PSL 10, game 17, Quetta Gladiators (QG) vs Peshawar Zalmi (PES) turned out to be a completely one-sided match. PES, batting second, did not get enough grip to hold the match and lost the match within 16 overs. QG won the match by 62 runs. The Gladiators got back to the winning streak after losing the previous two games with a clinical all-around performance.  

Toss and the first innings

Babar Azam, Peshawar Zalmi captain, expressed a desire to bowl first after winning the toss; the decision later proved wrong when their batting lineup completely collapsed. Mark Chapman for Quetta Gladiators was the highest scorer for his team with 33, and Saud Shakeel and Kusal Mendis both contributed 32 runs each. Alzarri Joseph took 3 scalps for PES in his 4 overs limit. QG halted on 178 after the 20th over of the first innings.

Second innings

Faheem Ashraf bagged 5 wickets in 3.2 overs in exchange for only 33 runs. QG bowlers did not allow opposition bowlers to settle on Gaddafi Stadium's pitch. Zalmi lost their wickets at regular intervals and failed to make a much-needed partnership, which could have offered them more strength to stand tall against in-form bowlers. Except for Hussain Talat, who scored 39 off 34 deliveries, no one from PES was able to contribute in a meaningful way.

Post-match reactions:

Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi captain): “We made mistakes in both departments and were not up to the mark. We did not execute the plans and lost wickets at regular intervals with the bat. There was help in the pitch early on, but we did not use the conditions well. We made a decent comeback, but the opposition played well."

Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators skipper): "There was grass on the wicket, and the ball was doing a bit. Finn Allen did well with the bat at the top. We wanted to go above 200, but Mark Chapman and Kusal Mendis were finding it hard; they felt that the wicket was not easy."

PSL 10: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi scorecard

Quetta Gladiators · 178/7 (20 Overs)

 Peshawar Zalmi · 114 (15.2 Overs)