Islamabad United hammered Peshawar Zalmi to get to the second position in the points table. The yellow team has slipped to the fourth position. Read the blog to find the match summary and the market changes:
Match 12: Peshawar Zalmi vs. Islamabad United
Islamabad United 159 for 4 (Gurbaz 62(↑39%), Hasan 3/35) beat Peshawar Zalmi 156 for 8 (Babar 75(↑18%), Haris 40(↑16%)) by 6 wickets.
Shadab Khan(↑1%) invited Peshawar Zalmi to bat after winning the toss. The Zalmi openers were on fire as they brought up 69 runs in the powerplay. After a 76-run opening partnership, Mohammad Haris(↑16%) got out for a 21-ball 40. Then, PZ lost 4 wickets for 11 runs. Babar Azam(↑18%) stood strong at one end and stayed unbeaten on 75*(58). But the rest of the batting lineup failed, and Zalmi could get just 156 runs in 20 overs. Hasan Ali caused the anhiliation with a spell of 3 for 35 in 4 overs.
Like Peshawar, Islamabad also went all guns blazing in the first 6 overs. Colin Munro fell in the third over when the score was 31. His opening partner Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↑39%), smocked 62 runs in just 31 balls. Rassie van der Dussen was brilliant, too, for his 42 off 29. Asif Ali’s(↑26%) 29 off 13 finished the game with 31 balls to spare.
Turning Point of the Match
Peshawar Zalmi were in full flow after scoring 76 runs in the 7th over. Then Mohammed Haris(↑16%) fell to Shadab Khan(↑1%), the rest of the batting lineup crumbled, and Zalmi finished with a below-par total.
SportiScore Analysis
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↑39%) scored 62 runs at a strike rate of 200 in his debut match of the season. His innings included 7 fours and 4 sixes and awarded him 45 SportiScore points. Mohammed Haris(↑16%) smashed 4 fours and a six to get 29.4 points. Asif Ali(↑26%) played a whirlwind innings of 29 runs in just 13 balls, along with a boundary and 3 maximums. So, he earned 28.6 SportiScores. Babar Azam(↑18%) was the lone warrior for the Peshawar Zalmi, and he bagged 28 SportiScore points. He hammered 7 fours and a maximum to score 75 off 58.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 11:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62(31) 45
Mohammad Haris 40(21) 29.4
Asif Ali 29(13) 28.6
Babar Azam 75(58) 28
Shadab Khan 3(5) & 1/26 11.5
Rovman Powell 0(2) -7
Wahab Riaz 8(7) & 0/33 -15.5
Market Update
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(↑39%) got his price up by 34.2 SPQs in his first game of the season. Mohammed Haris(↑16%) kept going with the price raises and gained 18.8 SPQs. Asif Ali(↑26%) and Babar Azam(↑18%) also got their price increased by 19.4 and 17.8 SPQs, respectively. In contrast, Rovman Powell’s(↓16%) price fell by 16.9 SPQs. Wahab Riaz(↓67%) was the worst performer of the day and it resulted in a 24 SPQs price depreciation for him.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the eleventh day of the league:
Player SportiScores 23 Feb Price 24 Feb Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45 87.40 121.6 39% 45.00
Mohammad Haris 29.4 119.90 138.7 16% 74.10
Asif Ali 28.6 74.6 94 26% 28.6
Babar Azam 28 96.40 114.2 18% 52.00
Shadab Khan 11.5 50.4 51.1 1% -25.5
Rovman Powell -7 103.90 87 -16% 26.60
Wahab Riaz -15.5 36.05 12.05 -67% - 39.95
