LAHORE – Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi for 16 runs to win the second match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 at Gaddafi Stadium under overcast condition on Sunday.
Earlier, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and put Quetta Gladiators in to bat.
Jason Roy smashed 75 runs off 48 balls, while Saud contributed 74 off 47 deliveries, combining for a total of 21 boundaries, including six maximums, setting 207-run target for Zalmi to win the match.
In reply, Peshawar Zalmi fell short of 16 runs and could only make 190 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Babar Azam remained the top scorer with 68 runs. Saim Ayub also scored 42 runs.
Earlier, Gladiators faced some setbacks as Captain Rilee Rossouw was bowled by Muhammad Zeeshan for 14 off 7 balls, and Sherfane Rutherford (20) was caught out off Salman Irshad’s delivery.
Salman Irshad proved to be the most successful bowler for Zalmi, claiming three wickets in four overs while conceding 38 runs. Aamer Jamal proved to be the most expensive, giving away 29 runs in just two overs at an average of 14.50. Dan Mousely managed an average of 7.33 runs in three overs without taking any wickets. Meanwhile, Luke Wood and Zeeshan each secured one wicket.
Peshawar Zalmi captain batter Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first against Quetta Gladiators in the second PSL 9 match being played at Lahore’s Qaddafi Stadium Sunday.
Quetta Gladiators made 206 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs and put 207 runs target for the Peshawar Zalmi.
Babar Azam said he wanted to make use of the overcast conditions to deal early blows to his opponents and vowed to restrict them to 160.
Gladiators captain Rilee Rossouw said: “It’s going to be a great challenge, it’s a new season and we are all excited about it,” he said, adding “You never know what’s a good score until both teams have batted.”
