Peshawar Zalmi Vs Quetta Gladiators Highlights, PSL 2025: QG Secure 80-Run Victory Over PES

Hello everyone! We're back with another live blog, Match 2 of the Pakistan Super League 2025 between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators. The match will start at 4:00 PM IST. Stay tuned for live updates!

Peshawar Zalmi Squad: Babar Azam (C), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (WK), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Max Bryant, Hussain Talat, Mitchell Owen, George Linde, Alzarri Joseph, Nahid Rana, Luke Wood, Ahmed Daniyal, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali.

Quetta Gladiators Squad: Finn Allen, Kusal Mendis(w), Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Nawaz, Mark Chapman, Saud Shakeel(c), Faheem Ashraf, Sean Abbott, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Ali Majid, Khawaja Nafay, Khurram Shahzad, Usman Tariq, Danish Aziz, Abrar Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson.

Zalmi hold a 13-10 edge in their head-to-head rivalry with the Gladiators. At Rawalpindi specifically, they've won two of the three encounters played there over the years.

Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and opted to field first against Quetta Gladiators.

Quetta Gladiators (Playing XI): Saud Shakeel(c), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis(w), Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Peshawar Zalmi (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris(w), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hussain Talat, Max Bryant, Mitchell Owen, Alzarri Joseph, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Ali, Ali Raza

Saim Ayub opens the attack to Saud Shakeel. The first delivery is flighted on off stump, and Shakeel nudges it into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Next ball, Shakeel attempts a sweep but is caught off guard by the bounce. The ball loops off the top edge, landing just wide of short fine leg. He takes advantage of the miscue, running two. With Shakeel on strike, Finn Allen joins him at the crease as the pair look to build a solid foundation.

Mohammad Ali starts the over with a fuller, widish delivery. Saud Shakeel strides forward, meeting the ball perfectly, and drives it elegantly past extra cover for a stunning boundary.

Alzarri Joseph bangs it in at a good length, angling in around the fifth stump. Saud Shakeel shuffles across the crease, gets inside the line, and pulls out a no-look ramp scoop. He connects sweetly, using all the pace on offer, and the ball sails high and handsome over the fine leg boundary for six. Audacious, brilliant, and right out of the top drawer.

Fuller length delivery pitched outside leg stump, and Saud Shakeel looks to flick it over the square leg region. He misses the connection, and the ball thuds into his front pad. There라이브 바카라 a loud appeal from the bowler, but the umpire remains unmoved. They sneak through for a leg bye as the ball rolls away.

Finn Allen is gone! Muqeem changes his length, pulling it back and floating it up. Allen, down on one knee, goes for the big slog but doesn’t quite time it. The ball finds its way to Mitch Owen at long-on, who takes a simple catch near the ropes. A crucial wicket for the bowlers.

QG 102/1 (8.1)

Saud Shakeel plays a three-quarter length delivery, angling away outside off. He opens the face of the bat and places it square of the wicket, running it down to deep third man for a single.

Strategic time-out. The Gladiators were cruising with Finn Allen at the crease, scoring freely. But following his dismissal, the run rate has slowed a bit, with the Zalmi bowlers tightening their grip and maintaining the pressure.

Despite this, the Gladiators still have wickets in hand and will be looking to accelerate and boost the scoring rate as they approach the middle overs.

Saud Shakeel smashes it for six. A short-pitched delivery, keeping a bit low on middle-leg, and Shakeel picks it up beautifully, pulling it hard over the square leg boundary for a maximum.

Hasan Nawaz is gone. A back-of-length delivery outside off from Alzarri Joseph that hits the deck hard. Nawaz goes for the cut, aiming square of the wicket, but doesn't keep it down.

Saim Ayub at sweeper cover moves swiftly, nearly fumbles it as the ball pops out on the first try, but he stays calm, juggles it, and holds on cleanly at the second attempt. Hasan Nawaz departs for a well-made 41 off 32 balls, with 2 fours and 3 sixes to his name. Big moment for Zalmi.

Rossouw picks up a couple. It라이브 바카라 a short-pitched delivery around the fourth stump, and he clears his front leg to take it on. Gets it off the bottom of the bat but still manages to slap it straight past the umpire. Long-off moves quickly to cut it off, limiting it to two runs.

Rossouw drills one straight down the ground for four, showing his power. Mendis follows up with a single off a nailed yorker, then smartly lifts a slower ball over cover for another boundary. Clean, calculated hitting in the death.

QTG posted a commanding 216/3 in their 20 overs, with Finn Allen leading the charge, smashing a rapid 53 off 25 balls, including three consecutive sixes. The opening stand of 88 runs set the tone, and Hasan Nawaz contributed a solid knock.

Saud Shakeel continued the momentum with 59 off 42 balls. Ali Raza impressed with 1/31, and Muqeem made a strong comeback after an expensive first over. Peshawar Zalmi now need 217 runs to win.

Babar Azam is out, caught by Rilee Rossouw. What a disappointing start for Babar in his PSL 2025 opener. Amir delivers a fuller ball angling outside off, tempting Babar to drive.

The ball stops a bit on the surface and gets an extra bounce, resulting in a thick edge that Rossouw snaffles at first slip. Babar Azam departs for a duck, caught by Rossouw off Amir라이브 바카라 bowling.

Talat pulls a short-pitched delivery on the legs, hanging back and dragging it with the inside edge of the bat towards short fine leg. The ball slips through the fielder라이브 바카라 hands and races away to the boundary for four.

Saim Ayub takes on the back-of-length delivery, pulling it effortlessly into the stands beyond deep mid-wicket for a massive six. The pace was no match for his control as he dispatched it with ease.

Talat's innings comes to an end! A powerful shot but it's caught! Usman Tariq delivers a shorter ball, and Talat goes for the big pull. The ball skies high and Faheem Ashraf settles under it at deep square leg, making no mistake in the catch. Talat departs for 35 off 19 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes.

Saim Ayub falls right after hitting a boundary. He drove a full-length delivery outside off beautifully to wide long-off for four. But just a ball later, Jamieson gets his revenge, catching Ayub off a well-directed return shot. Ayub departs for 50 off 38 balls, with 3 fours and 4 sixes, his knock cut short just after the boundary.

Ali Raza delivers a full, tossed-up delivery on the leg stump, and Saud Shakeel defends off the front foot. However, the ball keeps low, hitting the bottom of his pad. A massive appeal follows, but the umpire isn’t interested. Shakeel immediately opts for the review. Replays show the ball was missing the leg stump, with sharp turn down the legside. The review is unsuccessful.

The Quetta Gladiators dominated once again in Rawalpindi, posting 216/5 with strong contributions from the top order. The Zalmis' chase faltered early, losing key wickets at 30, 93, 103, and 117. Despite a slowing pitch, the Gladiators’ bowlers, led by Abrar라이브 바카라 four wickets, restricted the Zalmis effectively. Gladiators won by 80 runs.

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