Peshawar Zalmi Vs Quetta Gladiators: Pictorial Highlights of PSL Match 17

Quetta Gladiators maintained their stronghold over the table leaders’ position in the inaugural Pakistan Super League after beating Islamabad United by seven wickets in the eleventh match at Sharjah Stadium here on Thursday night. However, New Zealand’s Grant Elliott who made his first appearance in the PSL yesterday claimed man of the match award for taking three wickets for Quetta Gladiators.

Time to send ball to the boundary.

Malan’s innings included six fours and a six.

Kings failed to take a few early wickets to put pressure on Gladiators to defend their small total and were outclassed in all the departments of the game.

Babar, Cheema, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Nabi bagged one wicket each for Gladiators.

The teams who need to worry are Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars with two points apiece.

Islamabad had pulled off a dramatic two-run win against Karachi when they two sides met in the first bilateral encounter of the competition in Dubai on February 7. When Akmal was sent back to the pavilion on 17(27), Zalmi were just 16 runs away from victory and completed their chase in 18.4 overs. Elliott’s double-blow lifted Quetta, after a quick start from Shane Watson, who stood in as captain again; Misbah-ul-Haq was still injured. The Peshawar outfit also have the second and third highest wicket-takers in the league, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Asghar have taken 10 and nine wickets respectively.

Chasing 129 for victory, Islamabad lost 3 early wickets but Misbah (38) and Khalid (33) added 63 and avoided any casualties.