Quetta Gladiators Vs Karachi Kings 22nd Match 06 March 2023

22nd T20 • Pindi Club Ground • Rawalpindi

Karachi Kings

164/6 (20)

Quetta Gladiators

168/6 (19.5)

QG won by 4 wickets

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Martin Guptill

86(56)

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Karachi Kings

164/6 (20)

Batters

Matthew Wade

0.00

c S Ahmed b N Shah

Adam Rossington

153.33

c N Zadran b N Haq

Tayyab Tahir

58.33

c N Haq b A Khan

Qasim Akram

80.00

c N Shah b A Khan

Shoaib Malik

86.67

c U Akmal b M Nawaz

Imad Wasim

150.00

Not out

James Fuller

83.33

b N Shah

Aamer Yamin

209.09

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.2)

164/6

Did not Bat

Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Musa Khan

Bowlers

EXT

Naseem Shah

7.75

Aimal Khan

6.50

Mohammad Nawaz

5.50

Dwaine Pretorius

9.75

Naveen ul Haq

10.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Matthew Wade

c S Ahmed b N Shah

1-0

0.1

Tayyab Tahir

c N Haq b A Khan

2-25

3.3

Qasim Akram

c N Shah b A Khan

3-58

7.3

Shoaib Malik

c U Akmal b M Nawaz

4-78

11.2

Adam Rossington

c N Zadran b N Haq

5-124

16.2

James Fuller

b N Shah

6-131

17.3

Quetta Gladiators

168/6 (19.5)

Batters

Omair Yousuf

133.33

c S Malik b Aamer Yamin

Martin Guptill

153.57

Not out

Mohammad Nawaz

107.14

c & b Musa Khan

Iftikhar Ahmed

66.67

lbw b T Shamsi

Najibullah Zadran

33.33

c T Tahir b T Shamsi

Umar Akmal

150.00

c S Malik b JK Fuller

Sarfaraz Ahmed

116.00

runout (Aamer Yamin)

Dwaine Pretorius *

333.33

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 8.47)

168/6

Did not Bat

Naseem Shah, Naveen ul Haq, Aimal Khan

Bowlers

EXT

Mohammad Amir

9.25

Aamer Yamin

2.5

7.41

Musa Khan

11.00

James Fuller

9.50

Tabraiz Shamsi

5.00

Imad Wasim

6.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Omair Yousuf

c S Malik b Aamer Yamin

1-14

1.4

Mohammad Nawaz

c & b Musa Khan

2-37

4.6

Iftikhar Ahmed

lbw b T Shamsi

3-48

6.6

Najibullah Zadran

c T Tahir b T Shamsi

4-50

8.1

Umar Akmal

c S Malik b JK Fuller

5-63

9.5

Sarfaraz Ahmed

runout (Aamer Yamin)

6-158

19.2

Match Info

Date & Time

06 Mar, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi

Match

22nd T20,

Pakistan Super League

Umpires

Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Faisal Afridi (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Quetta Gladiators elected to bowl

6 4 0 4 4 6

Over 17

Runs: 24

2 1 0 6 1 4

Over 18

Runs: 14

1 1wd 1 4 1 2 1

Over 19

Runs: 11

1 W 4 2 4

Over 20

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Martin Guptill

86(56)

Commentary

Alright then, that's that from this Pakistan Super League contest. Quetta Gladiators have got themselves out of the rut from a five match losing streak. Gladiators have two more games to go still, just hanging in by a thread but it's all over for the Kings, they needed to win this and they didn't. On behalf of my dear friend and co-commentator Arya, this is Pradeep signing off. Good night and take care!

Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators captain): I need to get to the doctor and do the X-Ray and see what's with the finger. WIth our combination, the pitch was a difficult one to play, we were looking to dismiss the batters, we did mistakes on the field and with the batting struggling, needed other departments to do well. You never know, the tournament is open, Zalmi is on 6 points, they have four matches left, so it depends on a lot of things now but we will try and win our remaining games.

Martin Guptill is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: I didn't really have much of a choice from that 15th over mark, they've made things really difficult for us, they got a good hold on to us and lost early wickets as well and was difficult to play attacking shots at the start. From the first six overs, we got off to a pretty good start but we lost wickets as well. It's going to giving us a lot of confidence, a day off to come back to play in a couple of days and the boys will be flying high, hopefully another couple of points to finish off.

Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings captain): I think he played really well but we bowled badly in the last 5 overs. It’s a crime the way we bowled especially on this surface. I think we have to come out with plans. It’s very disappointing for me and the Karachi fans. Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way. Along with the luck, we also made some mistakes in the technical department. I will see if I can play the next game. It was sore so I had to take myself off after the first over. We will sit together and discuss whatever we can. Oh yes, we are all professionals. Winning and losing is part of the game. Last game against Lahore and we will definitely try and put up a good performance. It hasn’t been our season, very disappointed but this is how life goes.

Mohammad Nawaz: I think it was really difficult when we lost 5 wickets without much. Martin was on the crease, previous game he won the game for us so we had belief in him. He showed again that experience always comes in handy. He tried to rotate the strike in the middle overs and then finished it off brilliantly. The body doesn't feel well when you have back-to-back games. In the last couple of games, I was hitting the right lengths. We as a team knew that whatever happened we cannot bring it back. We just have to win all the games and give ourselves a chance.

Quetta Gladiators won by 4 wickets (with one delivery to spare)

Karachi Kings 164/6 in 20 overs
Adam Rossington 69(45) | Aimal Khan 2/26(4)

Quetta Gladiators 168/6 in 19.5 overs
Martin Guptill 86*(%6) | Tabraiz Shamsi 2/20(4)

The target of 165 was below par considering the fact that the surface in Rawalpindi has produced belters in the past. Omaid Yousuf partnered with Guptill at the top of the order and smashed a couple of impressive shots before departing at the hands of Aamer Yamin. Mohammad Nawaz was sent up the order and his stay in the crease was short-lived.

Martin Guptill struck some impressive shots to get going and made sure that the required rate didn’t rise at an alarming rate. Tabraiz Shamsi turned the tide totally in favor of Karachi ass he bowled a splendid spell, bagging the wickets of dangerous Iftikhar Ahmed and Najibullah Zadran in quick succession. It was going down the barrel for the Gladiators when the skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed joined Guptill in the middle.

The required rate kept climbing at an alarming rate and that is when Guptill turned it on with a flurry of boundaries and didn’t respite any of the bowlers. He smashed James Fuller for 24 runs in 17th over, which included a couple of sixes and three fours. The carnage didn’t stop there as Muhammad Musa went for 14 runs in the 8th over which totally tilted the scales in favor of Quetta.

Sarfaraz also helped Guptill with a few boundaries here and there but his clear message to the New Zealander was to not worry about him and concentrate on his own batting and try and take the team home. Sarfaraz was run out in the final over but Guptill and Pretorius ensured that they reached the target on the penultimate delivery of the match. They won by 4 wickets with just a delivery to spare.

What a sensational knock from martin Guptill. He held his nerves all through the run chase and remained unbeaten on 86 off 56 deliveries to take his side over the finishing line. The Karachi Kings was well on top halfway through the run chase but it was carnage from Guptill as he had belief in himself to get the job done and that was exactly what happened.

19.5 Aamer Yamin to Dwaine Pretorius, FOUR! QUETTA GLADIATORS PULL OFF A HEIST! What a nerve wrecking game we've just witnessed. Martin Guptill take a bow, pulled them out of nowhere and they get over the line with one delivery to go. Low full toss, outside the off-stump and Pretorious smashes it through the covers and seals the deal.

19.4 Aamer Yamin to Dwaine Pretorius, OH! Full this time on the off-stump. Pretorious gets the inside edge and squirted it behind square, they sprint back for the brace. Scores are level!

19.3 Aamer Yamin to Dwaine Pretorius, FOUR! SHOT! What a shot under pressure from Pretorius. Back of a length outside the off-stump. Pretorious waits and cuts it wide of backward point, runs away and finds the ropes. Just 3 needed now!

Dwaine Pretorius, RHB is the new man in.

19.2 Aamer Yamin to Martin Guptill, RUN-OUT! Massive mix-up and Sarfaraz sacrifices himself and has to go. Clever change of pace, Guptill inside edge's on to his pad and takes off immediately, both the batters stranded at the middle of the pitch. Bowler runs in after picking up the ball, darts it into the stumps, Sarfaraz continues to run and ensures he's a goner.

Sarfaraz Ahmed run out Aamer Yamin 29 (25b, 1x4, 0x6)

19.1 Aamer Yamin to Sarfaraz Ahmed, goes full on the fourth stump. Sarfaraz swings across the line, mistimes it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Aamer Yamin [2-0-10-1] is back into the attack.

This has been a superb comeback from the Quetta Gladiators in the last few overs and Guptill has been instrumental in taking them to the cusp of victory. Just 8 runs needed off the final over. Can he take his side over the line?

overs

157 /5 score

1wd

runs

Sarfaraz Ahmed *

28 (24)

Martin Guptill

86 (55)

Mohammad Amir

0 /37

18.6 Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, full toss outside the off-stump. Sarfaraz smacked it straight to mid-off, takes a quick single to finish the over.

18.5 Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, OH! What is happening with the Karachi fielders? Short on the fourth stump, Sarfaraz mistimed the pull towards mid-off, runs forward and that falls well short, let's it go and they come back for a brace. Amir is literally fuming at the fielder.

18.4 Mohammad Amir to Martin Guptill, OH! Cries of catch it from Amir again. Full and well outside the off-stump. Guptill sits on one knee and carves it over extra-cover, doesn't carry to the fielder as they pick up a single.

18.3 Mohammad Amir to Martin Guptill, FOUR! SHOT! Full and well outside the off-stump. Guptill slices it over the covers, goes couple of bounces into the ropes at deep covers for another boundary.

18.2 Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, nails the yorker on the stumps, right up in the blockhole. Sarfaraz jams his bat to it and digs it out into the on-side for a quick single.