Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi: Quetta defeated Peshawar in exhibition game

• Zalmi was reduced to 181-7 in 20 overs while chasing 185 for the win.
• Iftikhar Ahmed hit a fifty for Quetta Gladiators.
• Quetta came back in the second part of the innings to score a competitive total.

Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by three runs in an exhibition match on Sunday in Quetta.

Zalmi was reduced to 181-7 in 20 overs while chasing 185 for the win.

Earlier, Iftikhar Ahmed hit a fifty as Quetta Gladiators set Peshawar Zalmi a target of 185 runs in an exhibition match on Sunday in Quetta.

Babar Azam, the captain of Zalmi, had won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Wahab Riaz, the veteran pacer, gave Zalmi the perfect start by removing Ahsan Ali and Umar Akmal in the second over of the innings, but Quetta came back in the second part of the innings to score a competitive total.

In the penultimate over of the innings, Ahmed smashed Riaz for six sixes to ensure Quetta finished on a high note. On 94 runs in 50 balls, the right-hander remained unbeaten.

Khushdil Shah, batting in the middle order, scored 36 runs in 24 balls, while opener Abdul Wahid Bangalzai scored 28 in 19.

Aamir Jamal cleaned up Quetta skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, who only managed four runs.

Riaz took three wickets but gave up 47 runs in his whole four overs.

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