I'm pleased at the way my career is unfolding: Haider Ali.

KARACHI -- Haider Ali is regarded as one of the brightest batting prospects when it comes to white-ball cricket. And already in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League 6 edition, the precocious right-hander has been a vital cog for Peshawar Zalmi.

The 20-year-old, born in Attock, has been instrumental in both victories when Peshawar were chasing targets of 190-plus here at the National Stadium. If his eight-ball cameo of 24 stunned Multan Sultans last Sunday, then the 29-ball 50 on Friday night ultimately served to leave Quetta Gladiators utterly shell-shocked as Peshawar got over the line by reaching 202-7 in 19.3 overs.

'It was not just me to take credit for Peshawar Zalmi's second win. [Sherfane] Rutherford was brilliant in the death overs and there were Imam-ul-Haq and Shoaib [Malik] who also played superbly because the talk in our dugout was take the game as deep as possible without losing sight [of the target],' Haider, who was named man-of-the-match, observed during the post-match chat. 'Overall, I'm pleased at the way my career is unfolding. Playing for Pakistan has been memorable but the expectations [of the fan] go high when you are playing at the international.'

Haider, who is the first Pakistani to start his Twenty International career...