Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 16 runs in a high-scoring match of the Pakistan Super League’s sixth edition at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Zalmi were faced with a daunting 248-run target set by United in a high-scoring game.
Peshawar lost Hazratullah Zazai and Imam ul Haq early in their chase. Both batsmen were dismissed off Akif Javed’s bowling and were caught by Hasan Ali.
Kamran Akmal hit 53 off 31 balls to keep Zalmi in the game but the run-rate pressure cost him his wicket. Akmal was caught by Iftikhar Ahmed after he tried to hit Hussain Talat for a six from the last ball of the ninth over.
In the 12th over, Akif…
