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Peshawar Zalmi kicked Islamabad United from the PSL in PSL 2023.
During the first Eliminator of the eighth Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United and won the match.
Peshawar Zalmi eliminates Islamabad United from the Super Event in the HBL PSL 8 Elimination.
In the first elimination match, held at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Zalmi had set United a target of 184 runs.
They will now compete against Lahore Qalandars for a place in the championship game. Tomorrow, the exact location will host the second Eliminator.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz returned to the dugout after scoring ten runs, while Azmatullah Omarzai gave Zalmi an early wicket during the run chase.
Hales and maqsood’s partnership gives the team the upper hand with 115 runs for the second wicket.
But, with some solid hitting, Alex Hales and Sohaib Maqsood attacked the opponents. Together, they scored 115 runs for the second wicket, giving their team the upper hand.
Aamer Jamal, who clean-bowled Sohaib Maqsood, finally broke the century stand after the right-hander had amassed 60 runs in 48 balls, but not before.
As Maqsood left, Zalmi didn’t look back and quickly established control of the game through shrewd bowling and consistent wicket-taking.
Azam Khan (2) followed suit and returned to the dugout without making a meaningful impact. Salman Irshad expelled him after beating him for pace.
Soon after, Hales followed as Jamal struck a yorker to destroy the English batter’s stumps. With nine boundaries, the right-hander scored 57 runs in 37 balls.
Faheem Ashraf was run out when Jamal struck him directly after he stumbled while attempting to return to the crease.
Shadab, the captain, struck an unbeaten 26 runs in 12 balls but could not carry his team to victory.
Irshad, the best bowler for Zalmi, had figures of 2-18 in four overs.
Although openers Babar Azam and Saim Ayub made an explosive start with 60 runs in just 4.4 overs, Zalmi later held to 183-8 in 20 overs.
But, after Ayub, who scored 23 runs in 16 balls, mishit a pull shot and caught at mid-on by Faheem Ashraf. Pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr. gave United a much-needed breakthrough.
Babar hit 64 runs in 39 balls with the help of 10 fours and appeared to be in excellent form.
During his outstanding effort. The Zalmi captain also set a new T20 cricket record for the fastest player to reach 9,000 runs.
Zalmi captain sets new T20 record for fastest player to reach 9,000 runs
The Zalmi captain needed 35 runs before today’s game to reach the milestone, which he completed without difficulty thanks to some outstanding shots.
With a quick cameo of 34 in 17 balls during the middle overs, Mohammad Haris also boosted the innings. He struck two maximums and three fours.
It appeared that Zalmi would quickly post over 200 after a solid start. To ensure that wasn’t the case, United mounted a spirited recovery in the final five overs, limiting Zalmi to 35 runs while losing four wickets.
The United captain took two wickets, including the prized Azam, but he also let up 40 runs in his four overs.
PSL 2023: Multan Sultans defeat Lahore Qalandars to go to the championship game
After defeating Lahore Qalandars in a dramatic qualifier at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today, Multan Sultans on Wednesday earned a spot in the final of the eighth season of the Pakistan Premier League (PSL).
Lahore failed to reach the target of 161 runs, scoring just 76 runs in 14.3 overs.
Sheldon Cottrell provoked a massive swipe from the batter, who edged one through to Rizwan, and Lahore lost Mirza Tahir Baig (8) early.
Cottrell caught Abdullah Shafique (0) in front of the stumps with a strike in the same over.
Fakhar Zaman. The Lahore team’s star batter and opener was clean bowled by Anwar Ali with an in-swinger, preventing him from leading the run chase as expected. With only seven balls, he scored six runs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was also dismissed by Cottrell for a duck in the fifth over of the game.
Usman Khan’s direct hit caused Hussain Talat (#4) to fall short of the crease, forcing him to return to the hut.
Soon after, Sikandar Raza (0) also left the game as Abbas Afridi made an incredible catch in the deep off Kieron Pollard’s bowling. As a result, Qalandars were in trouble at 43-6 in the tenth over.
Multan took the remaining wickets with little resistance in a resounding triumph over the reigning champions.
The best bowler was Cottrell, who finished with 3-20 in three overs.
PSL 2023: Babar Azam sets a record by completing 9,000 T20 runs.
During the first Eliminator of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Babar Azam became the quickest cricketer to reach 9,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Babar needed 245 innings to accomplish the milestone.
Chris Gayle of the West Indies previously held the record, completing the same number of runs in 249 innings.
Virat Kohli of India reached this milestone in 271 innings, and David Warner of Australia did the same in 273.
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Babar Azam appeared at his best during the tournament’s 27th game when the right-handed batsman slammed another 50, the fastest 50 of his T20 career.
In the game against Multan Sultans, the Zalmi captain reached his fourth fifty, completing the feat in just 24 balls.
The right-handed batsman contributed to Zalmi’s 242-6 total in 20 overs, scoring 73 from 39 balls. Also, it was his 83rd 50+ score in T20s.
Babar also reached another milestone two days prior, during the tournament’s 25th match. The captain recorded his first century in the PSL.
At the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Babar defeated the Quetta Gladiators by scoring 115 runs at a strike rate of 171.66 to silence his detractors. He hit three maximums and 15 fours in his knock.
The captain of Pakistan’s national team has played 76 innings and amassed 2893 runs in the Pakistan Super League alone. Babar has one ton to his name. Which he crushed during the current season, although he has so far scored 28th 50s.
316 fours and 46 sixes have been blasted by Babar during the PSL seasons in which he played.
