HBL PSL 8: Gladiators stun by chasing 241-run target to beat Zalmi

Rawalpindi: Peshawar Zalmi  stunned by chasing a huge target of 241 runs to beat Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi Stadium on Wednesday night.

Jasson Roy made 145 runs off 63 balls and ensured victory for Gladiators. He hit 20 fours and five sixes to make the PSL highest score.  Muhammad Hafeez made 41 runs off 18 balls. The Gladiators lost only two wickets to win the match. 

Kya hua? Kaise hua? All we know is that today's game was everything.

Congratulations to @TeamQuetta on the victory, and @babarazam258 + @JasonRoy20 on crossing the ?mark. #SabSitarayHumaray l #HBLPSL8 I #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/nSarpiISjx

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 8, 2023

Earlier, it seemed that Zalmi turned the match one-side by scoring 240 runs as they won the toss and decided to bat first.  Babar  and SaimAyub had displayed brilliance to earn the Yellow Storm their highest-ever HBL PSL score but Gladiators proved them wrong. 

Seems like @PeshawarZalmi have unlocked the batting cheat codes in @babarazam258 and @SaimAyub7 whose display of brilliance earned the Yellow Storm their HIGHEST-EVER HBL PSL score. #SabSitarayHumaray l #HBLPSL8 l #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/02QfJcWDly

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 8, 2023

Earlier,  Zalmi won the toss and opted to bat first against Quetta Gladiators tonight at Rawalpindi Stadium.

Both the sides are excited for tonight clash. It is the 25^th match of HBL Pakistan Super League being played at Rawalpindi Stadium.

? TOSS UPDATE ?@PeshawarZalmi elect to bat.

Follow ball-by-ball updates: https://t.co/1AMnHB7zvs #HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/AaerrvfHKX

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 8, 2023

Squads:

Zalmi XI: 1 Babar Azam (capt.), 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Mohammad Haris, 4 Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 5 Haseebullah Khan (wk), 6 Rovman Powell, 7 Aamer Jamal, 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Azmatullah Omarzai, 10 Arshad Iqbal, 11 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman.

Gladiators XI: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Jason Roy, 3 Will Smeed, 4 Iftikhar Alam, 5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 Mohammad Nawaz (capt.), 7 Umar Akmal (wk), 8 Dwaine Pretorius, 9 Mohammad Hasnain, 10 Naseem Shah, 11 Aimal Khan.