Quetta Gladiators Win Over Karachi Kings By 8 Wickets

Muhammad Rameez Published January 30, 2022 | 12:30 AM

KARACHI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jan, 2022 ) :A fiery opening spell from Naseem Shah and an impressive half-century by Ahsan Ali scripted a dominating eight-wicket win for Quetta Gladiators over Karachi Kings.

Naseem Shah provided his team a terrific start after his captain's decision to bowl, took two wickets in his first two balls of the match, which were in the fourth over.

He bowled Lewis Gregory right after the completion of powerplay, and returned in the death to account for Mohammad Ilyas and Imad Wasim to become Quetta Gladiators first bowler to record a five-wicket haul and bowl out the opposition for a meagre 113 in 17.

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Ahsan stroked a breezy 57 not out off 43 � hitting eight fours � as Quetta Gladiators strolled to the target with 25 balls spare.

Sohail Tanvir (two for 29) made his experience count upfront with the wickets of Sharjeel Khan and Joe Clarke that left Karachi Kings reeling at 18 for two at the completion of the third over.

Scores in brief:Karachi Kings 113 all out, 17.3 overs (Babar Azam 32, Imad Wasim 26, Aamer Yamin 20; Naseem Shah 5-20, Sohail Tanvir 2-29).

Quetta Gladiators 114-2, 15.5 overs (Ahsan Ali 57 not out, Will Smeed 30).