Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 80 runs in the second match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing a difficult target of 217, Zalmi were bowled out for 136 despite the return of Saim Ayub, who top-scored for the side. The rest of the batting lineup faltered under pressure and failed to contribute meaningful runs.
The collapse started early when captain Babar Azam fell for a duck in the opening over, gifting his wicket to Mohammad Amir with a soft dismissal.
Mohammad Haris and Saim Ayub stitched a brief stand to keep the scoreboard ticking, but their resistance was short-lived.
Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed turned the game in Quetta’s favor in the fourth over, dismissing Haris for 13 and then removing Tom Kohler-Cadmore for a duck in the same over, leaving Zalmi struggling at 30-3.
Saim Ayub and Hussain Talat steadied the innings with a 60-run partnership, but Usman Tariq broke through by removing Talat for 35 off 19 balls.
Usman then struck again on the last ball of the 11th over, dismissing Max Bryant for a duck as Zalmi slipped to 93-5.
Despite Saim Ayub’s valiant effort, which included his eighth PSL half-century, Quetta kept applying pressure. Kyle Jamieson dismissed Ayub to trigger another collapse. Zalmi were reduced to 103-6 by the end of the 12th over.
A direct hit from Sean Abbott ended Alzarri Joseph’s innings on the final ball of the next over. Abrar Ahmed returned to clean up the lower order, dismissing Sufiyan Muqeem and Mohammad Ali — both without scoring — to complete his four-wicket haul.
Mohammad Amir wrapped up the innings by removing Mitchell Owen, who provided a brief cameo, to bowl out Peshawar for 132 in just 13.3 overs.
