Quetta Gladiators’ Hasan Nawaz performs a shot in the course of the PSL remaining towards Lahore Qalandars, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Could 25, 2025. — Fb/thePSL
After opting to bat first, Quetta Gladiators set a 202-run goal for Lahore Qalandars courtesy of Hasan Nawaz’s fifty within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 10 remaining being performed at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
Quetta suffered an early setback as captain Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Qalandars’ skipper and left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi for simply fours runs off six balls, leaving the Gladiators at 17-1 in 2.4 overs.
Quetta’s troubles continued within the subsequent over when Salman Mirza eliminated Finn Allen for 12 off 11 deliveries, placing the facet below early stress.
Nevertheless, a 38-run partnership between Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz steadied the innings.
Rossouw seemed harmful, however his keep was lower brief by Sikandar Raza, who made a direct affect by dismissing him for a quickfire 22 off simply 11 balls. At that stage, Quetta have been 58-3 in 6.2 overs.
Hasan Nawaz, displaying excellent kind, went on to notch his third fifty of the season. He shared a vital 67-run stand with Avishka Fernando, serving to Quetta regain momentum.
Fernando was dismissed for 29 off 22 balls by Rishad Hossain, who claimed his first wicket with the rating at 125-4 in 12.5 overs.
Dinesh Chandimal then joined Nawaz and offered useful help, placing two sixes off Sikandar Raza within the seventeenth over to propel the rating to 170-4.
Shaheen Afridi returned to halt the cost, eradicating Chandimal for a brisk 22 off 13 balls. Two balls later, he struck once more, dismissing the well-set Hasan Nawaz for a superb 76 off 43 deliveries, decreasing Quetta to 172-6 in 17.5 overs.
Haris Rauf made additional inroads within the nineteenth over by eradicating Mohammad Amir and Abrar Ahmed for geese, denting Quetta’s hopes of a powerful end.
Nevertheless, Faheem Ashraf performed an important cameo within the remaining over, smashing 28 off simply eight balls, together with a number of boundaries, to assist Quetta breach the 200-run mark. He was dismissed on the ultimate supply of the innings.
For Qalandars, Shaheen led the wicket tally with three wickets in his spell, adopted by Salman Mirza and Haris Rauf with two wickets every, and Sikandar Raza and Rishad Hossain with one wicket every.
Taking part in XIs
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (c), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Rilee Rossouw, Faheem Ashraf, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Kusal Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Asif Ali, Sikandar Raza, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Rishad Hossain and Salman Mirza.
