KARACHI – Quetta Gladiators defeated Karachi Kings by eight wickets with 25 balls remaining at Karachi’s National Stadium on Saturday evening.
It was the fourth match of the 34-match PSL 7 tournament.
Playing first, Karachi Kings scored 113 runs in 17.3 overs. Babar Azam remained the top scorer with 32 runs and Imad Wasim stood right behind him with 26 runs.
From Quetta Gladiators’ side, pacer Naseem Shah claimed five wickets for 20 runs and Sohail Tanvir took two wickets for 29 runs.
Chasing the 114-run target, Quetta Gladiators managed to finish the game in 15.5 overs at the loss of just two wickets. Ahsan Ali scored 57 runs in 43 balls and remained not out, while Will Smeed made 30 runs in 35 balls.
Karachi Kings bowler M. Imran Jr claimed one wicket for 23 runs.
A team effort by @TeamQuetta who now have their first win in the #HBLPSL7 🙌🏼 #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #QGvKK pic.twitter.com/Qq0qfBU8Dd
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) January 29, 2022
The match began at 7:30 pm.
Gladiators won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Karachi and Quetta were both defeated in their opening matches by Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi, respectively.
