Iftikhar hits six sixes in an over as Quetta post 184 against Peshawar

Wahab Riaz was at the receiving end

By Web Desk
February 05, 2023
Iftikhar Ahmed played a scintillating knock — PCB YouTube Screengrab

Iftikhar Ahmed scored an impressive fifty as Quetta Gladiators set Peshawar Zalmi a target of 185 runs during the exhibition match in Quetta on Sunday.

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

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.

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.

Middle-order batter Khushdil Shah scored 36 runs in 24 balls, meanwhile opener Abdul Wahid Bangalzai scored 28 in 19.

Quetta captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who could only score four runs, was cleaned up by Aamir Jamal.

Riaz claimed three wickets but conceded 47 runs in his full quota of four overs. 

Fans turned up to the stadium early in the morning as the gates were said to be closed by 9 am. They lined up to enter the stadium to watch their cricket stars in action.

Due to huge crowd, management closed the doors of the ground to avoid any mishap and are gradually letting the crowd enter the stadium. 

Playing XI

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Ahsan Ali, Bismillah Khan, Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Aimal Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Umaid Asif, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Haseebullah, Azam Khan, Aamir Jamal, Usama Mir, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Salman Irshad

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