Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by three runs in a thrilling finish in exhibition match on Sunday in Quetta.
Chasing a total of 185, Mohammad Haris silenced Quetta crowd by hitting Naseem Shah for multiple boundaries in the first over.
Babar Azam also opened his account by hitting Mohammad Hasnain for back-to-back boundaries in the second over of the innings,
Haris continued his aggressive approach as hit Mohammad Nawaz for a six over long off.
There was no stopping Mohammad Haris as he welcomed Naseem back with a hat-trick boundaries. Babar hit Naseem over third for a six to take Zalmi to 60 in 5 overs.
Babar was caught behind for 23 on the bowling of Hasnain in last over of powerplay. Shahid Afridi came in next and hit a boundary on his first delivery.
Quetta turned to Iftikhar and he continued his magic as he dismissed Haris for 53.
Azam came in next and hit Hasnain over his head for a boundary. But Hasnain had the last laugh, as Azam was caught on next ball for 6 by Nawaz.
Iftikhar weaved his magic again as Ayub was caught and bowled for 19.
Danish Aziz didn’t hold back from the get go and hit Umaid Asif for back to back boundaries.
But Zalmi kept losing wickets at regular intervals and was left with needing nine runs in the final over by Naseem.
Naseem bowled immaculate lines to defend the total to win the match for Quetta.
Earlier, Iftikhar Ahmed scored an impressive fifty against Peshawar Zalmi setting a target of 185.
Ahsan Ali, opening alongside Bangalzai, smashed Salman Irshad for a boundary in the first over.
Wahab Riaz removed Ahsan for five in the next over as he was caught on the boundary.
Wahab Riaz struck in the same over as he also dismissed Umar Akmal for a duck in the same over.
Iftikhar and Khushdil Shah stitched a 51-run partnership, to get Quetta back on track for a competitive total. Khushdil was the aggressor among the two, as he smashed two sixes between 11-15 overs.
The in-form batsman left his special for the last over, as he smacked Wahab Riaz for six sixes in the final over of the innings, to finish at 94 not out from 50 balls.
Quetta captain Sarfaraz Ahmed could only score four runs and was bowled by Aamer Jamal.
Riaz claimed three wickets but conceded 47 runs in his full quota of four overs.
