KARACHI – Peshawar Zalmi defeated Hyderabad Kingsmen by 4 wickets in a thrilling contest.
In the match played in Karachi, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and chose to field first.
Hyderabad Kingsmen were bowled out for 145 runs against Peshawar Zalmi. Kusal Perera scored 58 while Marnus Labuschagne added 27 runs.
For Peshawar Zalmi, Sufiyan Muqeem and Iftikhar Ahmed took four wickets each.
Peshawar Zalmi chased the target of 146 runs on the last ball, losing 6 wickets.
Babar Azam scored 46, Kusal Mendis made 27, and Breesol contributed 25 runs for Zalmi.
For Hyderabad Kingsmen, Saim Ayub took 2 wickets for 19 runs.
Before the match, PSL CEO Salman Naseer released a symbolic dove of peace at the toss ceremony. Babar Azam, Marnus Labuschagne, and match referee Roshan Mahanama were also present. Pakistan’s role in the Iran-US ceasefire was appreciated on the occasion.
Squads
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam ©, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abdul Samad, Ali Raza, Aaron Hardie, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Haris, Khalid Usman, Abdul Subhan, Tanzid Hasan, Michael Bracewell, Kusal Mendis, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Kashif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani, Farhan Yousuf, Brian Bennett, Mohammad Basit and Shoriful Islam.
Hyderabad Kingsmen: Marnus Labuschagne ©, Hassan Khan (vc), Usman Khan, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Ali, Kusal Perera, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Glenn Maxwell, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mehmood, Hunain Shah, Rizwan Mehmood, Saad Ali, Tayyab Arif, Maheesh Theekshana and Ahmed Hussain.
