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Lahore: In Pakistan Super League 8, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Islamabad United by 12 runs.
In the first eliminator of the league played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Islamabad United managed to score 171 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
On behalf of Islamabad United, Sohaib Maqsoob scored 60 runs and Alex Hales scored 57 runs. Captain Shadab Khan remained not out scoring 26 runs.
On behalf of Peshawar Zalmi, Salman Irshad and Aamir Jamal took 2 and 2 wickets while Azmatullah Umar Zai took 1 wicket.
Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi scored 183 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs while batting first at the invitation of Islamabad United.
Captain Babar Azam scored 64 runs for Peshawar Zalmi. Muhammad Haris 34, Saeem Ayub 23, Tom Koehler-Cadmore 16, Haseebullah Khan 15, Azmatullah Umarzai 10, James Neesham 2 and Aamir Jamal 1 run out.
For Islamabad United, Shadab Khan 2, Muhammad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Fazlul Haq Farooqui and Hasan Ali took 1, 1 wicket.
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