Peshawar Zalmi ended Multan Sultans' winning streak in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament by clinching a five-run victory in a closely fought contest. Zalmi finished with a respectable total of 179/8 at the end of the first 20 overs. None of Peshawar's batters were able to score a half-century, with Haseebullah Khan top-scoring with 37 runs from 18 balls. Rovman Powell scored a quickfire 23 from 11 balls, while Luke Wood contributed with 17 runs off 12 deliveries. Sultan bowlers David Willey, Mohammad Ali, and Usama Mir took two wickets each, while Shahnawaz Dahani and Abbas Afridi only got one.
The Sultans faced an early setback when skipper Muhammad Rizwan was dismissed for 0. Opening batter Yasir Khan and Reeza Hendricks contributed with 43 and 28 runs respectively. After his dismissal, the Sultans buckled, with Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Usama Mir scoring only 5, 16, and 12 runs respectively. Zalmi's Arif Yaqoob returned figures of 3/43, while Salman Irshad, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Luke Wood finished with figures of 2/39, 2/44, and 2/13 respectively.
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