DUBAI – Quetta Gladiators registered a two-wicket win over Multan Sultans in the 17th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s third edition in Dubai on Wednesday.
Sent in to bat first, Sultans managed to score 152 for the loss of five wickets, courtesy captain Shoaib Malik’s brilliant unbeaten 65 off 43 with the help of four fours and three sixes.
Left-hander Rilee Rossouw was the top scorer for the winning side, as he scored 27 off 24.
In reply, Sultan’s Umar Gul was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed best ever figures in a PSL match by claiming six wickets and gave 24 runs in his four overs.
Multan, which are leading the tables, have so far played six matches – four victories, one loss, and one washout. Earlier, Shoaib Malik-led squad thrashed Quetta Gladiators by 9 wickets.
On the other hand, Sarfraz-led Gladiators who are at the fifth place, have played five matches until now – two wins, and three losses.
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Second Innings
Here is the Winning shot!
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Hasan Khan scores the match-winning six for Quetta Gladiators!
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Quetta in trouble as skipper Sarfaraz Ahmad leaves.
OUT! 16.2 Umar Gul to Sarfraz Ahmed
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OUT! 13.3 Imran Tahir to Rameez Raja
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Breakthrough for Sultans as Watson, Shafiq and Kevin Pietersen depart.
OUT! 10.2 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen
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OUT! 8.3 Umar Gul to Asad Shafiq
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Quetta’s first wicket down as Watson bowled out after scoring 25 runs.
OUT! 6.4 Umar Gul to Shane Watson
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First Innings
Multan Sultans have scored 152. Will Quetta Gladiators chase it down?
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The match started with the wicket of Kumar Sangakkara on the very first ball of the innings by Muhammad Nawaz. Golden duck for the Sri Lankan legend.
OUT! 1.5 Anwar Ali to Ahmed Shehzad
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OUT! 0.1 Mohammad Nawaz to Kumar Sangakkara
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The fixture starts at 9:00pm PST. PTV Sports and Ten Sports will broadcast live match in Pakistan & UAE.
Cricket fans can also view the match online on the PSL-T20 Official website. For the live score, updates, and analysis, you can follow dailypakistan.com.pk.
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Points Table
Squads
The #zordaar11 of @TeamQuetta is taking on the @MultanSultans who claim #HBLPSL 2018 as #SaadiVaari. Who will win tonight#DilSeJaanLagaDe #QGvPZ pic.twitter.com/4DUysdiVZy
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Match Prediction:
Multan 60%
Quetta 40%
Weather Report:
Mostly sunny. No chances of rain.