A comfortable win at last for Peshawar Zalmi!
The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 8 2023) occurs with energy, with Match 9 between Quetta Gladiators versus Peshawar Zalmi happening today at the National Stadium, Karachi.
Powell and Neesham star as Peshawar Zalmi win by four wickets.
1. Both Teams Players
Quetta Gladiators Predicted Playing XI:
| Jason Roy | Martin Guptill |
| Umar Akmal | Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c) |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Iftikhar Ahmed |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Abdul Bangalzai |
| Naseem Shah | Mohammad Hasnain |
| Nuwan Thushara |
Peshawar Zalmi Predicted Playing XI:
| Babar Azam (c) | Mohammad Haris |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Saim Ayub |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | James Neesham |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Wahab Riaz |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | Khurram Shahzad |
| Salman Irshad |
2. Toss
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and chose to bowl first.
3. About Peshawar Zalmi’s Bowling
Peshawar Zalmi had the decision to confine Quetta Gladiators to only 154 runs.
Quetta Gladiators had a poor beginning, with Jason Roy and Martin Guptill being cleared for only 14 and 12 runs. Anyway, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Iftikhar Ahmed figured out an acceptable method for keeping their team in the game by scoring 39 and 50 runs.
In the meantime, Muhammad Nawaz was cleared for only 2 runs, while Odean Smit figured out a viable method for adding 25 runs from only 12 balls.
4. About Quetta Gladiators’ bowling
Peshawar Zalmi also had a horrible beginning to their batting with a loss of early wickets.
No one figured out a viable method for scoring more than 20 runs until Rovman Powell and James Neesham turned the game around following scoring 36 and 37 runs each.
Dasun Shanaka and Wahab Riaz directed the team to victory as the two scored 16 and 10 runs.
5. Final scoreboard of the whole match
Peshawar Zalmi tracked the 155-run target set by Quetta Gladiators with nine balls staying during the ninth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
6. Man of the match
James Neesham was named Player of the Match. He played a splendid inning of 38 runs in just 23 balls.
