PSL 2018: Quetta Gladiators crush Lahore Qalandars by 9 wickets, 6 overs to spare
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and opt to field first against Lahore Qalandars in PSL 2018 match
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Quetta Gladiators defeated Lahore Qalandars in a crushing victory by nine wickets and six overs to space. Qalandars struggled to post a formidable total as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
A 66-run knock by Shane Watson and four overs of Jofra Archer with figures of 3/23 helped Gladiators register their win.
Quetta openers have taken the game away from Qalandars, can the Lahore side salvage something from here?#LQvQG#DilSeJaanLagaDe pic.twitter.com/zBGuY9C2kN
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
Quetta Gladiators 120/1 (14/20 overs, target 120)
Gladiators were off to a decent start. Shane Watson scored a quick half century after opening for the side. Narine got Watson out, but the damage had already been done as he scored 66 from 42 balls with five massive sixes.
Brilliant 50 Shane Watson! @TeamQuetta running away with the game. #KaiKaiQuetta #QGvLQ
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
Asad Shafiq scored 38 from 36 balls to contribute from his side. Qalandars bowlers were unable to make breakthroughs. Narine was the only bowler to take wicket.
Lahore Qalandars 119/9 in 20 overs
46 for 0 YET an end score of 119 for nine!
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
Second successive @lahoreqalandars collapse has left them in a precarious position, can the bowlers pull of a miraculous win?#DilSeJaanLagaDe #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/DlVCPfJr71
Qalandars lost their first wicket at 46 that of Sunil Narine who gave a flying start in the first three overs. He scored 28 from 10 balls with two sixes to Shane Watson, before mis-hitting one of Rahat Ali. Later on, Qalandars kept on losing wickets cheaply.
Sohail Akhtar scored 20 from 27 balls including one six.
Nawaz finished with 4-1-4-2
Mohammad Nawaz took two wickets including Brendon McCullum who got out on 30 off 18. Archer took three wickets in his four overs.
Remarkable comeback by the Gladiators bowling attack. Half of the @lahoreqalandars beating line is back in the pavilion #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/TeQjLBtP1d
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2018
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and put Lahore Qalandars into bat first in the fifth contest of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 on Saturday. Qalandars have now lost their two matches in the PSL third edition.
Toss:
Ramiz Raja with Sarfraz Ahmed
Both teams:
