01:14And they defended a very low total with their bowling and fielding.
01:19Something about their batting.
01:21Riley Russo heavily depending on him in the middle order.
01:27Points table.
01:29And they're neck to neck.
01:30One is just in that top four.
01:33That's where you need to be at the end of the round.
01:35And Quetta Gladiators, if they can win today, they'll surely climb up.
01:38Just a while ago, the toss and it went.
01:44Barbara Azum's way who decided he's going to field an unchanged side.
01:48Oh, actually one change to him.
01:50Gladiators don't have a change.
01:52They're playing the same side that went out there and won that game for them.
01:56Saud Shaquille, Finn Allen and Riley Russo.
01:58Top three.
02:00And then they have Mendes who's in great form.
02:02Mark Chapman has joined the XI in a couple of games.
02:04Hassan Nawaz who usually opens.
02:06He's been given that number and batted well.
02:08Down the order, Faheem Ashraf with his all-round performance.
02:11A bit of bowling and batting.
02:12And then you come to the bowlers with the Mohamed Amir's experience.
02:15Vaseem Jr., Huram Shehzad and the mystery spin of Avrar Emad.
02:21Lisa, you'll run us through.
02:23Zalmi, one change.
02:25Yeah, just the one change.
02:27Leg spinner coming in for the other leg spinner.
02:29But really runs at the top is what's required.
02:33One thing that they have going is they've got some powerhouse in Mitch Owen
02:37and Abdul Samad and Tullet as well who can really hit the ball
02:41and clear the boundary.
02:42And the most impressive thing is Alzari, Joseph, Luke Wood and Ali Raza
02:47all bowl over 140 clicks.
02:50And on a pitch that loves pace, they should cause a few havocs.
02:54Still wants Saim Ayoub to fire.
02:58Imagine if he starts to score runs along with Baba Razum.
03:01Zalmi can be a real danger.
03:04All set with match 17.
03:13It's Quetta Gladiator's home versus Peshawar Zalmi.
03:16And if you've just joined us, Peshawar won the toss and they decided to bowl first.
03:20Here comes Luke Wood.
03:21Oh, improvisation.
03:32And goes all the way for the first six.
03:38Banners try to get upset their rhythm and the lap is always effective.
03:43Instead of trying brute force down the ground, why don't you use the pace of Alzari, Joseph, 140 clicks.
03:54Just a push and the outfield will do the rest.
03:58Boundary back to back.
04:00Such a pretty looking stroke not to pass.
04:06Straight down.
04:08As one of the safest, the best shots what he has all over the bowler.
04:12How did he manage that?
04:16Terrific hit.
04:16it's just timing isn't it and again a little bit of weight then he throws his
04:27back and once Ellen goes like this then it's bad news for the opposition it
04:32seems like he's psyching out the baller little width to full so Shaquille puts
04:40that away that'll give him some confidence again similar to full weight
04:50provided and so it is all over it 42 for no loss straight just over very straight
05:04body makes it look so easy and guess what that was not out of the middle of the
05:09bat yeah he doesn't have it he's going straight to Simon you you just felt that
05:19he hasn't timed it set off the surface and he wasn't able to control that one
05:27held it easily first blood drawn good contribution of 31 from 16 worked out 46
05:35for one
05:42oh it's gone through Sufjan Mokim they're taking his eyes off the ball and that's
05:49enough for O'Reilly Resort to get off the mark with the boundary 50 up for Quetta
05:56oh that's beautiful wall we won't see better than that all day I can tell you
06:04always found the gap again over pitched it's fine batting though real lesson to a young bowler that when you're playing with the big boys the margin for error is small
06:11rebounder is from the over make it four fantastic batting
06:18six gone the Pepsi powerplay is done and there are 67 runs on the board
06:27that when you're playing with the big boys the margin for error is small.
06:34Rebounders from the Oba make it four fantastic batting
06:42six gone the Pepsi power play is done and there are 67 runs on the board
06:46four no stopping that really times it he's superb behind square on the offside wonderful batting 73-4
07:06oh you get a thickish edge like that and there's no stopping it
07:10but it's the ball's too short i mean he's given him so many opportunities to cut
07:14and you don't give opportunities to Saad Shaquille the cut
07:24Riley couldn't resist the rubber's turn
07:30just sensed he was getting a little bogged down a little frustrated against the spin
07:36Simon Yu just homing in on that middle stump
07:39Riley gets that front pad out of the way tries to heave it over mid wicket
07:4327 from 18 for Rousseau 91 for two the gladiators
07:50he hadn't been informed because in Butch's view hadn't been looking at the ball that's a good shot
07:55see how he stays low on it there are advantage in not being particularly tall actually as a batsman
08:02and he's coming up against a man who knows how to play spin exceptionally well
08:12Mendes he loves to sweep anything full yeah he's a very good player of spin
08:18and gone just Abdul Samad just camped himself beautifully on the rope
08:33just did beautifully and get the elevation and uh safe hands of uh Samadu had to jump a little bit
08:41right on the boundary and knew exactly where the boundary rope was and uh nicely taken as how
08:48both Shaquille got 32 of 26 105 for three
08:54this is a beauty this is a beautiful shot nice and straight safest shot in the game
09:01that's a nice way to start after the strategic timeout forget about Chapman how good uh Kersel Mendes is playing
09:18yeah finally he gets a little bit of bat on it and that's enough for that finger to go up
09:23that's a brilliant over from alzari joseph
09:29another slowable there from joseph this will mendes through the through the shot a little bit early
09:34just only get the cue into the bat nice tumbling catch there from mohammed harris
09:39this will be just gone 32 of 27
09:46oh it's gone through it's not the first time this evening's happened he's dived all over it
09:52good shot placement boundary much needed boundary
10:08now oh it's gone through again what is going on with zalmi fielder's here
10:13barber once again well for the second time he looks at the palms of his hands as though there's a
10:17a massive hole in them
10:24that's uh straight up and he takes it himself that's very good bowling again just tucking the
10:31left-hander up right in at the uh the right pec no room at all and it's quick it's onto him far too quickly
10:40he couldn't get any sort of extension couldn't get any sort of momentum into the shot so he goes for
10:48one and this innings is stalling one six four for five
10:53oh
10:55the sound of battle ball has gone miles in the sky and over for a maximum that's really what he can do
11:04170 for five
11:10there you go what's happening there what's going on
11:15not really sure if this striker was aware of this single being initiated by the partner
11:21lack of communication here breakdown swing and a miss
11:25this chapman well within his rights to caught him through for a single there but
11:29i was just not not responding to the call and quarter now 173 for six
11:39chapman hands it to oven down at the throat of long on another one goes
11:47simple catch in the end there for mitch owen mark chapman a good piece of battle
11:51on it just couldn't get the elevation he needed straight down the throat of long on
11:58pass for 33 off 26 balls 173 for seven
12:05momadame makes room and he gets that edge that you'd love to take four more to the total into his name
12:12another slow one they go for that bye and they get it
12:20so they finish off their 20 overs here and 178 is what they've managed in the seven overs
12:31this is how they went about with their 20 overs after being asked to bat first had a brilliant start
12:38with alan giving them a flyer 31 of 16 riley russo also took apart ali raza
12:45south shakiel kept one and intact as they moved ahead mendes valuable 32 chapman 33
12:54londari joseph was brilliant with especially with his last two overs in the second spell three for 33
13:00and two for 24 for sime one for wood 178 for seven with the 10 extras that helped
13:10quetta gladiators so it's 179 to get for barbara sam and his men
13:15he's got a slip in place and what else we've got we've got a mid-on actually very orthodox mid-on
13:31mid-wicket long leg more in the cover ring here we go mamadame here to sayem aub
13:36who plays a glorious stroke to kick us off you wouldn't think the scores that he's produced in
13:47the last three or four games based on that type of shot it looks like a guy who's in form his footwork
13:55is spot on good contact as well oh i say that's a long gary off the front foot over backward point
14:10wowser baba looks in the mood he knows people have come out to the stadium to watch him bad
14:18lovely thank you feed him a half volley he'll feast yeah the knock on the head hasn't really affected his footwork
14:33that's out oh caught at the wicket that bounce you see unusual bounce it flew through in fact it
14:39quite shocked the wicket keeper yeah it's been a full mention every time
14:44extra bounce open face of the bat get the trick for koita gladiators it's sima you once again not
14:55getting going pishava 17 for one oh that's a shot first ball wow what about that confidence of the man
15:06oh that's not far away up goes the dreaded finger and not for the first time barbara azam to a left arm
15:18over the wicket quick and he has referred it rena the scene is out hitting in line impact in line wicket hitting
15:30alex stay with rena of the season stand by your skin make a single yeah he's still got it been around
15:39a bit he's learned a lot bavara azam heading back to the dugout it's 21 for two
15:49oh goodness me
15:50that is unbelievable he doesn't fear anything harris
16:02got him too far across and pays the price does cola cadmo
16:11well he has sorted his wrist position was seen junior and now he looks
16:15a different baller he has become a consistent performer for him for his franchise
16:24move too much outside the off stop he was not aware of his leg some
16:31maybe stayed a little bit low he departs for five tell me in trouble 33 for three
16:37oh we missed it oh that went quick too
16:46because in fairness kushar lemendez covered a lot of ground and he's taken a hit there
16:50he's finger tipped it and that is nasty
16:54three games have been decided by just one run
16:57he decided he had to take a chance and it has cost him it has cost him dear
17:05riley rousseau
17:06takes the catch at long on
17:09mohammed harris has holed out
17:12came a little quicker than he was he was expected
17:16and hit it straight into the throat of a man at uh mid on comfortable easy cash big buckets
17:23he ain't gonna drop this he might be having a lot of time in the with the bat in hand but
17:27that was wonderful good cash taken hard has gone for 17 46 for four
17:34oh got him got him there was a little sound
17:38a little feather from the batter samad again that extravagant bounce from for him ashraf what a night
17:45he's having with the ball this might have hit the crack and look how much bounce he he got out of that
17:50uh surface that pitch
17:54samad gone for two 50 for five shavasana
18:01that sounded good it sounded good and is good
18:06well only one thing to do now
18:14oh it splits the field as it was cloth really
18:16by mitch owens standards that was a very poor strike indeed but it brings him another boundary
18:26oh he's hit it hard and flat and six
18:30my goodness that was powerful what a strike had no right to hit that for six really
18:35but that's where it's gone
18:38halfway through the inning 76 for five
18:47should be runs here yes too much work there from khuram shahzad he was looking for that
18:53hussein tala
18:58oh wow
19:00it is sad that the sound it made should have been to the boundary but straight to the field
19:05nothing's going right for zalmi today orban goes
19:08they've lost six back of a length delivery again
19:12mitch owen just freeing his front leg trying to slash it over point and all he could do was pick
19:21the fielder in the deep mitch owen goes for 15. it's 81 for six
19:31he's claiming it claiming it tough man to impress
19:35alex wall when they appeal that hard and then there's an opportunity to go up then they start
19:41hesitating saying two noises and so he does go up a little bit of drama late
19:47keep rolling keep rolling keep rolling and roll back please roll back
19:55roll back roll back and roll forward
19:57roll forward roll forward and freeze here and you can freeze it it spikes one ball next to the bat
20:08i'm satisfied there's a bat involved go to on film pile alex change your original decision
20:15your screen make a single yeah thank you well whoever can win saoud shakil to go for that review
20:20is going to be his favorite man joseph goes first ball duck 81 for seven
20:33boundary in silence where boundaries come off when probably vishavo will feel all is lost now
20:41they'll try to get as close as possible oh shot what's happening where is it gone it's gone sailing over
20:49that long on was hit very well and nice and clean
20:58toe end of the bats not getting anywhere riley russo takes it luke wood gets out and pishava zalmi
21:06are eight down now
21:10and luke wood was thinking okay here's an opportunity to go the same way
21:15just got her on the toe end and that meant that it just ballooned nicely to riley russo
21:22was up inside the circle wood goes for eight it's 94 for eight
21:32nicely done just a little use of feet and then opening the face it's very well played
21:38that's the plan boundary
21:49hundred up finally for pishava zalmi in the 14th over
21:57it tries one and just goes over fingertips maybe
22:01he's been all in down there tall man he feels that he had an opportunity there
22:09surprised that he went with the one hand only
22:16goes the other side little square at this time gets a boundary so 10 of two
22:21just when we thought that he might provide a bit of hope to zalmi he's gone and riley russo again he's
22:32everywhere gonna hit that one way over cover can only squirt it off towards backward point
22:37one 14 for nine in the 15th
22:46that's out i'm afraid at the end of the match couldn't be easier
22:51vahim has finished with a five wicket hall he's done really well actually been quite impressive the way
22:57they bowled on this surface
22:58and that's how the game was won that was the last wicket
23:09jubilant time for the supporters yeah riley russo's pretty pleased nice to see a smile on his face
23:15actually he had a rough time of it in sa20 he took a few catches out there he batted well
23:21four catches it was he batted well before he was undone by spin he batted particularly well against
23:26scene at the top there and saoud shakil has led his team very well tonight
23:34talak really the only man to make an impression baba played three gorgeous shots for those boundaries i
23:40have to say but was lbw the one that came back into him from mamid amir and then they began to fold
23:48there were two blows to the head blows to the wrist and hand
23:51so thoroughly impressive they were and thoroughly deserving of that victory
23:58five for 33 for fahim ashraf a really good effort two for nine for
24:06kuram who i must admit he he's another feisty cricketer was him junior the same plenty of them
24:12a brow a good spinner and of course mamid amir a master really of his art
24:18of his art and there's a little summary for you uh a impressive score of 178 for seven batting first
24:26and then peshawa's army bowled out for 114 with fahim ashraf
24:31five for 33 a terrific performance from a very lively cricketer the margin of victory 64 runs
24:39and we'll have a quick look at the table that uh they're bunching in there on the six point mark three
24:47of them nobody wants to grab that ladder and climb it quickly towards islamabad united
