Hodge steers Zalmi to five wicket win against Karachi

DUBAI: Brad Hodge smashed an unbeaten 85 from only 45 balls to help Peshawar Zalmi defeat Karachi Kings by five-wickets in an interesting T20 match of the Pakistan Super League 2016 here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.Chasing a modest target of 153, Peshawar Zalmi completed their sixth victory in the tournament with nine balls to spare.Hodge, who was later named Man of the Match, struck six sixes and as many fours in his remarkable innings.The only other notable innings was played by Jim Allenby, who made 31 off 29 balls with four boundaries.For Karachi Kings, Bilawal Bhatti grabbed two wickets for 36.Earlier, Karachi Kings made 152 runs for seven after winning the toss.Lendl Simmons top scored with 49, hitting six fours and two sixes in his 37-ball innings.Other main scorers were Ravi Bopara (23), Shahzaib Hasan (18), Shoaib Malik (15) and Bilawal Bhatti (15 not out).’