PSL 10: Quetta Gladiators edge past Multan Sultans in nail-biting finish
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Quetta Gladiators batter Hasan Nawaz in action against Multan Sultans in 28th match of the Pakistan Super League season 10, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, May 18, 2025. — PCB
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Rawalpindi: Quetta Gladiators started a two -wicket win against Multan Sultan against a nail cut at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, and presented them at the top of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 points table.
Chasing a difficult target of 186, the Gladiators arrived at the beginning of the flight when captain Saud Shakeel and Khawaja Nafa’s opening pair came out with aggressive intention.
They both laid a solid foundation, tied together a sharp firing partnership in a 60 -run partnership in the powerplay.
Nafi was a standout performer, which flashed another PSL half -century. Its only 51 offspring on 26 balls, including five fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 196.15, retained the desired rate.
The opening stand of 77 runs was broken when Shahid Aziz removed the Nafa. Shortly afterwards, captain Saud Shakeel fell slow down for 18 off 24 balls, leaving Quetta at 81/2 in 8.5 overs.
Sri Lankan batsman Eveshika Fernando, playing his first PSL 10 matches, failed to influence and left for Shahid Aziz for 7 runs, which reduced the Gladiators to 87/3.
Veteran Sri Lankan Dinesh Chandral confronted the scoreboard with Hassan Nawaz, which led to a total of 100 runs. Chandmal’s short but its main knock on 17 off 10 off 10 116/4, Obaid Shah’s courtyard.
The devastation continued when Danish Aziz was dismissed by Peter Hitzglo and Fahim Ashraf on charges of duck, after a partnership of 16, with a score at 159/6 in 17.1 overs.
In the 18th over, Muhammad Wasim Jr. was run for only 1, which intensified the pressure.
However, Hassan Nawaz remained strong. With 11 runs in the final, the young batsman retained his nerve.
He ended the match in a style, broke off the last ball to seal the win. Nawaz was unbeaten on winning 67 matches, who won the match for 38 balls, he led his house at the end of the Nile cutting.
Earlier, the Sultans posted a target of 186 runs against the Quetta Gladiators.
Batting first, Multan Sultan came at the beginning of a flight when Yasir Khan broke the back -to -back boundaries in the opening over, which compiled a high scoring innings.
However, the Sultans suffered an early shock in the second over when captain Mohammad Rizwan, who had targeted four to first delivery, cleaned up Fahim Ashraf, leaving his team at 12/1 after 1.2 overs.
Yasir Khan then contributed with Jahanzeb Sultan to make a stable 52 for the second wicket. Both batsmen fought the Gladiators’ bowling, searched the limits and maintained the scoring rate.
The partnership was broken when Jahanzeb fell 25 off 21 balls, Usman Tariq dismissed him when Multan reached 64/2 in 6.5 overs.
Yasir anchored the innings with an aggressive approach, aimed at half a century.
However, his promising knock was stopped at 45, when he was dismissed by Usman Tariq, who took his second wicket. Multan was standing at 79/3 after nine overs.
After that, Taib Tahir and Humayun Altaf took charge, and added 41 for the fourth wicket. The position was broken when Khurram Shahzad dismissed Altaf for 16 runs off 13 balls, which led to the reduction of the Sultans in 13.2 overs to 120/4.
Taib Tahir, who was in good contact, was dismissed in the 15th over after scoring 36 off 24 balls. Usman Tariq claimed his third wicket of the match, leaving Multan at 136/5.
The Sultanis continued to lose wickets in the latter stages, Jabar Ahmed removed Peter Hitzoglo for just one run. However, Aamir Azmat played an important chemo in the Death Over, which targeted a large scale from Khurram Shahzad to advance the team in the last 150 in the 18th over.
In the final over, Mohammad Wasim Junior claimed his first wicket, which dismissed Shahid Aziz and ended the 35 -run stand, which scored 29 off 14 balls. Multan had a ball left at 181/7.
Aamir Azmat was unbeaten off 21 balls off 16 balls, while Mohammed Hasanine hit a limit in the final over to close the innings.
Usman Tariq was a selection of bowlers for Quetta, which ended with impressive data of 3/32 in his four overs. Khurram Shahzad, Fahim Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim Junior worked with the wicket.
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Multan Sultan: Mohammad Rizwan (C/WKK), Jahanzeb Sultan, Taib Tahir, Humayun Altaf, Yasir Khan, Aamir Aziz, Shahid Aziz, Peter Hitzloo, Dilshan Madoshanka, Mohammad Hassanin, Yubed Shah.
Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (C), Oshka Fernando, Hassan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Khoja Nafe, Fahim Ashraf, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Abu Ahmed, Khurram Shahzad, Usman Tariq.
