Shadab Khan’s brilliant batting powered Islamabad United to set a 197-run target for Peshawar Zalmi in the 20th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine being played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Being put on batting first, Islamabad United posted 196/4 with the help of its skipper Shadab Khan's brilliant 80 runs including six sixes and four fours. Agha Salman who scored 37 runs also provided a platform for the other partners to attack the opponent bowling. Agha went to the pavilion after a gutsy 37 off 25, which featured four boundaries and two sixes.
Saim Ayub maded history while bowled Alex Hales on the first ball of the innings.
Colin Munro hit Ayub for a six and a four in the next over, but the bowler had the last laugh as he dismissed the batter while attempting for another boundary.
With Islamabad United stranded at 28-2 in three overs, skipper Shadab Khan and Salman Ali Agha joined hands to help the team recover.
They knitted a 65-run partnership for the third wicket in 44 balls to push the team’s total to 90 in 10 overs.
However, Salman Irshad got Agha caught behind in the 11th over to break the partnership and force a comeback for the visitors.
Khan was joined by Jordan Cox for another brilliant partnership which accumulated 68 runs in 39 balls, dominated by the captain.
Khan played a blistering innings and hit 10 boundaries including six sixes on his way to a 51-ball 80 before Luke Wood got the prized wicket with 161 runs on the board.