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Quetta Gladiators thump Peshawar Zalmi to reach PSL final

DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators thump Peshawar Zalmi by 1 run in a nail-biting thriller to be the first team to qualify for Pakistan Super League (PSL) final, at Dubai International Stadium, UAE.

Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and chose to bowl first against Quetta Gladiators.

Gladiators lost early wickets and took time to get back the momentum of the innings, it was all good untill Sangakkara (37) and And Pietrsen (57) were on the crease, once they were taken off by Zalmi, Gladiators lost it back. Skipper Sarfraz (o), Grant Elliot (5), Anwar (5) and Bismillah Khan (0) were other batsmen to fail in Quetta innings.

Zalmi pacer Wahab Riaz was pick of the bowler with his 3-17 in 3.3 overs.

Peshawar Zalmi in reply were completely of control of the match, they kept loosing back to back wickets throughout the inning. Wahab’s last-moment flyer gave some hope to Zalmi and took thm to place where they could have won it comfortably. They just needed 8 off the last over with three wickets in hand and Wahab (22) on the crease. Cheema who had triumphed Pakistan in Asia Cup 2012 by defending 7 runs off the last, was on the bowl. He conceded FOUR off the first and then a single, son, Zalmi had it in their hands with 3 runs required off last four balls.

But, then the match turned to its head, Cheema first got Hassan on next ball, and then Wahab top-edged the slow bouncer for an excellent catch to Shehzad, followed by a DOT!

The equation was now 3 from 1 for Zalmi with last wicket left. Asghar was facing Cheema, he had never held the bat in whole PSL so far.

Cheema bowled a quick a bouncer which Asghar hardly managed for a single! And, THAT WAS IT! Aizaz Cheema  had done it again!

He had defended just 8 runs off his final over to get over HOT FOAVOURITE PESHAWAR ZALMI and got his side to the final!

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