Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators squared off in the tenth encounter of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8 today. The Quetta Gladiators won the toss just before the game began and chose to field first. Unfortunately, Lahore Qalandars were able to put up a pretty respectable total on the scoreboard, therefore this move did not turn out well for them.
Absolutely amazing innings by Lahore Qalandars
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No one scored even a half-century for the Lahore Qalandars, although they still managed to put up a sizable total of 198 runs on the scoreboard. Shai Hope had the best total with 47 runs on 32 balls, followed by Sikandar Raza’s 32 runs on 16 balls. Hussain Talat scored 26, Fakhar Zaman scored 22, Kamran Ghulam scored 21, and Mirza Baig scored 31 runs on 15 balls, while everyone else scored less than that.
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The goal for Quetta was set at 199 to be pursued in their 20 overs after a total of 198 was reached with the cost of 6 wickets. When it comes to the bowling of the Quetta Gladiators, Qais Ahmed and Odean Smith both grabbed two wickets, while Muhammad Hasnain and Muhammad Nawaz each took one. There were more players with considerably lower scores in Quetta Gladiators’ innings than there were guys with fifties, which is why they were unable to pursue the mark.
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Quetta Gladiators were really at 135 for the loss of 8 wickets at the close of their innings. Jason Roy scored the first 48 runs for the Quetta Gladiators, followed by Hafeez Ahmed with 25, Sarfaraz Ahmed with 16, and Martin Guptill with 15. Nobody else managed to reach double digits. Regarding the Lahore Qalandars’ bowling, Shaheen Shah Afridi got three wickets while scoring 22 runs in his four overs, David Weise also claimed three wickets while scoring 23 runs in his four overs, while Rashid Khan and Sikandar Raza each claimed one wicket.
Overall, this was a fantastic win for Lahore Qalandars, who was last in the tournament rankings. Quetta Gladiators lost against Lahore Qalandars by a score of 63 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi received the trophy and player of the match designation. With the majority of PSL 8 matches yet to be played, you’d undoubtedly want to learn more about the competition, so we’ve put together some more information for you, the links to which are provided below.
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