Islamabad United Vs Quetta Gladiators Eliminator 1 (3 V 4) 15 March 2024

Eliminator 1 (3 v 4) • National Stadium • Karachi

Islamabad United

174/9 (20)

Quetta Gladiators

135 (18.4)

IU won by 39 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Date & Time

15 Mar, 09:30 PM IST

Venue

National Stadium, Karachi

Match

Eliminator 1 (3 v 4),

Pakistan Super League

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan, TV))

Referee

Muhammad Javed (Pakistan)

Toss

Islamabad United elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchSlow & Dusty Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSlow Spin

1st Innings

170Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

142.55Avg SR

2nd Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

143.96Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

5- 5

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Islamabad United

Quetta Gladiators

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Saud Shakeel

QG . ALL

323 Runs

9 Matches

Shadab Khan

IU . ALL

278 Runs

9 Matches

Agha Salman

IU . ALL

264 Runs

9 Matches

Top Bowlers

Abrar Ahmed

QG . BOWL

15 Wkts

9 Matches

Akeal Hosein

QG . ALL

13 Wkts

9 Matches

Naseem Shah

IU . BOWL

10 Wkts

8 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

S Khan

A Ahmad

Expert Team 2

A Hosein

C Munro

Venue Details

National Stadium, Karachi

PitchSlow & Dusty Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSlow Spin

1st Innings

170Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

142.55Avg SR

2nd Innings

157Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

143.96Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

22%Bat First Bowl First77%

Team Batting First

39%Wins Losses61%

Recent Matches on venue

15th Match • Feb 28 • Pakistan Super League

KK 165/5 (20)

IU 169/3 (18.3)

IU won by 7 wickets

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13th Match • Feb 24 • Pakistan Super League

QG 157/10 (19.1)

IU 220/6 (20)

IU won by 63 runs

vs live score

12th Match • Feb 23 • Pakistan Super League

PZ 156/8 (20)

IU 159/4 (14.5)

IU won by 6 wickets

vs live score

4th Match • Feb 16 • Pakistan Super League

KK 173/7 (20)

IU 178/6 (18.2)

IU won by 4 wickets

vs live score

14th Match • Feb 6 • Pakistan Super League

KK 135/9 (20)

IU 177/6 (20)

IU won by 42 runs

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12th Match • Feb 5 • Pakistan Super League

IU 166/5 (20)

LQ 174/9 (20)

LQ won by 8 runs

vs live score

10th Match • Feb 3 • Pakistan Super League

QG 186/10 (19.3)

IU 229/4 (20)

IU won by 43 runs

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8th Match • Feb 1 • Pakistan Super League

IU 197/10 (19.4)

MS 217/5 (20)

MS won by 20 runs

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5th Match • Jan 30 • Pakistan Super League

PZ 168/6 (20)

IU 172/1 (15.5)

IU won by 9 wickets

vs live score

12th Match • Mar 2 • Pakistan Super League 2021

IU 157/4 (17)

QG 156/7 (20)

IU won by 6 wickets

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Islamabad United

Quetta Gladiators

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

5- 5

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

173

Average Score

164

232/7

Highest Score

262/3

138/9

Lowest Score

106/10

Player of the Match Imad Wasim

4(3)

3/12

Player of the Series Shadab Khan

Info

Islamabad United

174/9 (20)

Batters

Martin Guptill

119.15

c Roy b Wasim

Alex Hales

115.00

c Roy b Hosein

Agha Salman

147.62

c Roy b Shakeel

Shadab Khan

(C)

176.92

c Nafay b Ahmed

Azam Khan

300.00

b Hosein

Faheem Ashraf

50.00

c Evans b Amir

Haider Ali

100.00

runout (Evans / Nafay)

Imad Wasim

133.33

runout (Wasim)

Naseem Shah

140.00

Not out

Hunain Shah

0.00

b Amir

Obed McCoy

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.7)

174/9

Bowlers

EXT

5.00

13.33

8.50

8.00

9.75

5.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Alex Hales

c Roy b Hosein

1-51

5.4

Agha Salman

c Roy b Shakeel

2-102

11.3

Shadab Khan

c Nafay b Ahmed

3-131

14.6

Azam Khan

b Hosein

4-155

16.6

Faheem Ashraf

c Evans b Amir

5-158

17.4

Haider Ali

runout (Evans / Nafay)

6-159

17.5

Imad Wasim

runout (Wasim)

7-165

18.4

Martin Guptill

c Roy b Wasim

8-166

18.6

Hunain Shah

b Amir

9-167

19.2

Quetta Gladiators

135/10 (18.4)

Batters

Jason Roy

33.33

c Ashraf b Shah

Saud Shakeel

0.00

c Khan b Wasim

Omair Yousuf

135.14

c Ashraf b Shah

Rilee Rossouw

(C)

100.00

c Ali b Wasim

Khawaja Nafay

50.00

c (sub Qasim Akram) b Wasim

Laurie Evans

0.00

runout (Khan / Ashraf)

Akeal Hosein

172.22

runout (Khan / Salman)

Mohammad Wasim

60.00

b Ashraf

Mohammad Amir

164.29

b McCoy

Abrar Ahmed

62.50

b Shah

Usman Tariq

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(18.4 Ov, RR: 7.23)

135/10

Bowlers

EXT

3.00

8.25

4.33

10.50

1.4

9.00

Faheem Ashraf

9.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Saud Shakeel

c Khan b Wasim

1-1

0.6

Jason Roy

c Ashraf b Shah

2-1

1.2

Rilee Rossouw

c Ali b Wasim

3-10

2.3

Khawaja Nafay

c (sub Qasim Akram) b Wasim

4-16

4.2

Laurie Evans

runout (Khan / Ashraf)

5-16

4.3

Akeal Hosein

runout (Khan / Salman)

6-68

10.1

Mohammad Wasim

b Ashraf

7-85

13.2

Mohammad Amir

b McCoy

8-126

16.4

Omair Yousuf

c Ashraf b Shah

9-129

17.4

Abrar Ahmed

b Shah

10-135

18.4

Match Info

Date & Time

15 Mar, 09:30 PM IST

Venue

National Stadium, Karachi

Match

Eliminator 1 (3 v 4),

Pakistan Super League

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan, TV))

Referee

Muhammad Javed (Pakistan)

Toss

Islamabad United elected to bat

1 1 4 1b 2wd 1wd 4 4

Over 16

Runs: 18

0 4 0 W 0 0

Over 17

Runs: 4

1wd 0 1 1lb W 1 1

Over 18

Runs: 5

0 0 4 W

Over 19

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Imad Wasim

4(3)

3/12

Player of the Series Shadab Khan

Commentary

That brings us to the end of our coverage from this PSL encounter. We will be back again later today for the second eliminator between the Peshawar Zalmi and the Islamabad United. Do join us then and for all the matches lined up later today but for now this is me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) bidding adieu also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Rajarshi Das. Goodnight! Cheers!

Shadab Khan (Islamabad United captain): Yeah we lost the momentum but we haven't played a proper game so far but we are still in the last phase of the tournament. When we saw the pitch we felt it would get slower so we wanted to bat first. In the second innings after six overs the pitch was getting better and better. I think it's good as well because we have a winning momentum. Hopefully momentum stays with us in the last couple of games. I think how we are starting and not finishing well. Both batting and bowling attack. We didn't bowl as well. We have to work on that. If you get wickets it's difficult to score in the death overs. Despite so many mistakes we are on the winning side so this is good sign for us as a team.

Imad Wasim is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: I think what we saw in the last few games it was spinning and gripping. I bowled slow and it really helped. If we take early wickets we will be in the game. I tried to bowl slow today and didn't bowl as many arm balls. We managed to restrict them and also take the wickets.

Time for the post-match presentation ceremony with Ramiz Raja.

Naseem Shah: It was a very important game for us. You can't afford to make mistakes in knockout games. When the whole team looks forward to you to deliver it gives you the confidence. I am enjoying my game. Was trying to bowl aggressively. We wanted to pick the wicket of Roy early. I think credit goes to all bowlers for how disciplined they have been today. Shadab bhai as a leader is very calm and relaxed and just says to focus on the next ball. He gives confidence to all the bowlers.

Rilee Rossouw, Quetta Gladiators captain: We let each other down with the runs this season, just not to be tonight, hope we can be better next year. It's an honour, a privilege for me to lead this franchise, there's a lot of positives to take out from this season. Plenty of youngsters have come along, proved themselves, and very happy we're back in qualifying, that's one right step for the Quetta family. Hopefully we can build on this. They (spinners) have been phenomenal for us all season, the whole bowling department has put their hand up at times, Mohammad Amir leading the way, he's done a phenomenal job on surfaces not suited to fast bowling. (To the fans) Thank you very much for all your support, unfortunately this is the way we end, support the team - we've come a long way, don't hang the boys on the ropes, it's a step in the right direction, hope to do better.

Islamabad United won by 39 runs

Martin Guptill 56(47) | Imad Wasim 3/12(4)
Omair Yousuf 50(37) | Mohammad Amir 2/20(4)

It turned out to be a pretty comprehensive win for Islamabad United as they bowled out the Quetta Gladiators for just 135 to advance to the next eliminator. Team in Red came and blew their opposition away and was absolutely clinical with the ball. You can't win a match after losing five wickets inside the powerplay. That is exactly what happened with the Quetta Gladiators. Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Imad Wasim in the opening over which was followed by Jason Roy's wicket of the very Naseem Shah delivery. Rilee Rossouw struck a wonderful boundary but was dismissed immediately after.

Khawaja Nafay also had hit a substandard shot which brought about his downfall. Laurie Evans was dismissed for a golden duck as a terrible mix up resulted in his departure. Akeal Hosein and Omair Yousuf turned the match around with a brilliant partnership. Yousuf took his time but played some wonderful strokes whole Akeal Hosein looked at his best. A flourish saw him hit three sixes during his knock of 31 off 18 deliveries before another mix up resulted in his wicket. He could have turned the game on its head but it didn't happen.

Mohammad Amir then came out with a positive intent and smashed some good blows but the target was way too much in the end. Omair Yousuf went onto score a fluent half-century but couldn't quite take it deep for his team. He was dismissed in the 18th over and it was Hunain Shah who finished the match with an inch-perfect yorker. Imad Wasim and Naseem Shah were the pick of the bowlers bagging three and two wickets each.

18.4 Hunain Shah to Abrar Ahmed, BOWLS HIM! THAT'S THAT! Hunain nails the yorker this time, firing this one in on middle and off. Abrar, as he had done all this while, gave himself room looking to go over the off side, missed, and his stumps end up being a complete mess! Islamabad United march on, claiming this knockout contest by a margin of 39 runs!

18.3 Hunain Shah to Abrar Ahmed, FOUR! Slow, short of a length outside off, Abrar clears his front leg and slaps this one over the in-field towards extra cover

18.2 Hunain Shah to Abrar Ahmed, slow, pitched up outside off stump. Abrar clears his front leg and drags this one straight to the man at mid off

18.1 Hunain Shah to Abrar Ahmed, the yorker, from Hunain this time. Goes right through Abrar's legs as the batter tries giving himself room, ending up not getting any bat on this one

Hunain Shah [1-0-11-0] is back into the attack.

The match has been sealed hy the Islamabad United. Only formalities left from here on. It's looking very futile for them and a question about when.

overs

131 /9 score

1wd

1lb

runs

Abrar Ahmed *

1 (4)

Usman Tariq

1 (1)

Naseem Shah

2 /33

17.6 Naseem Shah to Abrar Ahmed, yorker again, on middle stump this time. Abrar swings at it, and gets it behind square. Just a single

17.5 Naseem Shah to Usman Tariq, yorker on off stump, Tariq gives himself room and looks to drive at it meekly, gets a thick edge towards third man instead and opens his account

Usman Tariq, RHB is the new man in at No 11.

Omair Yousuf had to keep going for the big shots and perishes in the process. Went for a pull shot and ends up slicing it straight down the throat of the cow corner fielder.

17.4 Naseem Shah to Omair Yousuf, OUT! That should be the game! Banged in short outside off stump, Yousuf rocks back and shapes for the pull. He makes good contact, but picked the longer deep mid wicket boundary to go after. Faheem Ashraf out there came in, had ample time to get under it, and pouched it safely.

Omair Yousuf c Faheem Ashraf b Naseem Shah 50 (37b, 4x4, 1x6)

17.3 Naseem Shah to Abrar Ahmed, appeal for LBW, not given! Full, around off stump, Abrar looked to ramp this one having moved across, missed, and was pinned on the pads. Shadab wants a review...

No bat involved. Replays suggest this one hit Abrar well outside off stump. Ball-tracking confirms the same. Not out it will remain!