Right then, that is it from the game and it was a run fest. The Pakistan Super League action continues as we have a doubleheader on Super Sunday, 12th of March. It is Islamabad United versus Peshawar Zalmi at 2.30 pm IST (9.00 am GMT) and Lahore Qalandars versus Karachi Kings at 7.30 pm IST (2.00 pm GMT). Until then, goodbye and cheers!
Abbas Afridi is the player of the match for his five-wicket haul.
Earlier in the match, it was all fireworks at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Usman Khan and Mohammad Rizwan started off with all guns blazing. They lost their first wicket at 157 runs. The former scored 120 runs while the latter scored 55. Later, Tim David and Kieron Pollard joined hands and made their side reach a mammoth total of 262 runs.
The pitch didn't have much assistance for the bowlers out there but Multan Sultans did certainly well. They got things in control once the Iftikhar Ahmed-Omair Yousuf partnership was broken. Abbas Afridi picked up a fifer and he was the one who broke the Iftikhar Ahmed-Omair Yousuf partnership. Ihsanullah picked two which included the wicket of the dangerous Omair Yousuf.
It was a good fightback from the Quetta Gladiators. Had the target would have been a bit less, things would have been different here. They had their hopes until Omair Yousuf was on the crease. He was dismissed in the 16th overs and things fell off for the Quetta Gladiators. They will be upset with how things ended up for them as they bow out of the competition now.
QUETTA GLADIATORS
253/8 (20.0)
67 (36)
53 (31)
5/47 (4)
2/58 (4)
Over 20
4nb
1
4
1
1
1
6
Qais Ahmad*
17 (7)
Naveen-ul-Haq
17 (7)
Anwar Ali
1/48 (3)
QUE
253/8
6
19.6
Anwar Ali to Qais Ahmad ,Six! Up, up and away! The batter has lofted this clean as a whistle and it has cleared the boundary.
1
19.5
Anwar Ali to Naveen-ul-Haq ,1 run, the batter goes back in his crease and guides it through covers for a single.
1
19.4
Anwar Ali to Qais Ahmad ,1 run, the batter lofts this in the air and gets a run for the team.
1
19.3
Anwar Ali to Naveen-ul-Haq ,1 run, that is flicked off the back foot for a run.
4
19.2
Anwar Ali to Naveen-ul-Haq ,Four! Lucky, lucky, lucky! Not quite where the batter intended to hit, but the batter will take a boundary off the inside edge to fine leg.
1
19.1
Anwar Ali to Qais Ahmad ,1 run, the batter lofts this in the air and gets a run for the team.
4nb
19.1
Anwar Ali to Qais Ahmad ,No ball and Four! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at mid off. Bounces into the fence.
Over 19
W
wd
4
2
4
1
1
Qais Ahmad*
5 (3)
Naveen-ul-Haq
11 (4)
Abbas Afridi
5/47 (4)
QUE
234/8
1
18.6
Abbas Afridi to Qais Ahmad ,1 run, that is just a mere push for a run.
1
18.5
Abbas Afridi to Naveen-ul-Haq ,1 run, the batter plays the scoop shot for a run.
4
18.4
Abbas Afridi to Naveen-ul-Haq ,Four! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at covers. Bounces into the fence.
2
18.3
Abbas Afridi to Naveen-ul-Haq ,2 runs, this one has been flicked off the back foot for two runs.
4
18.2
Abbas Afridi to Naveen-ul-Haq ,Four! This is lofted in the air and over the fielder at covers. Bounces into the fence.