Imad's powerplay brilliance trounces Gladiators and carries United to Eliminator 2

Greetings to all INDFAM family,

Today I want to discuss on the good performance by Isalmabad United and Peshawar Zalmi players. What a great day for Islamabad united and Peshawar zalmi unfortunately lose this game because Haider ali and imad Waseem broken his confidence levels and win this match easily.islamabad united win by 5 wickets. 

Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim claimed 3-12 on the back of brilliant powerplay bowling as Islamabad United sunk Quetta Gladiators and advanced in the Pakistan Super League playoffs on Friday.

ISLAMABAD UNITED ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! This will be the first time since 2018, that they will be challenging for the trophy. They were down and out at the end of the Powerplay, but the experience and calmness of Imad Wasim along with the brutal power hitting from Haider Ali got them over the line with one over to spare. Peshawar Zalmi will be really disappointed as the game was in their grasp, but they let it slip away and their season ended in heartbreak.

Islamabad United got off to the worst possible start as they lost Alex Hales in the very first over. Agha Salman and the skipper Shadab Khan followed suit which put them on the back foot. Martin Guptill was looking good and played a few lusty blows but he too had to walk back on the last ball of the Powerplay. Imad Wasim and Azam Khan steadied the ship for a bit but the latter lost his wicket as they were reduced to 91/5. However, then came the match-winning partnership between Imad Wasim and Haider Ali. Wasim anchored the innings excellently and kept the scoreboard ticking while Ali finally came good for his team and in a crucial knockout match. They did not let the asking rate get away from them and both of them remained unbeaten notching up their half-centuries and sealing the win quite comfortably in the end.

Peshawar Zalmi, on the other hand, will be heartbroken as they made the perfect start to defend this total. Saim Ayub got the early breakthrough in the first over. He followed it up with another one while Luke Wood and Mehran Mumtaz got one each to get four wickets inside the Powerplay. They had control of the game and Wood once again came back in the middle overs to remove the dangerous Azam Khan. It was looking like that they would go on and defend this total, but Imad Wasim and Haider Ali had other ideas. Their fielding was a bit off as well and with the death bowling, the less we talk, the better. In the end, they will have to bid adieu to this season from the Eliminator.

Imad Wasim is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his amazing all-round performance. He says that this wicket was a bit better than the previous one. Adds that his plan was to keep it simple and bowl slower. Reckons it was a 190-200 wicket and they bowlers did well to pull things back in the death overs. Praises Haider Ali for his exceptional knock and says the wicket was really good and it was all about playing ball by ball. Mentions that the momentum is with them but Multan Sultans are also four-time finalists. Ends by saying that they have one rest day and will get some massages and re-energize for the final.

Result

Zalmi vs United, Eliminator 2

Pakistan Super League

PZ 185/5

IU 189/5

United won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

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