KARACHI – Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by two runs in the 29th Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 match at National Cricket Stadium in Karachi on Monday.
Chasing a 148-run target for victory, Tim Seifert (41) and James Vince (21) provided a solid foundation with a 61-run opening partnership. Zalmi comes back strongly by taking three wickets with the addition of just seven runs. Irfan Khan (39) and veteran Shoaib Malik (22) put the chase back on track with a 49-run partnership. Losing key wickets of Shoaib Malik and Kieron Pollard (1) in the 18th and the 19th overs cost Kings dearly and they ended up at 145/5 in the allotted 20 overs. Naveen-ul-Haq bagged two wickets while Sain Ayub, Luke Wood and Aamer Jamal took one wicket each. Babar Azam was named player of the match.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, skipper Babar Azam (51) and Saim Ayub (19) provided a steady start with a 55-run opening partnership. After that, Zalmi kept losing wickets at crucial stages, slowing the run rate. Cameo of Rovman Powell (30) helped Zalmi reach 147/6 in the allotted 20 overs. Daniel Sams, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali and Zahid Mahmood bagged one wicket each while Babar Azam and Rovman Powell were run out.
Peshawar Zalmi Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Aimal Khan
Karachi Kings Playing XI: James Vince, Time Seifert (wk), Shan Masood (c), Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Irfan Khan Niazi, Anwar Ali, Daniel Sams, Arafat Minhas, Hassan Ali, Zahid Mehmood
