PSL 13th and 12th Match Quetta Gladiators Vs Lahore Qalanders : Islamabad United Vs Karachi Kings
PSL 2019
Quetta Gladiators defeat Lahore Qalanders
Islamabad United thrash Karachi Kings
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PSL 13th and 12th Match
PSL Highlights 2019 Match 11th: Quetta Gladiators defeat Lahore Qalanders in a nail-biting thriller
PSL 4 Match 12: Quetta Gladiators win by 3 wickets: 148/7
Quetta Gladiators' captain Sarfaraz's six hit in the last ball maintained the team's top spot on the table as they defeating Lahore Qalanders in a nail-biting thriller by three wickets with 148 runs, in the 12th match of Pakistan Super League's (PSL) fourth edition.
Shane Warson, Rilee Rossouw, and Umar Akmal had scored a hefty number of runs for the Gladiators in the earlier matches but not this time they could not keep up the pace.
The winning team had dominated against the Lahore Qalanders in the first innings as well as fast bowler Ghulam Mudassar took two wickets unleashing pressure for the other side.
Despite Fakhar Zaman being in good form, he could only deliver three runs before getting knocked out after which Salman Butt joined Sohail Akhtar on the pitch in the first innings.
Lahore Qalanders’ captain AB de Villiers in spite of the injury he received continued to bat and led the team to a fair score of 143; However, the Gladiators were able to chase the target regardless.
On the other hand, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Brendan Taylor were not part of the play today owing to injuries.
PSL Highlights 2019 Match 12th: Islamabad United thrash Karachi Kings by 7 wickets
PSL 4 Match 13: Islamabad United thrash Karachi Kings by 7 wickets
Opener Luke Ronchi scripted a comfortable seven wickets win for the Islamabad United against Karachi Kings in the second Pakistan Super League (PSL) fixture at the Sharjah Cricket Ground.
The hot-in-form Ronchi scored 67 off 35 with eight boundaries and three sixes on 191.42 strike rate, neutralising the Kings' pace attack led by Muhammad Aamir and Usman Shinwari.
The only brief relief to the Kings was provided by skipper Imad Wasim, who dismissed Sahibzada Farhan and Hussain Talat in his over. Igniting chance of a comeback which was swiftly quashed by Ronchi's onslaught.
Samit Patel assisted the team with his valuable 44 runs innings.
Ben Dunk and Aamir Yameen's death over slogging gave a saving grace to the Imad Wasim-led Karachi Kings by taking the team to 143 runs after a shambolic batting collapse against Islamabad United.
Dunk scored 49 off 32 balls with two boundaries on 153.12 strike rate, while Aamir Yameen played a knock of 39 off 20 with three boundaries and two sixes.
Opener Babar Azam scored 27 off 21 with 4 boundaries in an innings dominated by spectacular bowling display of Faheem Ashraf who picked three wickets off 26 runs.
Meanwhile, for Kings, youngster Muhammad Musa and Rumman Raees picked one wicket each.
Imad Wasim-led Kings currently sit at the bottom of the points table after having accumulated just two points from three games, while United have four points from four games.
The Kings who had kicked off their PSL campaign on a winning note against Multan Sultans lost their next game by 22 runs to Lahore Qalandars, and then by 44 runs to last year’s runner-up Peshawar Zalmi.
United also started the tournament with a five-wicket against Qalandars but lost their next game to Sultans by five wickets, followed by a seven-wicket thumping at the hands of Quetta Gladiators. The Mohammad Sami-led team, however, changed things around and beat Zalmi by 12 runs.
With Mohammad Amir leading the bowling attack for Kings and Umer Khan in the midst, Karachi will defiantly have plenty to work with.
Islamabad United win by 7 wickets: 145/3
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