Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by 3 wickets

KARACHI: A loose ball by Muhammad Hasnain cost Quetta Gladiators the match as Peshawar Zalmi went on to win by three wickets, in the eighth match of the Pakistan Super League's six edition, held at Karachi's National Stadium on Friday.

The two sides, known for delivering nail-biters, once again lived up to expectations as the eighth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 went down to the wire.

It could have been even closer and likely gone to the final ball, had the ball not slipped out of Mohammad Hanain's hands in the final over and went for 5 byes, with just six needed.

Having set a a mammoth 199-run target, the Gladiators had things in control when they had Zami wobbled at 27-2. Then came contributions from everywhere as Imam-ul-Haq made 41, Haider Ali had 50, Shoaib Malik 34 but the two most important men were Sherfane Rutherford, who finished unbeaten at 36 and Wahab Riaz, whose consecutive sixes off Dale Steyn in the penultimate over kept Zalmi in the game.

Earlier, Sarfaraz had played a blinder, scoring 81 off just 47 balls to lead his side from the front.

Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators have faced each other 17 times in PSL with both sides winning equal matches. One game ended as no-result.

SQUADS:

Peshawar Zalmi: Haider Ali, Kamran Akmal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravi Bopara, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Umaid Asif, Saqib Mahmood, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan, Ibrar Ahmed, and Mohammad Amir Khan.

Quetta Gladiators: Anwar Ali, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Zahid Mahmood, Dale Steyn, Tom Banton, Usman Khan Shinwari, Cameron Delport, Qais Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Saim Ayub, Arish Ali Khan, Usman Khan, and Faf du Plessis.

The ball-by-ball updates of the match appeared below the line:

Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by 3 wickets

Peshawar Zalmi — 202/7

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: 4 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: Wide, 4 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Saqib Mahmood: Saqib Mahmood run out

Mohammad Hasnain to Wahab Riaz: Bowled out

End of 19th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 193/5

Dale Steyn to Wahab Riaz: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Wahab Riaz: 6 runs

Dale Steyn to Wahab Riaz: 6 runs

Dale Steyn to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Sherfane Rutherford: 6 runs

Dale Steyn to Wahab Riaz: 1 run

End of 18th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 172/5

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: 6 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: 6 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Wahab Riaz: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

End of 17th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 158/5

Usman Khan Shinwari to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Sherfane Rutherford: No run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Sherfane Rutherford: 6 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Wahab Riaz: 1 run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

End of 16th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 149/5

Ben Cutting to Wahab Riaz: 4 runs

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: LBW 

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: 6 runs

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: 2 runs

Ben Cutting to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Ben Cutting to Sherfane Rutherford: No run

End of 15th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 136/4

Dale Steyn to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Sherfane Rutherford: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Haider Ali: Out

End of 14th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 131/3

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: No run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: No run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 4 runs

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 6 runs

End of 13th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 118/3

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 2 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: No run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 6 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 4 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 4 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

End of 12th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 102/3

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 4 runs

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: No run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: Wide, 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: No run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

End of 11th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 93/3

Ben Cutting to Haider Ali: 1 run

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: 6 runs

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: 2 runs

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: No run

Ben Cutting to Shoaib Malik: No run

End of 10th over: Peshawar Zalmi — 83/3

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: Wide

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Shoaib Malik: No run

Zahid Mahmood to Imam-ul-Haq: Bowled out

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

End of ninth over: Peshawar Zalmi — 78/2

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 4 runs

End of eighth over: Peshawar Zalmi — 69/2

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Imam-ul-Haq:  1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Haider Ali: 1 run

Zahid Mahmood to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

End of seventh over: Peshawar Zalmi — 63/2

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: No run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

End of sixth over: Peshawar Zalmi — 58/2

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: Wide

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: 4 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Haider Ali: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Haider Ali: 6 runs

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq: Wide

End of fifth over: Peshawar Zalmi — 43/2

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 2 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 4 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 4 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 1 run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Haider Ali: 4 runs

End of fourth over: Peshawar Zalmi — 27/2

Dale Steyn to Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Out, c Cameron Delport

Dale Steyn to Tom Kohler-Cadmore: No run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: Wide

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: 6 runs

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: Wide

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: No ball

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

End of third over: Peshawar Zalmi — 17/1

Usman Khan Shinwari to Tom Kohler-Cadmore: 4 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Tom Kohler-Cadmore: No run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Kamran Akmal: Out, c Ben Cutting

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: 2 runs

Usman Khan Shinwari to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

End of second over: Peshawar Zalmi — 8/0

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: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal: No run

Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal: 2 runs

End of first over: Peshawar Zalmi — 8/0

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: 2 runs

Dale Steyn to Kamran Akmal: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: 1 run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: 4 runs

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq: No run

Peshawar Zalmi begin batting

Peshawar Zalmi need 199 to beat Quetta Gladiators 

End of 20th over: Quetta Gladiators — 198/4

Saqib Mahmood to Dale Steyn: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Dale Steyn: Wide

Saqib Mahmood to Mohammad Nawaz: Out, c Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Saqib Mahmood to Mohammad Nawaz: 2 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Dale Steyn: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Ben Cutting: Bowled out

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: Out, c Tom Kohler-Cadmore

End of 19th over: Quetta Gladiators — 193/4

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: Out, c Shoaib Malik

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 6 runs

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: 1 run

End of 18th over: Quetta Gladiators — 174/3

Muhammad Imran to Azam Khan: 1 run

Muhammad Imran to Azam Khan: No run

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

End of 17th over: Quetta Gladiators — 160/3

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: No runs

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 2 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of 16th over: Quetta Gladiators — 151/3

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: 6 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: Wide

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

End of 15th over: Quetta Gladiators — 133/3

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: Wide

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: Wide

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: No run

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: No run

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: 6 runs

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: No run

End of 14th over: Quetta Gladiators — 117/3

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: No run

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 2 runs

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: No run

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 2 runs

Muhammad Imran to Azam Khan: 1 run

Muhammad Imran to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of 13th over: Quetta Gladiators — 111/3

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 4 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Azam Khan: No run

Saqib Mahmood to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of 12th over: Quetta Gladiators — 100/3

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: No run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Azam Khan: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of 11th over: Quetta Gladiators — 95/3

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Azam Khan: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: Out, c Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of 10th over: Quetta Gladiators — 87/2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: No run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

End of ninth over: Quetta Gladiators — 76/2

Mohammad Irfan to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 3 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Sarfaraz Ahmed: Wide

End of eighth over: Quetta Gladiators — 64/2

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: 4 runs

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: No run

Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 1 run, no ball

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Wahab Riaz to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs

End of seventh over: Quetta Gladiators — 53/2

Saqib Mahmood to Sarfaraz Ahmed: 4 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Faf du Plessis: No run

Saqib Mahmood to Saim Ayub: Saim Ayub run out, 1 run

Saqib Mahmood to Saim Ayub: 2 runs

Saqib Mahmood to Saim Ayub: 4 runs

End of sixth over: Quetta Gladiators — 42/1

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 6 runs

End of fifth over: Quetta Gladiators — 28/1

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

Muhammad Imran to Faf du Plessis: 3 runs

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: 1 run

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

End of fourth over: Quetta Gladiators — 24/1

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: 2 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Faf du Plessis: No run

End of third over: Quetta Gladiators — 16/1

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

Muhammad Imran to Saim Ayub: No run

Muhammad Imran to Faf du Plessis: 1 run

Muhammad Imran to Faf du Plessis: No run

Muhammad Imran to Faf du Plessis: No run

Muhammad Imran to Cameron Delport: Out, c Imam-ul-Haq

End of second over: Quetta Gladiators — 15/0

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Saim Ayub: No run

Mohammad Irfan to Cameron Delport: 1 run

End of first over: Quetta Gladiators — 10/0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Cameron Delport: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Cameron Delport: No run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Cameron Delport: No run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub: 1 run

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub: 4 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Saim Ayub: 4 runs

Quetta Gladiators begin batting

Peshawar Zalmi win the toss and decide to field first.