Lahore Qalandar set 242 runs target for Peshawar Zalmi
February 26, 2023 10:09 PM
Lahore Qalandars have set a mammoth 242-run target for Peshawar Zalmi in the 15th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the home side posted 241/3 in their allotted 20 overs, 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 second 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.
Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and decided to bat first. Baber Azam is leading the Peshawar Zalmi.
This is a contest between two evenly poised sides.
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