PSL 6, Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators, Kings defeated Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets. In the opening match of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Karachi Kings defeated Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets to successfully defend their title in the tournament. In the match being played in Karachi, Karachi Kings started chasing the target when Sharjeel Khan hit a four on the first ball of the innings but he was declared LBW on the fourth ball of the same over by Muhammad Hussnain.
Karachi Kings Vs Quetta Gladiators Highlights
English batsman Clarke was seen struggling initially but Clarks managed to play aggressively against Naseem Shah and Qais Ahmed overs and returned the favor. In the next over, in an attempt to hit another six off Usman Shinwari’s ball, he gets caught by Azam Khan for 46 off 23 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours.
Babar Azam teamed up with Colin Ingram to take the score to 87, Hasnain walked Babar who scored 24 off 20 balls, after Babar Colin Ingram and Mohammad Nabi played responsibly to lead the team to the target, Karachi. Kings completed the target of 122 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the third over.
Earlier, when Quetta Gladiators started the innings, Tom Banton fell victim to rival captain Emad Wasim in the first over. The Gladiators suffered a major setback when captain Sarfraz Ahmed, who had come to bat as the opener, returned to the pavilion with Aamir Yameen’s ball after scoring just seven runs. Chris Gayle batted aggressively to complete the team’s half-century, but from the other end, Saim Ayub played a struggling inning, scoring 8 off 14 balls to give Waqas Maqsood the wicket.
Chris Gayle scored 39 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 4 fours after which Daniel Christian ended his innings. The Quetta Gladiators had not yet recovered when Nawaz was run out due to a misunderstanding between the wickets. Azam Khan scored 17 runs and caught the midfielder. Ben Cutting could not help the team in difficulty and Arshad Iqbal scattered the wickets of the batsman who scored 11 runs to give his team its seventh victory. Mohammad Amir hit Usman Shinwari. He got the first wicket in the match while Hasnain also failed to score more runs.
Karachi Kings vs Quetta gladiators, Qais Ahmed was the last player to be dismissed. Arshad Iqbal was the most successful bowler for Karachi Kings with 3 wickets while Waqas Maqsood took two wickets. In the opening match of the sixth edition of the event being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, Karachi Kings captain Emad Waseem won the toss and elected to bowl first. After winning the toss, Karachi Kings captain Emad Waseem said that it looks like a good wicket that will get better with every passing moment in the match.
Sarfraz Ahmed said that this is a good track, will try to defend them by scoring runs and maintain their excellent record against Karachi Kings. The Karachi Kings for the match include Emad Wasim (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Joe Clarke, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Amir Yameen, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Amir and Arshad Iqbal while the Quetta Gladiators team. Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Chris Gayle, Tom Benton, Azam, Saeem Ayub, Sarfraz Ahmed, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmed and Usman Shinwari.
National team captain Babar Azam has mastered the art of breaking batting records and has now set another record by becoming the highest run-scorer in the Pakistan Super League. In the opening match of PSL 2021, Babar Azam made history by beating Kamran Akmal of Peshawar Zalmi. At the start of the tournament, Kamran Akmal was leading in the PSL with 1537 runs while Babar Azam was second with 1516 runs at an average of 37.90 in 47 matches which meant that Babar Azam was ahead of Kamran Akmal. He needed only 21 runs. He scored 24 runs off 20 balls and became the highest run-scorer in PSL.
