RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder produced an excellent bowling efficiency to bowl Islamabad United to a snug eight-wicket victory over Lahore Qalandars within the opening match of the Pakistan Tremendous League right here on Friday.
Holder, named Participant-of-the-Match, grabbed 4 wickets at a medium tempo to assist dismiss Lahore for simply 139 in 19.2 overs on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Abdullah Shafique was the lone vivid spark for Lahore, scoring 66 from 38 balls with six fours and three sixes.
After dismissing Mohammad Naeem for eight early on, Holder returned to seize the wickets of Jahandad Khan and David Weise in successive deliveries to cut back Lahore to 95 for seven.
He additionally accounted for captain Shaheen Shah Afridi for 2 to complete with figures of 4-24 from his 4 overs, whereas Shadab Khan took 3-25.
Colin Munro then cracked an unbeaten 59 from 42 deliveries, and Salman Agha completed on 41 not out to steer Islamabad to 143 for 2 from 17.4 overs.