Peshawar Zalmi score 30-run victory against Quetta Gladiators

RAWALPINDI (92 News) – Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators by 30 runs in the Pakistan Super League 5 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Invited to bat, Peshawar Zalmi scored 170 runs for the loss of six wickets in the rain-ccurtailed 15 overs. Shoaib Malik hit 54 runs off 27 balls with eight fours and one six. Haider Ali made 39 runs aided by four 4s and two sixes. Kamran Akmal (23) was another main contributor. Muhammad Hasnain grabbed four wickets off 34 runs, while Sohail Khan and Cutting took one wicket each. Chasing the 171-run target, Quetta Gladiators could make only 140 for the loss of seven wicket in 15 overs. JJ Roy scored 45 runs off 25 balls. Watson (19), Muhammad Nawaz (18) and Cutting (17) were the main contributors. Wahab Riaz got three wickets. Rahat Ali took two wickets, while Hasan Ali and Yasir Shah got one wicket each. Shoaib Malik was declared Player of the Match.