SHARJAH: Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi in a nail-biting encounter on the last ball of the match as they chased down the 137-run target in the 12th fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017, being played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Opener Dwayne Smith did much of the task, scoring 72 runs off 59 deliveries including 4 sixes and 6 fours. He was unbeaten till the last ball. He stood firm even as his teammates were losing their wickets.
Rafatullah Mohmand was the first to get out off the full-length ball by Junaid Khan after posting just 11 runs on the board.
Shane Watson was the second one to put up some reasonable score of 30-runs on the board. He was run out on Jordan's throw, collected by wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.
Peshawar Zalmi inning:
Tamim Iqbal and Kamran Akmal opened the batting and could stand together for only 3.2 overs when Tamim Iqbal was caught out on Rumman Raees's full length delivery.
Batting first, Peshawar Zalmi didn't impress. None of their batsmen could score 30 runs.
Their scores were: Tamim Iqbal (4), Kamran Akmal (19), Mohammad Hafeez (10), Eoin Morgan (28), Sohaib Maqsood (0), Shakib al Hassan (5), Skipper Darren Sammy (20), Shahid Afridi (17), Wahab Riaz (23), and Hasan Ali and Junaid Khan one run each being not out.
Mohammad Sami was the leading wicket--taker, who dismissed 3 players. Rumman Raees and Shadab Khan got two wickets each.
Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field first.
Mohammad Sami was declared Man of the Match for his 3 for 26.
