Peshawar Zalmi-Quetta Gladiators match abandoned due to rain

SHARJAH: Repeated showers avoided any result in the ninth Twenty20 match of second Pakistan Super League, played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Both teams earned one point each. Now they have earned five points each after playing three matches in the tournament, won two and lost one with one having no result.

Quetta Gladiators have been set a target of 118 runs in the ninth Twenty20 match of the second Pakistan Super League here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Earlier, the match was reduced to 16 overs a side after rain interrupted twice –after the toss and later in the 13th over.

Peshawar Zalmi made 117 for three in 16 overs after being put into bat by Quetta Gladiators.

Tamim Iqbal, who just arrived from Bangladesh, smashed an unbeaten 46-ball 62 with four sixes and as many fours. He added 75 runs with Sohaib Maqsood for the unbeaten fourth wicket stand after Peshawar Zalmi lost three top-order batsmen for 42 runs.

Sohaib scored 30 not out from 24 balls with two fours and a six a four.

Tamim and Mohammad Hafeez (16) provided a fine start of 41 from 35 balls before three wickets fell within the span of just one run as Kamran Akmal got a duck and Eoin Morgan was dismissed for one.