PSL 8: Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs

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PSL 8: Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs

Lahore (Web Desk): Lahore Qalandars defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs in the 15th match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) 8th edition at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

Qalandars, after winning the toss, decided to bat first and posted a mammoth 242-run target before restricting Zalmi to 201 runs in 20 overs.

With an exceptional batting display from Fakhar and Abdullah Shafique and a five-wicket haul from Shaheen, led the Qalandars to victory.

In reply to the big total, Zalmi had a good partnership from Saim Ayub and Tom Kohler-Cadmore after losing both openers.

Shaheen gave Qalandars the best start they could get against Zalmi. The skipper bowled out Mohammad Haris with a sensational yorker on the second ball of his first over.

Squads

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Tahir Baig, Sam Billings, Abdullah Shafique, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jimmy Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Salman Irshad, Arshad Iqbal, Saad Masood.