Bowlers power Gladiators to beat Kings by 23 runs in PSL 7

Quetta Gladiators have defeated Karachi Kings by 23 runs in the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7, here on double-header Sunday.

KK 143-8 (20 overs)

Ashir to bowl the last over

KK 139-7 (19 overs)

18.6: Lovely yorker on middle stump, Lemmonby gets across and tries to play a sweep shot, misses it and the ball hits the stumps

18.5: Good length ball, Gregory goes for a big heave, misses it and the ball hits the leg stump

Khurram comes back

KK 130-5 (18 overs)

17.3: Back of a length, on leg stump, Rohail goes for the pull shot, gets the top edge and Smeed at deep square leg took it with ease.

Naseem continues

KK 126-4 (17 overs)

Irfan comes to bowl his last

KK 121-4 (16 overs)

15.5: Full ball, on middle and leg stump, Qasim flicks it away and it hits the toe of the bat and goes high in the air, Smeed at deep midwicket gets underneath it and took a well-judged catch.

Naseem comes back into the attack

KK 117-3 (15 overs)

Ashir comes back into the attack

KK 109-3 (14 overs)

13.5: Clarke gives himself some room and tries to hit it on the offside, Irfan from round the wicket, pitches fuller in length, swings away from a big, Clarke misses it and the ball hits the middle and off stump.

Irfan comes back into the attack

KK 107-2 (13 overs)

12.4: Good length ball, was not that short, Sharjeel goes for the pull shot, misses it and the ball hits the top of off stump.

Khurram continues

KK 104-1 (12 overs)

Hassan comes again

KK 87-1 (11 overs)

10.5: Good length ball, just outside off, Babar tries to drive away from his body, gets a thick inside edge back onto stumps.

Khurram comes back into the attack

KK 81-0 (10 overs)

Ashir continues

KK 66-0 (9 overs)

Hassan continues

KK 62-0 (8 overs)

Ashir replaces Irfan

KK 58-0 (7 overs)

Hassan comes back

KK 51-0 (6 overs)

Irfan continues

KK 40-0 (5 overs)

Khurram replaces Naseem

KK 31-0 (4 overs)

Irfan replaces Hassan

KK 21-0 (3 overs)

Naseem continues

KK 17-0 (2 overs)

Hassan to bowl from the other end

KK  2-0 (1 over)

Babar, Clarke come out to bat for the Kings, Naseem to bowl the first over

KARACHI KINGS VS QUETTA GLADIATORS (2nd INNINGS)

Quetta Gladiators have posted 166-4 in the first innings of the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7 against Karachi Kings, here at Gaddafi Stadium.

QG 166-4 (20 overs)

Hamza to bowl the last over

QG 156-3 (19 overs)

Shinwari to bowl his last

QG 146-3 (18 overs)

Umaid comes back into the attack

QG 136-3 (17 overs)

Shinwari replaces Umaid

QG 125-3 (16 overs)

Hamza comes back into the attack

QG 119-3 (15 overs)

Umaid comes back

QG 117-3 (14 overs)

13.6: Tossed up, on middle and leg stump, Umar came down the wicket and tried to hit it over long-on, mistimed it and Gregory at long-on took a simple catch.

Imad comes to bowl his last

QG 112-2 (13 overs)

12.5: Angling in, Vince looks to muscle the ball onto the leg side, misses the ball completely and it hits the top of his off-stump. Umar Akmal walks in.

Gregory comes back into the attack

QG 104-1 (12 overs)

Qasim comes in to bowl his first

QG 93-1 (11 overs)

Umaid replaces Gregory

QG 85-1 (10 overs)

Imad continues

QG 70-1 (9 overs)

Gregory continues

QG 60-1 (8 overs)

Imad comes back into the attack

QG 56-1 (7 overs)

Gregory replaces Shinwari

QG 46-1 (6 overs)

Umaid replaces Hamza

QG 41-1 (5 overs)

Shinwari continues

QG 31-1 (4 overs)

Hamza continues

QG 21-1 (3 overs)

2.6: Slower ball, on middle and leg stump, Smeed comes down the wicket and tries to hit it over mid-on, mistimes it and it goes straight in the hands of Gregory.

Shinwari replaces Imad

QG 15-0 (2 overs)

Hamza to bowl from the other end

QG 5-0 (1 over)

Roy, Smeed come out to bat for the Gladiators, Imad to bowl the first over

KARACHI KINGS VS QUETTA GLADIATORS (1st INNINGS)

LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators have won the toss and opted to bat first against Karachi Kings in the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), here on double-header Sunday.

PLAYING XIs

Quetta Gladiators: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Jason Roy, Will Smeed, James Vince, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Hassan Khan, Ashir Qureshi, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Irfan

Karachi Kings: Babar Azam (c), Sharjeel Khan, Joe Clarke, Lewis Gregory, Tom Lammonby, Rohail Nazir, Qasim Akram, Imad Wasim, Umaid Asif, Usman Shinwari, Mir Hamza

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches- 13, Karachi Kings-5, Quetta Gladiators-8, N/R-0