Shadab’s All-Round Performance Leads to Victory Over Zalmi Despite Aamir’s Heroic Batting

Rawalpindi, 4 Walk 2024: On the rear of a splendid all-round presentation by captain Shadab Khan, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs at the Pindi Cricket Arena, Rawalpindi on Monday night. Shadab, the player of the match, scored 80 with the bat and guaranteed three crucial scalps with the ball.

United with this win additionally crawled up to the third situation on the focuses table. This was Peshawar Zalmi’s third misfortune in HBL PSL 9.

Zalmi’s pursuit for the difficult 197-run absolute started decisively as they lost their initial hitters in the first finish. Babar Azam was run out for a brilliant duck attempting to take a solitary in the wake of pushing the ball toward mid-on where Alex Hales got some margin to stir things up around town.

Naseem Shah prompted an edge from Saim Ayub’s bat a ball later eliminating him economically. Naseem returned an over later to bowl his first-ever lady in quite a while 35-game-long HBL PSL profession.

Mohammad Haris (1, 4b), batting at three, was gotten at short fine leg by Imad Wasim attempting to flick one off Rumman Raees.

A double-wicket maiden by Hunain Shah left Zalmi reeling at 18-5 toward the finish of the powerplay as he eliminated Tom Kohler-Cadmore for 12 off 14 balls while Rovman Powell returned for a three-ball duck.

Aamir Jamal and Paul Walter united to put on the most noteworthy ever 6th wicket association in HBL PSL history, scoring 107 off 62 balls. Aamir. attacker in this organization raised his lady T20 fifty off only 27 balls on the rear of five limits and three sixes.

Zalmi required 77 off the last five overs when Shadab welcomed himself on and broke the compromising association when he excused Walter (33, 29b, 5x4s). In the accompanying over, Aamir struck Naseem for three limits in a bid to keep his group in the game.

Shadab returned in the eighteenth over to seal the game for United as he stopped Aamir’s superb battling thump of 87 from 49 balls containing eight fours and six transcending maximums. Shadab additionally came to the 300 T20 wickets achievement, turning out to be just the 6th Pakistan player to do as such.

United bowlers wrapped up Zalmi’s innings for 167-9, dominating the match by 29 runs. Shadab drove the way with three wickets while Hunain and Rumman contributed with two scalps. Naseem packed away one wicket.

Prior, Peshawar Zalmi won the throw and chose to bowl first. Saim, opening the bowling for Zalmi, shocked Hales on the absolute first ball, as he shook the stumps of the United opener with a horrendous carrom ball pitched on a prodding length.

Salman Ali Agha United Colin Munro in the center and declared his appearance with style as he crushed Luke Wood for a six and four in the second finish.

Saim got back to sack his third HBL PSL 9 scalp in the following over as he hoodwinked Munro into playing the third big cheese of the over just to be gotten by Babar, leaving United 28-2.

Shadab, batting at four, showed expectation at every turn to assist his group with completing the powerplay with 46-2 on the board. The team of Salman and Shadab added a significant 65 off 44 balls for the third-wicket organization.

In the eleventh over, Salman Irshad struck to eliminate his namesake Salman (37, 25b, 4x4s, 2x6s), who in his bid to endeavor a scoop shot edged the ball to the manager.

Shadab raised his seventh HBL PSL 50 years off 34 balls in the thirteenth over. The accompanying two overs, conveyed by Mohammad Zeeshan and Aamir individually, were scoured for 15 runs each as Shadab kept on using the willow forcefully.

Jordan Cox sewed a fourth-wicket organization of 68 on the rear of 39 balls with Shadab (80, 51b, 4x4s, 6x6s) before Wood struck to hopefully figure out the scalp of the  United skipper courtesy of a diving get by Saim.

Azam Khan’s (29 not out, 14b, 4x4s, 1×6) bellicose stay on the wrinkle implied that United scored 35 off the last three overs indenting a sum of 196-4 in the designated 20 overs.

Saim was the pick of Zalmi bowlers as he got back with two wickets while Wood and Salman stowed one each.

Scores in short:

Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs

Islamabad United 196-4, 20 overs (Shadab Khan 80, Salman Ali Agha 37, Azam Khan 29 not out; Saim Ayub 2-15)

Peshawar Zalmi 167-9, 20 overs (Aamir Jamal 87, Paul Walter 33; Shadab Khan 3-41, Hunain Shah 2-25, Rumman Raees 2-28)

Player of the match – Shadab Khan (Islamabad United together)

The upcoming apparatus: Multan Kings versus Peshawar Zalmi at Pindi Cricket Arena, Rawalpindi (7 pm)