Quetta Gladiators locked horns with Peshawar Zalmi in match no. 9 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 at National Stadium in Karachi and received the competition by 4 wickets.
Asked to bat first, Quetta put up a combating whole of 157/6 in their allotted 20 overs courtesy of Iftikhar Ahmed’s good half-century. Iftikhar performed a magnificent 50-run knock comprising 4 sixes and two fours. Sarfaraz Ahmed additionally contributed useful 39 runs to the staff’s whole. Meanwhile, Usman Qadir scalped two wickets for the Peshawar, with James Neesham and Arshad Iqbal additionally choosing up a scalp every.
In reply, Peshawar bought off to a nice begin and chased the set goal in 18.3 overs. Neesham top-scored for the staff with 37 runs and was effectively supported by Rovman Powell, who performed a very good 36-run knock. On the opposite hand, Mohammad Hasnain picked up three wickets for Quetta however couldn’t assist his staff sail by means of and, sadly, ended up on the shedding aspect.
Apart from Hasnain, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Nawaz additionally grabbed a scalp every for Quetta in the conflict. The solely wicket Naseem bagged was of set batter Powell. The 20-year-old’s fierce response after hanging the dismissal has been making rounds on the web.
On the second ball of the thirteenth over, Naseem produced a nailing yorker to Powell, which the right-handed batter had no reply to and ultimately was clear bowled. As quickly because the ball rattled the stump, Naseem was seen fired up and celebrating with a leap.
However, strolling again to the pavilion, Powell didn’t appear completely happy and was seen shaking his head in disbelief.
Here’s the video:
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— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 20, 2023
With the win, Babar Azam-led Peshawar have moved as much as the second spot in the factors desk, whereas Sarfaraz’s Quetta slipped to the fifth place in the factors tally.