Plenty of oomph behind that smack in the vacant area at midwicket and Peshawar Zalmi win it in style. It was back of a length delivery that didn't do much in the channel, he pulled it with ferocity across the line.
United vs Zalmi, 22nd Match at Lahore, PSL, May 02 2025 - Match Result
Zalmi won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
A disciplined effort with the ball followed by a clinical run chase gives Peshawar Zalmi a much-needed win. Islamabad United have now lost two in a row after winning their first five and they went with four changes to their line-up today. Chasing a modest total, Zalmi lost three wickets inside the powerplay and found themselves in a tricky situation but that's when Sadaqat and Babar stitched together a 100-plus partnership and made light work of the target. Sadaqat was calm and composed at the crease on his PSL debut, pacing his innings beautifully while Babar did what he does best. The situation was tailor-made for him: he took his time before opening up with some delightful strokes, including those trademark flicks through midwicket. Islamabad might consider fielding their full-strength side in the next game to get back to winning ways and play their strongest combination
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Hits back of a length and gets it to curl back and rise rather steeply, beaten on the cut
Fraction short and angling into the pads, whipped around the corner and the scores are level
Gets width and plays a solid cross-bat shot to sweeper cover, Farhan with some nifty soccer skills prevents a four
Low full-toss on off, slapped to wide mid-off
Booms the drive but ends up nicking it to the keeper, wanted to play the glory shot, it was a teasing off-stump line, wanted to hit straight. Nevertheless, he has done his job and shown no jitters at all, looked a focused individual who reads the game well and plays according to the situation
Fraction short and gets a hint of inward seam movement off the deck, clipped nicely to deep backward square and it's a welcome fifty for Babar, he needs runs to get back to his normal service and this will make him feel better for sure
Hurls down a nasty bumper around the line leg and then follows it up with a friendly handshake and a few words to Babar
Touch too full and offers some width, handsomely and languidly lifted up and over mid-off for a four, timing was sweet. 100 partnership between these two
Over the wicket, slightly short and hung outside off, picturesque straight drive towards mid-off, full face of the bat
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Shorter length and outside off, backfoot pull to deep midwicket for a single
Crowd chants Babar Babar...fraction short delivery on that shoe box zone length and it zips away a fraction, beaten on the outside edge, nice delivery to finish the over
Short and deviating outside the marker on off, arms outstretched from the umpire, 10 away from a resounding win
That is marvelously fashioned six; good length on middle and leg, he backs away and lifts it up and over wide mid-off for six. Pure class
Over the wicket, bowls a brute of a delivery that nips in a fraction and squares him up a touch, this is the length that PZ pursed with relentlessly and got rich dividends
Back of a length angled into his hips, tucked away to midwicket for a run
Around the wicket, came wide of the crease and thumped hard into the surface, angling into him, spotted it early and bashes it insolently into the gap at long-on. Continues to impress, very mature
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Given less air and skidded on towards middle and leg, tries to slug it into the leg side and couldn't execute the shot properly
Googly around the line middle and off, smothers the spin with a crack down the floor and Maaz tried a caught and bowl and misses it. Meanwhile, he brings up his maiden half-century, that's exactly what you call seizing on the opportunity, been a splendid innings. Oh, it's another no-ball, Saad finding it tough to content with pressure of top-tier cricket
Quicker on a length outside off, covers his off-stump and works it down to long-on and that's a no ball
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | Islamabad United, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20 |
Match days | 2 May 2025 - night (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Peshawar Zalmi 2, Islamabad United 0 |