WATCH: Asif Ali powers Tallawahs to victory over Zouks in CPL 2020

Middle-order batsman scored 47 runs off 27 balls

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Pakistan middle-order batsman Asif Ali powered Jamaica Tallawahs to win in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL), after recovering from a top-order collapse, against the St Lucia Zouks.

Batting first, the Zouks posted 158/7 with the help of a half-century by Roston Chase (52 off 42 balls). Najibullhah Zadran and Andre Fletcher chipped in with contributions of 25 and 22 runs, respectively.

For the Tallawahs, Veerasammy Permaul and Mujeeb Ur Rehman bagged two wickets each.

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Chasing the 159-run target, Jamaica found themselves in a spot of bother at 13-2 but a 63-run partnership between captain Rovman Powell (26 off 17) and Glenn Philips (44 off 29) kept the team in the hunt.

Towards the backend of the innings, Asif Ali took charge and played an unbeaten match-winning knock, 47 off 27 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes, to help get his team over the line.

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