James Neesham starred as Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by 4 wickets within the Pakistan Super League.
Neesham picked up the important thing wicket of his fellow New Zealander Martin Guptill contained in the batting powerplay on Monday, and top-scored with 37 off 23 balls as Peshawar chased down 155 with 9 balls to spare.
Peshawar cruised to six for 157 after Quetta made 4 for 154.
For Quetta, Iftikhar Ahmed notched 50 off 34 balls for his first half-century this season, and Odean Smith scored a breezy 25.
Peshawar quick bowlers Arshad Iqbal, making his season debut, and Wahab Riaz dominated early, forcing the Quetta batters to take dangers.
After powering to 117 on Saturday, Guptill scratched out 12 earlier than holing out to midwicket off Neesham.
Jason Roy was clear bowled by Usman Qadir’s googly, and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was deceived by a gradual Iqbal yorker for 39 off 30 bals.
Iftikhar and Smith hit 43 off the ultimate 19 balls to set a goal.
Peshawar’s batters plundered spinners Qais Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz, whereas Mohammad Hasnain took 3-13.
However, Neesham and Rovman Powell mixed in a speedy 43-run stand to take the sport away from Quetta.
When they had been dismissed by the fifteenth over, Peshawar wanted simply 21 extra runs.
Wahab completed the sport with two successive boundaries and Peshawar moved to second within the standings.
Quetta will tackle defending champions the Lahore Qalandars on Tuesday. Both groups are on the backside of the desk.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
