Babar Azam and Hasan Ali were involved in a hilarious on-field banter as the Pakistan captain tried to scare the pacer by lifting his bat in the air and pretending to hit him, forcing him to run for cover.
Hasan Ali grabbed 3-35 as two-time champions Islamabad United defeated Peshawar Zalmi by six-wicket victory on Thursday.
Some banter between Babar Azam and Hassan Ali#PZvsIUpic.twitter.com/tDsxIhcrCl
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) February 23, 2023
Hasan took the wheels off Peshawar’s blazing start with three wickets in the space of eight balls before captain Babar Azam’s unbeaten 75 anchored his team to 156-8.
Gurbaz capitalized on two dropped catches by James Neesham and raised his half century off 24 balls as Islamabad raced to 159-4 with 31 balls to spare and notched their second win in three games.
Islamabad moved into second place with four points. First-place Multan Sultans have eight points from five games.
Islamabad will face struggling Quetta Gladiators on Friday.