Gladiators reach PSL 9 playoffs with last-ball win over Qalandars
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Saud Shakeel's impressive 84 runs not out helped Quetta Gladiators to seal their spot in the playoffs of the ongoing PSL 9, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
Chasing a target of 167 runs, Mohammad Wasim Jr smashed a last-ball six to muscle Quetta Gladiators to thrash Lahore Qalandars by six wickets in the 28th match of PSL at National Bank Stadium Karachi.
With Quetta winning, Karachi Kings are now out of the race of reaching the final four.
Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators have qualified.
Jason Roy and Saud Shakeel initiated the chase with authority.
However, the Qalandars managed to control the Gladiators' run flow thereafter.
Jahandad Khan dismissed Jason Roy (18) in the final over of the powerplay.
Captain Rilee Rossouw also did not look in great touch, scoring only 13 off 11 balls before Jahandad also dismissed him.
Saud remained steady in an anchor role from one end., with Khawaja Nafay joining him from the other.
The run rate kept climbing up with Nafay not finding any flow in his innings. The 22-year-old managed 23-ball 26 before Shaheen trapped him in front for an LBW dismissal.
28 runs were required in the final two overs. Saud and Laurie Evans managed to hit a boundary each to keep 14 runs in the final over.
Shaheen bowled the final over and he dismissed Evans on the back of an impressive catch by Mirza Baig.
Saud hit two fours on the third and fourth ball but only managed a single on the fifth.
Wasim Jr smashed with four runs required on the last ball, ending the game in style.
Saud remained unbeaten on 88, hitting five fours and four sixes in 65-ball knock.
Earlier, Abdullah Shafiq and Shaheen Afridi’s fifties lift Lahore Qalandars to set Quetta Gladiators a target of 167 runs to win the 28th match of the PSL. ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine being played .
Opting to bat first, Lahore Qalandars opener Sahibzada Farhan knitted a 38-run stand with Tahir Baig before both fell victim to Abrar Ahmed in the sixth over.
Farhan scored 25 off 22 deliveries, hitting four boundaries while Baig made a scratchy 12 off 13.
Abdullah Shafique then put on a one-sided partnership with Shai Hope, who managed a mere five off seven deliveries before walking back in the 10th over with just 69 runs on the board.
Shaheen Shah Afridi partnered strongly with Abdullah Shafique and put Lahore Qalandars in control.
The duo added a partnership for the fourth wicket with both scoring half-centuries in the process.
Their partnership yielded 91 runs off 57 deliveries before Mohammad Amir struck in the final over to get rid of Shaheen.
Qalandars’ skipper smashed two boundaries and four sixes on his way to a 34-ball 55.
Shafique’s remained top-scorer for the Qalandars with an unbeaten 59. His 39-ball knock featured three boundaries and two sixes.
For the Gladiators, Abrar Ahmed bagged two wickets while Amir and Mohammad Wasim Jr made one scalp each.
