Islamabad Defeated Eliminator 2:
In Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9K Eliminator 2, Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 5 wickets to reach the final. In the match played at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi, Islamabad United won the toss and invited Peshawar Zalmi to bat. Zalmi scored 185 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Islamabad Defeated On Behalf Of United
Islamabad United successfully chased down the target and completed the target in the 19th overs, United’s team will face Multan Sultans in the final. On behalf of Islamabad United, Imad Wasim scored 59 and Haider Ali remained unbeaten by scoring 52 runs. Among the other players, Martin Guptill scored 34 runs and Azam Khan scored 22 runs, Agha Salman scored 5 runs while captain Shadab Khan was out for zero.
Saeem Ayub Of Peshawar Zalmi Played
Islamabad United’s all-rounder Imad Wasim was declared the best player of the match for playing a brilliant innings of 59 runs. Earlier, Saeem Ayub of Peshawar Zalmi played a smoky innings of 73 runs, Mohammad Haris scored 40 runs and captain Babar Azam scored 25 runs. Apart from this,
Naseem Shah Was The Successful Bowler
Tom Koehler Kiddermore contributed to the total with 18 runs and Aamir Jamal with 17 runs. Naseem Shah was the successful bowler for Islamabad United, he dismissed three players while McCoy and Shadab Khan took one wicket each. The winning team of Islamabad United will face Multan Sultans in the final.
League Matches Of The Event
No changes were made to Islamabad United’s squad for Eliminator 2 while Peshawar Zalmi made three changes to the playing XI. Haseebullah, Paul Walter and Salman Irshad have been dropped from Peshawar Zalmi’s playing XI while Hussain Talat, Arif Yaqub and Khurram Shehzad have been included in their place. It should be noted that in the league matches of this event, Peshawar Zalmi was successful once while Islamabad United was successful once.
