DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators defeated Karachi Kings by six wickets in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 encounter at Dubai, ARY News reported on Friday.
Karachi Kings, sent to bat first, scored 154/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Babar Azam was the top scorer in the innings as he made 36 runs from 37 balls with four boundaries to his name while Kieron Pollard scored 31 runs off 19 deliveries with the help of four fours and a six.
Chris Gayle and Kumar Sangakkara made 29 and 28 runs respectively for the side.
Mahmudullah grabbed three wickets for Quetta Gladiators while Anwar Ali dismissed two Karachi Kings batsmen. Mir Hamza also got a wicket as well.
Quetta Gladiators, chasing 155 runs to win in their 20 overs, reached the target in 19 overs with six wickets to spare as openers Ahmed Shehzad and Asad Shafiq scored half centuries.
Shehzad scored 54 runs from 40 balls with four boundaries and three sixers to his name whereas Shafiq made 51 runs off 38 deliveries with the help of six fours and a six.
Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Rilee Rossouw made 19 and 15 runs respectively for the team.
Sohail Khan took two wickets for Karachi Kings while Usama Mir dismissed one batsman.
Karachi Kings had not made any changes to their playing XI whereas Quetta Gladiators have made three changes to their side as Tymal Mills, Asad Shafiq and Hamza Mir replace Saad Nasim, Zulfiqar Babar and Thisara Parera.
Karachi Kings XI: Babar Azam, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Kieron Pollard, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usama Mir and Usman Shinwari.
Quetta Gladiators XI: Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Kevin Pietersen, Rilee Rossouw, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Anwar Ali, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Khan, Mir Hamza and Tymal Mills.
Here is the line up for tonight’s clash between @TeamQuetta and @KarachiKingsARY #HBLPSL #AbKhelJamayGa #KKvQG pic.twitter.com/rTXd8ceopr
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 23, 2017
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QUETTA GLADIATORS: 158/4
Over 19: Mohammad Amir (1-1-1-2-1-1nb-4) (match over)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 15 (16)
Mahmudullah: 8 (4)
Over 18: Usama Mir (0-0-1-W-1-4)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 14 (13)
Mahmudullah: 4 (1)
Rilee Rossouw: 15 (16)
17.4 OUT! Usama Mir to Rilee Rossouw
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Over 17: Shoaib Malik (0-1wd-0-3-1-0-0)
Rilee Rossouw: 15 (14)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 12 (10)
Over 16: Usama Mir (1-1b-1-1-1-1)
Rilee Rossouw: 12 (9)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 11 (9)
Over 15: Sohail Khan (1wd-1-2-1-1-2-4)
Rilee Rossouw: 10 (6)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 8 (6)
Over 14: Mohammad Amir (0-4-1-0-1-1)
Rilee Rossouw: 1 (2)
Sarfraz Ahmed: 6 (4)
Over 13: Sohail Khan (W-6-0-W-0-W)
Rilee Rossouw: 0 (0)
Asad Shafiq: 51 (37)
Kevin Pietersen: 0 (0)
Ahmed Shehzad: 54 (40)
Over 12: Usman Shinwari (0-1-1-1-1-1)
Asad Shafiq: 45 (33)
Ahmed Shehzad: 54 (39)
Over 11: Usama Mir (2-0-1-1-1-1)
Asad Shafiq: 43 (31)
Ahmed Shehzad: 51 (35)
Over 10: Usman Shinwari (1-1-4-1-2-2)
Asad Shafiq: 39 (27)
Ahmed Shehzad: 49 (33)
Over 9: Imad Wasim (0-1-0-1-6-0)
Asad Shafiq: 33 (24)
Ahmed Shehzad: 44 (30)
Over 8: Usama Mir (1-6-4-4-6-1)
Asad Shafiq: 32 (22)
Ahmed Shehzad: 37 (26)
Over 7: Imad Wasim (1-1-0-0-1-1)
Asad Shafiq: 31 (21)
Ahmed Shehzad: 16 (21)
Over 6: Mohammad Amir (0-2-0-4-4-0)
Asad Shafiq: 29 (19)
Ahmed Shehzad: 14 (17)
Over 5: Usman Shinwari (4-1-1-1-4-0)
Asad Shafiq: 19 (13)
Ahmed Shehzad: 14 (17)
Over 4: Sohail Khan (4-1-0-4-0-1)
Asad Shafiq: 13 (10)
Ahmed Shehzad: 9 (14)
Over 3: Usman Shinwari (0-4-1-0-0-1)
Asad Shafiq: 8 (6)
Ahmed Shehzad: 4 (12)
Over 2: Mohammad Amir (4lb-0-2lb-0-0-0)
Asad Shafiq: 3 (3)
Ahmed Shehzad: 3 (9)
Over 1: Imad Wasim (1-1-1-1-1-1)
Asad Shafiq: 3 (3)
Ahmed Shehzad: 3 (3)
KARACHI KINGS: 154/6
Over 20: Mir Hamza (4-6-4-0-1wd-W-6)
Imad Wasim: 6 (1)
Sohail Khan: 0 (0)
Kieron Pollard: 31 (19)
Over 19: Anwar Ali (6-W-1-0-1-W)
Kieron Pollard: 17 (14)
Ravi Bopara: 1 (2)
Chris Gayle: 29 (34)
Over 18: Tymal Mills (1-1wd-1-1-1-1-1)
Chris Gayle: 23 (32)
Kieron Pollard: 16 (12)
Over 17: Anwar Ali (1-4-1-0-1-1)
Chris Gayle: 20 (29)
Kieron Pollard: 13 (9)
Over 16: Mir Hamza (1-6-0-1-0-4)
Chris Gayle: 18 (26)
Kieron Pollard: 7 (6)
15.2 SIX! Mir Hamza to Chris Gayle
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Over 15: Anwar Ali (1-0-1wd-0-1-0-1)
Chris Gayle: 11 (23)
Kieron Pollard: 2 (3)
Over 14: Mahmudullah (0-1-1-4-W-0)
Chris Gayle: 10 (20)
Kieron Pollard: 0 (0)
Shoaib Malik: 9 (9)
Over 13: Tymal Mills (0-4-1-0-1wd-1-0)
Chris Gayle: 9 (18)
Shoaib Malik: 4 (5)
Over 12: Mahmudullah (0-W-2-1-1-0)
Chris Gayle: 4 (14)
Shoaib Malik: 3 (3)
Babar Azam: 36 (37)
Over 11: Hasan Khan (0-1-0-5wd-0-1wd-0-1wd-0)
Babar Azam: 36 (35)
Chris Gayle: 3 (13)
Over 10: Mahmudullah (1-1-0-1-0-1)
Babar Azam: 35 (33)
Chris Gayle: 3 (9)
Over 9: Hasan Khan (1-0-0-0-0-1)
Babar Azam: 33 (30)
Chris Gayle: 1 (6)
Over 8: Mahmudullah (4-1-1-1-W-0)
Babar Azam: 32 (29)
Chris Gayle: 0 (1)
Kumar Sangakkara: 28 (18)
Over 7: Hasan Khan (1-2-0-1-1-1)
Babar Azam: 26 (26)
Kumar Sangakkara: 27 (16)
Over 6: Tymal Mills (0-1wd-0-2-1-0-0)
Babar Azam: 22 (22)
Kumar Sangakkara: 25 (14)
Over 5: Mohammad Nawaz (0-6-1-0-4-0)
Babar Azam: 22 (20)
Kumar Sangakkara: 22 (10)
4.2 SIX! Mohammad Nawaz to Kumar Sangakkara
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Over 4: Anwar Ali (2-1-1-2-1-3)
Babar Azam: 18 (17)
Kumar Sangakkara: 15 (7)
Over 3: Mir Hamza (0-4-0-1-6-0)
Babar Azam: 12 (13)
Kumar Sangakkara: 11 (5)
2.5 SIX! Mir Hamza to Kumar Sangakkara
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Over 2: Tymal Mills (0-0-1wd-4-0-1-4)
Babar Azam: 7 (9)
Kumar Sangakkara: 5 (3)
Over 1: Mir Hamza (1-0-1-0-1wd-0-1)
Babar Azam: 2 (4)
Kumar Sangakkara: 1 (2)
