DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators crushed Peshawar Zalmi by one keep running in the principal play-off match of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday night. Pursuing triumph focus of 134, Peshawar could score just 132 in 20 overs, to a great extent because of Darren Sammy, who scored 38 from 29 conveyances. Sammy had lifted Peshawar from an unsafe position of 84 for 6 in the fifteenth over. After 39 overs of captivating cricket, Peshawar were left requiring eight keeps running from six balls; Quetta required three wickets. Sammy, who had blown new life into Peshawar's pursuit, had quite recently been released and the edge – but a slight one – was with Quetta.
A spot off the main chunk of the over, played by Aizaz Cheema, titled the challenge further Quetta's direction. In any case, Wahab Riaz appeared to rise an impossible legend for Peshawar, hammering the second ball – a low full hurl outside off – over dairy animals corner for four. He then continued to take a solitary. Three required off three, and it was anyone's amusement. Aizaz, however, definitely turned the destiny of the match with his next two conveyances. To start with, Hasan Ali was out gotten and knocked down some pins. At that point, Wahab swung fiercely trying to complete the diversion, yet wound up skying the ball straight to Ahmed Shehzad at point. Aizaz was on a cap trap, and Mohammad Asghar, the new man in, had the unenviable assignment of striking the last ball for no less than three. Aizaz did not get his cap trap, but rather all the more critically, Asghar was not able put the bowler's rising short ball away. Quetta, drove by their tutor Viv Richards broke into wild festivals, while the Peshawar players attempted to shroud their failure. Award Elliot and Mohammad Nawaz asserted three wickets each for Quetta, while Aizaz guaranteed two wickets in a nail-gnawing last over. Man of the match grant went to Nawaz for his splendid execution with the ball.
Prior, Peshawar bowlers held their line and length in line to release Quetta for 133. Bismillah Khan was the first to leave on zero, and others descending the request took after suite, aside from Kevin Pietersen (53) and Kumar Sangakkara (37) who set up some resistance. Shehzad (six), Sarfraz Ahmed (zero), Mohammad Nawaz (20), Grant Elliott (five), Nathan McCullum (five), Anwar Ali (one) and Zulfiqar Babar (zero) couldn't set up their top execution before an energized Peshawar pace assault.
Wahab was the best bowler with figures 3.3-0-17-3, trailed by Shaun Tait 4-0-23-2. Asghar, Hasan Ali, Shahid Afridi and Sammy likewise contributed by asserting a wicket each. Britain's Johnny Bairstow and New Zealand's Nathan McCullum made their Pakistan Super League (PSL) debuts as Peshawar won the hurl and chose to handle first in the main playoff.
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