Batting first in front of an empty stadium -- as part of precautionary measure to avoide coronavirus out break -- Zalmi went off to a decent start thanks to Rohail Nazir and Zeeshan Ashraf.
Rahat Ali provided an eartly breakthrough to Zalmi in shape of Rohail Nazir, who departed after scoring 14.
Meanwhile, Skipper Shan Masood and Zeeshan put on 60-run stand for the second wicket, guding Sultans to 92/1 in 11.3 overs.
Rahat once again provided breakthrough as he removed Zeeshan and Moeen Ali in back to back deliveries. Zeeshan departed after scoring 52 while Moeen bagged a golden duck.
Later on in the innings, Khushdil Shah played a 30-run cameo alongside Shahid Afridi, who scored quick 19 to lead Sultans to 154/6 in 20 overs.
Rahat was pick of Zalmi bowling attack, claiming three wickets in his spell of four overs. Mohammad Amir Khan, Skipper Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali shared a wicket each for Zalmi.
It is worth to mention here that Zalmi are playing in the game without fielding any foreign player, as they returned to their netive countries amid coronavirus concerns.