Martin Guptill was brilliant tonight, he didn’t bat an eye and made sure he gets them over the line. It was a quintessential match winning knock from the seasoned campaigner. There were moments when he was struggling against the spin but he waited for the pacers to come back into the attack and then decimated them for some cracking boundaries.
Imad Wasim was aiming for 180 at the toss and they got a little short of that target. They removed Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Najibullah Zadran and Umar Akmal in single figures but they couldn’t find a way to uncouple Guptill and Sarfaraz (who batted with the finger injury) and that partnership kept Quetta in the hunt.
Imad Wasim copped a blow on his foot and bowled only one over tonight and not bowling his full quota of overs released some pressure off Guptil. Credit to Karachi Kings for putting the squeeze on and not letting them get off the hook in the middle overs but they end up crestfallen again and they are now officially out of the race for playoffs.
Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators Highlights today, Monday 6-3-2023. 22nd Match (N), Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan Super League 2023.
Sarfaraz Ahmed has won the toss and Quetta Gladiators will bat first.
Karachi Kings team: Matthew Wade, Adam Rossington (wk), Tayyab Tahir, Sharjeel Khan, Irfan Khan Niazi, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Andrew Tye, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Amir, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Quetta Gladiators team: Martin Guptill, Omair Yousuf, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nawaz, Umar Akmal, Dwaine Pretorius, Naseem Shah, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Head to Head In T20’s: 15
Karachi Kings Won: 5
Quetta Gladiators Won: 10
Form guide
(last five T20, most recent first)
Karachi Kings LLWLW
Quetta Gladiators LLLLL
Match Timings: 2:00 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local
Umpires – Aleem Dar, Rashid Riaz
TV Umpire – Faisal Afridi
Match Referee – Roshan Mahanama
Reserve Umpire – Mohammad Asif
Match number – PSL Season 8 – Match No. 22
