That brings the curtains on our live coverage of this PSL game between the Quetta Gladiators and the Peshawar Zalmi. For now it will be Soumarya Dutta, signing off on behalf of Ayan Chatterjee and our Scorer/Analyst Paras Yadav. See you soon!
Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators Captain): "I am not going to answer that. It was tough out there and glad to get the win. It was a defendable score and we had to bowl well to do the job. The bowlers were good and did their job. I thought we would win and we did that. Yes, Abrar with his mystery was great and Akeal bowled crucial overs for us. Our death bowling worked and executed things better as we went along. There is room for improvement. Happy with what I saw today. Happy with the win and doing well and happy with what we saw. Watson has great experience and the professionalism is something that we need to buy into. We need to keep doing well going forward in the tournament. Hope to do well in the coming games."
Saud Shakeel (Player oftheMatch): "Yes, thanks to Allah. I think I have been waiting for the opportunity. Working hard and following the process out there and glad it worked. Everything happens for a reason. Playing with Jason Roy helps and enjoying his company. I think the whole management giving me confidence and giving me platform to do well. Also, lots of thanks to Shane Watson."
Player of the Match: Saud Shakeel.
Superpower of the Match: Babar Azam.
Energetic Batter of the Match: Jason Roy.
Moment of the Match: Mohammad Wasim Jr.
Time for the post-match presentations.
Babar Azam, Peshawar Zalmi Captain- Unfortunately due to my mistake Saim was run out and it was the turning point. We had covered it up a bit but my dismissal changed the scenario again. When you are chasing a total as big as this one you need to play with a positive mindset and Saim gave us a great start. We had given away 20 runs extra at the beginning and that cost us in the end. The start is always important but we couldn't hold on to the momentum in the end. Hopefully we will come back stronger in the next game.
MohammadAmir: "Yes, credit to the batters. Saud and Jason batted well. Not easy to bat first. It was important to defend this score and to win the first match is satisfying to see. I always stick to the basics and play around with the field and that's what I do. I think Saud batted well and he deserves all the credit. Jason Roy is world class but credit to Saud. I had a great time with Karachi and now looking to do well for Quetta."