RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, CMC – Akeal Hosein produced an impressive hat-trick. Nonetheless, the feat went in useless as his Quetta Gladiators slumped to their third defeat of the Pakistan Tremendous League season with a heavy 76-run loss to Rovman Powell’s Peshawar Zalmi.
The West Indies left-arm spinner eliminated Aamer Jamal (5), Mehran Mumtaz (0), and Luke Wooden (0) in consecutive deliveries within the sixteenth over as Zalmi misplaced 5 wickets for 21 runs to break down to 157 for eight on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium right here Friday.
With the innings going off the rails, Powell arrived at quantity six to stroke an unbeaten 28 off 25 deliveries. He then anchors a 39-run, unbroken ninth wicket stand with Naveen-ul-Haq (10 not out) to see Zalmi as much as 196 for eight from their 20 overs.
Captain Babar Azam had earlier top-scored with 53 off 30 deliveries, whereas Tom Kohler-Cadmore struck a 19-ball 33 and opener Saim Ayub a 12-ball 30.
Babar scored 9 fours and a six, posting 46 for the primary wicket with Saim, 47 for the second wicket with Mohammad Haris (20), and 36 for the fourth wicket with Kohler-Cadmore, who belted 4 fours and a six.
Hosein, who additionally accounted for Babar within the thirteenth over, completed with 4 for 23 from his 4 overs.
In reply, Gladiators have been bundled out for 120 with 13 balls remaining, with solely opener Saud Shakeel with 24 off 12 balls, managing to go 20.
Shakeel lashed a few fours and sixes in a 46-run opening stand with Jason Roy (16), however as soon as the partnership was damaged, the innings went into terminal decline as Khurram Shahzad (2-15), Saim (2-20), Wooden (2-21) and Mehran Mumtaz (2-22) all made very important strikes.
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