PSL 4 Qualifier: Shane Watson takes Gladiators to the finals, defeats Zalmi by 10 runs

Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 10 runs in the Qualifier round of Pakistan Super League 4 on Wednesday, thereby qualifying for the finals   later this week.

The game was completely change din the last over owing to Shane Watson who, despite not having bowled in the tournament, performed remarkably taking the two most important wickets and breaking the partnership of Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy back-to-back.

In the first innings, Quetta Gladiators saw a flying start by Shane Watson who unleashed a truck load of sixers and boundaries in the opening over completing half a century till he was bowled out in the 12th over by Wahab Riaz, pulling things back for his team consequently.

On the other hand, Ahsan Ali performed well also keeping up the pace with the partnership of Watson till he joined Watson in the pavilion in the 14th over courtesy of Sameen Gul.

Zalmi’s fielding line remained strong today as well as the team managed to knock down six wickets in the span of the innings exerting pressure down the Gladiators with Wahab Riaz bowling fast and short that took two significant wickets of the opponents, of Watson and Umar Akmal; however to no avail as the Gladiators still routed the team by ten runs. 

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End of second innings: Peshawar Zalmi defeated by 10 runs: 176/7

Shane Watson to Hasan Ali, 1 run

Shane Watson to Hasan Ali,  2 run

Shane Watson to Darren Sammy, OUT

Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard, OUT

Shane Watson to Kieron Pollard,   SIX

Shane Watson to  Darren Sammy,  1 run

End of over 19: Peshawar Zalmi: 166/5 (Target: 187)

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,   1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  SIX

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, no run

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, SIX

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, no run

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  no run

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, 1 wide

End of over 18: Peshawar Zalmi: 152/5 (Target: 187)

Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  1 leg bye

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, FOUR

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard,  1 run

Sohail Tanvir to  Darren Sammy, 1 run

End of over 17: Peshawar Zalmi: 143/5 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  FOUR

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  FOUR

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, 1 leg bye

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

End of over 16: Peshawar Zalmi: 129/5 (Target: 187)

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  SIX

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  SIX

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, FOUR

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, FOUR

End of over 15: Peshawar Zalmi: 107/5 (Target: 187)

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard,  no run

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 1 wide

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, FOUR

Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  SIX

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard, FOUR

End of over 14: Peshawar Zalmi: 90/5 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy,  no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, no run, Darren hurt

Mohammad Hasnain to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT

Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Misbah-ul-Haq,  1 run

End of over 13: Peshawar Zalmi: 88/4 (Target: 187)

Dwayne Bravo to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, FOUR

Dwayne Bravo to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kieron Pollard, 2 runs

End of over 12: Peshawar Zalmi: 78/4 (Target: 187)

Ahsan Ali to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run

Ahsan Ali to Misbah-ul-Haq, SIX

Ahsan Ali to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Ahsan Ali to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Ahsan Ali to Kieron Pollard, 1 run

Ahsan Ali to Liam Dawson, OUT

End of over 11: Peshawar Zalmi: 69/3 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Liam Dawson, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Liam Dawson,  1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Liam Dawson, 1 run

End of over 10: Peshawar Zalmi: 64/3 (Target: 187)

Rilee Rossouw to Liam Dawson,  1 run

Rilee Rossouw to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Rilee Rossouw to Liam Dawson,  1 run

Rilee Rossouw to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT

Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, no run, Fawad gets hurt, heads back

Fawad Ahmed to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

End of over 9: Peshawar Zalmi: 60/2 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, 4 leg byes

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Misbah-ul-Haq,  no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, OUT

End of over 8: Peshawar Zalmi: 55/1 (Target: 187)

Fawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 wide

Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs

Fawad Ahmed to Imam-ul-Haq,  no run

End of over 7: Peshawar Zalmi: 48/1 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, FOUR

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq,  1 run

End of over 6: Peshawar Zalmi: 41/1 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal,   OUT, Rossouw takes the catch

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, FOUR

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal,    no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, no run 

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal,  1 wide

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

End of over 5: Peshawar Zalmi: 35/0 (Target: 187)

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,  no run

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,  no run

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,   no run

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,   no run

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul- Haq, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,  1 run

End of over 4: Peshawar Zalmi: 33/0 (Target: 187)

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 run

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, 1 wide

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, FOUR

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, no run

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, no run 

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal, no run

Dwayne Bravo to Kamran Akmal,  no run

End of over 3: Peshawar Zalmi: 27/0 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq,   no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq,   FOUR

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal, no run

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq,  1 run

End of over 2: Peshawar Zalmi: 19/0 (Target: 187)

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq,  1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR

Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq, FOUR

Sohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 1: Peshawar Zalmi: 8/0 (Target: 187)

Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, FOUR

Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal,  no run, not out

Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to  Kamran Akmal, FOUR

End of innings for Quetta Gladiators: 186/6

Wahab Riaz to Dwayne Bravo,   FOUR

Wahab Riaz to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR 

Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Nawaz, no run

Wahab Riaz to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Dwayne Bravo,  no run

End of over 19: Quetta Gladiators: 176/6

Hasan Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Hasan Ali to Mohammad Nawaz,  1 run

Hasan Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Hasan Ali to Sarfaraz Ahmed, OUT

Hasan Ali to Sarfaraz Ahmed,  no run

Hasan Ali to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs

End of over 18: Quetta Gladiators: 171/5

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR

Wahab Riaz to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to  Umar Akmal, OUT

Wahab Riaz to Umar Akmal, FOUR

Wahab Riaz to Umar Akmal, no run

End of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 161/4

Tymal Mills to Umar Akmal,   no run

Tymal Mills to Umar Akmal,  1 wide

Tymal Mills to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Umar Akmal, no run

Tymal Mills to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 wide

End of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 155/4

Hasan Ali to Umar Akmal, FOUR

Hasan Ali to Umar Akmal, FOUR

Hasan Ali to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Hasan Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run 

Hasan Ali to Sarfaraz Ahmed,  1 run

Hasan Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run

End of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 143/4

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal,  1 run

Kieron Pollard to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal,  1 wide

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal, 2 runs

Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, OUT

Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, 1  wide

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Kieron Pollard to Umar Akmal, 1 wide

End of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 134/3

Sameen Gul to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR

Sameen Gul to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR

Sameen Gul to Umar Akmal,  1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali,  OUT

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali,  no run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, SIX

End of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 119/2

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali,  1 run

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, no run

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, no run

Tymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, 1 run, catch dropped by Hasan Ali

Tymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run

End of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 115/2

Wahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw,  1 run

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, OUT

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no run

Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, no run

Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali,  no run

End of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 113/1

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson,  2 runs

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson,  SIX

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 leg   bye

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson,  1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, SIX

End of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 96/1

Liam Dawson to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 1 run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, no run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, no run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson,  no run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, SIX

End of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 88/1

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson,  1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, FOUR

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, no run

End of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 80/1

Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, FOUR

Kieron Pollard to Ahsan Ali,   1 run

Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson, 1 run

Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson,  FOUR

Kieron Pollard to Shane Watson,  FOUR

Kieron Pollard to Ahsan Ali,  1 run

End of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 65/1

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, no run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Sameen Gul to Ahsan Ali, FOUR

Sameen Gul to Shane Watson, 1 run

End of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 56/1

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no run

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson, no run

Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Shane Watson,  1 run

Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali,  1 run

End of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 53/1

Liam Dawson to Ahsan Ali, no run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, 1 run

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, SIX

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, FOUR

Liam Dawson to Shane Watson, SIX

Liam Dawson to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

End of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 34/1

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali,  1 run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson, no run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson, no run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson, FOUR

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson,  no run

End of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 28/1

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson,  1 run

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, SIX

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, SIX

Hasan Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Hasan Ali to Ahsan Ali, FOUR

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run

End of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 9/1

Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali,  FOUR

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson,  no run

Tymal Mills to Shane Watson,  no run

Tymal Mills to  Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Tymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT

End of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 3/0

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no run

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  no run

Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 run 

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no run

Hasan Ali to Shane Watson, no run

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field against Quetta Gladiators as Pakistan Super League 4 (PSL) enters its final stage today with its first Qualifier match in Karachi on Wednesday.

The final round of the fourth Pakistan Super League (PSL) begins Wednesday with its Qualifier match to be played between two top teams in the league rounds – Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators – at 7-00 pm at the National Stadium, Karachi.

Both teams secured 14 points each on the table but Peshawar Zalmi has an edge with a better net run rate against Quetta Gladiators. Both won seven and lost three in ten matches.

The two teams have been arch rivals in the four-year history of PSL, always gone through tough competitions with each other. Both contested in the PSL-2017 final where Peshawar emerged victorious and Quetta were the runners-up for the second time in a row – first in 2016.

Peshawar were also the runners-up last year (2018) when they were beaten by Islamabad United.

This year also the cricket lovers will definitely enjoy the keen contest between the two arch rivals as both sides have some excellent players to display quality game at the National Stadium of Karachi.

Before the Qualifier, both teams have already faced each other in two games and both times the Gladiators defeated the Zalmi. They won their first encounter by six wickets at Dubai on February 15 and the second by eight wickets at Abu Dhabi on March 4.

Peshawar Zalmi’s highest total in PSL-4 is 203/7, which they made against Karachi Kings at Karachi on March 11 while the highest total scored by Quetta Gladiators is 189/7 against Karachi Kings at Karachi on March 10.

The highest run-scorer for Quetta Gladiators is Shane Watson, who made 352 at an average of 44.00 with three fifties in 10 matches. These are also the most runs scored by any batsman in this tournament.

For Peshawar Zalmi, Imam-ul-Haq scored the most runs – 257 at an average of 28.55 with three half-centuries in nine matches.

The highest wicket-taker for Peshawar Zalmi is medium-fast bowler Hasan Ali, who claimed 21 wickets (ave 11.61) – the most by any bowler in the tournament.

He took four wickets in an innings on three occasions, which is also the most by any bowler in the tournament.

The most wickets taken for Quetta Gladiators are 15 - by left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir at an average of 17.66 with one four-wicket haul.

Squads

Peshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Kamran Akmal (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Kieron Pollard, Misbah-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson, Umar Amin, Sohaib Maqsood, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul, Ibtisam Sheikh, Dawid Malan, Chris Jordan.

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain & wk), Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Rilee Rossouw, Dwayne Smith, Ahsan Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Ghulam Mudassar, Mohammad Irfan, Fawad Ahmed, Mohammad Asghar, Saud Shakeel.