All-round Shadab seals crucial win despite Jamal's fireworks

Islamabad United thwarted Aamer Jamal's rapid-fire half-century to beat Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs in the Pakistan Super League on Monday. Islamabad set up 196-4 on account of commander Shadab Khan's 80 off 51 balls. Siblings Naseem Shah, 1-26, and Hunain Shah, 2-25, then cut through the Peshawar top request in the strategic maneuver and diminished it to 18-5. Jamal drove the rebound by crushing 87 off 49 balls to lead them to 152-6 in the eighteenth over when he was perfect bowled by Shadab, who got done with 3-41. Joined moved to third in the six-group table, in front of Zalmi on net run-rate. Zalmi's pursuit was in early difficulty when captain Babar Azam was unnecessarily run out off the primary ball he confronted. Babar neglected to beat Alex Hales' immediate toss at the non-striker's end. Saim Ayub was trapped in the slips in a momentous first finished and it became 3-3 when Imad Wasim took a very much judged, sharp two-gave get at short fine leg to excuse Mohammad Haris. Hunain's twofold wicket lady expanded Peshawar's breakdown. Jamal counterattacked in the center overs, imparting a 107-run stand to Paul Walter, who contributed 33. Jamal crushed six sixes and eight fours preceding he misread Shadab's googly in a similar over he sent off a 102-meter six. Prior, subsequent to being placed in to bat in cold climate, Hales' center stump was thumped back by Ayub's most memorable conveyance, a carrom ball. Yet, Shadab shared two significant 50 years remains with Agha Salman (37) and Jordan Cox (26). Azam Khan's unbeaten 29 off 14 gave a late prosper.