you for the second half.
PZ 177-6 (20 overs)
Ten runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Great finish for United as captain Rumman gets wicket on the final over of the day.
Rumman to start his final over.
PZ 167-5 (19 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Another one bites the dust. Brilliant comeback from @IsbUnited . PZ 164-5 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/pnCRLDCj7Q
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Mohammad Sami to start his new over.
PZ 160-4 (18 overs)
Nine off the over.
FOUR! Brilliant from @MHafeez22 . Another boundary for the right-hander https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/0yvXv8zzR4
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Rumman to start his new over.
PZ 151-4 (17 overs)
Nine off the over.
FOUR! Brilliant from @MHafeez22 . Great innovation from the veteran. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/5BcEBOboJU
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Russel to start his new over.
PZ 142-4 (16 overs)
Ten runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @iFaheemAshraf gets another big one for @IsbUnited as captain Sammy departs after scoring just nine. Zalmi 136-4 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/lXrxRu3Ubb
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FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Zalmi from Sammy. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/WTDOe4BAGE
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Faheem to continue.
PZ 132-3 (15 overs)
Six off the over.
Shadab to start his final over.
PZ 126-3 (14 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @iFaheemAshraf gets another big one as Smith departs after scoring 31. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/gNC0F7jZ9R
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Faheem Ashraf to start his new over.
PZ 121-2 (13 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Russell gets a big one as Tamim Iqbal departs after scoring 39 off 29. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/wyn6BBdB5o
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Russell to start his new over.
PZ 114-1 (12 overs)
Eight off the over.
Faheem Ashraf to start his new over.
PZ 106-1 (11 overs)
Six off the over.
Shadab to continue.
PZ 100-1 (10 overs)
Sixteen off the over.
SIX! Poor from Patel and Smith hits another one out of the park https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/BtoRkCLCFR
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SIX! This time Tamim comes down the track for another maximum https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/oTn7rjvGdV
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Patel to continue.
PZ 84-1 (9 overs)
Eleven off the over.
SIX! What a way to start your innings. Fantastic hit out of the park https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/XwdKYMn2ze
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Shadab to continue.
PZ 73-1 (8 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Samit Patel gets his first wicket in the PSL, and that too a big one of @KamiAkmal23 . PZ 69-1 https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/jZJeyuUuKE
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Samit Patel to start his first over.
PZ 68-0 (7 overs)
Eleven off the over. Great one for Zalmi.
SIX! What way to bring up his half-century. @KamiAkmal23 is in scintillating form today for his team https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/4rCpNQ0b89
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Shadab Khan to start his new over.
PZ 57-0 (6 overs)
Fourteen off the over.
FOUR! Another one from @KamiAkmal23 . He is UNSTOPPABLE today https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/EHhA1xvN43
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SIX! WHAT A SHOT FROM @KamiAkmal23 . That was just brilliant from the wicketkeeper-batsman 👏👏👏https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/jLmrAtE1nt
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Faheem Ashraf to start his first over.
PZ 43-0 (5 overs)
Seven off the over.
FOUR! Another one from @KamiAkmal23 . He is on 🔥🔥🔥https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/G7vJaQ7Gyn
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Rumman to start his new over.
PZ 36-0 (4 overs)
Twenty one off the over. Great one for Zalmi.
SIX! Short this time Tamim hits out of the park. Fantastic over for Zalmi https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/J7OJHI3K0i
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FOUR! Low full toss and Kamran hits another boundary. He is on FIRE. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/SQsklUswmT
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SIX! Short and @KamiAkmal23 hits one out of the park for a maximum https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/xTMmASx3Yl
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Andre Russell to start his first over.
PZ 15-0 (3 overs)
Nine off the over.
FOUR! Short and @KamiAkmal23 hits it for another boundary https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/PXPTL9CAtj
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FOUR! Poor from Sami and @KamiAkmal23 takes full advantage of it to get his first boundary of the day. https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/P1GAhkamO1
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Sami to continue.
PZ 6-0 (2 overs)
Just two off the over.
Rumman Raees to start his first over.
PZ 4-0 (1 over)
FOUR! Short, wide and Tamim Iqbal hits his first boundary of the day https://t.co/JBEDRVRr8z #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/MP3btuKiCu
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) February 24, 2018
Just four off the over.
So its Mohammad Sami to start for United, whereas Tamim Iqbal and Kamran Akmal to open for Zalmi.
Toss: The news from the centre is that Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
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