Chasing 202 runs, Islamabad United scored 193 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Islamabad United's Azam Khan 75 and Colin Munro 71, Jordan Cox scored 13 runs. Apart from him, no other batsman could enter double figures.
After Azam Khan was dismissed for a total score of 181, Islamabad United's wickets were on the line. On the last 13 balls of the match, 6 players were dismissed one after the other and could score only 12 runs.
Arif Yaqub of Peshawar Zalmi dismissed 4 players in the eighteenth over and took a total of 5 wickets.
Earlier, Islamabad United captain had won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Captain Babar Azam played unbeaten innings of 111 runs off 63 balls while showing good batting, besides Saeem Ayub 38, Paul Walter 19, and Asif Ali stood out with 17 runs. Thus, Peshawar Zalmi scored 201 runs for the loss of 5 wickets while batting first.
For Islamabad United, Naseem Shah and Agha Salman took one each while Shadab Khan dismissed two players.
In the current tournament (PSL9), Peshawar Zalmi lost 2 of their 5 matches and won 3 and Islamabad United played 4 matches. Islamabad United has faced success in only one match and failure in three.
Peshawar Zalmi Team
Babar Azam (captain), Saeem Ayub, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Rowman Powell, Asif Ali, Paul Walter, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Arif Yaqub, Salman Irshad.
Islamabad United Team
Shadab Khan (captain), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Colin Munro, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan, Jordan Cox, Naseem Shah, Haneen Shah, Timal Mills
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