KARACHI: Rovman Powell and James Neesham sparkled with bat as Peshawar Zalmi outplayed Quetta Gladiators by 4 wickets within the eighth version of the Pakistan Tremendous League at Nationwide Financial institution cricket Enviornment right here on Monday night. Chasing a modest victory goal of 155, Peshawar raced house for the lack of six wickets in 18.3 overs. A breezy opening partnership between Mohammad Haris and Babar Azam and stable contributions within the center order from Rovman Powell and Jimmy Neesham made it look like a cakewalk in the long run as Quetta confronted their second defeat in three matches. Twenty-one-year-old Haris set the run chase on fireplace within the second over by spanking Mohammad Nawaz for consecutive fours on the primary three balls, and Babar stroked him for one more 4 on the fifth ball as Peshawar gathered 17 runs, and had 29 runs on board by the tip of the over. Mohammad Hasnain – who was splendid together with his lengths and completed with outstanding figures for 3 for 13 in 4 – turned the tables with back-to-back dismissals of Haris and Saim Ayub. The appropriate-arm quick struck once more within the subsequent with the wicket of Tom Kohler-Cadmore as Peshawar slipped to 47 for 3.
After a two-over-long lull, Babar was plumb off Nawaz, and as Quetta began to imagine, Jimmy Neesham turned the tide with a 4 and a six off his first two balls. He added 46 with Powell (36 off 23) that weathered the storm earlier than Naseem Shah bowled the West Indian within the thirteenth over. Neesham took on the assault and clubbed Qais Ahmed for a six and two fours within the fifteenth to cut back the variety of runs required than the balls remaining. Although he was out in that over, Neeshan, who was named the participant of the match later, had performed sufficient for Wahab Riaz and Dasun Shanaka to take Peshawar over the road. Naseem, who after giving freely eight within the first over completed with one for 19 in 4, and Hasnain bowled superbly within the subsequent two overs. Naseem allowed solely two
within the sixteenth – one among them being a leg-bye – and Hasnain delivered the seventeenth a maiden.
When Shanaka dispatched Smith for a boundary within the 18th that just about settled the sport. Peshawar wanted seven off the final two overs, and Wahab completed the sport by hitting Nawaz, who had a forgettable outing and returned 48 for one from 3.3 overs, for consecutive fours by means of covers.
Earlier, it was a preventing 50 not out off 34 – comprising 4 sixes and two fours – by Iftikhar Ahmed that took Quetta to a decent rating of 154 for 4 after a poor begin from the openers. It took 11 balls for Quetta to get their first rating and so they may muster solely 28 runs within the Powerplay, which concluded with the wicket of Martin Guptill (12 off 16). It took solely six extra authorized deliveries earlier than Peshawar had one other scalp – this time of the second opener, Jason Roy (14 off 23). Usman Qadir, enjoying his first match of the PSL 8, bowled superbly and deceived the right-hander with a googly,
after setting him up
with consecutive leg-break deliveries, to rattle his stumps. The leg-spinner struck once more in his subsequent over, this time trapping Mohammad Nawaz proper in entrance, to depart the batting facet struggling at 37 for 3 at 8.3 overs mark.
Peshawar needed to wait, and wait for a very long time, for his or her subsequent wicket as Iftikhar and Sarfaraz Ahmed staged a superb restoration with a 74-run stand. Sarfaraz, who made 39 off 30, displayed why he’s so good towards the spin bowling as he smoked Usman for 2 fours – albeit after a reprieve – within the fifteenth. He had dispatched Dasun Shanaka for 2 consecutive fours at the beginning of the final over, that ended with Iftikhar clubbing him for an enormous six. Sarfaraz was bowled off an Arshad Iqbal yorker within the seventeenth after Iftikhar hit him for a 4 and a six earlier within the over. The dismissal introduced Odean Smith within the center and that performed within the batting facet’s favour. The West Indian all-rounder scored a brisk 25 not out off 12 – hitting 4 fours, three of which have been off Jimmy Neeshan within the 18th, and a six, as Quetta gathered 66 in final 5.
Transient scores:
Quetta Gladiators 154-4, 20 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 50 not out, Sarfaraz Ahmed 39, Odean Smith 25 not out; Usman Qadir 2-26) vs Peshawar Zalmi 157-6, 18.3 overs (Jimmy Neesham 38, Rovman Powell 36; Mohammad Hasnain 3-13)
Participant of the match – Jimmy Neesham (Peshawar Zalmi).