Lahore Qalandars posted a 150-run target against Peshawar Zalmi in the rain-reduced 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Put into bat in the match, reduced to 13 overs per side, the Qalandars accumulated 149/8.
The Qalandars got off to a flamboyant start to their innings as their opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Naeem put together 54 runs in just 3.4 overs.
Fakhar was the core aggressor of the opening stand, while Naeem played a supportive role until falling victim to Daniel Sams in the fourth over after scoring 22 off 10 deliveries, laced with three fours and a six.
Fakhar then shared brief partnerships with Abdullah Shafique and Kusal Perera, who made modest contributions with five and 17, respectively.
The Qalandars then lost three more wickets in quick succession setback in the 10th over when Ali Raza dismissed in-form Sikandar Raza on four, bringing the total down to 115/4 in 9.4 overs.
Hard-hitting batter Asif Ali, who walked out to bat at number six, played a brisk 18-run cameo before being dismissed by Ahmed Daniyal, who struck again on the next delivery to send Shakib Al Hasan back for a golden duck.
The Qalandars then suffered a massive blow to their batting expedition when Daniel Sams cleaned up set batter Fakhar on the second delivery of the penultimate over.
Fakhar remained the top-scorer for the Qalandars with a 36-ball 60, featuring 10 boundaries including three sixes.
Following his departure, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf added 10 more runs to the total until the latter got run out on the final delivery of the innings.
For Zalmi, Sams, Ali and Daniyal bagged two wickets each.
