Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by 6 runs in the 6th match of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) 2023 edition at the national Cricket Stadium Karachi.
Quetta register their first win first win in the tournament, wheras Karachi have lost all three matches in a row.
Karachi Kings fell short Chasing a target of 169 runs, Karachi were restricted to 162-5 in their allotted 20 overs.
Shoaib Malik scored unbeaten on 71 runs in 49 balls but failed to get his side over the line. He hit eight fours and a six.
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Karachi Kings Vs Quetta Gladiators Highlights
Quetta was given the opportunity to bat first by Karachi, and they scored 168-7 in 20 overs.
In the 19th over of the innings, Guptill hit speedster Andrew Tye for 30 runs to complete his century.
With the aid of 12 fours and five sixes, the New Zealand player made 117 runs in 67 balls before being removed on the last delivery of the innings.
As Karachi captain Imad Wasim claimed amazing stats of 3-16 in four overs, including the dismissals of Jason Roy, Abdul Bangalzai, and Umar Akmal, Quetta was in disarray.
Iftikhar Ahmed finished Quetta’s innings as the second-highest run scorer with 32 runs in 27 balls.
Aamer Yamin, a pacer, scored 3-37 in four overs as well.
Quetta Gladiators (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Abdul Bangalzai, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Umar Akmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Qais Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain
Karachi Kings (Playing XI): Sharjeel Khan, James Vince, Haider Ali, Matthew Wade(w), Irfan Khan, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim(c), Aamer Yamin, Andrew Tye, Mohammad Amir, Imran Tahir.
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