PSL-2022: Peshawar Zalmi set 207-run target for Islamabad United

Lahore: Peshawar Zalmi set 207 runs target for Islamabad United in the 24th match of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

Zalmi handed a massive 207-run target to United, courtesy of Mohammad Haris' sensational half-century. United, who are without a full-strength team as their skipper Shadab Khan is out due to an injury, were put into the field by Zalmi captain Wahab Riaz.

Haris and Hazratullah Zazai opened the innings for Zalmi. One would expect Zazai to go rampant as he is an experienced batter having played at the international level, but he didn't play a huge knock having been removed after scoring 13 runs.

Both the openers gave Zalmi a 73-run start, while Haris continued to carve quick runs, as he was finally dismissed by Waqas Maqsood in the 9.3 overs.

Yasir Khan also started hitting boundaries as scored 35 runs off 24 balls with two sixes and three fours as he was removed by Zahir Khan.

Shoaib Malik also continued his brilliant form as he notched 38 runs in 23 balls with two sixes and was removed by Faheem in the 17.2 overs.

Waqas was good as he gave away 34 runs and also picked two wickets in four overs, Musa went for 33 runs in two overs, while Faheem was also brilliant as he picked three wickets for 33 runs in four overs.

Playing XI

Peshawar Zalmi: Hazratullah Zazai, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Haris (wk), Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz (c), Salman Irshad, Liam Livingstone, Usman Qadir, Yasir Khan

Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz, Liam Dawson, Asif Ali (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Waqas Maqsood, Muhammad Musa, Marchant de Lange, Zahir Khan.