PSL 2021: Usman Khawaja hundred studs Islamabad United win over Peshawar Zalmi
After being asked to bat first, United posted 247/2 – the highest T20 score at the venue and in the PSL history. It is also the highest score in any domestic Pakistan T20 tournament beating 243 set by Karachi Dolphins against Lahore Eagles in 2010.
Usman, who was leading the team in the absence of Shadab Khan, opened the batting with Colin Munro, and the two left-handers provided a solid 98-run partnership for the first wicket off just 59 balls.
Munro (48 off 28) struck five fours and two sixes before getting out to Shoaib Malik’s off-spin on the penultimate ball of the 10th over.
Asif Ali contributed a quick-fire 43 off 14, which included five towering sixes and two fours. He knitted a 47-run partnership for the second-wicket with Usman.
Brandon King joined Usman at 145 for two in the 13th over. The pair played shots all around the ground and contributed an unbeaten 102 runs off just 43 balls for the third-wicket partnership.
Australian international Usman playing his first season of PSL, brought up his hundred off just 53 balls and became the first captain to post a hundred in the tournament. He smashed 13 fours and three sixes and remained unbeaten on 105 off 56.
