Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by wight wickets in the 23rd match of Pakistan Super League's fourth edition in Abu Dhabi, retaining their top spot at the points table once again as they qualify for the Pakistan leg.
In spite of a strong power play by the Zalmis in the first innings with Kamran Akmal and Andre Fletcher hitting frequent fours and sixes, the Gladiators were easily able to chase the target owing to Shane Watson being in tremendous form in today's match as he along with Ahmed Shehzad built a solid start.
While Watson remained not out and hit the last required run, Shehzad was sent back to the hut by Umaid Asif in the 16th over.
Kamran Akmal for Zalmi's innings managed to score half a century before getting bowled out in the 17th over by Mohammad Hasnain which laid out the foundations for the team to set the innings.
On the other hand, key player for the Zalmi’s Kieron Pollard delivered a firm performance knocking boundaries, while Imam-ul-Haq who has performed well in previous matches fell short this time and was sent back to the pavilion on his sixth over.
In terms of fielding, 18-year-old Mohammad Hasnain’s performance was underwhelming, however he managed to get back in the game during his last over.
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 run, no ball
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, FOUR
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 wide
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, SIX
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 2 runs
End of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 152/2 (Target: 166)
Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, SIX
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 leg bye
End of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 141/2 (Target: 166)
Umaid Asif to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 4 wides
End of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 128/1 (Target: 166)
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, SIX
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
End of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 116/1 (Target: 166)
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, no runs
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
End of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 111/1 (Target: 166)
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, catch missed
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run
End of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 101/1 (Target: 166)
Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, 1 wide
Kieron Pollard to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 leg bye
Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, 1 run
Kieron Pollard to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
End of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 94/1 (Target: 166)
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, no runs
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, FOUR
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
End of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 87/1 (Target: 166)
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, no runs
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, FOUR
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 4 leg byes
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
End of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 76/1 (Target: 166)
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, SIX
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no runs
End of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 68/1 (Target: 166)
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Liam Dawson to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs, catch missed
End of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 60/1 (Target: 166)
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, SIX
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 2 runs
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
End of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 45/1 (Target: 166)
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 run
Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
End of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 42/1 (Target: 166)
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, no runs
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, FOUR, catch missed
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, FOUR
Umaid Asif to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 1 run
Umaid Asif to Shane Watson, 2 runs
End of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 30/1 (Target: 166)
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, no runs
Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, SIX
End of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 19/1 (Target: 166)
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 2 runs
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no runs
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no runs
End of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 14/1 (Target: 166)
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Sameen Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, OUT
End of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 8/0 (Target: 166)
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, SIX
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no runs
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no runs
Hasan Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 run
Hasan Ali to Ahsan Ali, no runs
Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, OUT
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, no runs
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, 1 run
End of over 19: Peshawar Zalmi: 162/3
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Polalrd, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, 1 run, catch dropped
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
End of over 18: Peshawar Zalmi: 148/3
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, SIX
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, 1 run
End of over 17: Peshawar Zalmi: 130/3
Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, OUT
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 1 wide
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
End of over 16: Peshawar Zalmi: 125/2
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, SIX
End of over 15: Peshawar Zalmi: 111/2
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, no runs
End of over 14: Peshawar Zalmi: 102/2
Fawad Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, FOUR
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
End of over 13: Peshawar Zalmi: 95/1
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 wide
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Dwayne Bravo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Imam-ul-Haq, SIX
End of over 12: Peshawar Zalmi: 84/1
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs, not out
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, SIX
End of over 11: Peshawar Zalmi: 70/1
Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, SIX
End of over 10: Peshawar Zalmi: 61/1
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs, not out
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
End of over 9: Peshawar Zalmi: 59/1
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, OUT
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, no runs
End of over 8: Peshawar Zalmi: 58/0
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Kamran Akmal, no runs, not out
Fawad Ahmed to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Andre Fletcher, no runs
End of over 7: Peshawar Zalmi: 55/0
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
End of over 6: Peshawar Zalmi: 53/0
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, SIX
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, FOUR
End of over 5: Peshawar Zalmi: 41/0
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Dwayne Bravo to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Dwayne Bravo to Andre Fletcher, 2 runs
End of over 4: Peshawar Zalmi: 32/0
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, 1 wide
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runs
End of over 3: Peshawar Zalmi: 27/0
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
End of over 2: Peshawar Zalmi: 18/0
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, no runs
Sohail Tanvir to Andre Fletcher, FOUR
End of over 1: Peshawar Zalmi: 12/0
Mohammad Nawaz to Andre Fletcher, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, SIX
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, FOUR
Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no runs
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and decided to field against Peshawar Zalmi in the 23rd match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) fourth season in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League is in full swing. The first phase began in Dubai on Feb 14 and concluded in Sharjah on Feb 24 and the second phase started in Dubai on Feb 26 and after a two-day rest it is moves to Abu Dhabi for four matches.
The 23rd match will be played between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators at 4:30 pm on Monday at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Both teams are the table toppers, having obtained 10 points each as the Zalmi have an edge due to their better net run rate (0.852) against the Gladiators, who are placed second with NRR of 0.085.
However, in their previous clash, Quetta Gladiators had emerged victorious by six wickets at Dubai on Feb 15. That was the first match for both of them.
After winning four consecutive matches, Quetta tasted two successive defeats before winning their last match in Dubai. In all, they won five and lost two in their seven matches.
On the other side, Peshawar after losing their first match, won two successive matches, then lost the fourth and later recorded three consecutive victories. In all they also won five and lost two matches to lead the points table.
Now both teams are facing each other for second time in the event and the winner of the two will be assured of a place in the play-offs.
The highest total Quetta Gladiators made so far is 186/5 (vs Karachi Kings at Sharjah on Feb 24) while Peshawar Zalmi's highest total is 177/6 (vs Islamabad United at Dubai on March 1).
There are nine batsmen in PSL4 who have scored 200 or more runs and three of them are from Quetta Gladiators - the most by any team. They are Shane Watson: 226 (ave 37.66) with two fifties; Umar Akmal: 201 (40.20) with two fifties; and Rilee Rossouw: 200 (34.33) with one half-century. They all have so far played seven matches each.
For Peshawar Zalmi, the highest run-getter so far is Imam-ul-Haq, who scored 181 (ave 30.16) in six matches with two fifties.
Pacer Hasan Ali has taken 18 wickets at 9.55 apiece in seven matches - the most wickets by any bowler so far in the tournament. He has grabbed four wickets in an innings for three times. This is also the most by any bowler in the event.
For Quetta Gladiators, left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has taken the most wickets - 12 (ave 13.50) in seven matches with one four-wicket haul.
Squads
Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal, ADS Fletcher, Sohaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq, Keiron Pollard, LA Dawson, Darren Sammy (captain), Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul, Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Amin, WL Madson, DJ Malan, Ibtisam Sheikh.
Quetta Gladiators: Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Dwaynr Smith, Mohammad Nawaz, Ghulam Mudassar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Saud Shakeel.
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