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PSL 2019 Match 8: Quetta Gladiators beat Multan Sultans to continue winning streak

Quetta Gladiators continued winning streak with 8-wickets victory over Multan Sultans and has retained the top spot at the PSL 2019 points table.

By Web Desk
February 21, 2019

Sharjah: Quetta Gladiators rode on punishing half centuries from Shane Watson and Rilee Rossouw to make it three wins in three matches after their eight-wicket mauling of Multan Sultans as action shifted to Sharjah in the HBL PSL on Wednesday.

The win — achieved in the 18.3 overs after they overhauled a target of 161 – gives twice runners-up six points as they continued to top the six-team table.

Quetta, who won their first two matches in the first leg of the event held in Dubai — rode on a brilliant 40-ball 61 laced with 11 hits to the fence while Rossouw notched a 45-ball 67 with a six and ten boundaries as Quetta made the chase a mere cake-walk.

Shoaib Malik hit his second fifty in this HBL PSL edition — sixth in all HBL PSL — with a 37-ball 53 with two sixes and four boundaries while England’s batsman James Vince struck six boundaries in his 17-ball 28 to lift Multan Sultans to 160-8 after they were put into bat on a shiny Sharjah stadium pitch.

The defeat — Multan’s second in three games — put them on third behind Peshawar Zalmi ( one win in two games) in the table with just one win. Title holders Islamabad United are fourth while Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars are fifth and sixth respectively.

The chase masters Quetta, who won all their matches chasing, were off to another solid start of 39 before Watson found an able ally in Rossouw as they punished Multan bowlers with authority, adding 56 for the second wicket.

Watson, who scored 81 not out in his team’s win over Islamabad United, reached his fifth fifty in all HBL PSL, with a straight boundary off Shahid Afridi as Quetta reached 89-1 after ten overs.

Watson, who now has 845 runs in 28 HBL PSL matches, second to Peshawar opener Kamran Akmal who has 978 in 36 matches, finally fell to Afridi, with 76 needed for victory.

Rossouw also reached his half century off 35 balls with a boundary and single off Andre Russell. He and Umar Akmal (18-ball 17) crossed the finish line during their unbroken 66-run stand for the third wicket as Multan bowlers looked helpless and bite-less.

Multan welcomed the arrival of Dan Christian and Vince while Quetta left out misfiring Ahmed Shehzad to include Ahsan Ali in their eleven.

Vince was savage on Mohammad Nawaz, clobbering three boundaries in the fourth over of the innings before the left-arm spinner had the last laugh, dismissing him leg-before on review after a confident start of 34.

Shan Masood (16-ball 18 with three boundaries) and Laurie Evans (10) took the score to 54 but both fell within the space of ten runs. Masood became one of leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed’s victim off a googly. The Pakistan born Australian is the second best spinner in all Twenty20s – behind India’s Piyush Chawla — on strike rate off googlies.

It was Malik who steadied the innings, following his 52 and 31 not out in the previous games, with another responsible knock, lifting Multan with a fourth wicket stand of 73 with Christian.

Malik lifted Sohail Tanvir for a huge six towards square-leg to complete his fifty off just 35 deliveries. Christian, fresh from his man of the match display for champions Melbourne Renegades in the BBL final, struck a six in his 19-ball 18.

Master blaster Afridi was trapped leg-before for a first-ball duck – much to the disappointment of a near-capacity Sharjah stadium who wanted big sixes off him. Russell was one of three wickets to fall in the last over, smashing three boundaries in 12-ball 18.

Irfan Junior was the best Gladiator bowlers, taking 2-32 while young Ghulam Mudassar fetched 2-44.

Thursday will see Karachi Kings play former champions Peshawar Zalmi for teams’ third match in the HBL PSL.

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Quetta Gladiators: 161/2 in 18.3 overs (Target 161 in 20 overs)

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At the end of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 151/2

Christian to Rossouw, 1 run

Christian to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Christian to Umar Akmal, no run

Christian to Rossouw, 1 run

Christian to Rossouw, FOUR runs

Christian to Umar Akmal, 1 run

At the end of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 143/2

Russell to Rossouw, 4 runs

Russell to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Russell to Rossouw, 1 run

Russell to Rossouw, 4 runs

Russell to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Russell to Umar Akmal, 4 runs

At the end of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 128/2

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, 1 run

At the end of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 123/2

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 4 runs

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 6 runs

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run

Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, no run

At the end of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 112/2

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Umar Akmal, no run

At the end of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 103/2

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run

Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 2 runs

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 4 runs

Shahid Afridi to Watson, OUT ( c sub (TJ Moores) b Shahid Afridi 61)

At the end of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 95/1

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run

At the end of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 89/1

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Watson, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Watson, 2 runs

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Watson, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Watson, no run

At the end of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 83/1

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Watson, no run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, no run

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run

At the end of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 79/1

Shahid Afridi to Watson, 4 runs

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Watson, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run

Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 4 runs

At the end of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 68/1

Mohammad Irfan to Watson, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 wide

Mohammad Irfan to Watson, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 leg bye

Mohammad Irfan to Watson, 1 run

At the end of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 59/1

Russell to Rossouw, no run

Russell to Watson,  1 run

Russell to Watson, 4 runs

Russell to Watson, 4 runs

Russell to Watson, 4 runs

Russell to Rossouw, 1 leg bye

Russell to Rossouw, 1 wide

At the end of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 44/1

Mohammad Irfan to Watson, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Watson, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, 1 leg bye

Mohammad Irfan to Rossouw, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, OUT (c Nauman Ali b Mohammad Irfan 9)

Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, no run

At the end of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 39/0

Nauman Ali to Watson, no run

Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs

Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs

Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs

Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs

Nauman Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

At the end of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 22/0

Christian to Watson, 4 runs

Christian to Ahsan Ali, 1 leg bye

Ali Shafiq to Watson, 1 run (Shafiq leaves the field holding his hamstring)

Ali Shafiq to Watson, no run

Ali Shafiq to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Ali Shafiq to Ahsan Ali, 4 runs

At the end of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 11/0

Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs

Nauman Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 run

Nauman Ali to Watson, 1 leg bye

Nauman Ali to Watson, 2 runs

Nauman Ali to Watson, no run

Nauman Ali to Watson, no run

At the end of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 3/0

Ali Shafiq to Ahsan Ali, 2 runs

Ali Shafiq to Watson, 1 run

Ali Shafiq to Watson, no run

Ali Shafiq to Watson, no run

Ali Shafiq to Watson, no run

Ali Shafiq to Watson, no run

Quetta Gladiators: 0/0

At the end of over 20: Multan Sultans 160/9

Ghulam Mudassar to Shakeel Ansar, OUT (Ali Shafiq run out (†Sarfaraz Ahmed) 0)

Ghulam Mudassar to Nauman Ali, OUT  (c Mohammad Irfan b Ghulam Mudassar 2)

Ghulam Mudassar to Nauman Ali, 2 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Russell, OUT (c Rossouw b Ghulam Mudassar 18)

Ghulam Mudassar to Russell, 4 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Russell, 1 no ball

Ghulam Mudassar to Russell, 4 runs

At the end of over 19: Multan Sultans 149/6

Sohail Tanvir to Russell, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Shakeel Ansar, 1 leg bye

Sohail Tanvir to Shakeel Ansar, no run

Sohail Tanvir to Russell, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Russell, 2 runs

Sohail Tanvir to Russell, no run

At the end of over 18: Multan Sultans 144/6

Mohammad Irfan to Shahid Afridi, OUT ( lbw b Mohammad Irfan 0)

Mohammad Irfan to Russell, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Russell, 1 wide

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, OUT (c Mohammad Nawaz b Mohammad Irfan 18)

Mohammad Irfan to Russell, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Russell, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Russell, no run

At the end of over 17: Multan Sultans 137/4

Sohail Tanvir to Christian, no run

Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, OUT (c Ahsan Ali b Sohail Tanvir 53)

Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 1 wide

Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs

Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 6 runs

Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, no run

Sohail Tanvir to Christian, 1 run

At the end of over 16: Multan Sultans 127/3

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 4 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Christian, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 4 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Christian, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 4 wides

Ghulam Mudassar to Christian, 1 run

At the end of over 15: Multan Sultans 111/3

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, no ball + 6 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Christian, 1 leg bye

Mohammad Irfan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

At the end of over 14: Multan Sultans 100/3

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 4 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 4 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, no run

At the end of over 13: Multan Sultans 87/3

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, SIX runs

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Christian, 1 run,

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

At the end of over 12: Multan Sultans 78/3

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Christian, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Christian, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

At the end of over 11: Multan Sultans 73/3

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 ru

Fawad Ahmed to Christian, 1 run,

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Christian, 1 run,

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run,

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run,

At the end of over 10: Multan Sultans 68/3

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Christian, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Christian, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Christian, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Evans run out (†Sarfaraz Ahmed) 10)

At the end of over 9: Multan Sultans 63/2

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, 2 runs

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, 2 runs

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run

At the end of over 8: Multan Sultans 58/2

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, no run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, no run

Ghulam Mudassar to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs

Ghulam Mudassar to Evans, 1 run

Ghulam Mudassar to Evans, no run

At the end of over 7: Multan Sultans 54/2

Fawad Ahmed to Shan Masood, OUT (st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Fawad 18)

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Shan Masood, 1 run

Fawad Ahmed to Shan Masood, no run

Fawad Ahmed to Evans, 1 run

At the end of over 6: Multan Sultans 51/1

Mohammad Irfan to Shan Masood, no runs

Mohammad Irfan to Shan Masood, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Shan Masood, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to Evans, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to Evans, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Shan Masood, 1 leg bye

At the end of over 5: Multan Sultans 41/1

Sohail Tanvir to Evans, no run

Sohail Tanvir to Shan Masood, 1 legbye

Sohail Tanvir to Shan Masood, no run

Sohail Tanvir to Shan Masood, 4 runs

Sohail Tanvir to Evans, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir to Evans, no run

At the end of over 4: Multan Sultans 35/1

Mohammad Nawaz to Evans, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, OUT ( lbw b Mohammad Nawaz 28)

Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, FOUR runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, FOUR runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, FOUR runs

At the end of over 3: Multan Sultans 22/0

Mohammad Irfan to James Vince, 1 run

Mohammad Irfan to James Vince, no runs

Mohammad Irfan to James Vince, no runs

Mohammad Irfan to James Vince, 4 runs

Mohammad Irfan to James Vince, no run

Mohammad Irfan to Shan Masood, 1 run

At the end of over 2: Multan Sultans 16/0

Mohammad Nawaz to Shan Masood, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to James Vince, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to James Vince, no run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shan Masood, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to James Vince, 1 run

Mohammad Nawaz to Shan Masood, 1 run

At the end of over 1: Multan Sultans 11/0

Sohail Tanvir bowls to James Vince, 4 run

Sohail Tanvir bowls to James Vince, 4 runs

Sohail Tanvir bowls to Shan masood,  1 run

Sohail Tanvir bowls to James Vince, 1 run

Sohail Tanvir bowls to James Vince, no run

Sohail Tanvir bowls to Shan masood, 1 legbye

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SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Multan Sultans in the ninth Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League 2019 here on Wednesday.

Teams

Quetta Gladiators: Shane Watson, Ahsan Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal,  Dwayne Smith,  Safraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz,  Ghuilam Mudassar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan jr., Fawad Ahmed

Multan Sultans:  Shan Masood, James Vince, Laurie Evans,  Shoaib Malik,  Dan Christian,  Andre Russell,  Shahid Afridi,  Shakeel Ansar,  Nauman Ali,  Ali Shafiq,  Mohammad Irfan

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SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators, the only team winning two matches so far in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019, will now face Multan Sultans after all the teams have been rested for two days.

The eight of the next matches will now be played in Sharjah with this Twenty20 match to be held at 9.00 pm on Wednesday.


The Gladiators are on the top of the table with four points while the Sultans are on third place with two points, after winning one and losing one match so far in the event.

Quetta Gladiators won their matches against Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets and Islamabad United by seven wickets while Multan Sultans lost their first match by seven runs against Karachi Kings and later won their second match by five wickets against Islamabad United.

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Now both teams are playing against each other in their third match on Wednesday and the Gladiators are looking favourites due to their unbeaten form. Two of their batsmen - Umar Akmal and Shane Watson - are among the three players who have so far scored 100 or more runs in the PLS4. Umar topped the list with 119 runs including one fifty in two matches and Shane came third with exact 100 runs including one fifty in two matches.

For Multan Sultans, their skipper Shoaib Malik made the most runs - 83 runs including one fifty in two matches.

The bowlers taking the most wickets for Quetta Gladiators in the event so far is left-arm medium-fast bowler Sohail Tanvir, who has so far captured four wickets at an average of 14.25 while the highest wicket-takers for Multan Sultans are off-spinner Chris Green and left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan with three wickets each.

Sarfraz Ahmed, the skipper of the national team, is captaining Quetta Gladiators while former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is leading Multan Sultans.

Both teams have fine blends of youth and experience with local talent and international players, prominent of them are for the Gladiators: Shane Watson, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Rillee Rilee Rossouw, Sohail Tanveer, Sunil Narine, Anwar Ali and Mohammad Asghar, and for Multan Sultans: Shahid Afridi, Andre Russell, Hammad Azam, Shan Masood, Laurie Evans, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid khan, Chris Green, Joe Denly, James Vince and Steve Smith.