The fixture between Quetta and Peshawar was 90 mints delay because of rain and reduced to 15 overs only. This match was important for both the teams to move themself up the in point table. Ageless Malik and Wahab did it and helped their team to beat defending champion Quetta by 30 runs. Peshawar was lucky to reached 3rd place on point table while Quetta moved down to fifth place.
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Match Summary
Peshwar Zalmi lost their first wicket of Imam ul Haq at the score of 9 courtesy Sohail Khan. Kamran Akmal hit two back to back sixes and got caught by Roy at mid-on he scored 23 off 12 balls.
Malik and Haider’s third-wicket stand of 54 runs was very valuable at that time for Zalmi. Haider Ali played some good strokes and got caught by Shane Watson on Hasnain’s delivery. Haider Ali scored very valuable 39 off 23 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes
The ageless Malik scored his 5th PSL century on just 25 balls and 60th of his carrier. This was an excellent knock by Malik and in 15 over match his team needed the big total which he provides.
Malik’s catch was dropped at 36 by Muhammad Nawaz and later he scored his fifty.
Hasnain clean bowled Malik right after completing his century at 54 off 27. Hasnain took two wickets in the same over he sent back Livingstone along with Malik to Pavillion. Husnain bowling figures were 4-34 but couldn’t help to restrict Zalmi to set a grand total of 170 in just 115 overs.
In reply to Zalmi, Quetta started so well with their furious openers but at the score of 45 Gladiators lost the momentum and Watson lost his wicket and Hassan Ali broke the opening stand.
Ahmed Shahzad was the next batsmen he disappoints his fans yet again adding to this he had failed to score in his previous three innings. Instead of hitting boundaries at that crucial time when the match was reduced to 15 overs and they have to achieve the big total of 170 he played 17 balls and scored just 10 which built pressure on Quetta and that derailed their run chase against Zalmi.
The new skipper of Peshawar Wahab Riaz was so good with the ball and was on a hat-trick as he sent Ahmed Shehzad and Cutting to the Pavillion through Ben cutting was sent earlier for batting but unfortunately, he got caught at the score of 17.
Later Wahab took Quetta’s skipper wicket and Quetta’s batting line shattered and scored 140 in 15 overs.
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This is the first win of Zalmi under Wahab Riaz captaincy as Wahab takes over the captaincy duties from Sammy.
Brief Score
Peshawar Zalmi 170/6 Malik 54, Hasnain 4-34
Quetta Gladiators 140/7 Roy 45, Riaz 3-21
Player of the Match
Shoaib Malik for his brilliant performance declared as the player of the match. when top-order batsmen were back to Pavilion then Malik was the one who maintained the momentum for Zalmi and helped to set the big target of 170 in 15 overs.
Quetta slips to number 5 in point table just above Lahore Qalandars and Peshwar Zalmi is back on the track and is on 3rd place right below the Islamabad united. To defend the title Quetta needs to bounce back in their next matches otherwise things will be different.
