Mitch Owen cameo finally comes to an end! Hard line and length ball angling away outside off, Owen moves forward and commits full swing of the bat, finds the leading edge of the bat and skies it high to gully area, the wicketkeeper calls for the catch and sprints to his right side, settles underneath and gobbles it up under the floodlights.
Gladiators vs Zalmi, 2nd Match at Rawalpindi, PSL, Apr 12 2025 - Match Result
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Abrar Ahmed is the Player of the Match for his incredible performance with the ball
6:45 pm Chasing a massive total of 217 runs places a lot of weight on the shoulders of the top order batters. And the top order failed, with Babar heading back to the dressing room for a duck. Haris showed strong determination from the first ball but was unable to stay at the crease for an extended period of time. Abrar was brought in during the powerplay, and he took two wickets in his over, dismissed Haris and TKC. Talat and Saim attempted to rebuild the innings with a string of boundaries, but when Talat lost his wicket, the collapse occurred again. Peshawar Zalmi continued to lose wickets in quick succession, losing consecutive wickets four times in the innings. Saim Ayub had a decent performance in his comeback to play after three months, smacking 50 runs off 38 balls. Saim Ayub was the sole fighter until Mitch Owen joined the picture, but it was too late for the Zalmi. Owen had a spectacular cameo, scoring 31 runs off 13 balls. Perhaps they should have sent Owen up with the order? There are a lot of ifs and buts, but Zalmi suffered a crushing setback in their first match of the season, and they may reflect on their mistakes and rights later on. The Quetta Gladiators dominated the match in all three formats: bowling, batting, and fielding. Gladiators bowlers bowled precise lines and lengths, keeping them in the game strongly. Abrar took four wickets, while Usman and Amir both had two. Their fielding performance was also excellent.
Tiago: "@uzair Jamal if you're chasing such a high total, you need en explosive opener to give your team a start. Owen is perfect for that role "
Quetta Gladiatiors won the match by 80 runs
Amir against Owen
Tighter line and length ball attacking the stumps, leans forward and blocked well on the track
Uzair jamal: "@Tiago well its easier to say it now that you know that the openers have failed but even then they already have many players who are good openers and owen is a good power hitter he could come 1 down but I think saim and babar are a good opening duo"
Good length on the stumps, defends on the track and inside edged to square leg
Good length ball sliding in on the leg stump, hits the front pad down the leg-side
Slower through the air length ball on the stumps, premeditates the slog shot and miscued to long on, does not carry to long on
It's a biggie! Carrom ball delivery on the stump, decides to go after it, strikes with the bottom part of the bat and clears the widish long on fences with ease
Flighted fuller length turning away wide outside off
Hat-trick ball or not, doesn't matter to Mitch Owen! Fuller length tossed up in the slot, strides forward and smashes it straight over long on for a big six!
Abrar on a hat-trick
Tossed up fullerl ength on the leg stump, defends off the front foot and misses the line of the ball, kept low on the pitch, hits the bottom part of the pad, massive appeal turned down. Shakeel opts to review the decision. That seemed to be down the leg, though. Yeah, missing the leg stump, sharp turn down the legside.
Tiago : "Very poor decision to not open with mitch Owen"
Leg-break delivery on the stumps, plays the paddle sweep and inside edged to deep backward square leg
Length ball flighted outside off, goes down on one knee, tries to play the slog sweep over mid wicket, does not connect
Full and wide outside off, kept a bit low, wild swing and a miss
Full and overpitched on the pads, plays the sweep shot and swings it away over square leg, fine of the sweeper fielder, couple of bounces and reaches the ropes
Back of a length non-turner on the stumps, rocks back and drags it down to long on, refused to rotate the strike
Usman returns, on a hat-trick
Cleaned him up! Generously flighted fuller length in the slot on the stumps, charges forward and plays off the front foot, goes through bat-pad and crashed onto the stumps, muted celebration from Abrar
That's plumb in front of the stumps! Back of a length ball on the stumps with a hint of turn, plays off the back foot across the line and failed to connect, goes past the bat and hits the pads in front of the middle stump, soft appeal and given. Muqeem opts to review. Ultra Edge confirmed no bat involved, ball tracking displayed all three reds, hitting the middle-off stump. Zalmi lose their review and their 8th wicket
Flatter length wide outside off, drags it down to long on for a single
Back-to-back sixes! Short of a length ball on the stumps, clears the front leg and full swing of the bat, sends it sailing away over the cow corner fences
Massive six to get off the mark! Generously flighted fuller length in the slot, goes underneath the delivery and swings it away well over the square leg fences!
Back of a length ball around off, turns it down to long on across the line for a single
Slip in for Muqeem
1W | ||||
1W | 1W | |||
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Peshawar Zalmi, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50 |
Match days | 12 April 2025 - day (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Quetta Gladiators 2, Peshawar Zalmi 0 |
Over 16 • PZ 136/10