Openers Saim Ayub and Babar Azam led Peshawar Zalmi’s batting charge and powered them to a massive total against Multan Sultans in the 21st match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Babar’s decision to bat first paid dividends for the Zalmi as they racked up 204/5 in the allotted 20 overs against Playoffs-bound Sultans.
PLAYING XIs
Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan, Reeza Hendricks, Dawid Malan, Tayyab Tahir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Aftab Ibrahim, Mohammad Ali.
HEAD TO HEAD
Matches 14, Multan Sultans 10, Peshawar Zalmi 4