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LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam lamented the poor execution in bowling and batting following the crushing defeat against Quetta Gladiators in the 17th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 here at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a challenging total of 179, Peshawar Zalmi crumbled under pressure, getting bowled out for just 114 in 15.2 overs.
Peshawar Zalmi’s chase began on a shaky note as they lost their top three batters inside the powerplay. Saim Ayub (5) was the first to be dismissed in the second over, with the score at 17.
Babar Azam (12) fell to Mohammad Amir in the third over, while Tom Kohler-Cadmore (5) was castled by Mohammad Wasim Jr., leaving Zalmi reeling at 33 in 4.3 overs.
Mohammad Haris on the other end showed some resistance with his 16 off 17 balls, with the help of a four and a six, but he removed too before the halfway mark.
At one stage, Zalmi were reeling at 81-7 in the 10th over before Hussain Talat’s determined innings helped them cross the 100-run mark. He remained the top scorer with 39 off 34 balls, featuring two sixes and four fours.
Eventually, the whole team was bundled out on the second ball of the 15th over, marking Peshawar Zalmi’s fourth defeat in six matches.
While speaking in the post-match presentation, Babar Azam highlighted the shortcomings in batting and bowling while aiming to correct the mistakes for upcoming matches.
“I think we weren’t quite up to the mark in both batting and bowling,” said Babar.
“We failed to execute our plans as we should have. We’ll sit down, analyze what went wrong, and make sure we don’t repeat the same mistakes moving forward,” Babar Azam concluded.
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