Gladiators restricted Kings to 113 and chased down the total in the 16th over
29 January, 2022
PHOTO COURTESY: PCB
Quetta Gladiators have outclassed Karachi Kings by eight wickets in the fourth match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven.
Naseem Shah destroyed Kings' batting and bagged figures of 5/20, his first fifer in T20 Cricket. Ahsan Ali continued his form and struck fifty to guide Gladiators home.
A convincing win for Quetta Gladiators over Karachi Kings!
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) January 29, 2022
Babar Azam's Karachi have now lost two matches and are at the bottom
Scorecard: https://t.co/v5jsZDP9ku#KKvQG #HBLPSL7 pic.twitter.com/iZbZ5bDd0t
Earlier, Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and put Kings into bat. Babar Azam-led side lost four wickets in the powerplay and scored only 33.
No batter supported Babar from the other end. He also perished on 32 off 29 balls. Imad Wasim showed some resistance at the end by scoring 26 but it was not enough as 2020 HBL PSL Champions were bowled out for 113.
Naseem finished with five wickets while Sohail Tanvir took two.
WHAT A SPELL!! 🔥
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) January 29, 2022
Naseem's reaction sums up his own performance 😅#KKvQG #HBLPSL7 pic.twitter.com/g3mrXEYX6M
In reply, Ahsan Ali and Will Smeed attacked Kings, scoring 76 for first wicket. Smeed made 30 off 35 balls while Ahsan batted till the end to score his second consecutive fifty of the competition.
He remained unbeaten on 57 off 43 balls, powered by eight fours. Sarfaraz Ahmed (16* off 9) stroked three straight fours to end the chase in the 16th over.
Karachi Kings will take on rivals Lahore Qalandars tomorrow night while Quetta Gladiators meet Multan Sultans on Monday.
