Wednesday witnessed the high-scoring game of the PSL 2023. Jason Roy played probably the greatest PSL innings to humble Peshawar in a run fest. Keep reading to see Sportiqo’s market changes after this game.
Match 25: Peshawar Zalmi vs. Quetta Gladiators
Quetta Gladiators 243 for 2 (Roy 145, Hafeez 41) beat Peshawar Zalmi 240 for 2 (Babar 115(↑62%), Saim 74) by 8 wickets.
Peshawar Zalmi opted to bat first on an absolute belter of a pitch. Babar Azam(↑62%) and Saim Ayub took off as the Gladiators had no answers to them. A humongous opening partnership of 162 runs came to an end as Saim fell for a splendid 74(34). Whereas the Peshawar skipper scored his 8th T20 hundred. His 115-run innings took just 65 balls and powered Zalmi to 240 for 2 in 20 overs. Rovman Powell(↑16%) also smashed 35* off 18.
Quetta Gladiators needed to pull off the third-highest T20 chase in history to stay alive in the tournament. Many thought the match was already done and dusted, but the opening partnership of 41 runs in 17 balls made things interesting. Martin Guptill(↑4%) got out after scoring 21 off 8 while Jason Roy carried on.
He and Smeed combined for a 109-run stand, which took only 55 deliveries. Then, Roy was involved in another stunning partnership. He and Hafeez scored 95 runs together in just 38 balls. The latter smashed 41 off 18 as Quetta cruised to victory with 10 balls to spare. Jason Roy played one of the finest T20 knocks by scoring 145* in 63 deliveries.
Turning Point of the Match
The Zalmi were well and truly ahead at the halfway stage. But a rapid opening start turned the momentum in Gladiators’ favour.
SportiScore Analysis
Babar Azam(↑62%) was our most valuable player of the day, with 63 points. He smashed 115 runs in only 65 balls with the help of 15 fours and 3 maximums. Rovman Powell(↑16%) is second on the list with 26 SportiScore points. His 18-ball innings brought 35 runs and had 3 fours and 2 sixes in it. Martin Guptill(↑4%) played a breezy knock of 21 runs to earn 15.4 SportiScores. He thumped 3 fours and a six in 8 balls.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 22:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Babar Azam 115(65) 63
Rovman Powell 35(18) 26
Martin Guptill 21(8) 15.4
Mohammad Nawaz 0/36 0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/38 -5
Naseem Shah 0/39 -9.5
Wahab Riaz 1/56 -23
Market Update
Babar’s classy innings took his stocks up by 52.8 SPQs. Rovman Powell(↑16%) and Martin Guptill(↑4%) also got their value up by 15.5 and 6 SPQs, respectively. In contrast, Naseem Shah’s(↓37%) price dropped by 19.3 SPQs. Mujeeb ur Rahman also had a bad day with the ball, and it cost him 9.6 SPQs.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the twenty-second day of the league:
Player SportiScores 08 Mar Price 09 Mar Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Babar Azam 63 85.5 138.3 62% 116.9
Rovman Powell 26 98.5 114 16% 92
Martin Guptill 15.4 153.3 159.3 4% 148.9
Mohammad Nawaz 0 15 15 0% -37.85
Mujeeb Ur Rahman -5 24.6 15 -39% -13.2
Naseem Shah -9.5 51.8 32.6 -37% 21.9
Wahab Riaz -23 15 15 0% -64.35
