Quiet night for Rishad as Lahore fall to Peshawar
Rishad Hossain endured a quiet outing with both bat and ball
Peshawar Zalmi delivered a dominant performance to defeat Lahore Qalandars by seven wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) clash, as Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain endured a quiet outing with both bat and ball.
Chasing a modest target of 130, Zalmi stumbled early, losing three wickets within 40 runs.
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However, Babar Azam (56* off 42) and Hussain Talat (51* off 37) stitched together an unbeaten 93-run partnership to guide their side home in 16.4 overs.
Rishad, who plays for Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Lahore Qalandars, failed to make an impact with the ball. He bowled two overs, conceding 18 runs without a wicket.
His first over yielded seven runs, including a boundary by Babar Azam. In his second over, Talat struck a four and took singles to accumulate 11 runs.
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With the bat, Rishad scored 13 runs from 13 balls, but his contribution wasn’t enough as Lahore managed just 129 runs in 19.2 overs.
Sikandar Raza top-scored with a fighting 52 off 37 balls. On the bowling front for Lahore, Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets for 22 runs, while Haris Rauf claimed one.
Despite the defeat, Lahore Qalandars remain in third place on the PSL points table.
