Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the first T20 match of Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The defending champions were set target of 191 runs that was reduced to 173 in 18 overs under D/L method after rain. Foreign players dominated the first game of the second edition of the PSL as Shane Watson took four wickets for United and Brad Hadden and Dwayne Smith scored 73, 55 respectively while chasing the target.
Wicket-keeper batsman Brad Haddin has played a superb innings of 73 off 39 balls, while opener Dwayne Smith made 55 runs for the team victory.
Kamran Akmal of Peshawar Zalmi was the only Pakistani player who entertained the crowd with his massive sixes, scoring 88 runs off 48 balls. Hadden was the man of the match.
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