He was also confident of a decent performance from the Qalandars.
In the chase, the Karachi Kings lost their last five wickets for just five runs.
In his quota of four overs, Shafiq only conceded 11 runs and has put up quite a few variations on display as well.
The Qalandars lost their last four matches against the Zalmi.
This is quite a huge blow for the PSL.
Teams chasing have found a lot of success thus far in the tournament.
For the United, Luke Ronchi scored a half-century.
Bravo and Gurney are still not available.
Riaz picked up two crucial wickets yesterday.
All the major stats and numbers recorded during the game between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators.