SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators scored 129 runs against Peshawar Zalmi in the 17th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Grant Elliot and Zulfiqar Babar scored 63 runs on the last wicket partnership, breaking the earlier record of 59 made in a joint effort by Heath Streak and James Shannon. Elliot made 40 runs off 29 balls and remained the top scorer while Babar scored 20 from 11 deliveries.
Shahid Afridi inflicted greatest damage to Gladiators by taking 5 wickets for just 7 runs. Wahaba Riaz took two wickets while Junaid Khan and Mohammad grabbed one wicket each for Zalmi.
Earlier, Gladiators won the toss the elected to bat against Zalmi.
Captain of Gladiators, Sarfaraz Ahmed said he has made many changes in the team for today’s match.
Zalmi skipper, Shahid Afridi said his team should have won the last match against Lahore Qalandars. He said Brad Hodge is replacing Tamim Iqbal today.
Teams:
Quetta Gladiators: Ahmed Shehzad, KC Sangakkara, Asad Shafiq, GD Elliott, Mohammad Nabi, Sarfraz Ahmed, E Chigumbura, Zulfiqar Babar, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Nawaz, Umar Gul.
Peshawar Zalmi: Mohammad Hafeez, DJ Malan, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Yousuf, BJ Hodge, Shahid Afridi, DJG Sammy, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Asghar, SW Tait.
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