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KARACHI – Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League 2023 here at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Thursday.
Chasing a relatively low target of 157, United got off to a blistering start as they scored 80-1 in a power-packed innings thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rasi Van Der Dusen. Colin Munro departed earlier after scoring 9. Gurbaz, who smashed a half-century off just 24 balls, ended up playing a 31-ball 62 innings, hitting four bigs and seven fours.
He was caught by Tom Kohler Cudmore off Usman Qadir on 91, while captain Shadab Khan’s stay (3) could not last long as he was bowled by James Neesham. Dussen was dismissed after making a 29-ball 42. Asif Ali and Azam Khan finished the match in style with 29 off 13 and 9 off 6 respectively. James Neesham took a wicket for 21 runs in two overs, while Arshad Iqbal and Usman Qadir claimed one wicket each for 38 and 50 runs respectively.
Earlier, when asked to bat first, Peshawar Zalmi scored 156-8 with captain Babar Azam finishing as the top scorer with an unbeaten 75. Muhammad Haris was the first man to depart as Zalmi slumped from 76-0 to 99-5, with Hasan Ali taking three wickets. Muhammad Haris (40) was caught and bowled by Shadab Khan on 76, while Saim Ayub (3) was bowled by Mubasir Khan on 81. ), Rowman Powell (0) and James Neesham (6).
Babar Azam held the wicket at one end but kept losing partners at the other end. Dasun Shanaka (11), Wahab Riaz (8) and Usman Qadir (7) also got away. Peshawar captain Zalmi Babar Azam scored 75 off 58 balls, hitting seven fours and a six. Hasan Ali took three wickets for 35 runs in four overs while Shadab Khan finished with a wicket for 26 runs in four overs.