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Quetta Gladiators (174/8) hammer Hyderabad Kingsmen (134/8) by 40 runs in PSL 11 Match 5

This Hyderabad team is so weak. With Saim totally out of form and Maaz failing to fire, not expecting much from the rest of the team.
 
Why are some teams dumb like this. If Niazi can hit sixes but Saad Ali cannot. Does that mean Saad Ali has to bat above Niazi so he can complete the Tuk Tuk quota?

You have to give most balls to your best batter. Play Niazi at 5. Let him do the tuk tuk so he can then launch.
 
This is what happens when you have a team full of players who aren't suited to T20 cricket.

Hyderabad next year has to get rid of a good 5-7 players that they've picked this year including Labu.
 
Deewana Mastana said:
This is what happens when you have a team full of players who aren't suited to T20 cricket.

Hyderabad next year has to get rid of a good 5-7 players that they've picked this year including Labu.
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PSL didn't have talent for 8 teams, they were a bit hasty in increasing the number of teams.

Now they are forced to fill these teams with below average domestic players and non T20 or past it players from other countries.
 
Sachin fan said:
PSL didn't have talent for 8 teams, they were a bit hasty in increasing the number of teams.

Now they are forced to fill these teams with below average domestic players and non T20 or past it players from other countries.
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There's still a few domestic performers who haven't had a look in at all in PSL.

The players are there but they just need to be backed and picked but HHK due to an American investor went for players like Saad, Hammad and a few others since they switched over to USA.
 
Sachin fan said:
PSL didn't have talent for 8 teams, they were a bit hasty in increasing the number of teams.

Now they are forced to fill these teams with below average domestic players and non T20 or past it players from other countries.
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Even IPL is lower in quality due to more teams perhaps PSL need to look more at the top players of associate teams because we saw some players do well at the world t20 and they should get more exposure in domestic leagues.
 
Cric1234 said:
Even IPL is lower in quality due to more teams perhaps PSL need to look more at the top players of associate teams because we saw some players do well at the world t20 and they should get more exposure in domestic leagues.
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Don't worry. With time talent pool would eventually increase. Many players in IPL would feel like forced inclusion but players like Rinku, Rajat Patidar, Abhishek sharma, Tilak verma, Shashank Singh and many wouldn't have played if not for 10 team IPL.
 
Sachin fan said:
PSL didn't have talent for 8 teams, they were a bit hasty in increasing the number of teams.

Now they are forced to fill these teams with below average domestic players and non T20 or past it players from other countries.
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Ipl literally have nitesh reddy bowling first over as fast bowler.....
 
Hasan, Shamyl strike fifties to power Quetta Gladiators past Hyderabad Kingsmen

• Shamyl became the first batter ever to score consecutive fifties in first two HBL PSL appearances

• The official nomenclature of the league is HBL PSL; Media houses are advised to use the correct nomenclature in all texts, headlines and bulletins

Lahore, 29 March 2026:

Hasan Nawaz and Shamyl Hussain struck half-centuries, while Abrar Ahmed starred with the ball taking key wickets as Quetta Gladiators opened their account in HBL Pakistan Super League 11 with a 40-run win over Hyderabad Kingsmen hereat the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.

In the first match of the second double-header, Gladiators successfully defended their 174-8 total by restricting Hyderabad Kingsmen to 134-8 in 20 overs.

Hyderabad suffered two early setbacks as Alzarri Joseph dismissed Saim Ayub for eight in the first over and Abrar Ahmed removed Maaz Sadaqat for naught in the next. Usman Khan also fell to Abrar in the sixth over after making 14, leaving Hyderabad struggling at 35 for three.

Their troubles deepened when Usman Tariq removed Syed Saad Ali on the last ball of the ninth over and skipper Marnus Labuschagne fell to Saud Shakeel four deliveries later for 23 with Hyderabad reeling at 57 for five in 9.4 overs.

Hassan Khan then offered some resistance with a 19-ball 31, striking three fours and a six during a 48-run sixth-wicket stand with Muhammad Irfan Khan (33, 25b, 2x4s, 3x6s).

Once Hassan was dismissed by Ahmed Daniyal in the 15th over, Hyderabad lost their way and finished on 134 for eight in 20 overs. Abrar led the charge with three for 23 in four overs and Daniyal returned two for 13.

Earlier, Kingsmen struck twice in first 20 deliveries with Meredith removing Saud and Rilee Rossouw with 25 runs on the board.

At this juncture, Hasan joined Shamyl to rebuild the innings with an 89-run stand for the third wicket. The pair collected 15 runs off Akif Javed in the sixth over to take Quetta to 45 for two at the end of the powerplay.

Hasan then shifted gears, launching Hassan Khan for a straight six in the ninth over before dispatching a Labuschagne full toss for another maximum to move Quetta to 78 for two at the halfway mark.

Shamyl followed suit in the 12th over, striking Hassan for two sixes – one over wide long-on and the other straight down the ground as he ransacked 18 runs off the 12th over.

Hasan kept the momentum going with another six off Saim, but Quetta’s progress was checked when Meredith returned in the following over to claim his third wicket as Shamyl (54, 41b, 3x4s, 3x6s) departed.

Maheesh Theekshana then dealt a double blow in the next over, removing Khawaja Mohammad Nafay for six and Ben McDermott for naught off successive deliveries.

Hasan, who brought up his 10th T20 half-century and also 2,000 T20 runs, was run out for 53 off 40 balls leaving Quetta 128 for six in 15.5 overs.

Tom Curran’s late assault, which yielded 31 off 18 balls including three sixes and one four, lifted Quetta to a competitive total. Abrar struck two fours in the last over to crucially chip in with nine off three balls.

Meredith returned figures of 4-0-38-3, Akif and Theekshana snapped two wickets each.

Match 5: Quetta Gladiators beat Hyderabad Kingsmen by 40 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Quetta Gladiators 174-8, 20 overs (Shamyl Hussain 54, Hasan Nawaz 53, Tom Curran 31; Riley Meredith 3-38, Maheesh Theekshana 2-24, Akif Javed 2-25)

Hyderabad Kingsmen 134-8, 20 overs (Muhammad Irfan Khan 33, Hassan Khan 31, Marnus Labuschagne 23; Abrar Ahmed 3-23, Ahmed Daniyal 2-13)

Player of the match – Shamyl Hussain (Quetta Gladiators)
 
RidiculousMan said:
It's a similar situation as Salman. That's the problem when you make a player captain who has no captaincy experience and is not even a good player.

Ideal scenario is having a good player + an good captain. (E.g. Rohit)

2nd best scenario is having a mediocre player + a good captain. (E.g. Sarfraz)

3rd best scenario is having a good player + a mediocre captain. (E.g. Babar)

Worst scenario is having a mediocre player + a mediocre captain. (E.g. Labuschagne)
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Yup. It's a double whammy. I would be very surprised if they don't finish last. They look like the worst team in the tournament by a fair distance.
 
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