Brook ton helps Qalandars consolidate second spot

A tornado 49-ball 102* from Harry Brook assisted Lahore Qalandars with beating Islamabad United by 66 runs and solidify their second situation in the Pakistan Super League. They are currently on 12 focuses, two focuses clear of the third-put Peshawar Zalmi.

Creek, just 22, hit 10 fours and 5 sixes in his century exertion that not just took Lahore to an attractive 197/6 yet in addition resuscitated them from an unsteady beginning. Faheem Ashraf's twofold strike in the second over of the game and his run out of Mohammad Hafeez in the following saw Lahore wobbling at 12 for 3 when opener Fakhar Zaman was joined by Brook in the center.

Zaman and Brook added counterattacking 101 runs in just 10.3 overs, with Zaman making a consistent 51 off 41 preceding he fell in the thirteenth over. Yet, that didn't leave Brook speechless as the player, very much set at this point, developed considerably more forceful and added 20 runs in the penultimate over against Waqas Maqsood. That was the over in which Brook got to his lady T20 century, likewise just the second ever by an English player in PSL.

At the midway imprint, Islamabad probably liked their possibilities on a decent pitch however a tight a few overs forthright gave way to two or three wickets in the third finished, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Musabir Khan both tumbling to Shaheen Afridi. Rashid Khan was into the demonstration following the powerplay and stuck Mohammad Wasim Jr with a googly in front.

Rashid's strike prompted a break in the center overs and just 11 runs came in the following three overs. The tension disposed of Azam Khan who was baffled off Rashid and things deteriorated when Islamabad yielded a wicket-lady to Zaman Khan in the thirteenth over.

It was far back from that point for Islamabad, thus it demonstrated as the Asif Ali-drove side neglected to recuperate from the center overs harm incurred by the spinners.

Brief Scores: Lahore Qalandars 197/6 in 20 overs (Brook 102*; Ashraf 3-28) beat Islamabad United 131/9 in 20 overs (Liam Dawson 31, Danish Aziz 30*; Rashid Khan 2-19) by 66 runs.