Quetta Gladiators 168 for 7 (Guptill 117, Imad 3-16, Yamin 3-37) beat Karachi Kings 162 for five (Malik 71*, Irfan 37*, Hasnain 2-29) by six runs
Martin Guptill smashed a 67-ball 117 in opposition to Karachi Kings at their dwelling floor to present Quetta Gladiators their first win of PSL 2023. After being put in, Gladiators had been 23 for 4 within the seventh over however Guptill not solely helped them get better but additionally lifted them to a aggressive complete.
He rebuilt the innings with a 69-run stand, off 52 balls, with Iftikhar Ahmed after which dominated the 64-run stand with Mohammad Nawaz, scoring 59 off 20 from his bat. Nawaz’s contribution was three from six balls.
In reply, Kings additionally landed in early hassle. They had been 35 for 3 contained in the powerplay, after which 76 for five within the eleventh over earlier than Shoaib Malik and Irfan Khan revived the chase. The pair introduced the equation all the way down to 37 runs wanted off the final three overs however Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain strangled them. That left Kings needing 24 from the ultimate over, and Odean Smith gave away solely 17 to safe a six-run win for the guests.
Earlier, Gladiators had been pegged again by Imad Wasim, who trapped Jason Roy lbw on the sweep, deceived Abdul Bangalzai to have him stumped, and bowl Umar Akmal to prise out three wickets in his first 9 balls. Sarfaraz Ahmed mistimed a pull at hand Aamer Yamin his first wicket proper after a 23-run powerplay.
Guptill had opened his account with a few boundaries however was tied down by the lack of early wickets. He and Iftikhar Ahmed centered on strike rotation and struck the odd boundary to maintain the innings afloat. Iftikhar’s wicket within the fifteenth over was a setback however Guptill continued discovering the occasional boundary and introduced up his fifty.
Guptill was dropped on 61 off Andrew Tye by Sharjeel Khan, and the batter made full use of that. In the nineteenth over, he looted 30 runs off Tye with the assistance of three sixes and as many fours.
James Vince scored 22 off 14 balls to present Kings a brisk begin however early wickets saved them on the again foot. In the eleventh over, Hasnain eliminated Matthew Wade and Imad Wasim to dent them additional.
Malik and Irfan fought arduous, including 86 off 54 balls in an unbroken stand for the sixth wicket, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.
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