Lahore Qalandars claim 3rd straight PSL-V win, beat Peshawar Zalmi by 5 wickets.

Lahore Qalandars bagged their third straight victory of the 2020 Pakistan Super League on Tuesday, defeating Peshawar Zalmi by five wickets at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.

The Qalandars, who were chasing a 188-run target set by Zalmi, finished at 189-5 with just one ball remaining - a visual that made for a nail-biting finish.

Player of the match Fakhar Zaman remained their top scorer, hitting 63 runs from 46 balls while Chris Lynn contributed 59 from 32.

Qalandars required eight runs from the final over and David Wiese and Samit did not disappoint, with Wiese seeing his team home in style with a six off the second-last ball of the innings.

Earlier, after being sent in to bat, Zalmi finished with a score of 187-7 after losing early wickets. They were 35-3 after five overs.

Zalmi lost their first player on the second ball of the match, when Tom Banton was caught by Mohammad Hafeez off Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Samit Patel then dismissed Liam Livingstone in the second over while Kamran Akmal was caught by Haris Rauf off Patel in the fourth over after scoring 12 from eight.

Shoaib Malik (62 from 43) and Haider Ali (69 from 43) then stabilised the team's ship until the former was caught off David Wiese in the 16th over. Ali was dismissed by Dilbar Hussain two overs later.

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