Saim Ayub scored a swashbuckling 88 and propelled Peshawar Zalmi to a mammoth total of 211/4 against rock-bottom Lahore Qalandars in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 here at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

Put into bat first, Zalmi’s batting unit dominated the depleted Qalandars’ bowling attack and racked up a massive total on the board, courtesy of a marathon opening stand.

Defending champions Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and elected to bowl first.

PLAYING XIs

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Rassie van der Dussen, Shai Hope, Sikandar Raza, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Jahandad Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Mohammad Imran Jr, Zaman Khan.

Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Asif Ali, Paul Walter, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Arif Yaqoob, Salman Irshad.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 18, Peshawar Zalmi 10, Lahore Qalandars 8