Lahore Qalandar beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs in the 15th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Sunday.
Peshawar Zalmi could make 201 for 9 in the 20 overs in reply to Lahore Qalandar who posted a massive 241/3 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi took five wickets after giving 40 scores in four overs and was declared match of the match.
Zalmi’s Tim Kohler-Cadmore ( 55) and Saim Ayoub (51) offered great resistance but after their dismissal, Peshawar failed to keep the momentum. They both added 91 valuable scores in just seven overs.
Peshawar Zalmi could not get off to a good start as Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled Muhammad Haris for a duck.
In his next over, Shaheen bowled the national team skipper Babar Azam for seven runs.
Saim Ayub and Tom Kohler Cadmore played some classy strokes and added 35 runs in three overs as Peshawar Zalmi finished batting powerplay with 63 runs in six overs.
Tom Kohler Cadmore and Saim Ayub scored 14 runs in the first over of Rashid Khan and completed the half-century of their partnership off 28 balls.
Tom Kohler Cadmore attacked Rashid Khan again in his second over and hit two sixes, a four to complete 100 of their team in the ninth over.
The pair hit a six each in the 10th over against Sikandar Raza and got another 18 runs to reach 119 runs in 10 overs.
Haris Rauf ended their 91 run partnership by dismissing Cadmore for 55 runs off 23 balls.In the same over Saim Ayub reached his fifty off 31 balls but in the next over Rashid Khan dismissed him.
Things became difficult for Peshawar Zalmi as they had 133 at the end of 12th over and needed 109 runs from eight overs.
Haris Rauf conceded only four runs in the 13th over so Peshawar Zalmi’s required run rate became 15 as they needed 105 runs from last seven overs.
They scored 22 runs in next two overs but the required rate kept increasing as they needed 82 runs in last five overs.
Zaman Khan’s 16th over started with a six by Bhanuka Rajapaksa but he bounced back and two wickets in the same over, as Peshawar Zalmi lost six wickets for 171 runs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Wahab Riaz, Saad Masood and James Neesham to complete a five wicket-haul, as Peshawar Zalmi lost their ninth wicket for 200 runs.
Earlier, the home side posted 241/3 with the help of Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, and Sam Siblings who made 96, 75, and 47 respectively.
Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafiq’s 120-run partnership helped their team produce a huge total against Peshawar Zalmi.
Fakhar Zaman who made 96 with help of 10 sixes has missed his century in the PSL by 4 runs. Wahab Riaz from Zalmi took two wickets by giving 45 runs in four overs.
Earlier, Lahore Qalandars decide to bat first against Peshawar Zalmi
Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and opted to bat first against Peshawar Zalmi.
It is the first match of the PSL’s 8th edition that is being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Squads:
Lahore Qalandars Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Tahir Baig, Sam Billings (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Peshawar Zalmi Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jimmy Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Saad Masood, Arshad Iqbal, Salman Irshad