Gladiators beat Zalmi with 3 wickets in tight PSL

DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators clinched its third consecutive win in Pakistan Super League (PSL) against Peshawar Zalmi with three wickets here at Dubai International Stadium in the early hours of Monday.The two teams fought hard as the result of the match was decided in the last two balls of the final over.Chasing the target of 135, Luke Wright and Ahmed Shahzad gave Gladiators a good start with 35 runs. Shahzad was sent to the pavilion at 16 while Wright scored 35 runs.Kevin Pietersen did try to stay on the crease and made 35 runs. Captain Sarfaz Ahmed scored 21, Akbarul Rehman 11, Muhammad Nawaz 4 and Muhammad Nabi 9.Elton Chigumbura and Anwar Ali remained not out with 7 and 10 runs respectively.Shahid Afridi and Wahab Riaz two wickets each for Peshawar Zalmi while Muhammad Asghar, Shaun Tait and Junaid Khan took one wicket each.Earlier, Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field. Peshawar Zalmi made a mediocre score of 135 runs in their innings.Muhammad Nawaz of Gladiators was declared man of the match for taking three wickets.Zalmi’s captain Shahid Afridi said he is satisfied with his team’s performance and hoped to win more matches in the upcoming contests.