Islamabad United 196 for 4 (Shadab 80, Salman 37, Ayub 2-15) beat Peshawar Zalmi 167 for 9 (Jamal 87, Shadab 3-41, Hunain 2-25) by 29 runs
Jamal drove the comeback by smashing 87 off 49 balls to cause them to 152-6 within the 18th over when he was clean-bowled by Shadab, who completed with 3-41.
United moved to 3rd on the six-team desk, forward of Zalmi on web run-rate.
Zalmi’s chase was in early bother when skipper Babar Azam was needlessly run out off the primary ball he confronted. Babar did not beat Alex Hales’ direct throw on the non-striker’s finish.
Jamal counterattacked within the center overs, sharing a 107-run stand with Paul Walter, who contributed 33. Jamal smashed six sixes and eight fours earlier than he misinterpret Shadab’s googly in the identical over he launched a 102-meter six.
Earlier, after being put in to bat in chilly climate, Hales’ center stump was knocked again by Ayub’s first supply, a carrom ball. However Shadab shared two worthwhile half-century stands with Agha Salman (37) and Jordan Cox (26). Azam Khan’s unbeaten 29 off 14 supplied a late flourish.
