LAHORE – Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by five runs in the PSL X match at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Chasing 143-run target for victory, Kings reached 137/8 in the allocated 20 overs.
Tim Seifert was the top scorer with 47 runs, followed by James Vince. who contributed 30. Hassan Ali scored 24 runs and Omair Bin Yousuf 11 runs. no other batter could enter the double figures.
Mohammad Ami, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Wasim got two wickets each, while Saud Shakeel and Abrar Ahmed picked one wicket each. Abrar Ahmed was named player of the match.
After being asked to bat first by Kings skipper David Warner, Gladiators kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were bundled out for 142 in 19.3 overs.
Faheem Ashraf was the highest scorer for Gladiators with 43 runs, followed by Kusal Mendis, who made 36. Hasan Nawaz contributed 35 runs and Rilee Rossouw 10. Hassan Ali bagged three wickets, Mir Hamza and Abbas Afridi two each, and Mohammad Nabi and Fawad Ali one each, while Khurram Shahzad was run out.
Quetta Gladiators Playing XI: Saud Shakeel (capt), Fin Allen, Rilee Rossouw, Kusal Mendis (wk), Mark Chapman, Hasan Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed
Karachi Kings Playing XI: David Warner (capt), Tim Siefert (wk), James Vince, Shan Masood, Omair Bin Yousuf, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Fawad Ali
