In a rollercoaster competition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6, Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi in a game that ended up being the highest-scoring match of the tournament ever where it rained runs.
Although Peshawar Zalmi lost by 16 runs to Islamabad United in the 26th game played in Abu Dhabi, the cricket fans were pleased as punch as they witnessed a game seen not quite often.
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Islamabad set a mammoth target of 248 runs for Zalmis with Usman Khawaja scoring a ton for his side.
However, the chasers didn’t lose nerves and dragged the score to 232 losing 6 wickets at the end of the inning. Shoaib Malik remained the highest scorer with 68 runs on 36 balls.
The nip and tuck contest of PSL ended up being the highest-scoring match with more than 400 runs scored collectively.
Total 479 runs scored in #IUvPZ game today. The highest match aggregate in any PSL match, and in any Pakistani domestic tournament. Previous was 451 between Karachi Dolphins and Lahore Eagles. For PSL previous highest aggregate was 427 between Qalandars and United
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) June 17, 2021
The high-scoring game brought the fans of both teams on the edges of their sofas and even the losing side’s supporters weren’t disappointed after the resistance.
Paisa wasool performances by both of the teams. 400 plus runs! 👌👌👌 Congrats @IsbUnited & well played @PeshawarZalmi. 👏👏👏👏
— Aalia Rasheed (@aaliaaaliya) June 17, 2021
What a match no matter who win. Best match of PSL. Over 400 runs in T-20 match. Wow
— Mazhar Abbas (@MazharAbbasGEO) June 17, 2021
Match of the tournament #PSL6 #IUvPZ
— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) June 17, 2021
Host and entertainer Shafaat Ali termed the game as the win of PSL.
What an entertaining encounter! PSL wins#PZvIU
— Shafaat Ali (@iamshafaatali) June 17, 2021
The cricket fans around the globe eagerly await another crunching game like this in PSL 6.