Bangladeshi dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal once again starred for Peshawar Zalmi in their second match of the first edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) against Lahore Qalandars at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.

Tamim was selected the Man of the Match for his wonderful fifty, and received USD 4500.

Tamim Iqbal, who was seemed to be struggling to have his timing right and proper despite smashing a fifty on the previous day, played a lot smoother 55-run innings off 47 balls on Saturday, reports bdcricteam.com.

Earlier in the evening, Qalandars made a forgettable start when their star batsman Chris Gayle’s stump was cleaned up by Junaid Khan in the very first ball of the day. They lost two more wickets in quick succession and despite some little try of rebuilding the innings by their middle order followed, after 20 overs they were able to post only 117 runs on the board.

Tamim displayed a mature show, and smashed the ball more confidently. Unlike his partner Mohammad Hafeez, he didn’t count on big shots only but took quick singles and translated those one and a half runs to twos, which made his innings a more pleasant one to watch altogether.

The left arm opener completed his second fifty on the trot in the 15th over from just 42 balls maintaining a healthy strike rate. And the milestone became even more meaningful because it came of the bowling off Chris Gayle, who produced a juicy full toss for Tamim to help him take the single smoothly.

Tamim carried through the run chase, stayed till the end with a solid 55 to lead his team to an emphatic 9-wicket victory. Tamim’s 47-ball knock was studded with seven shots to hit the fence. He so far scored 106 runs in the competition, which makes him the second highest scorer of the PSL behind Luke Wright, who has 133 runs to his name.