Peshawar Zalmi’s historic victory and Babar Azam’s reign
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators
Babar Azam’s brilliant century and record score
In an important match of the Pakistan Super League, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to bat first against Quetta Gladiators, which turned out to be a correct one. Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam played strokes all over the field and played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs in just 52 balls. He was supported by Kosil Mendis, who played an important role in taking the team’s total to 255 by scoring 83 runs.
Quetta Gladiators’ batting line proved to be a wall of sand
Chasing a mountain-like target of 256 runs, the Quetta Gladiators team seemed under pressure from the start. Peshawar’s bowlers bowled measuredly and none of Quetta’s batsmen could stay on the wicket for long. Bevan Jacobs put up some resistance by scoring 34 runs, but the entire team was bundled out for 137 runs.
Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators
Result and significance of the match
Peshawar Zalmi has strengthened its position on the points table by winning this match by a huge margin of 118 runs. Babar Azam was declared the player of the match for his brilliant century. This victory has boosted the morale of Peshawar Zalmi while Quetta needs to improve both their batting and bowling departments.
Peshawar Zalmi Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Harisc Dinesh Chandimal b Alzarri Joseph | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 266.67 |
| Babar Azam (C)not out | 100 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 192.31 |
| Kusal Mendis (Wk)c Hassan Nawaz b Usman Tariq | 83 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 188.64 |
| Farhan Yousafc Hassan Nawaz b Abrar Ahmed | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 237.50 |
| Aaron Hardienot out | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 260.00 |
| Extras: 11 (W 9, B 1, LB 1) | |||||
| Total: 255 (3 wkts, 20 ov) | RR: 12.75 | ||||
Quetta Gladiators Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamyl Hussainc Babar Azam b Michael Bracewell | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Saud Shakeel (C)c sub b Mohammad Basit Ali | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120.00 |
| Bevon Jacobsc Iftikhar Ahmed b Mohammad Basit Ali | 34 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 125.93 |
| Alzarri Josephnot out | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 126.67 |
| Total: 137 (All out, 18.1 ov) | |||||

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