Rassie Dussen’s unbeaten century remained fruitless as Lahore Qalandars again failed to achieve its first victory in the fifth match, they played in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
Lahore Qalandars could make 203 runs for the loss of six wickets in pursue of a target of 212-run set by Peshawar Zalmi in the 12th match of PSL season 9 at Gaddafi today.
The South African remained unbeaten on 105 off 52 balls in a chase of 212. This was Lahore's fifth straight loss of the season while Zalmi registered back-to-back wins.
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Earlier, Saim Ayub and Babar Azam propelled Peshawar Zalmi to a huge total of 211/4 against winless Lahore Qalandars in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 being played at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Put into bat first, Zalmi’s batting line dominated the depleted Qalandars’ bowling attack and racked up a massive total on the board, courtesy of a marathon opening stand.
Zalmi’s openers Babar Azam and Ayub added 136 runs for the first wicket in just 14.2 overs.
The opening stand remained majorly dominated by Ayub while Azam was rotating the strike.
The skipper had an agonizing end to his anchoring knock, falling victim to his Qalandars’ counterpart Shaheen Shah Afridi in the 15th over, just two runs short of a well-deserved half-century.
Azam scored 48 off 36 deliveries with the help of five boundaries.
Ayub was then joined by hard-hitting batter Rovman Powell in the middle and the duo carried on the momentum.
They added a brisk 39 runs in 16 deliveries before Afridi castled the opener in the 18th over.
Ayub remained the top-scorer for the Zalmi with a 55-ball 88 which featured eight boundaries and four sixes.
Following Ayub’s dismissal, Powell took charge of Zalmi’s batting expedition and bolstered their total with a quickfire knock, which lasted on the penultimate delivery of the innings.
He smashed five boundaries and two sixes on his way to a 20-ball 46.
Powell was supported by wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Haris at the backend, who scored an unbeaten 12 off just five deliveries.
Afridi led the bowling attack for the Qalandars with 3/33 while Jahandad Khan made one scalp.