Drilled down the ground towards long-off and can only pick up a run, was another stunning yorker and Wasim steps up to the plate when his team needed the most, Amir made his job easier by bowling a superb penultimate over.
Gladiators vs Zalmi, 2nd Match at Lahore, PSL, Feb 18 2024 - Match Result
Peshawar Zalmi will be left scratching their heads, wondering how they messed up a straightforward chase. They were going swimmingly about their business after that terrific stand between Saim Ayub and Babar Azam. They did the bulk of the scoring, but it looks like they left too much for a middle-order that couldn't settle in and adjust to the conditions quick enough. The last 10 overs belonged to Quetta Gladiators and that needless runout of Saim Ayub allowed Quetta to sneak back into the game. Abrar Ahmad got some timely wickets in the middle phase and then Mohammad Amir rose to the occasion with some tight overs that made the equation tough for Peshawar.
Earlier, Saud Shakeel assimilated to the opening role like a duck to water and scored a stylish 74 alongside Jason Roy, who was severe on the bowlers right from the word go. The platform was set, but Quetta Gladiators squandered the opportunity to post an even more imposing total as Peshawar Zalmi managed to pull things back in the last five. The spin did okay, but there was no specialist spinner in the attack and this Peshawar attack seemed to be lacking in this department. Aamer Jamal was wayward and bowled all over the place, which is quite a surprise after such a phenomenal performance in Australia in the Test series last year. His struggles in white-ball cricket continue, but it's still early days in the tournament, so bowlers might get into the groove as the tournament wears on.
The second game of the doubleheader today between Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans will be starting in about an hour. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this game. For now, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid
Bilal Anwar: "Can't digest how the remaining batters spoil the party once Babar departs, whether it's international or league cricket."
Humayun: "This was an "oopsie" kinda innings from Zalmi after the opening stand"
he's hitting the blockhole for fun now! So accurate with his yorker stuff, this one dipped in from just outside off and beat his cut, excellent seam position
Excellent yorker on fourth stump line, slices a late cut and Akeal Hosein got his hands to it and backward point, Umar Amin in the deep intercepts the ball
Dug in short and offers width, lost his shape while throwing the kitchen sink at it, top-edge flies away over third man for a four
That hung in the air for a while and snaffled staggeringly by Hosein at deep square! Was a yorker and the shot was on, flicks it well but straight in the direction of the fielder
Misses the yorker but no substantial damage done, heaved into the air towards deep midwicket and the fielder collects it on one bounce. how did Peshawar botched this chase?
Dr. H: "This is turning out to be the Zalmi-Qladiator clash we loved"
GormintAunty: "Stage set perfectly for Asif Ali here ...
Anish: "Different franchise, same problem for Babar. Not backing up from other batters."
Oh, wow, nails a perfect yorker and he tries to play a switch hit, ball is too good for thee, what an over!
On a length at the pads, strongarms a pull to deep backward square
Intimidating bumper and he cannot connect, precious dot!
Darts in a scorching thunderbolt angling across off, he threw his bat at it and edged it through to the keeper, wanted to crack that across the line and lost his shape! What a timely wicket for Quetta, game keep oscillating, turning out to be a cracking contest
In the slot and he unleashes a cracking late cut over backward point for a four, superb shot!
Khan: "I am a QG fan since the birth of PSL. This time QG seems to be a balanced side with all the potential to win this PSL. "
Back of a length, wide of off, that was a gimme ball asking for trouble but he chops it straight to man at backward point
Pursuing relentlessly with the yorker ploy and gets it absolutely right on this occasion, well it is slightly leg-sidish, tickled to deep fine
Oh, losing his radar at this crucial juncture, fires it just outside leg stump and that's a clearly a wide, previous wasn't
Looking for the yorker, he sashayed across his stumps in a bid to tickle it away, Sarfaraz thinks it thumps the ankles and yes it did as confirmed by the replay, unlucky for Quetta
Pitched up with not much room, hacked away to wide long-off
Lusty swing of the bat and imperiously punched over cover for a flat six, 69 meters, Now we are talking, more of this please, generated oodles of bottom-hand power through that shot
Excellent yorker tailing in at middle, digs it out to square leg, can't do much about it, brilliant skill, think he is getting some reverse too
Hurls a bumper around the line off but it is way too short and umpire has no hesitation to signal wide on height
Gives him a charge to create his own length and clonks it across the line to mid-off, can only get a single because it went straight to the fielder
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
Toss | Peshawar Zalmi, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023/24 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20 |
Match days | 18 February 2024 - day (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Quetta Gladiators 2, Peshawar Zalmi 0 |
Over 20 • PZ 190/6