Summary Umaid Asif and Ibtisam Sheikh restricted Islamabad United to 142 through their brilliant spell.
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Peshawar Zalmi have defeated Islamabad United by 34 runs in the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai International Stadium today (Saturday).
Brilliant start for the young debutant Umaid Asif who took four wickets in the first two overs of his PSL career. He dismissed both openers of United, Chadwick Walton and Luke Ronchi, apart from two middle-order batsmen.
Umaid Asif takes four wickets against United
Faheem Ashraf scored 54 from 30 balls in the latter part of the innings. 19-year-old Ibtisam Sheikh took three wickets.
Chris Jordan took the one wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed.
What a start for Umaid Asif!
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Four wickets in the first two overs.
United are rocked. #DreamDebut #HBLPSL #IUvPZ
Four wickets of Umaid Asif in first two overs of career:
OUT! 1.2 Umaid Asif to Chadwick Walton
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OUT! 1.5 Umaid Asif to Luke Ronchi
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OUT! 3.2 Umaid Asif to Asif Ali
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OUT! 3.6 Umaid Asif to Hussain Talat
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Zalmi on 176/6 in their 20 overs
Islamabad United made a comeback Peshawar Zalmi openers Kamran Akmal and Tamin Iqbal gave blistering start by scoring 69 in their stand. United took the third wicket in 14th over. Kamran Akmal top scored 53 from 32 balls before he fell to Patel.
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Kamran Akmal top scored with 53 from 32 balls
Mohammad Hafeez helped the side to reach a good total by scoring 30 from 22 balls. Faheem Ashraf took two important wickets, but gave away 37 runs.
The #YellowStorm is dominating the show as they surpass the 150 run mark #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #IUvPZ pic.twitter.com/YPhbAV89AW
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Islamabad celebrating late wickets
Peshawar Zalmi Squad
Islamabad United Squad
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Injured Hasan Ali watches the game
Earlier on Thursday, Multan Sultans inflicted a seven-wicket defeat on defending champions Peshawar Zalmi in the opening match of the tournament. On the other hand, Islamabad United, who had a disappointing campaign in the previous event, will be looking to start on a high.
