Lahore Qalandars (219/6) convincingly defeat Quetta Gladiators (140) by 79 runs in match 4 of PSL X

[BouncerGuy]

The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will host an exciting clash between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators in Match 4 of PSL 2025 today, April 13 at 8:00 PM PKT. Both teams have had contrasting starts to their campaigns this season.

Quetta Gladiators began their season in dominant fashion, securing an 80-run victory over Peshawar Zalmi in their opening match.

Meanwhile, Lahore Qalandars suffered a heavy 8-wicket defeat against Islamabad United in their first game. They will be eager to regroup and bounce back when they take on Quetta in this crucial encounter.

SQUADS:
Quetta Gladiators: Faheem Ashraf, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Rilee Rossouw, Akeal Hosein, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Haseebullah Khan, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay, Kyle Jamieson, Khurram Shahzad, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Zeeshan, Hasan Nawaz, Danish Aziz, Kusal Mendis, Sean Abbott, Shoaib Malik

Lahore Qalandars: Daryl Mitchell, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Kusal Perera, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, David Wiese, Muhammad Akhlaq, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Azab, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Naeem, Sam Billings, Salman Ali Mirza, Tom Curran

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[Kianig89]

The animosity to continue Amir up against SSA

 

[Omer2002]

Just curious who are quettas emerging players i dnt see any on list or from last game

 

[Rana]

The animosity to continue Amir up against SSA

Are you making things up again?

What animosity? Who brought Amir back into the national side?

 

[Kianig89]

Are you making things up again?

What animosity? Who brought Amir back into the national side?

You are not aware of reality sitting all the way back in Nottingham

 

[Rana]

You are not aware of reality sitting all the way back in Nottingham

I might be in Nottingham lol but you are living in the Galactic Empire.

What reality? Who brought Amir back into the national side? Who reached out?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Just curious who are quettas emerging players i dnt see any on list or from last game

Hassan Nawaz and Zeeshan

 

[adi_62941]

Young talen should step up and perform. If they cant in these type of leagues then they cannot on any other visible platform. IPL is producing some wonderful young cricketers for India and PSL is still stuck with the same retired/expired players

 

[BouncerGuy]

PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC... NO PERSONAL REMARKS.

 

[Omer2002]

Hassan Nawaz and Zeeshan

Thank you...so even you have played for Pak u can be emerging

 

[BouncerGuy]

Thank you...so even you have played for Pak u can be emerging

Yeah. It sounds strange but it is what it is.

 

[ataullah]

Young talen should step up and perform. If they cant in these type of leagues then they cannot on any other visible platform. IPL is producing some wonderful young cricketers for India and PSL is still stuck with the same retired/expired players

It's not the leagues that are producing talent but it's the domestic system. Pak will never produce players with the current system. There's no pathway at all. Also too much nepotism. Look at Fawad Ali. 140kph bowler but has never played a game of domestic yet.

 

[Rana]

140kph bowler

You get these randoms in UK club cricket too. Your making it sound as if hes a 155kmh bowler.

 

[Shehmir]

I am supporter of Quetta but wants Lahore to win today's match just to keep the competition interesting

 

[Shehmir]

Shaheen's performance is very important for Lahore

 

[Kianig89]

Any chance for Akhlaq to get s game @Rana

 

[mominsaigol]

Should be an easy win for Quetta imo.

One of Quetta or Karachi is going to win it. My bet is on karachi for the following reasons.

A) Even a washed up Warner provides gun starts in a PP. Besides tactically he's the best captain in PSL.

B) Vince + Siefert is just unfair.

That's 3 overseas players that can one shot you instantly. They only need to worry about Shan Masood.

QG is very good but oppositions only need to worry about Finn Allen going gun ho. Saud shakeel tends to slow down after the PP, he isn't t20 material.

Then again they have Chapman as well.

Lol Zalmi and MS went from being the strongest star studded teams last year to being one of the weakest this year .

This is what happens when you have 2 captains who aren't willing to shove their ego aside and actually allow their franchise owners to bring proper overseas talent

 

[hassan918]

QG looked really good in their first game unlike LQ. I think Quetta will win this one.

 

[Rana]

Any chance for Akhlaq to get s game @Rana

Any chance you Duckett?

 

[emranabbas]

Looking forward to see amir

Heard he sent babar walking on a 0

 

[hassan918]

Looking forward to see amir

Heard he sent babar walking on a 0

Amir performance vs Shaheen performance will be a thing to watch in this one.

 

[hassan918]

It is 9 wins each for both teams in this fixture so far in the PSL.

 

[hassan918]

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field first

Lahore Qalandars (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Jahandad Khan, Rishad Hossain, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Asif Afridi

Quetta Gladiators (Playing XI): Saud Shakeel, Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis, Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

 

[Darkrai]

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field first

Lahore Qalandars (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings, Sikandar Raza, Jahandad Khan, Rishad Hossain, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Asif Afridi

Quetta Gladiators (Playing XI): Saud Shakeel, Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Kusal Mendis, Rilee Rossouw, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Only two pacers for QG? Not to mention one of them is Faheem.

 

[Asad T]

Only two pacers for QG? Not to mention one of them is Faheem.

I think these pitches have shown that the spinners have done better than the pacers. so not a bad ploy imo

 

[cricfan432]

Akhlaq is good player for t20s but lahore do not have any space for him

 

[Hellion]

Only two pacers for QG? Not to mention one of them is Faheem.

That's because Akeal bowls with the new ball.

 

[Darkrai]

Pakistan's Tendulkar is still going strong.

 

[Rana]

Akhlaq is good player for t20s but lahore do not have any space for him

@Kianig89 wants to mock him

 

[Barragan]

Why would you play naeem again?

That first outing is enough to see he is trash

LQ management is pretty stupid

 

[Asad T]

Why would you play naeem again?

That first outing is enough to see he is trash

LQ management is pretty stupid

at least they replace Wiese

 

[Justcrazy]

Quetta starts with spinner

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This Naeem is hacking across the line and getting away with it

 

[Savak]

Crowd is low today on a weekend. Plenty of empty stands

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Quetta starts with spinner

They mostly started with Akeal when they're playing him

 

[hassan918]

at least they replace Wiese

Murshad is gone. I won't be surprised if this would be the last season for him in the PSL.

 

[Asad T]

Naeem has good swag about him

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Crowd is low today on a weekend. Plenty of empty stands

What do you expect

 

[Justcrazy]

In Amir 4 overs , you need wickets .

 

[Savak]

What do you expect

This is an alarming sign and indicates that people in Pakistan are getting bored of the PSL now and no longer are interested

 

[PakFan2010]

What's the reason for the low crowd?

Is 8pm too late?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Usman Tariq lol

 

[Asad T]

What's the reason for the low crowd?

Is 8pm too late?

work tomorrow?

 

[Darkrai]

Want LQ to lose

 

[Rana]

Who’s bright idea was it to have Usman Tariq at 3rd man?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What's the reason for the low crowd?

Is 8pm too late?

You can't expect full houses everytime

Grounds are outdated no hype about PSL till literally a few days before it started.

These things need a good amount of time to build up not like this.

 

[Asad T]

Usman Tariq lol

So graceful

 

[Darkrai]

Pakistanis are losing interest in cricket.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So graceful

Indeed

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hack gone Naeem bowled

 

[RidiculousMan]

These new gen batters no matter what country they belong to. They don't even want to give it one ball to see a new ball and really see the hand.

 

[Rana]

LQ have 2 extra runs on the scoreboard. Umpire didn’t signal 4 on the Malik boundary save but it had 4 runs registered for it.

 

[Kianig89]

There is literally no marketing, promotion from PCB regarding PSL also these stadiums are in busy areas too much hassle then the lack of marquee players is another factor, majority not interested in watching Faheem Ashraf bowl dollies in late 120ks

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pakistanis are losing interest in cricket.

Since 2011

 

[followed]

This abrar is such a nerd.
Naeem is the one you get from street.
He is pathetic.

 

[Asad T]

Loll Abrar is Abrar saying that it was a mistake to get Naeem out?

 

[Barragan]

Why would you play naeem again?

That first outing is enough to see he is trash

LQ management is pretty stupid

Oh look

It only took me 1 try to figure out this guy is simply not it

The management couldn't see that

 

[PakFan2010]

Naeem looks an awful batsmen.

 

[Rana]

There is literally no marketing, promotion from PCB regarding PSL also these stadiums are in busy areas too much hassle then the lack of marquee players is another factor, majority not interested in watching Faheem Ashraf bowl dollies in late 120ks

Lack of Marquee players?

What’s a Marquee player according to you?

 

[RidiculousMan]

This abrar is such a nerd.
Naeem is the one you get from street.
He is pathetic.

All of Lahore Qalandars PDP Batters have been failures.

Whoever scouts the batters doesn't have the eye.

Though they do find decent bowlers.

 

[Kianig89]

Rauf SSA are ageing at some stage LQ will have to take a decision may be this is their last psl with LQ

 

[Rana]

Loll Abrar is Abrar saying that it was a mistake to get Naeem out?

It’s not his wicket to celebrate. He knows it’s Amir’s

 

[Kianig89]

Lack of Marquee players?

What’s a Marquee player according to you?

David Warner and definitely not Shan Masood

 

[Asad T]

This abrar is such a nerd.

but superman when he removes his glasses

 

[BakuGM]

Hack gone Naeem bowled

How is he playing PSL? I am dumfounded......

 

[Justcrazy]

Lahore is struggling here , Zaman needs to bat well to get a solid total.

 

[Rana]

David Warner and definitely not Shan Masood

Which Marquee players are PSL missing?

 

[Kianig89]

Which Marquee players are PSL missing?

Starc Cummins Hazlewood Rabada Miller , too name a few

 

[Rana]

Amir getting lovely away swing at will

Haven’t seen him bowl like this for ages.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Abdullah with a couple of gorgeous shots. Lucky edge at the 3rd one though and that's the type of shot that's been the biggest issue with him.

 

[Kianig89]

GIGO as they say in computers language. PSL functioning so far

 

[RidiculousMan]

Rauf SSA are ageing at some stage LQ will have to take a decision may be this is their last psl with LQ

Rauf maybe but Shaheen is 25-26. His best bowling era probably hasn't even started yet.

 

[Kianig89]

Amir seems fresh & fit than most of Pakistan's current pacers

 

[Kianig89]

Rauf maybe but Shaheen is 25-26. His best bowling era probably hasn't even started yet.

Age fudger he is , Rauf is around 32/33 and SSA 29/30

 

[Justcrazy]

Lahore is getting a partnership going here , these two have capacity to up the ante here.

 

[Kianig89]

Imagine PSL in 90s
Saeed Inzi Moyo Afridi Wasim Waqar Akhtar Saqi Mushi Azhar Razzak Moin Zahid Saleem , too many

 

[Justcrazy]

Age fudger he is , Rauf is around 32/33 and SSA 29/30

That is the main reason why Pakistan bowlers fizzle out early.

 

[Rana]

So now Shafique making strong case for number 3

He looks very good here

Surely Babar needs to bat at 3 to give him competition because we know he ain’t doing Jack for Pakistan as an opener.

 

[Nasty Naz]

How is he playing PSL? I am dumfounded......

PSL team management are so poor it's comical. They keep selecting suuuuper raw talents that have no domestic performance or are U19 in the hopes of a miracle. There's emerging players you can select that have at least showcased some talent in domestic instead of complete nobodies. Karachi does the same thing and there's a reason why Karachi/Lahore are consistently the most mediocre and poorly run franchises.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

How is he playing PSL? I am dumfounded......

Like the rest are