JP Duminy scored a stroke-filled, unbeaten 73 off just 54 balls, followed by a superb bowling show from Islamabad United that powered them to a 26-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi, and as a result to the top of the points table. After Duminy's early onslaught and Asif Ali's late carnage (45 off 24 balls) pushed Islamabad United to 182 for 5 in 20 overs, Samit Patel led the show with the ball alongside Zafar Gohar, restricting Zalmi to 156 for 9 in 20 overs.
Zalmi needed a rear-guard effort from the tail for them to even get that close to Islamabad's total as their top and middle-order combusted in the face of pressure. Kamran Akmal and Andre Fletcher's promising start in chase was nipped in the bud by Samit, who picked three wickets on either side of the batting powerplay. The openers and Dwayne Smith were sent packing with only 53 runs on the board.
