Quetta Gladiators (169/4) clinch a last ball thriller by 6 wickets against Lahore Qalandars (166/4) to secure their place in the playoffs of PSL 9

[Deewana Mastana]

4 off 1

 

[oatmeal]

4 off last delivery needed

 

[FearlessRoar]

Six by Wasim jnr

 

[Deewana Mastana]

6
Hahahaha

 

[FearlessRoar]

Yaar what a six by Wasim Jnr.

 

[Nasty Naz]

The middle phase was quite poor by Saud but good to see finding boundaries at the death. Quetta good chance to win it now.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Yaar what a six by Wasim Jnr.

Historical

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Vivian Richards

 

[oatmeal]

Great game. Karachi knocked out of the playoffs of the last ball

 

[Asad T]

Wow what a finish

 

[Rana]

See ya next year Karachi

 

[Ahmed216]

Shakeel should get Man of the match for not letting nafay take review

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Shaheen getting smashed by Wasim Jnr

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shaheen is the worst death overs bowler in the world atm. Guess Ashok Dinda could bowl better than him in this last over.

 

[Rana]

Love you Saud

Zindabad puttar

 

[Nasty Naz]

Oh my goodness. What a six by Wasim Jr.

Everyone is always thrashing this poor lad for his bat but man that is great to see. What a moment for him.

 

[Asad T]

you know its a ripper of a game when Sir Viv runs onto the field

 

[The_KING]

Shaheen, what a fraud player. I hate the fact that he is captaining my home side. Go and play for Peshawar and let Babar come to Lahore.

 

[Ahmed216]

That leap from Wasim sponsored by head n shoulders

 

[Rana]

@PakEngFan

Amir, Imad, Sarfaraz, Asif Ali…all in the play offs

Your mate Shan Masood knocked out

 

[Asif321]

Lol shaheen what a match losing over

 

[mominsaigol]

Tbh nafay nearly cost everything but poor from saud, he should have played faster, regardless good innings still and great finish by waseem.

Shaheen the man who's our t20 captain can't even clear to the qualifiers

 

[khiska]

How is Khi knocked out, what if QG lose to Multan in their last game and Khi wins big in their next game?

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Shaheen keeps trying yorker lengths or good length balls, and batsmen are already prepared for that. He should have tried a couple of bouncers.

 

[Asif321]

Serious concerns with shaheen temperament

 

[Asif321]

How is Khi knocked out, what if QG lose to Multan in their last game and Khi wins big in their next game?

QG have 11 points . KK can only get to 10

 

[Savak]

How is Khi knocked out, what if QG lose to Multan in their last game and Khi wins big in their next game?

Quetta is on 11 points. Khi max can get 10 points. Khi is out now.

 

[Rana]

How is Khi knocked out, what if QG lose to Multan in their last game and Khi wins big in their next game?

It’s over mate

They are out. Ask Haider Azhar to work it out for you like he worked out his squad for this year

 

[Asad T]

SSA bowled it into the shorter part of the ground, poor length and poor thinking from him
should have aimed to bowl it outside off

 

[PakEngFan]

@PakEngFan

Amir, Imad, Sarfaraz, Asif Ali…all in the play offs

Your mate Shan Masood knocked out

When was I ever a supporter of shan?

 

[Asad T]

SSA: "We played really good cricket this whole season, just didn't have luck"
wth

 

[Rana]

The trade for Iftikhar for Russow was indeed beneficial

He has taken Quetta to a play off for the first time in 4 years

 

[Rana]

Tbh nafay nearly cost everything but poor from saud, he should have played faster, regardless good innings still and great finish by waseem.

Shaheen the man who's our t20 captain can't even clear to the qualifiers

Quetta need to learn. If they are going to play him, he shouldn’t be batting 3,4,5

 

[Ahmed216]

SSA: "We played really good cricket this whole season, just didn't have luck"
wth

Not the brightest

 

[Rana]

When was I ever a supporter of shan?

Hahahahaah really tough day for you mate

 

[Savak]

Let's not forget Siqander Raza's 3 consecutive dot balls in the last over. Raza too has been a huge let down for LQ's this season.

 

[mominsaigol]

SSA bowled it into the shorter part of the ground, poor length and poor thinking from him
should have aimed to bowl it outside off

Mate I remember telling the world shaheen is a one hit wonder, always relying on that unplayable inswing early on which he hasn't achieved in forever at this point.

Otherwise naseem was Mike's ahead and calling shaheen no 1 bowler in the world is a joke. But no one listened.

Many of my predictions come true because their not even predictions, it's just pattern repetition lol. This will happen again and again, and will repeat in 2024 wc as well. It happened in 2021 and 2022 t20 wc as well lol

 

[mominsaigol]

Quetta need to learn. If they are going to play him, he shouldn’t be batting 3,4,5

He shouldn't be playing at all lol, rather have sarfi play, despite being out of it this season, sarfi ain't worse then a tiktok star lol

 

[PakEngFan]

Hahahahaah really tough day for you mate

Tough day? I said shan shouldn't be anywhere near our teams and you have somehow translated that into me being his fan.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

 

[Cricket Warrior]

 

[Rana]

He shouldn't be playing at all lol, rather have sarfi play, despite being out of it this season, sarfi ain't worse then a tiktok star lol

Well.

They like him. The goray (Watson, Russow, Roy) feel he is their little project. That’s how they operate generally when developing players

They won’t drop him. They just need to find a way to utilise him properly

 

[Rana]

Tough day? I said shan shouldn't be anywhere near our teams and you have somehow translated that into me being his fan.

What you do support basically translates as supporting players like Shan. It’s the mindset you support over the mindset you hate.

 

[Nasty Naz]

SSA: "We played really good cricket this whole season, just didn't have luck"
wth

It's not like they have been horrible and getting blown out match after match. They've lost very close matches on thin razor margins, it happens. Maybe they win some of these close matches and outlook looks a lot different for them. Last year, they were able to win on those razor thin margins including the finals. That's how it goes sometimes.

It doesn't mean Lahore was at their best this season, they clearly weren't with Shaheen/Haris/Zaman/Fakhar all being out of form. Rashid was missing too and it resulted in the season they had.

 

[MenInG]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766884467304550766

 

[Nasty Naz]

He shouldn't be playing at all lol, rather have sarfi play, despite being out of it this season, sarfi ain't worse then a tiktok star lol

A lot of wild over exaggeration here. Sarfraz is washed up and completely rubbish. Nafay has had his moments of struggle but I am not sure what people were expecting out of a young kid with basically no domestic experience. There's an adjustment period when you're facing a lot of international calibre bowlers throughout the tournament.

In fact, it's a good thing coaches/captain and the team is aware this kid has a lot of potential and they are fully backing him. That's what we need more of in Pakistan, not less.

 

[zarak]

It’s over mate

They are out. Ask Haider Azhar to work it out for you like he worked out his squad for this year

who is Haider Azhar

 

[zarak]

SSA bowled it into the shorter part of the ground, poor length and poor thinking from him
should have aimed to bowl it outside off

That was six on any ground

 

[sweep_shot]

Another thrilling contest.

This year's PSL has had some great games.

 

[Rana]

who is Haider Azhar

Karachi Kings buffoon director

He made all the crucial changes:

Letting Aamir and Imad go
Bringing in Shan as captain
Picking Pollard, Sams and Nawaz as platinum

They deserve this humiliation because of him

 

[PakEngFan]

What you do support basically translates as supporting players like Shan. It’s the mindset you support over the mindset you hate.

Lol. From supporting to shan now supporting the mindset. Make up your mind. Seems like after rizwan and Babar now I also live rent free in your mind. Get a grip Mr Rana.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Quetta Gladiators secured their spot for the HBL PSL 9 playoffs after they defeated Lahore Qalandars by six wickets at National Bank Stadium, Karachi on Sunday night. After restricting Lahore to 166-4 in the first innings, vice-captain Saud Shakeel produced a brilliant unbeaten knock of 88 runs that allowed Quetta to edge over Lahore in the last-ball thriller.

Lahore Qalandars could only manage to post 166-4 on the board after choosing to bat first. Sahibzada Farhan and Mirza Tahir Baig gave a decent start to their team ; after Farhan hit a four on the first delivery of the game, the two took turns breaching the boundary periodically in the third, fourth and fifth overs.

Abrar Ahmed, introduced in the sixth over, removed Farhan (25, 22b, 4x4s) on the third ball and then Tahir (12, 13b, 1x6) on the last delivery to bring Lahore down to 39-2 by the end of the powerplay.

Abdullah Shafique, batting at three, hit two consecutive fours against Mohammad Wasim Jnr in the seventh over to recover the damage. He then hit a boundary against Abrar in the next over. Shai Hope, who could only manage five off seven, was caught behind in the 10th over off Wasim’s bowling as Lahore got to 70-3 at the halfway mark.

Shaheen Shah Afridi promoted himself up the order, taking the responsibility of boosting his side’s total. The fourth-wicket partnership between Abdullah and Shaheen yielded 91 from 57, helping the team establish a sense of control over the innings.

After four quiet overs, Shaheen took on Akeal Hosein by smashing three sixes in the 15th over. An over later, he hit two sixes against Abrar to get to his second HBL PSL half-century.

In the 18th over , Abdullah (59 not out, 39b, 3x4s, 2x6s) also completed his second consecutive half-century of HBL PSL 9 in style as he hit a six against Hosein on the fourth delivery.

In the last over, Sohail Khan caught the ball on his second attempt while fielding at deep third to help Amir dismiss Shaheen, who had to walk back for 55 on 34, on the back of two fours and four sixes. The final over only produced six runs as Lahore finished with a competitive total.

Abrar had two wickets, while Amir and Wasim had one each.

Jason Roy and Saud Shakeel gave Quetta Gladiators a 39-run opening stand after the former hit Shaheen three consecutive fours on the first three balls of the innings.

Jahandad Khan, bowling the sixth over, provided the breakthrough as Roy (18, 14b, 4x4s) was caught behind. Quetta ended the powerplay at 43-1.

Saud was joined by his captain, Rilee Rossouw, in the middle for a 27-run second-wicket stand which was broken by Jahandad on the last ball of the ninth over. Rossouw walked back for 13 off 11, with the help of one four.

The Quetta captain, however, became the first foreign batter to complete 2000 HBL PSL runs and the fifth overall, only behind Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Rizwan.

Khawaja Nafay and Saud produced a dogged third-wicket stand, that yielded 70 from 53, to reestablish Quetta’s control over the game after the two initial wickets. In the 13th over, Saud brought his second HBL PSL 9 half-century, taking 42 deliveries to do so.

The partnership was eventually broken by Shaheen, who trapped Nafay (26, 24b, 1x6) leg-before wicket in the 18th over.

Quetta required 29 from the final two overs, with Saud and Laurie Evans on the crease. Jahandad conceded 15 in the penultimate over courtesy of a four by Evans and a six by Saud to bring the equation to 14 needed from the final six deliveries.

Shaheen removed Evans (7, 4b, 1x4) on the first ball of the final over as Tahir took a spectacular diving catch at deep cover point. Saud then hit two consecutive boundaries, inching closer to the target.

With four needed off the final ball, Wasim, the sixth batter in, hit a six to help his team over the rope. Saud (88, 65b, 5x4s, 4x6s) remained unbeaten at the other end as Quetta cruised to the playoffs for the first time since 2019.

Jahandad and Shaheen picked up two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Quetta Gladiators beat Lahore Qalandars by six wickets

Lahore Qalandars 166-4, 20 overs (Abdullah Shafique 59 not out, Shaheen Shah Afridi 55; Abrar Ahmed 2-31)

Quetta Gladiators 169-4, 20 overs (Saud Shakeel 88 not out, Khawaja Nafay 26; Jahandad Khan 2-31, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-41)

Player of the match – Saud Shakeel (Quetta Gladiators)

 

[Cricket Warrior]

 

[mominsaigol]

We played really good cricket, shaheen while bowling a half tracker that goes for a six

SSA: "We played really good cricket this whole season, just didn't have luck"
wth

 

[mominsaigol]

A lot of wild over exaggeration here. Sarfraz is washed up and completely rubbish. Nafay has had his moments of struggle but I am not sure what people were expecting out of a young kid with basically no domestic experience. There's an adjustment period when you're facing a lot of international calibre bowlers throughout the tournament.

In fact, it's a good thing coaches/captain and the team is aware this kid has a lot of potential and they are fully backing him. That's what we need more of in Pakistan, not less.

Brother sarfraz is washed up but please don't support nafay lol, I saw how he was playing, it was worse then watching paint dry lol.