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Rashid bags fifer as Qalandars beat Zalmi by 10 runs

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ABU DHABI: Shoaib Malik showed a real fight in the center but Lahore Qalandars managed to beat Peshawar Zalmi by 10 runs in 17th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6. 
Umaid Asif’s cameo created a bit of suspense in the end as he struck Shaheen Shah Afridi for two sixes but the left-arm pacer managed to defend 24 runs off his last over.


Rashid Khan was unplayable for today with his leg-spin as he took five wickets while conceding 20 runs in his four overs.


Earlier, Tim David and Ben Dunk rescued Qalandars to 170/8 after Zalmi dented them to 25-4 within eight overs.
The duo scored 81 runs together to take their team from paltry 25-4 to 106-4 in 15.4 overs.
Sent into bat first, Qalandars lost opener Fakhar Zaman who was cleaned up with a deadly yorker by Wahab Riaz in the first over of the inning. Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Imran joined the skipper to take Sohail Akhtar and Mohammad Faizan in quick successions.
But, it was the day of Dunk and David who fire-powered Zalmi bowlers and helped Qalandars to reach a compatible total. Dunk got out after scoring 48 off 33 laced with three sixes and two boundaries.


David scored his maiden PSL half-century and remained unbeaten for 63 off 35 spread over five sixes and three boundaries.


James Faulkner made a quick 22 with the help of two sixes and a boundary.
Fabian Allen bagged two wickets while Wahab, Irfan, Imran, and Umaid Asif bagged a wicket each.
Set to chase 171 runs, Zalmi opened their batting with Kamran Akmal and Haider Ali. But, openers failed to provide a strong start to their team and fell for the sum of 5. Malik and David Miller scored 51 runs to rescue Zalmi.


Miller fell in the 10th over after scoring 21 runs, leaving the responsibility on experienced Malik. The veteran batter scored 73 runs off 48 balls laced with seven boundaries and four sixes.


Umaid struck three sixes to score quick 23 runs off 12 balls. Apart from Rashid, James Faulkner bagged two wickets while Haris Rauf took a wicket for Qalandars.
Toss
Zalmi won the toss and decided to bowl first
SQUADS
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Akhtar, Mohammad Faizan, Ben Dunk, Tim David, James Faulkner, Rashid Khan, Ahmed Daniyal, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, David Miller, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Wahab Riaz, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Imran

‘Enjoy your cricket’ Wahab’s message to his troops

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Abu Dhabi: Peshawar Zalmi captain Wahab Riaz wants his troops to play without pressure and enjoy their cricket as the franchise resumes Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six campaign against Lahore Qalandars today.
The 35-year-old Wahab talked to reporters earlier today. He opined heavy dew can be a disadvantage for the teams as the competition progress.
“My playing XI, players sitting on the bench are my match winners. There’s no pressure at all. I have reiterated to my players to enjoy their cricket. You will have good days and bad days,” Wahab said.
“Tomorrow we were watching the match (LQvIU) at the ground and our aim was to analyze the conditions. The match today will start and undoubtedly there will be a dew factor too,” he added.
Qalandars defeated Zalmi when they met first time earlier this year. They also played a complete match yesterday and got accustomed to the conditions but Wahab is not thinking that way as he believes the Zalmi combination is quite good to give tough time to table-toppers
“You have to play good cricket in every match in T20. Our combination is quite good and we are ready to go. No doubt Qalandars have big names but they have to play as per their reputation,” he maintained.
It must be noted that Qalandars and Zalmi will meet at 11.00 pm today.

Read: Lahore Qalandars aim to continue winning run against Peshawar Zalmi

Lahore Qalandars aim to continue winning run against Peshawar Zalmi

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Peshawar Zalmi will take on table-toppers Lahore Qalandars in the 17th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six, the second encounter of today’s doubleheader at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Peshawar Zalmi have won three of their five games and would want to go top of the table. Kamran Akmal will again lead the batting with Imam-ul-Haq while Shoaib Malik and Haider Ali would take the charge of middle-order.
David Miller’s arrival has been a huge boost for Zalmi but he is available for a couple of game, whereas Fabian Allen is also a valuable addition. Fidel Edwards and Wahab Riaz will lead the bowling of the side with emerging star Mohammad Imran Jr aim to continue his good bowling form.
Lahore Qalandars have won four of their five games in the competition and are at the top of the table. Qalandars’ bowling attack looked lethal having the likes of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Rashid Khan, James Faulkner and Ahmed Daniyal while they will seek more stability in the batting order.

Players to watch out for:

Kamran Akmal will be key for Zalmi at the top of the order as he brings a lot of experience. He is the second-highest all-time run-scorer of the PSL (1606) with three centuries to his name.
For Qalandars, ‘Professor’ Mohammad Hafeez will hold the key after receiving few hiccups in the middle-order last night. The veteran has been in impeccable form over the past year or so and once again will look to assert his authority.
Zalmi will highly depend on Wahab Riaz in the bowling department. After the departure of Saqib Mehmood, Wahab aka Vicky looks like a lone warrior. He has eight wickets to his name in four matches.
Qalandars have exceptional bowling talent in their ranks but Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan has been the standout. He gave only nine runs in his four-over spell yesterday.

Predicted XIs

Peshawar Zalmi – Kamran Akmal, Imam ul Haq, Haider Ali, David Miller, Shoaib Malik, Sherfane Rutherford, Fabian Allen, Wahab Riaz, Fidel Edwards, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan.
Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, Tim David, James Faulkner, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahmed Daniyal.