At the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Saturday, Quetta Gladiators thrashed Karachi Kings by six runs in the sixth game of the eighth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Quetta’s victory in the competition marked their first. Karachi, though, has already dropped three straight games.
Karachi, who had 20 overs to bat, were only able to reach 162-5 while attempting to reach a 169-run mark.
Despite scoring 71 runs in 49 balls and remaining unblemished, Kings all-rounder Shoaib Malik’s team was unable to cross the finish line. Eight fours and a six were in his innings.
Irfan Khan, meanwhile, managed to score 37 runs in 26 balls without being out thanks to one four and three maxes.
After losing three fast wickets, Karachi’s run chase got off to a terrible start. In contrast to James Vince, who briefly appeared to be in charge and was bowled for a duck, Sharjeel Khan and Haider Ali could only muster 22 runs in 14 balls.
After scoring 86 runs in 54 balls for the sixth wicket, Malik and Irfan appeared poised to chase down the mark, but Quetta’s bowlers, particularly Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain, maintained their composure in the dying overs to secure their team’s victory.
