PSL 9: Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi Match 20 Highlights

Islamabad United 2024 Players played the eliminator match of HBL PSL 9 against PSL 9 Peshawar Zalmi on 4 March 2023.

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After a sluggish start on Saturday, we’ll undoubtedly get this season’s Rawalpindi leg underway today. For the second time this year, the weather is favourable for Islamabad United’s match against Peshawar Zalmi. Earlier, these two teams played to a tight conclusion.

The pitch here is typically suitable for batting. Zalmi would want their middle order to start blazing, and Islamabad has a tiny advantage in the batting area. However, Zalmi outbowls them. Babar is enjoying himself with the bat and is taking the initiative. This should be an entertaining contest.

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So which team was able to go to the next round of the tournament? Let’s see together.

Peshawar Zalmi against Islamabad United – Match details

RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM
Match	Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi
Match number	20
Date	4 March 2024
Time	7:00 PM
Umpires	Asif Yaqoob
	Richard Illingworth
TV Umpire	Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Reserve Umpire	Nasir Hussain
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama

Toss

The United boys won the toss and they decided to let the Yellow storm field first.

Squad

Peshawar Zalmi	Islamabad United
Saim Ayub	Colin Munro
Babar Azam (c)	Alex Hales
Mohammad Haris (w)	Agha Salman
Tom Kohler-Cadmore	Shadab Khan (c)
Paul Walter	Azam Khan (w)
Rovman Powell	Imad Wasim
Aamer Jamal	Jordan Cox
Luke Wood	Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Zeeshan	Hunain Shah
Arif Yaqoob	Naseem Shah
Salman Irshad	Rumman Raees

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First Innings

Islamabad United 196-4 (20 overs)
BATTING	BOWLING
Shadab Khan 80 (51)	Saim Ayub 2-15
Azam Khan 29 (14)	Luke Wood 1-34
Jordan Cox 26 (20)	Salman Irshad 1-37
TARGET	197 RUNS in 20 overs

• 196 is often a high score in T20 cricket, but not here. It’s a mediocre total in which neither team is overjoyed nor underwhelmed.
• Chasing in night games has been the norm for teams, which is why Babar chose to bowl. And Saim Ayub delivered a superb carrom ball to dismiss Hales with his first ball.
• Munro attempted to take him down but died. Agha Salman and skipper Shadab collaborated for a fifty-plus partnership.
• They got out of difficulty, but Agha tossed it away when Salman Irshad came on.
• The skipper went on to score 80 in the company of Cox, and Azam had a great finish.
• They likely should have gotten more than 210, but they now have a total to bowl.

Second Innings

Peshawar Zalmi 167-9 (20 overs)
BATTING	BOWLING
Aamer Jamal 87 (49)	Shadab Khan 3-14
Paul Walter 33 (29)	Hunain Shah 2-25
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 12 (14)	Rumman Raees 2-28
RESULT	United won by 29 runs

• Islamabad dropped Peshawar to 3/3 and then to 18/5. This should have been the end of this game. .
• However, one player, Aamer Jamal, put up a fantastic fight, hitting a 49-ball 87 and nearly scaring their opponents. He struck cleanly and was terrific.
• Walter kept him company, but the others just withered.
• Babar ran himself out on the first ball, dealing a body punch to his team.
• Naseem Shah excelled in the powerplay, while his brother Hunain also impressed.
• Shadab claimed three wickets, notably Jamal’s important one.
• If someone had offered Jamal company, the game may have played very differently.

Man of the match

Shadab Khan won the MOTM award for his amazing all-round performance against the Zalmis. The SHERU is back in form.