Quetta Gladiators (139/7) defeat Islamabad United (138/9) by 3 wickets to continue their winning streak in the PSL 9

[Human786]

56/4

 

[Human786]

okay , so the Giant killer ATG Sarfaraz is on show
54/2 in 7

poor ATG

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hunain Shah's action is slightly similar to that Pat Cummins

 

[Asad T]

And Sarfraf has gone 1(6), poor show

 

[Human786]

And Sarfraf has gone 1(6), poor show

T - me thinks I am on fastest feed here 58/4 in 7.2

 

[Champ_Pal]

Sarfraz is done. He can’t bat anymore. Can’t even score against spinners.

 

[Asad T]

T - me thinks I am on fastest feed here 58/4 in 7.2

haha well done

 

[Human786]

59/4 in 8

 

[Asad T]

At least its looking like it will be a close game. we all thought quetta would win by a big margin.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Islu need 1 more wicket

 

[Human786]

this Hunain guy - what is his pace range in recent games ?

 

[Human786]

71/4 - 6 paa ditta

 

[lazy cricketer]

is hunain any good?

 

[Rana]

Two left handers on

Shadab can try Agha here

 

[Asad T]

this Hunain guy - what is his pace range in recent games ?

This is his first PSL
but generally mid to high 130's

 

[Rana]

Scrappy performance by QG. They shouldn’t let these two points slip

 

[Rana]

Russouw struggling in this tournament so far

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Score Updates

QG 76/4 after 10 overs

 

[Human786]

out

 

[AAli98]

How did pathetic Safraz carve out a international career.. hopeless player use to hide down the order the coward that he is.

 

[Human786]

out

told you @Asad T & moi Indian -oops

 

[Rana]

What a poor decision by Aleem Dar

 

[Ahmed216]

Why every QG batter today is in hurry?

 

[Rana]

Just get on with it mate

 

[Ahmed216]

Something wrong with ball tracking it seems

 

[Asad T]

that DRS decision looked unreal

 

[Human786]

This is his first PSL
but generally mid to high 130's

I see , Test prospect ?

 

[Human786]

90/4 in 12

 

[Rana]

Russow is choking here

 

[Human786]

told you @Asad T & moi Indian -oops

@Asad T - Dar mulzim hai

 

[Asad T]

Russow is choking here

45 from 41, not really a choke unless he gets out

 

[Cricket Warrior]

should be an easy win for QG if they never lose any wicket in next few overs.

 

[Human786]

that cuppa in lounge is kinda goofy imo - me would only agree if there was something nicer than Tea being served - who is the lady commenting btw - review 96/4

 

[Human786]

that cuppa in lounge is kinda goofy imo - me would only agree if there was something nicer than Tea being served - who is the lady commenting btw - review 96/4

rubbish - 98/4

 

[Human786]

khatam ho gaya -107/4

 

[Asad T]

IU put up a good fight with the ball but not good enough.
IU will lose 2 on the trott now, they looked like the strongest team on paper among all the PSL teams

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Islamabad have been poor so far this PSL

 

[Human786]

Waqar - where do you put him as commentator ?

 

[Asad T]

Faheem playing as a specialist batter this game haha

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Too little too late

Naseem gets Rutherford

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Decent from Sherfane Rutherford. Should make the Windies squad. Took a brute to get him out.

 

[Asif321]

Shadab is a bang average captain

 

[Hyder]

Akeal was slow there

 

[Ahmed216]

Waqar - where do you put him as commentator ?

Out of the commentary box ideally

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is a low scoring thriller

 

[Hyder]

Shadab is a bang average captain

Why he saving rumman. He should be bowled last one if shadab was going to bowl the 18th himself

 

[Asad T]

Wow IU coming back
I thought Wasim Jr was an allrounder loll

 

[Hyder]

Wasim... what a crack head

 

[Asad T]

Waqar - where do you put him as commentator ?

On par with Sana Mir loll

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Looks like pitches are slower this season unlike last PSL. Perhaps to mimic Caribbean pitches.

 

[PakEngFan]

Wow IU coming back
I thought Wasim Jr was an allrounder loll

Hes a decent no10 at best his batting is miles behind faheem who himself is a poor bat.

 

[Ahmed216]

Quetta played for NRR throughout this chase

 

[Rana]

Good captaincy by Shadab today

 

[Asad T]

And Shadab bowls a half tracker under pressure which gets dispatched for 4

 

[Rana]

CT 2017 vibes!!’

 

[Rana]

Amir has been through hell in his life since 2010

Pressure is nothing to him

He is FIRE!!

 

[PakEngFan]

Sarfraz should bat below amir next game.

 

[PakEngFan]

Amir has been through hell in his life since 2010

Pressure is nothing to him

He is FIRE!!

A wasted career. He even had far more potential with the bat than our current so called all rounders.

 

[AAli98]

Wow IU coming back
I thought Wasim Jr was an allrounder

Can’t hold a bat to save his life he was sent ahead of safraz safraz should retire in shame. Proper circus league

 

[Rana]

Zindabad QG

But that was not a performance of those who want to be champions

Must improve!

 

[PakEngFan]

Can’t hold a bat to save his life he was sent ahead of safraz safraz should retire in shame. Proper circus league

Sarfraz doesn't have any shame.

 

[Rana]

Sarfraz should bat below amir next game.

He would probably like to

Selfless guy

 

[Asif321]

Amir the legend . Hope he plays the WC

 

[PakEngFan]

He would probably like to

Selfless guy

In that case he should drop himself since he is so selfless as he along with Imad are clearly bringing the quality down which is already bad in first place.

 

[Rana]

Amir the legend . Hope he plays the WC

InshaAllah

Him, Naseem and Shaheen. 3 reliable pacers

 

[Rana]

2 more wins out of 7 should secure Qualifier position

 

[Human786]

On par with Sana Mir lollnot familiar biradar

On par with Sana Mir loll

yaar , kisi zanani ko mut criticize karo on my post please - lert us compare him with Ramiz & Wasim .

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shadab blaming a ball change for the performance?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

 

[Rana]

In that case he should drop himself since he is so selfless as he along with Imad are clearly bringing the quality down which is already bad in first place.

I think he should too. But that’s not how a winning campaign works. You have to carry some players that are struggling even when you are winning. At the right time, those players you have shown belief in will deliver

An example of this is the Australia u19s. They carried Singh throughout the tournament, on the basis that they knew what he can bring if he fires. And boy did he fire for them in the final. They became champions

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Amir shot off Shadab was class.

A very good and enjoyable game of cricket.

PSL keeps producing the goods.

 

[PakEngFan]

I think he should too. But that’s not how a winning campaign works. You have to carry some players that are struggling even when you are winning. At the right time, those players you have shown belief in will deliver

An example of this is the Australia u19s. They carried Singh throughout the tournament, on the basis that they knew what he can bring if he fires. And boy did he fire for them in the final. They became champions

What has sarfraz done for years? Absolute nothing. Khawaja nafay can keep. Give him the gloves and bring in omair bin yousuf who as a batsmen is far better. This will make them stronger.

 

[Rana]

What has sarfraz done for years? Absolute nothing. Khawaja nafay can keep. Give him the gloves and bring in omair bin yousuf who as a batsmen is far better. This will make them stronger.

Well. Sarfaraz so far has been keeping brilliantly

Plus I don’t understand who else they will play in the middle if Nafay keeps? If it were up to me I would probably add Umar Amin or Omair bin Yousuf

However I’m not fully convinced with Nafay yet. He was a bit too cocky today. Still needs to get his head down

 

[Rana]

QG need to swap Hasnain with Sohail Khan next game

 

[Rana]

Faheem Ashraf didn’t even bowl today. Why pick him? You can add more strength in your batting by picking a proper middle order player

 

[Major]

Faheem Ashraf didn’t even bowl today. Why pick him? You can add more strength in your batting by picking a proper middle order player

our captain is dumb taht s why

 

[Rana]

our captain is dumb taht s why

Middle order of Shadab, Salman, Azam is very brittle. Agha is good but the other two are hit and miss.

Cox going at 6 today even though he batted so well last game to rescue IU. Bizarre strategy

Mike Hesson is starting to look like a joke with these guys

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Quetta Gladiators trumped Islamabad United in a low-scoring game after putting on a clinical bowling performance

Gladiators have now won three games on the trot. Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Abrar Ahmed helped restrict Islamabad United to a modest total which was chased in 18.2 overs with three wickets in the bag. Rilee Rossouw anchored the chase with calmness and bagged Player of the Match award.

In pursuit of the 139-run total, Quetta Gladiators got off to a brisk start before Naseem Shah dismissed Saud Shakeel for mere two runs in the third over. By the end of the powerplay, they had also lost the in-form batter Khawaja Nafay, who returned for a-run-a-ball nine, leaving Quetta 51-2.

Hunain Shah, making his HBL PSL debut, struck on the first ball of his spell to remove the dangerous Jason Roy, who was cruising after having accumulated 37 off the 18 balls he had faced, including six fours and a maximum. Shadab Khan pinned Sarfaraz Ahmed leg-before wicket to leave Quetta reeling at 54-4 at the start of the eighth over.

Southpaw Sherfane Rutherford joined forces with skipper Rilee Rossouw to put on a vital 62-run fifth-wicket partnership. Naseem returned in the 16th over to break the partnership, dismissing Sherfane for 23-ball 29, including a four and two sixes.

The Shadab-led outfit continued to put up a fight as they removed Akeal and Wasim Jnr in back-to-back overs, leaving Quetta 127-7 with 12 needed off 17 balls. Skipper Rossouw put on a 12-run partnership with Mohammad Amir to seal the game for his team with 10 balls to spare, while remaining unbeaten on 34 off 38 balls. Amir chipped in with an unbeaten six-ball 11 as well.

For Islamabad, Shadab and Naseem returned with two wickets each while Rumman Raees and Hunain picked up one wicket each.

Earlier, Quetta Gladiators, who fielded an unchanged XI, won the toss and elected to bowl first, while Islamabad United brought in Hunain and Rumman to their XI.

The United opening batters, Alex Hales and Colin Munro got off to a cautious start before Hales (21, 9b, 1x4, 2x6s) teed off in the third over hitting Akeal Hosein for consecutive sixes over long-on only to get caught at extra cover on the following ball.

Salman Ali Agha took on Mohammad Hasnain in the last over of the powerplay, hitting him for four boundaries while ransacking 18 runs off the over, with the scorecard reading 60-1.

Munro (20, 22b, 1x4, 1x6) found himself struggling at the crease which led to him playing a desperate shot, against Akeal, toward long-on where Rutherford pouched the ball after a collision with Saud.

Quetta bowlers, Hasnain and Akeal kept the pressure intact and struck in ninth and 10th overs, removing Shadab (2, 4b) and Azam (1, 4b) for paltry scores, respectively. At the halfway mark Islamabad found themselves 83-4 with Jordan Cox and Agha in the middle.

Abrar returned in 12th over to dismiss United’s highest scorer, Agha (33, 23b, 5x4s), courtesy of a fine catch by Nafay at deep square leaving them 87-5. Imad Wasim (9, 15b) too fell to Abrar after struggling to get off the blocks with Islamabad in dire straits.

Valuable contributions from Cox (19, 21b, 1x4) and Faheem Ashraf (20, 14b, 1x4, 1x6) towards the end of the innings helped Islamabad post 138-9 in the 20 overs.

Mohammad Wasim Jnr bagged three wickets in his last two overs to end Quetta’s bowling effort on a high. Abrar also got three wickets. Akeal dismissed two batters while Hasnain, who became the 12th bowler to take 50 HBL PSL wickets, dismissed one batter.

Scores in brief:

Quetta Gladiators beat Islamabad United by three wickets

Islamabad United 138-9, 20 overs (Agha Salman 33, Alex Hales 21; Abrar Ahmed 3-18, Mohammad Wasim Jnr 3-20)

Quetta Gladiators 139-7, 18.2 overs (Jason Roy 37, Rilee Rossouw 34 not out; Shadab Khan 2-24, Naseem Shah 2-34)

Player of the match – Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators)

Source: PCB

 

[Cricket Warrior]