Pakistan Super League Day 3 live: Peshawar Zalmi crush Quetta Gladiators in Karachi

Day 3 of the Pakistan Super League is here and Peshawar Zalmi take on Quetta Gladiators in Karachi after Multan Sultans defeated Lahore Qalandars late on Friday night

There was a big security presence around the stadium in Karachi on Saturday

Fans had to rush to get into the ground as the action got under way in Karachi

It wasn't good news for Quetta as Shane Watson was among those who struggled with the bat

Only Jason Roy (77n.o) impressed as Quetta stuttered to 148-5

Wahab Riaz was among the wickets for Peshawar as he took 2-31

Peshawar looked to be on easy street as they cruised to 85 runs in seven overs for the loss of one wicket in the shape of Tom Banton (3). Kamran Akmal was doing most of the damage with the bat.

Akmal was ruthless, smashing to all corners of the ground as he neared his century and victory for Peshawar

Banton's dismissal was a rare high moment for Quetta on a day they would rather forget

But the day belonged to Akmal as his 101 off 55 balls helped Peshawar to a six-wicket victory, reaching their target (153-4) with nine balls remaining. Liam Livingstone finished the match in style, smashing a six over the boundary.

On Thursday night, Lahore made yet another poor start after they were restricted by Multan to 138-8, mainly because of Multan's three spinners. Lahore have finished last in all four previous leagues, and this match would not have persuaded anyone that change was coming

Lahore's ploy of four fast bowlers didn't work out on a slow pitch. Their Big Bash star Haris Rauf took one wicket but was hammered for 40 off four overs as Multan raced to a winning 142-5 in just 16.1 overs.

Captain Shan Masood top scored with 38 while Rilee Rossouw (32) and Afridi (21 not out) played cameos