Zalmi vs Gladiators live: Rossouw, Saud Shakeel & Muqeem Shine as Quetta Reach 64/3

Quetta Gladiators had a shaky but steady start in this Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators live score encounter, losing early wickets inside the powerplay. Ahsan Ali (4 off 3) departed early after edging a delivery from Iftikhar Ahmed, giving Zalmi the perfect opening breakthrough.

Captain Saud Shakeel (16 off 13) tried to anchor the innings with positive intent, striking two boundaries and a six, but his innings ended in unfortunate fashion through a sharp run-out involving Farhan Yousaf and Iftikhar Ahmed. At that stage, Quetta were under pressure at 39/2.

The most fluent batter of the innings so far has been Rilee Rossouw, who looked in excellent touch with a quick 26 off 18 balls, including four crisp boundaries. His aggressive stroke play lifted Quetta’s scoring rate before he was dismissed by Sufiyan Muqeem, who provided a crucial breakthrough to slow down the momentum.

After Rossouw’s dismissal at 62, Quetta stabilised through Hasan Nawaz (13 off 13)* and *Shamyl Hussain (2)**, ensuring no further collapse in the middle phase. Their partnership is helping Quetta rebuild after early setbacks.

For Zalmi, the bowling unit has maintained strong control. Sufiyan Muqeem (1/5) stood out with tight spin bowling and a key wicket, while Iftikhar Ahmed (1/20) delivered early pressure with an economical spell. Support came from Ali Raza, Michael Bracewell, Mohammad Basit, all contributing in restricting boundaries during crucial overs.

At the end of 8.1 overs, Quetta Gladiators sit at 64/3, with the innings finely balanced and set for an interesting middle and death overs phase in this PSL 11 2026 clash.