MULTAN, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 Worldwide captain Rovman Powell continued his international seek for a wealthy vein of type heading into the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup in June with a useful knock that enabled Peshawar Zalmi to say an exhilarating, five-run win in opposition to Multan Sultans within the Pakistan Tremendous League on Friday.
The Jamaican batsman made 23 and was certainly one of a handful of Zalmi batters that obtained begins and failed to hold on, however they limped to a good 179 for eight after successful the toss and selecting to bat within the T20 match on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Zalmi needed to maintain their collective nerves within the closing levels of the competition after England worldwide Dawid Malan hit 52 off 25 balls to guide the run chase for the Sultans, ultimately developing quick in a match that went to the wire.
Luke Wooden delivered a outstanding penultimate over of the competition, conceding solely two runs. This meant that the Sultans required 22 off the ultimate over to increase their successful streak within the six-team match and reinforce their place on the prime.
Pakistan worldwide Iftikhar Ahmed threatened to repeat his heroics from the earlier match when he cracked two fours and a six off successive deliveries within the remaining over from Naveen-ul-Haq – however the Afghanistan pacer obtained Iftikhar caught off the penultimate ball with six required to win to virtually seal the deal.
It was the primary win in three matches for Zalmi, Pakistan batting star Babar Azam, and the primary loss for the Sultans lead.
Earlier, not one of the Zalmi batters reached 50, with 18-ball 37 from Haseebullah Khan being the highest rating for the guests, however most of them, together with Powell, chipped in with helpful cameos.
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