PSL-4: Watson, Shahzad lead Gladiators to victory against Zalmi

Last updated on: 04 March,2019 11:01 pm

Gladiators had defeated Zalmi by six wickets in their previous meeting.

ABU DHABI (Dunya News) – Shane Watson s unbeaten 91 moved him to the top of the PSL 2019 run charts and helped Quetta Gladiators become the first team to seal a play-off spot this season.

Watson added 129 for the second wicket with Ahmed Shehzad, to ensure that chasing the target of 166, set by Peshawar Zalmi, turned out to be a cinch.

Zalmi paid for a conservative approach through the early and middle parts of their innings after being sent in to bat. Opening Andre Fletcher and Imam-Ul-Haq took up just over a third of the available deliveries in the innings, scoring at an identical strike-rate of under a-run-a-ball, providing weak support for Kamran Akmal during his 72 off 50 balls.

Peshawar Zalmi set a victory target of 166 runs for Quetta Gladiators in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL-4) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Earlier, Quetta Gladiators had won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi as the Abu Dhabi leg of the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) kicked off today with top two and bottom two teams lock horns.

Kamran s 72 and another heroic cameo of Pollard help @PeshawarZalmi post a competitive total of 165. Can @TeamQuetta chase this down? LIVE: https://t.co/AvvNVO1kH6 #HBLPSL #KhelDeewanoKa #QGvPZ pic.twitter.com/qfqA2VW20U

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 4, 2019

Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators kicked off the proceedings at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. The match started at 04:30 PM (PST).

Gladiators had defeated Zalmi by six wickets in their previous meeting. Peshawar are at the top of the points table followed by Quetta. Both teams have played seven matches each and won five apiece.

The second contest is scheduled between Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings at the same venue. The match will start at 09:00 PM (PST).

Kings are at number five in the standings followed by Sultans. Karachi Kings emerged victorious over Multan Sultan Sultans in their previous clash. Both skippers are determined to win the battle to improve their positions.

Read: PSL-4’s Lahore matches shifted to Karachi

Revised schedule of Pakistan Super League

Karachi Kings vs Multan Sultans - March 4, Abu Dhabi

Lahore Qalandars vs Peshawar Zalmi - March 5, Abu Dhabi

Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United - March 5, Abu Dhabi

Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United - March 9, Karachi

Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators - March 10, Karachi

Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans - March 11, Karachi

Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi - March 11, Karachi

Pakistan Super League playoffs

Eliminator 1 (3v4) - March 13, Karachi

Qualifier (1v2) - March 14, Karachi