Opener Martin Guptill scored a ton as Quetta Gladiators recovered against Karachi Kings after losing quick wickets early.
After losing quick wickets in the first over, Quetta Gladiators’ opener Martin Guptill scored a lot in their comeback victory over Karachi Kings. During the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Quetta Gladiators defeated Karachi Kings by six runs on Saturday at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
While Karachi has lost three games in a row, this was Quetta’s first tournament victory.
Karachi’s 20 overs were limited to 162-5 as they attempted to score 169 runs.
Shoaib Malik, who was in good form, scored 71 runs in 49 balls but was unable to get his team over the line. Eight fours and a six were part of his innings.
Irfan Khan, on the other hand, scored 37 runs in 26 balls, including one four and three maximums.
Opener Martin Guptill scored a ton as Quetta Gladiators recovered against Karachi Kings after losing quick wickets early. After losing three wickets in five overs, Karachi had a poor start to the run chase. Both Sharjeel Khan and Haider Ali were run out for ducks, and James Vince, who initially appeared to be in charge, was only able to score 22 runs in 14 balls.
After scoring 86 runs in 54 balls for the sixth wicket, Malik and Irfan threatened to chase down the target, but Quetta’s bowlers, particularly Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain, held their nerve in the final overs to ensure that their team won the match.
With figures of 2-29 in four overs, Hasnain was the best bowler, while Naseem, Qais Ahmad, and Mohammad Nawaz each took one wicket.
Before that, Quetta Gladiators’ opener Martin Guptill scored a lot as the team came back from losing quick wickets early against Karachi Kings.
After being asked to bat first by Karachi, Quetta scored 168-7 in 20 overs.
Guptill hit for 30 runs in the 19th over of the innings. The New Zealand cricketer was out on the final ball of his innings after scoring 117 runs in 67 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes.
Karachi captain Imad Wasim struck impressive figures of 3-16 in four overs, including the wickets of Jason Roy, Abdul Bangalzai, and Umar Akmal. This left Quetta reeling. With 32 runs scored in 27 balls, Iftikhar Ahmed was Quetta’s second-highest run scorer.
Aamer Yamin, the pacer, also scored 3-37 in four overs.
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