Haris steered Peshawar Zalmi to 171-5 against Lahore Qalandars in PSL 8
Lahore: (Sports Reporter) Mohammad Haris onslaught of 54-ball 85 steered Peshawar Zalmi to 171-5 against Lahore Qalandars in the second eliminator of the 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Friday.
According to the source, after opting to bat, Zalmi skipper Babar Azam lost early his partner Saim Ayub (9 off 5) in the 2nd over, when Zaman Khan cleaned up the 20-year-old. But it was Mohammad Haris, who spearheaded the Zalmi’s batting lineup and stitched a prodigious partnership with Babar Azam.
As per details across 60 balls, Babar Azam and Mohammad Haris plundered 89, targeting the Qalandars’ bowlers with utter contempt, before Babar (42 off 36) was trapped by Rashid Khan. Babar looked belligerent and creamed seven exquisite boundaries. Though went for runs, Rashid Khan bounced back and struck twice in the 12th over, flummoxing Babar and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (0 off 2).
Furthermore but paving way for decent total, Mohammad Haris launched onslaught, whacking 11 boundaries and two sixes.
In the death overs, Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa, played an unconquered cameo, plundering 18-ball 25, laced with four boundaries. Aamer Jamal (1 off 3) was flummoxed by Zaman Khan, while Haseebullah Khan (5 off 2) remained unbeaten, clobbering a boundary.
Moreover in terms of economy, Zaman Khan remained standout for the Qalandars, scooping up two wickets and conceded merely 20 runs in three overs, he delivered. Rashid Khan also picked up two important wickets, but overall he turned out to be expensive, giving away 42 in his four overs.
Meanwhile Shaheen Afridi was expensive, conceding 41 runs and picked up wicket as Mohammad Haris hocked the Qalandars skipper straight to Fakhar Zaman. David Wiese (0-22), Haris Rauf (0-31) and Ahsan Hafeez (0-13) remained wicket less.
Toss:
Peshawar Zalmi opted to bat first against Lahore Qalandars in the second eliminator of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Qaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Peshawar Zalmi:
Babar Azam (c) Saim Ayub, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Haris, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Aamir Jamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Salman Irshad
Lahore Qalandars:
Mirza Baig, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Sam Billings (wk), Ahsan Hafeez, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi (c).
