Quetta Gladiators named PSL 4 champion as they defeat Zalmi by 8 wickets

 Quetta Gladiators win PSL 4 by 8 wicketsWatch live on Geo SuperAfter letting it slip since the past two Pakistan Super League  editions, Quetta Gladiators finally bag the trophy defeating Peshawar Zalmi by 8 wickets in Karachi with an overall consistent performance by the team throughout the tournament.The second innings went steady with a successful partnership of Ahmed Shehzad and Rilee Rossouw as Peshawar failed to exert pressure to the batsmen with their fielding as well.Peshawar Zalmi also delivered a disappointing play in the first innings as Quetta Gladiators put forth substantial force down the batsmen.Mohammad Hasnain maintained the pressure of game for Gladiators as he knocked down three weighty wickets of opener Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Amin and the most dominant of all, Kieron Pollard. On the other hand, Fawad Ahmed, Dwayne Bravo and Sohail Tanvir also delivered a remarkable performance for the Gladiators.The last over for Zalmi could not mount the run total for them either as two wickets went down one after the other of Wahab and captain Darren Sammy halting the score to a mere 138. End of innings: Gladiators defeat Peshawar Zalmi : 139/2Nabi Gul to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runNabi Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runNabi Gul to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runNabi Gul to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 135/2 (Target: 139)Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, no runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runsHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runHasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw,  1 runHasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, no runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runEnd of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 130/2 (Target: 139)Tymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw,  1 runTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, 1 wideTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw,  FOUR Tymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 120/2 (Target: 139) Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 run Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run Hasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw,  FOUR Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runHasan Ali to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 111/2 (Target: 139)Wahab Riaz to Rile Rossouw, no runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 run Wahab Riaz to Rile Rossouw,  1 runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runEnd of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 108/2 (Target: 139)Chris Jordan to Rilee Rossouw,  2 runsChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURChris Jordan to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runChris Jordan to Rilee Rossouw, FOUREnd of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 96/2 (Target: 139)Tymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw,  1 runTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, FOURTymal Mills to Rilee Rossouw, FOUREnd of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 85/2 (Target: 139)Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runKieron Pollard to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runKieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw,   1 runKieron Pollard to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runKieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw,   1 runKieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw,   no run End of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 80/2 (Target: 139)Wahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, no runWahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw,   1 runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runWahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runWahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw,  1 wideWahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw,  no runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 75/2 (Target: 139)Sohaib Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw, no runSohaib Maqsood to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runSohaib Maqsood to Ahmed Shehzad, no runSohaib Maqsood to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runsSohaib Maqsood to Ahmed Shehzad,  FOURSohaib Maqsood to Rilee Rossouw,   1 runEnd of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 67/2 (Target: 139)Wahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw, 1 runWahab Riaz to Rilee Rossouw,  no runWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, OUTWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad,  1 runWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, 1 runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 63/1 (Target: 139)Hasan Ali to Ahsan Ali,  no runHasan Ali to Ahsan Ali,  no runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURHasan Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 runEnd of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 57/1 (Target: 139)Wahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali,   1 runWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, no runWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 wideWahab Riaz to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali,  1 runWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali,   FOURWahab Riaz to Ahsan Ali, no runEnd of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 49/1 (Target: 139)Chris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad,   SIXChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wideChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad, no runChris Jordan to Ahsan Ali,  1 runChris Jordan to Ahsan Ali,  SIXChris Jordan to Ahsan Ali, FOURChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 runEnd of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 30/1 (Target: 139)Tymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, no runTymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, 4 leg byesTymal Mills to Ahsan Ali, FOURTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  1  runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, no runEnd of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 21/1 (Target: 139)Chris Jordan to Ahsan Ali,  no runChris Jordan to Ahsan Ali, 2 runsChris Jordan to Shane Watson, OUTChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURChris Jordan to Ahmed Shehzad,  no runChris Jordan to Shane Watson,  1 runEnd of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 14/0 (Target: 139)Tymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, no runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, no runTymal Mills to Ahmed Shehzad, no runTymal Mills to Shane Watson, 1 runTymal Mills to Shane Watson, no runTymal Mills to Shane Watson, FOUREnd of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 9/0 (Target: 139)Hasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad,  FOURHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no runHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, FOURHasan Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no runHasan Ali to Shane Watson, 1 runHasan Ali to Shane Watson, no runEnd of first innings: Peshawar Zalmi: 138/8Dwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  OUTDwayne Bravo to Wahab Riaz,   OUT Dwayne Bravo to Wahab Riaz, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Darren Sammy,  no runDwayne Bravo to Wahab Riaz, 1 runEnd of over 19: Peshawar Zalmi: 135/6Mohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy,  FOURMohammad Hasnain to Wahab Riaz, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy, FOURMohammad Hasnain to Wahab Riaz, 1 runMohammad Hasnain to Wahab Riaz, 2 runsEnd of over 18: Peshawar Zalmi: 122/6Sohail Tanvir to Wahab Riaz, 1 runSohail Tanvir to Wahab Riaz, FOURSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, 1 wideSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  1 wideSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  2 runs, catch dropped by Umar AkmalSohail Tanvir to Wahab Riaz, 1 runSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, 1 runEnd of over 17: Peshawar Zalmi: 110/6Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, OUTMohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  FOURMohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy,   1 runMohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  1 runMohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard,  no runMohammad Hasnain to Darren Sammy,  1 runEnd of over 16: Peshawar Zalmi: 103/5Sohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard,  2 runsSohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard,  no runSohail Tanvir to Kieron Pollard,   no runSohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  1 run Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  no run Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy,  4 leg byesEnd of over 15: Peshawar Zalmi: 96/5Fawad Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, no runFawad Ahmed to Kieron Pollard,  no runFawad Ahmed to Nabi Gul, OUT, Shehzad takes the catchFawad Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Kieron Pollard, no runFawad Ahmed to Nabi Gul, 1 run End of over 14: Peshawar Zalmi: 94/4Mohammad Hasnain to Kieron Pollard, no runMohammad Hasnain to Nabi Gul,  1 runMohammad Hasnain to Nabi Gul,  2 runsMohammad Hasnain to Nabi Gul,  no runMohammad Hasnain to  Kieron Pollard,   1 runMohammad Hasnain to Umar Amin, OUT,End of over 13: Peshawar Zalmi: 90/3Dwayne Bravo to Umar Amin,  1 runDwayne Bravo to Nabi Gul,  1 runDwayne Bravo to Nabi Gul, no runDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin,  1 runDwayne Bravo to Nabi Gul, 1 runDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin, 1 runEnd of over 12: Peshawar Zalmi: 85/3Fawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, SIXFawad Ahmed to Nabi Gul,  1 runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Nabi Gul, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Nabi Gul, no runEnd of over 11: Peshawar Zalmi: 75/3Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,   no runMohammad Nawaz to Nabi Gul,   1 runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,    1 runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,  SIXMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin, no runEnd of over 10: Peshawar Zalmi: 67/3Dwayne Bravo to Umar Amin, 1 run, not outDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin, FOURDwayne Bravo to  Umar Amin, no runDwayne Bravo to Sohaib Maqsood, OUT, Rossouw takes the catchDwayne Bravo to Sohaib Maqsood,  FOURDwayne Bravo to Sohaib Maqsood,  no runEnd of over 9: Peshawar Zalmi: 58/2Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin, FOURMohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood,   1 run Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, no runMohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin, 1 runEnd of over 8: Peshawar Zalmi: 52/2Fawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, FOURFawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run Fawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood,  no runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, 1 runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, no runEnd of over 7: Peshawar Zalmi: 45/2Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood, no run Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin, 1 runMohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin, no run Mohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood,  1 run Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Amin,  1 runMohammad Nawaz to Sohaib Maqsood,  1 runEnd of over 6: Peshawar Zalmi: 41/2Fawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, no runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, no runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin, no runFawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood,   1 runFawad Ahmed to Umar Amin,  1 runFawad Ahmed to Sohaib Maqsood,  1 run, catch dropped by ShehzadEnd of over 5: Peshawar Zalmi: 38/2Dwayne Bravo to Umar Amin, no runDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin,  no runDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin,  no runDwayne Bravo to Umar Amin,   2 runsDwayne Bravo to Sohaib Maqsood,   1 runDwayne Bravo to Sohaib Maqsood,    FOUREnd of over 4: Peshawar Zalmi: 31/2Mohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, OUTMohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal,  FOURMohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal,   no runMohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal,  no runMohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal,  FOURMohammad Nawaz to Kamran Akmal, SIXEnd of over 3: Peshawar Zalmi: 17/1Sohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood,  no runSohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, FOURSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,  2 runsSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,   no runSohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 runEnd of over 2: Peshawar Zalmi: 9/1 Mohammad Hasnain to Kamran Akmal,  FOURMohammad Hasnain to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 leg bye, not out Mohammad Hasnain to Sohaib Maqsood, no run Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq,  OUT, Shehzad  takes the catchMohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq,  no run  Mohammad Hasnain to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runsEnd of over 1: Peshawar Zalmi: 2/0Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal,   no runSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, no runSohail Tanvir to Imam-ul-Haq,  1 runSohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, 1 runQuetta Gladiators won the toss and opted to bowl against Peshawar Zalmi in the final face-off of Pakistan Super League’s fourth edition at National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday.  The fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has successfully progressed to the final where two big teams – Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators – are contesting to lift the PSL  trophy before the large number of cricket lovers at the National Stadium Karachi today.The match will start at 8pm, but the closing ceremony will begin at 6pm.Each of the two teams has reached the PSL final for the third time, as Peshawar Zalmi won the title in 2017 whereas Quetta Gladiators could never win the title but they were the runners-up for two consecutive years – in 2016 and 2017. Peshawar were also the runners-up in 2018.Both teams had also clashed with each other in the final of PSL 2017 when the Zalmi emerged victorious.They also faced each other thrice in the current tournament, twice in the league round and later in the Qualifier. Interestingly, the Gladiators defeated the Zalmi in all the three encounters.However, both teams have been proved the biggest in the tournament – topping the points table in the league matches, with each of them secured 14 points.This is therefore expected that the Karachiites will watch a tough and thrilling contest between these two top teams in the final.Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy is leading Peshawar Zalmi and present skipper of Pakistan cricket team Sarfraz Ahmed is captaining Quetta, and both are very popular among the Pakistani cricket lovers.The highest total by Peshawar Zalmi in PSL-4 so far is 214/5, which they piled up against Islamabad United in Eliminator-2 at Karachi on Friday (March 15) while Quetta Gladiators’ highest totals were 186/5 (vs Karachi Kings at Sharjah on February 24) and 186/6 (vs Peshawar Zalmi in Qualifier at Karachi on March 13).Shane Watson is the highest run-scorer not only for Quetta Gladiators but also in the tournament so far. He has made 423 runs (ave 47.00) in 11 matches with four fifties. He is the only batsman so far to score 400 or more runs in the tournament.The top scorers for Peshawar Zalmi are Imam-ul-Haq (338 at an average of 30.72 with four fifties in 11 matches) and Kamran Akmal (336 at an average of 28.00 with three fifties in 12 matches).Fast-medium bowler Hasan Ali is the leading wicket-taker not only for Peshawar Zalmi but also in the tournament so far. He has taken 25 wickets (ave 12.48) in 12 matches. He grabbed four wickets in an innings on three occasions – the most by any bowler in the tournament. His best bowling is 4/15, which he performed twice in the event.For Quetta Gladiators, left-arm medium-fast bowler Sohail Tanvir captured the most wickets – 15 at an average of 20.20 with one four-wicket haul in 11 matches.SquadsPeshawar Zalmi: Darren Sammy (captain), Misbah-ul-Haq, Kieron Pollard, Kamran Akmal, Imam-ul-Haq, Liam Dawson,Sohaib Maqsood, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul, Umar Amin, Ibtisam Sheikh, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Wayne Madsen, Chris Jordan, Nabi Gul.Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ghulam Mudassar, Mohammad Irfan, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hasnain, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Harry Gurney.

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