RAWALPINDI: Jason Roy overshadowed Babar Azam’s eighth T20 century with a sensational unbeaten 145 off simply 63 balls as Quetta Gladiators crushed Peshawar Zalmi by eight wickets in a record-breaking Pakistan Super League recreation on Wednesday.
Roy pulverized Peshawar quick bowlers by smashing 20 fours and 5 sixes because the Englishman anchored Quetta to PSL’s highest-ever profitable run-chase of 243-2 with 10 balls to spare.
Babar had earlier scored 115 off 65 balls to report his first PSL hundred and younger left-hander Saim Ayub blazed 74 off 34 balls in what seemed to be Peshawar’s sturdy complete of 240-2.
“In T20, it’s as good as I’ve ever played,” Roy stated. “Chasing that complete is one thing that doesn’t occur typically, so I’m going to cherish this.”
Roy, who took a break from Pakistan’s premier home T20 league to play in England’s ODI sequence in Bangladesh, smashed all of the Peshawar pacers at will in an outstanding show of strokeplay and raised the victory by lofting quick bowler Azmatullah Omarzai over long-off for a six.
Experienced quick bowler Wahab Riaz (1-56) conceded 10 fours and a six in his 4 overs whereas pacer Arshad Iqbal (0-55) was dearer in his three overs as he was smacked for 9 boundaries and two sixes.
Roy dominated the run-chase from the onset and featured in two stable stands, including 109 runs with Will Smeed (21) earlier than veteran Mohammad Hafeez additionally scored a quick-fire unbeaten 41 off 18 balls and accompanied Roy to Quetta’s most memorable win.
Earlier, Babar and Saim raised the second-best ever stand for any wicket within the historical past of PSL as Quetta missed an early alternative to separate the pair.
Naseem Shah dropped a sitter at lengthy off when Saim was solely on 6 within the third over after which Smeed conceded a six when he parried the ball over his head whereas failing to carry onto a tough catch on the sting of the boundary.
Saim, who hit six fours and 5 sixes, lastly exited within the 14th over when he couldn’t clear stand-in captain Mohammad Nawaz and quick additional cowl. Babar raised his 100 off 60 balls along with his trademark cowl pushed boundary earlier than he was run-out within the ultimate over after hitting 15 fours and three sixes.
“Roy didn’t allow us to come back into the game with his outstanding batting,” Babar stated. “Our bowlers simply couldn’t execute the plans.”
Quetta went into the sport with out common skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was dominated out due to hand damage.
Quetta saved its slim hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs with six factors from 9 matches; its final recreation is towards Multan Sultans on Saturday.
Peshawar has eight factors from eight video games and has nonetheless two video games in hand to make it to the playoffs.
Roy pulverized Peshawar quick bowlers by smashing 20 fours and 5 sixes because the Englishman anchored Quetta to PSL’s highest-ever profitable run-chase of 243-2 with 10 balls to spare.
Babar had earlier scored 115 off 65 balls to report his first PSL hundred and younger left-hander Saim Ayub blazed 74 off 34 balls in what seemed to be Peshawar’s sturdy complete of 240-2.
“In T20, it’s as good as I’ve ever played,” Roy stated. “Chasing that complete is one thing that doesn’t occur typically, so I’m going to cherish this.”
Roy, who took a break from Pakistan’s premier home T20 league to play in England’s ODI sequence in Bangladesh, smashed all of the Peshawar pacers at will in an outstanding show of strokeplay and raised the victory by lofting quick bowler Azmatullah Omarzai over long-off for a six.
Experienced quick bowler Wahab Riaz (1-56) conceded 10 fours and a six in his 4 overs whereas pacer Arshad Iqbal (0-55) was dearer in his three overs as he was smacked for 9 boundaries and two sixes.
Roy dominated the run-chase from the onset and featured in two stable stands, including 109 runs with Will Smeed (21) earlier than veteran Mohammad Hafeez additionally scored a quick-fire unbeaten 41 off 18 balls and accompanied Roy to Quetta’s most memorable win.
Earlier, Babar and Saim raised the second-best ever stand for any wicket within the historical past of PSL as Quetta missed an early alternative to separate the pair.
Naseem Shah dropped a sitter at lengthy off when Saim was solely on 6 within the third over after which Smeed conceded a six when he parried the ball over his head whereas failing to carry onto a tough catch on the sting of the boundary.
Saim, who hit six fours and 5 sixes, lastly exited within the 14th over when he couldn’t clear stand-in captain Mohammad Nawaz and quick additional cowl. Babar raised his 100 off 60 balls along with his trademark cowl pushed boundary earlier than he was run-out within the ultimate over after hitting 15 fours and three sixes.
“Roy didn’t allow us to come back into the game with his outstanding batting,” Babar stated. “Our bowlers simply couldn’t execute the plans.”
Quetta went into the sport with out common skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was dominated out due to hand damage.
Quetta saved its slim hopes alive of qualifying for the playoffs with six factors from 9 matches; its final recreation is towards Multan Sultans on Saturday.
Peshawar has eight factors from eight video games and has nonetheless two video games in hand to make it to the playoffs.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com