Babar and Talat star as Peshawar beat Lahore
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Babar Azam and Hussain Talat struck unbeaten half-centuries as Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalanders by seven wickets in the Pakistan Super League.
Captain Babar hit 56 off 42 from the top of the order, while Talat joined him for a 37-ball 51 as Peshawar reached passed their target of 130 in the 17th over.
Lahore had a horrific start having been put into bat, falling to 34-5 inside the powerplay and then 67-7.
Alzarri Joseph was the pick of the Peshawar bowlers, taking 3-15, while England seamer Luke Wood finished with figures of 2-25.
Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza was dismissed by Talat in the final over having hit 52 from 37 to help take the home side to 129, as they were bowled out with four balls to spare.
However he was the only Lahore batter to pass 16, with England's Sam Billings (nine) one of five batters to be removed for single figures.
Peshawar were 7-2 in the second over of their reply, with Saim Ayub caught for two and Tom Kohler-Cadmore bowled by Haris Rauf for a four-ball duck.
But an unbroken 93 partnership for the fourth wicket took Peshawar to victory, with Talat finishing the match and reaching his 50 with consecutive fours.
The win takes Peshawar level on points with Lahore with two wins and three defeats apiece, but Qalanders sit in third one place above their opponents thanks to their superior net run-rate.
