KARACHI: In the fifth fixture of Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) sixth edition Peshawar Zalmi chased a huge target of 194 and beat Multan Sultans by six wickets at the National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday.
As per details, Zalmi, who were chasing a 194-run target set by the Sultans — the highest so far in the tournament this year, finished the game with six balls to spare after Ali and Malik scored 24 runs in the 19th over.
What a fabulous chase from @PeshawarZalmi! The biggest chase in the tournament so far.#HBLPSL6 | #MatchDikhao | #PZvMS pic.twitter.com/MvbEEg3FAt
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 23, 2021
Kamran Akmal and Imamul Haq opened the Zalmi innings, making quick work and scoring 43 off 30 deliveries. The productive partnership was broken in the 7th over as Akmal was caught lbw by leg-spinner Usman Qadir.
Earlier, Zalmi won the toss and chose to field first. Mohammad Rizwan and Chris Lynn opened the innings for the Multan franchise but Lynn got caught out by Haider Ali off Mohammad Irfan’s ball in only the second over. Vince, who replaced Lynn at the pitch, hit a couple of fours, trying to drive up the score after a slow start.
An early wicket didn't hold back @MultanSultans too much as @vincey14 and @iMRizwanPak kept the runs flowing steadily.
Watch highlights of the powerplay overs here.#HBLPSL6 | #MatchDikhao | #PZvMS pic.twitter.com/j2EXjCs7R3
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 23, 2021
Just as the Rizwan-Vince partnership started to look dangerous for Zalmi, Rizwan got out at 41, caught by Imamul Haq off Mohammad Imran’s ball at the start of the 11th over.
The Multan captain had made 71 runs in the last match. Wahab Riaz’s over proved costly for Zalmi as Sohaib Maqsood hit three consecutive boundaries.
SQUADS:
Peshawar Zalmi
Haider Ali, Kamran Akmal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, David Miller, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Umaid Asif, Saqib Mahmood, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan, Ibrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir Khan.
Multan Sultans
Shahid Afridi, Imran Tahir, James Vince, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, Shan Masood, Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Chris Lynn, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Carlos Brathwaite, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohaib Ullah, Adam Lyth, Shahnawaz Dhani, Muhammad Umar, Imran Khan Sr.
