KARACHI – Peshawar Zalmi outclassed Quetta Gladiators in the ninth fixture of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) season against Quetta Gladiators at National Bank Cricket Arena on Monday.
Zalmi needed 155 runs to win the match, and they were successful with four wickets in hand.
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Earlier, Zalmi won the toss and decided to bowl first against Gladiators.
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Batting first, Quetta Gladiators scored 154 runs at the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Quetta Gladiators batsmen Iftikhar Ahmed hit 50 not out off 34 balls, while Sarfaraz Ahmed made 39 runs off 30 balls. On the bowling side, Usman Qadir took two wickets after conceding 26 runs and Jimmy Neesham claimed one wicket for 28 runs.
In response, Peshawar Zalmi achieved the target in 18.3 overs at the loss of six wickets. Peshawar Zalmi batsmen Jimmy Neesham scored 38 runs off 23 balls and Rovman Powell hit 36 runs in 23 balls. Mohammad Hasnain took three wickets for 13 runs and Naseem Shah took one wicket for 19 runs.
Babar Azam-led Yellow Storm has won one out of the two games played in this year’s sports gala. In their opening game, Zalmi outfoxed Karachi Kings but were dealt a blow in second game against Multan Sultans.
Gladiators, on the other hand, have bagged one out of the two games played in the Twenty20 league this year. In their opening game against table toppers Multan Sultans, Sarfaraz-led squad suffered a huge loss but managed a comeback against Karachi Kings.
As per the pitch conditions, the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first to score big numbers to put the opposition under pressure as in the last 3 games, two fixtures have been taken by teams batting first.
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Squads
Quetta Gladiators: Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Abdul Bangalzai, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Qais Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain
Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Haris (wk), Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, James Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Sufiyan Muqeem
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