In an exhibition T-20 Cricket Match in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by 3 runs.

Zalmi’s Captain Babar Azam had won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Batting first Quetta Gladiators scored 184 runs at the loss of 5 wickets; while Peshawar Zalmi scored 181 runs losing 7 wickets.

Veteran Pacer Wahab Riaz provided Zalmi with the perfect start by dismissing Ahsan Ali and Umar Akmal in the second over of the innings but Quetta fought back in the second half of the innings to post a competitive total on the board.

Iftikhar Ahmed smacked Riaz for six sixes in the final over of the innings to ensure that Quetta finished on a high. The right-hander remained unbeaten on 94 runs in 50 balls.