Shehzad punished the bowlers at a regular basis and hit periodic boundaries, which included seven fours and four sixes, till he was finally stopped by Sammy who claimed his wicket. Pietersen remained steady on the crease and was joined by Rossouw after Shehzad’s departure.
7.2 SIX! Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad
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The first wicket to fall for the Gladiators was Wright, who scored 12 off seven balls and managed to hit two boundaries before returning to the pavilion. Kevin Pietersen joined Shahzad on on the crease after the fall of the first wicket.
2.6 OUT! Hasan Ali to Luke Wright
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Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and decided to bowl first against Quetta Gladiators.
Luke Wright and Ahmad Shahzad have opened the innings for Gladiators.
The pitch report revealed that the average score batting first is 165-170 runs.
“Looks like a very good wicket. Hopefully we can restrict them to a good total like we have done before,” said Zalmi skipper Sammy.
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Teams
Peshawar Zalmi
DJG Sammy (capt), DJ Malan, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, MN Samuels, Haris Sohail, Shahid Afridi, CJ Jordan, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, EJG Morgan, Imran Khan (1), Sohaib Maqsood
Quetta Gladiators
Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), LJ Wright, Ahmed Shehzad, KP Pietersen, RR Rossouw, Mohammad Nawaz (3), Saad Nasim, Anwar Ali, Hasan Khan, Zulfiqar Babar, TS Mills, Bismillah Khan, Mahmudullah, Umar Amin, NLTC Perera, Umar Gul, Mir Hamza, Asad Shafiq
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