Lahore Qalandars dropped half a dozen catches in the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday but still won by 29 runs over Peshawar Zalmi.
Despite poor fielding, Lahore restricted Peshawar to 170-9 after Fakhar Zaman (66) and Mohammad Hafeez (37) lifted Lahore to 199-4.
Fast bowler David Wiese (2-11) came close to recording his first hat-trick this season when Peshawar’s last player Salman Irshad was legged before wicket, but the batsman successfully reversed the decision as television replays showed It turned out that the ball must have missed the stumps.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-19)’s pace took the lead early on when Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai was clean bowled by the left-handed batsman on the third ball without scoring.
Hussain Talat put on a 62-run stand with Kamran Akmal (41) struggling to make 15 off 24 balls, but the lefthander could not benefit from three dropped catches.
Young fast bowler Zaman Khan (3-32), who dropped a tricky catch from Talat at third man, dismissed both the batsmen in successive deliveries in his return spell as Talat was caught in the deep by Fakhar and the pacer chased him. . By dodging Akmal’s stumps on the next ball.
Lahore’s ace spinner – Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan – made a strong comeback by removing Shoaib Malik (7) in the 12th over, despite conceding 15 runs in his first over against Akmal, his first game this season due to the COVID- Were playing after testing positive for 19.
Haider Ali, who was dismissed early in his innings, scored 49 runs in the final two overs before Lahore attacked, including Haider, who was run out on a straight throw by Fakhar.
Earlier, the opening pair of Fakhar and Abdullah Shafiq (41) laid a solid foundation for 94 runs from the halfway point after Lahore lost the toss and were asked to bat first.
Shafiq was dismissed at deep mid-wicket off legspinner Usman Qadir (1-43), who should have also got the wicket of Fakhar, but Haider dropped a sitter at the edge of the boundary which went for a six. However, it did not cost much in Peshawar as Fakhar died soon after when Ben Cutting attempted a big hit against medium pacer Hussain Talat with a well caught at deep mid-wicket.
However, Hafeez and Rashid ensured Lahore’s end by scoring 39 runs in the last 14 balls. Rashid hit three sixes in his unbeaten 22 off eight balls while Hafeez hit three fours and a six.
Lahore now have four points from three matches and are second in the points table behind Multan Sultans, who have won all their four matches and have eight points.
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