Lahore Qalandars 241 for 3 (Fakhar 96, Shafique 75, Billings 47*, Riaz 2-45) beat Peshawar Zalmi 201 for 9 (Kohler-Cadmore 55, Ayub 51, Shaheen 5-40) by 40 runs

But both batters fell in the space of six deliveries and the experienced middle order could not come to the fore. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, James Neesham and Rovman Powell produced short-lived cameos but the side needed more runs from them with the target so stiff.

Shaheen returned in his second spell and capitalised on the Zalmi batters looking for the big shots. He picked off Saad Masood, Wahab Riaz and Neesham with the older ball - his fifth five-for in T20s - to take the sting out of the contest, and Zalmi fell well short of the target despite a spirited batting performance, finishing on 201 for 9.

Overall, it was a day to forget for bowlers, conceding 441 runs in 40 overs. Zalmi's Arshad Iqbal (0 for 28) and the Qalandars pair of Zaman Khan (2 for 28) and Haris Rauf (1 for 38) were the only three bowlers to finish with single-digit bowling economies.