LAHORE: Hary Brooks scored his maiden T20 century to help Lahore Qalandars roll over the top of Islamabad United by 66 runs in the 27th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) seventh edition at Gaddafi Stadium.
Deciding to bat first, Qalandars lost three quick wickets but Fakhar Zaman, as usual, supported the sinking ship of his team who reached 197-6 in 20 overs.
This time, the left-handed batter joined hands with Brook who stormed with his powerful century knock in the end. Fakhar smashed 51 runs including four boundaries and a six.
However, Brook was in a different mood this time around. The 22-year-old Englishman remained not out for 102 runs laced with 10 boundaries and five sixes. The young man impressed jam-packed Gaddafi Stadium by smacking the ball all around the park.
For United, Faheem Ashraf bagged three wickets while Zahir Khan and Liam Dawson shared a wicket apiece.
In reply, United was not able to start off things as quickly as they used to do earlier in the tournament. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Zaman Khan, Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf bagged two wickets each to help Qalandars defend their set target.
Liam Dawson (31) and Danish Aziz (30*) resisted for United but due to a big target on the scoreboard, their effort wasn’t enough. Danish struck four boundaries while Dawson smashed four boundaries and a six.
Playing XIs:
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Kamran Ghulam Mohammad Hafeez, Phil Salt (wk), Harry Brook, David Wiese, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan
Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz, Liam Dawson, Asif Ali (c), Azam Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Waqas Maqsood, Zahir Khan
