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9.20pm local: As expected, the match has been called off. The outfield was left saturated by the heavy rain earlier in the evening. Nothing that the groundstaff could do with the limited resources that they had. So the points will be shared between the teams. That's all for now. Let's hope no other matches suffer this fate. Until next time, it's goodbye!

8.45pm local: The outfield is completely saturated. Umpires are walking out to inspect the conditions and you can see water splashing up from the ground as they walk across. Really hard to see how they'll get it ready in time for a five-over match. But no official word yet so we wait.

Update on conditions and cut-off time | Umpires Ahsan Raza and Asif Yaqoob: Right now, you can see there’s a lot of water on the covers and the ground staff are working very hard using manual equipment to remove it, especially from areas where puddles have formed - we are optimistic and hopeful that we can at least get a five-over game depending on how conditions improve (on current ground conditions after rain). Before the rain, the ground was in perfect condition, but after rain you can’t expect everything to be ideal - if we can get even around 50 percent conditions, especially outside the 30-yard circle, we will try our best to have a game (on minimum playable conditions). The ground staff mentioned they have limited resources right now - they can’t use the big supersopper on the field because it’s too soft and it might damage the surface for future games, so they are relying on manual drying which takes more time, although they are testing the big machine outside the playing area (on recovery efforts). If there is no more rain, they estimate it could take around one and a half to two hours to get things ready, and with the wind helping, we are hopeful that in the next 30 minutes we will have a clearer idea of the timeline (on expected delay). The cut-off time for a five-over game is around 9:40–9:46, including a short interval between innings (on match timing constraints).

7.10pm local: Rain has stopped. But there's a lot of work to be done for the groundstaff. Going to take significant time.

6.23pm local: Oops, looks like it's raining heavily in Lahore right now. There are huge puddles of water on the outfield. We're in for a delay.

Hello and welcome to match number 7 of this season's PSL. We have Islamabad United taking on Peshawar Zalmi at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. Islamabad didn't have a great start to their campaign, getting beaten comfortably by the Multan Sultans. Zalmi, on the other hand, are carrying the confidence of chasing down 215 against Rawalpindi.

Peshawar Zalmi Squad: Mohammad Haris, Babar Azam(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Aaron Hardie, Michael Bracewell, Abdul Samad, Aamer Jamal, Farhan Yousaf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shoriful Islam, Ali Raza, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khalid Usman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Khurram Shahzad, Brian Bennett, Nahid Rana, Mirza Tahir Baig, Abdul Subhan, Kashif Ali

Islamabad United Squad: Devon Conway, Sameer Minhas, Andries Gous(w), Mark Chapman, Shadab Khan(c), Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Richard Gleeson, Salman Irshad, Dipendra Singh Airee, Shamar Joseph, Chris Green, Sameen Gul, Mohammad Hasnain, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Faiq, Hamza Sajjad