LIVE: Quetta 113/5 after 17 overs.

Ahsan Ali, opening alongside Bangalzai, smashed Salman Irshad for a boundary in the first over.

Wahab Riaz  removed Ahsan for five in the next over as he was caught on the boundary. 

Wahab Riaz struck in the same over as he also dismissed Umar Akmal for a duck in the same over.

Local boy Abdul Wahid Bangalzai smashed first six of the match against Irshad in the third over.

Bangalzai continued to attack as he hit Wahab for a boundary towards the leg side.

Sarfaraz was clean bowled by a Yorker from Aamir Jamal.

Iftikhar Ahmed continued his rich vein of form and smashed back to back boundaries against Jamal.

Shahid Afridi was welcomed into the attack with a boundary by Iftikhar.

Bangalzai smashed Usama Mir for a six over long off. However, Bangalzai was then stumped for 28 on the bowling off Mir in his second over.

Iftikhar and Khushdil Shah stitched a 51-run partnership, to get Quetta back on track for a competitive total. Khushdil was the agressor among the two, as he smashed two sixes between 11-15 overs.

However, Wahab returned in the 17th over to dismiss Khushdil, who tried to take on the short delivery from left-arm pacer, but was caught at boundary for 36.

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