KARACHI: Islamabad United are batting in pursuit of the 151-run target set by Multan Sultans in the third match of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League.
In the third match of PSL 6 being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, Phil Salt and Alex Hales started the innings for Islamabad United in pursuit of the Multan Sultans’ target. However, Phil Salt came on the opening and Mohammad Omar scored 13 runs. The ball was caught by James Vance.
Barabar ki takkar.
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After which Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan came and went for just 5 runs. Alex Hales was dismissed for 29 on the team’s total score of 55. After him, the batting line of Islamabad United faltered and one wicket after another fell, Asif Ali 9, Iftikhar Ahmed Yak while Hussain Talat was out for 10 runs.
After losing one wicket after another to Islamabad United, Lewis led the scoreboard with Faheem Ashraf, but on a total score of 117, Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for 22 runs.
Earlier, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan decided to field first after winning the toss. In response, Multan Sultans’ Mohammad Rizwan and Chris Lane started the game but Chris Lane was caught by Salt off Faheem Ashraf’s ball. They were dismissed for just one run. Mohammad Rizwan led the scoreboard with James Owens, but on a total score of 52, James Owens was dismissed for 16 runs.
Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan not only stopped the wicket but also pushed the scoreboard forward with a half-century and was dismissed by Mohammad Waseem for 71 runs. Shahid Afridi came after him and did not even bother to open an account. He fell victim to Muhammad Wasim and returned to the pavilion.
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Multan Sultans scored 150 runs in all overs and gave the opposing team a target of 151 runs for victory. In bowling, Islamabad United bowled out Muhammad Wasim for 3 and Lewis for 2 while Hassan Ali , Faheem Ashraf and Shadab Khan took one wicket each.
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Meanwhile, Lahore Qalandars defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 4 wickets in the second match of the sixth edition of Pakistan Super League. Peshawar Zalmi scored 140 runs in the allotted 20 overs while Lahore Qalandars completed the target in the 19th over at a loss of 6 wickets