ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by three wickets in a high-scoring Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9th edition match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, making it to the playoff stage of this season.
Islamabad won the toss and decided to bowl first in the game. Usman Khan played an unbeaten 100-run knock from 50 deliveries.
Johnson Charles and Yasir Khan added 42 and 33 runs respectively to take Multan to 228/4 in 20 overs. In response, Islamabad put up a brilliant show, with Colin Munro hitting 84 runs to keep their playoff hopes alive.
“Islamabad United are through to the playoffs,” PSL commented on X after the match. “A thrilling finish in Rawalpindi as the Sherus [Islamabad’s mascot of lion] claim the third-highest successful chase in HBL PSL history!“
Faheem Ashraf dismissed two for 32 runs, while Hunain Shah and Naseem Shah claimed one wicket each.
Munro, Shadab Khan (54) and Imad Wasim (30) helped Islamabad chased down a mammoth 229-run target at a loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
This was Multan’s third loss in their nine matches, while Islamabad have won five out of their 10 games this season.
Islamabad through to playoffs after beating Peshawar in high-scoring PSL clash
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Islamabad through to playoffs after beating Peshawar in high-scoring PSL clash
- Usman Khan’s 100-run knock helped Multan set up a mammoth 229-run target for Islamabad to win
- In response, Islamabad put up a brilliant show and scored 232 in their 20 overs at a loss of seven wickets
Pakistan army hits Afghan Taliban drone storage facility, ammunition depot in Jalalabad
- Around 435 Afghan Taliban fighters killed, over 630 injured in Pakistani military offensive, minister says
- Several countries, global bodies have urged both sides to exercise restraint since the conflict began last week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army struck a drone storage facility and ammunition depot of Afghan Taliban in Jalalabad, a Pakistani security official said on Monday, following Pakistani strikes on more than 50 locations in Afghanistan amid ongoing hostilities between the neighbors.
Pakistan launched Operation ‘Ghazb lil Haq’ against Afghanistan on the night of Feb. 26 following an attack by Afghanistan on Pakistani military installations along their shared border.
The worst fighting between the two neighbors in years erupted after Pakistani airstrikes targeted what Islamabad called militant hideouts inside Afghanistan on Feb. 21-22, accusing Kabul of harboring Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants behind the attacks on its soil. Afghanistan denies the charge.
A Pakistani security official, who requested anonymity, said the army was continuing “strong retaliatory action” against the Afghan Taliban and blew up multiple border posts, forcing them to abandon their positions.
“Pakistan forces are effectively targeting the bases and military installations of the Fitna Al-Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban,” he said.
“During the effective counter-operation of the Pakistani forces, the ammunition depot and drone storage site of Fitna Al-Khawarij (TTP) and the Afghan Taliban in Jalalabad was destroyed.”
Separately, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said more than 400 Afghan Taliban fighters had been killed and over 630 wounded in the Pakistani military offensive so far.
Pakistan destroyed around 188 check posts and captured 31, according to a post on X by Tarar. Over 180 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were also destroyed in Pakistani air raids at 51 locations across Afghanistan.
On Sunday, Pakistani state media shared a video of what it said were Pakistani soldiers crossing into Afghanistan in the northwest to capture an Afghan post. Pakistan has seized a 32-square-kilometer area of Afghanistan, another Pakistani security official said.
Afghan officials earlier said that dozens of Pakistani soldiers had been killed and several Pakistan posts had been captured by their forces. None of the casualty figures or battlefield claims from either side could be independently verified.
Since the conflict began last week, diplomatic efforts have intensified, with several countries and international bodies calling on both sides to exercise restraint.
The United Nations, along with China and Russia, has called for calm, while US President Donald Trump said Pakistan has the right to defend itself against cross-border militancy.
