Naseem Shah faced an injury during the Peshawar Zalmi match. In the ongoing Eliminator 2 at Karachi’s National Stadium versus Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United’s PSL season nine pacer Naseem Shah had an injury scare. In an important encounter, the 21-year-old scored 3/30 but was removed in the 17th over, raising concerns.
fielding at point
Naseem rushed back to retrieve the ball while fielding at point, but it kept whirling away. The pacer fell hard and appeared hurt. It was unclear which muscle was damaged, but he returned to the pitch and bowled his remaining over. After the innings, Zalmi’s Aamer Jamal checked on him and he was limping.
Naseem Shah faced an injury during the Peshawar Zalmi match.
Scorecard
Zalmi scored 185/5 in 20 overs after United skipper Shadab Khan fielded first. Saim Ayub impressed for Zalmi, scoring 44-ball 73 and Mohammad Haris 25-ball 40. Cameo players Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Aamer Jamal scored 18 and 17.
Line-ups
Peshawar Zalmi:
Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hussain Talat, Rovman Powell, Aamir Jamal, Luke Wood, Mehran Mumtaz, Arif Yaqoob, Khurram
Islamabad United
Shadab Khan (c), Alex Hales, Martin Guptill, Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan (wk), Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Obed McCoy. United or Zalmi will face Multan Sultans on March 17 in the final.
