QUETTA: Star-studded squads of Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi have reached Bugti Stadium to lock horns in a much-awaited exhibition match ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.
Zalmi's captain Babar Azam and Gladiators' skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed led the squads to the stadium. Former international cricketer Shahid Afridi will make special appearance in this contest. The all-rounder accompanied Zalmi's squad.
The match will start at 11am (PST) which will mark competitive cricket's return to Quetta after 26 years.
Squads
Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (c), Danish Aziz, Saim Ayub, Haider Ali, Usama Mir, Usman Qadir, Aamer Jamal, Haseebullah Khan, Sufyan Muqeem and Azam Khan, Salman Irshad, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Shahid Afridi
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Umar Akmal, Bismillah Khan, Saud Shakeel, Umaid Asif, Abdul Wahid Banglazai, Aimal Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Omair Bin Yousuf, Mohammad Nawaz, Ahsan Ali
Muzamil Asif