The eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 8 2023) is going on with entire warmth, with Match 29 between Islamabad United versus Peshawar Zalmi happening today at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. After a staggering performance, Peshawar Zalmi crushed the game as they beat Islamabad by 13 runs.
1. Both Teams Players
Peshawar Zalmi Playing XI:
| Babar Azam (c) | Mohammad Haris (wk) |
| Saim Ayub | Tom Kohler-Cadmore |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Rovman Powell |
| James Neesham | Wahab Riaz |
| Khurram Shahzad | Salman Irshad |
| Sufiyan Muqeem |
Islamabad United Playing XI:
| Shadab Khan (c) | Paul Stirling |
| Hassan Nawaz | Colin Munro |
| Rassie van der Dussen | Abrar Ahmed |
| Azam Khan (wk) | Tom Curran |
| Faheem Ashraf | Rumman Raees |
| Mohammad Wasim Jr |
2. Toss
Islamabad United won the toss and chose to bowl first.
3. About Islamabad United’s bowling
The United were satisfied with their undertakings after deciding to bowl first. Holding the opposition down to under 200 on a level deck like this is a respectable effort.
At one stage, it had every one of the reserves looking like the Zalmi would present a score close to 240, yet everything turned out genuinely quickly.
On what was a surface that leaned toward batting, the Zalmi lost Saim Ayub from the get-go, but Mohammad Haris and Bhanuka Rajapaksa endeavored to exchange out. They were cruising at 116/1 at the 10-over mark but lost wickets in a hurricane to slip to 139/5.
The scoring rate plunged off a phony, and the United’s bowlers guaranteed they never conveyed their hold.
Hasan Ali and Waseem Jr sorted out a strategy for disconnecting some opposite swing, and they bowled terrifically to ensure that there were no jokes from the lower interest. Right then, the United had a chance to skirt the Multan Sultans with a top-2 position on the points table.
4. About Peshawar Zalmi’s bowling
A thrilling game at last, yet the United have declined a spot in the top 2 toward its completion.
They would’ve been at the halfway stage, having restricted the security from under 200 on an incredibly level deck, yet they obliterated the pursuit.
Three wickets fell in the powerplay, and as the subtleties tell, the side that gets three wickets inside the powerplay much of the time continues to control the match.
There wasn’t enough from the top mentioning, Gurbaz shut all that down a fair relationship with the chief completely lost the plot after Shadab was cleared.
They had all of the stores of being chosen to dispose of wickets as they slipped from 111/5 to 111/8.
Faheem Ashraf did whatever it may take to overwhelm the direction with no help again towards the end as he struck a few uncommon shots, yet tricks were put to an end by an extraordinary yorker from Khurram Shahzad in the last wrapped up.
So we have the playoffs got in, and it’ll be a repeat of a contraption in the first eliminator.
5. Final score board of whole match
Peshawar Zalmi made a huge score of 179/8 runs in 20 overs.
Islamabad United could not meet the target as they made 166 all out in 19.6 overs.
Both teams are set for a face-off in Eliminator.
6. Man of the match
Mohammad Haris was named as Man of the match for his stunning performance of 79 runs in just 39 balls with a strike rate of 202.56.
