In the 18th match of Pakistan Premier League (PSL) season eight at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Lahore Qalandars defeated Quetta Gladiators by 17 runs to claim win.
The points table continues to be dominated by Qalandars, who hold the top spot, while Gladiators occupy the lowest spot.
The Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Gladiators were held to 131-7 in 20 overs by the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Qalandars as they failed to reach their 149-run goal.
Prior to Yasir Khan’s dismissal, who had scored 14 runs in 15 balls on the last delivery of the powerplay thrown by Haris Rauf, the pair had contributed 53 runs for the first wicket.
While this was going on, Rashid Khan trapped the batter in front of the stumps and sent Smeed back to the hut. 32 runs were scored in 25 balls by the right-hander.
As a direct hit from Fakhar Zaman struck the stumps, Mohammad Hafeez (2) was run out.
Rashid added pressure on Quetta by by getting the crucial wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed in his final over. The leg-spinner from Afghanistan concluded with noteworthy statistics of 2-14 in four overs.
Teams:
Yasir Khan, Martin Guptill, Will Smeed, Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Odean Smith, Umaid Asif, Naseem Shah, and Naveen-ul-Haq are among the Quetta Gladiators.
Lahore Qalandars: Abdullah Shafique, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi (c), Rashid Khan, Sam Billings (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mirza Tahir Baig, Hussain Talat, Sikandar Raza, and Zaman Khan
