KARACHI: Shoaib Malik played a gritty 71-run knock in the tense run chase but failed short of trumping Martin Guptill’s century as Quetta Gladiators managed to edge Karachi Kings by six runs in a Pakistan Super League (PSL) eight thriller.
KK 162/5 (20 Overs)
Smith to bowl the final over
KK 145/5 (19 Overs)
Hasnain comes to bowl the 19th
KK 138/5 (18 Overs)
Naseem continues
KK 132/5 (17 Overs)
Nawaz replaces Qais
KK 116/5 (16 Overs)
Naseem replaces Hasnain
KK 105/5 (15 Overs)
Qais replaces Nawaz
KK 96/5 (14 Overs)
Hasnain replaces Smith
KK 87/5 (13 Overs)
Nawaz comes back
KK 80/5 (12 Overs)
Smith comes again
KK 76/5 (11 Overs)
Hasnain replaces Qais
KK 69/3 (10 Overs)
Smith continues
KK 58/3 (9 Overs)
Qais continues
KK 53/3 (8 Overs)
Odean Smith comes to bowl his first
KK 49/3 (7 Overs)
Qais replaces Naseem
KK 45/3 (6 Overs)
Mohammad Hasnain comes into the attack
KK 39/3 (5 Overs)
4.2: Naseem bowls a supernova on a length and it jagged back viciously and is through his defence! That’s a crucial breakthrough for Quetta.
Naseem replaces Qais
KK 35/2 (4 Overs)
Nawaz continues
KK 25/2 (3 Overs)
2.6: Tossed up a delicious leg-break, give it a flight and lured him into a big shot, Haider was nowhere the pitch of the ball and it goes through his defences.
Qais Ahmed comes into the attack
KK 14/1 (2 Overs)
1.4: Length ball on fifth stump, goes to cut, thick edge through to Sarfaraz and he clings on!
Mohammad Nawaz to bowl from the other end
KK 9/0 (1 Over)
Sharjeel Khan and James Vince come out to bat for the Kings. Naseem Shah to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs QUETTA GLADIATORS (2nd INNINGS)
KARACHI: Experienced opener Martin Guptill struck an astonishing century to fire Quetta Gladiators to 168/7 against Karachi Kings in the sixth match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
QG 168/7 (20 Overs)
Yamin to bowl the final over
QG 156/5 (19 Overs)
Tye continues
QG 126/5 (18 Overs)
Amir comes to bowl his last
QG 114/5 (17 Overs)
Tye replaces Amir
QG 103/5 (16 Overs)
Tahir continues
QG 92/5 (15 Overs)
Amir comes back
QG 85/4 (14 Overs)
Tahir replaces Yamin
QG 77/4 (13 Overs)
Imad comes to bowl his last
QG 71/4 (12 Overs)
Yamin replaces Tahir
QG 60/4 (11 Overs)
Tye continues
QG 51/4 (10 Overs)
Tahir continues
QG 39/4 (9 Overs)
Andrew Tye comes into the attack
QG 34/4 (8 Overs)
Imran Tahir comes to bowl his first
QG 29/4 (7 Overs)
Aamer Yamin replaces Imad
QG 23/3 (6 Overs)
Amir continues
QG 21/3 (5 Overs)
Imad comes to bowl again
QG 16/3 (4 Overs)
Mohammad Amir comes into the attack
QG 14/3 (3 Overs)
2.3: Imad pitches this on a length and it came back viciously, Umar tried to cut that away but was nowhere near the line of the ball, Imad picks up his third.
Imad continues
QG 9/2 (2 Overs)
Aamer Yamin to bowl from the other end
QG 0/2 (1 Over)
0.5: Bangalzai goes a bit too early into the shot and the ball was turning in from outside off as he flays his hands away from the line.
0.2: Imad lobbed up on a length, drifting towards the middle and rapping Roy’s pads, ultra edge shows no deflection, pitching outside off, the impact is in line and wickets hitting so early success for Karachi Kings!
Jason Roy and Martin Guptill come out to bat for the Gladiators. Imad to bowl the first over.
KARACHI KINGS vs QUETTA GLADIATORS (1st INNINGS)
KARACHI: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Quetta Gladiators in the sixth match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.
PLAYING XIs
Karachi Kings: James Vince, Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim (c), Matthew Wade, Irfanullah Niazi, Aamer Yamin, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir.
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Jason Roy, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Martin Guptill, Iftikhar Ahmed, Qais Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Odean Smith.
HEAD TO HEAD
Matches-14, Quetta Gladiators-9, Karachi Kings-5
