DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators thrashed Multan Sultans by 6 wickets in 22nd match of the Pakistan Super League - 2019 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday night.
In pursuit of 122-run target against Sultans, RR Rossouw and Watson guided Gladiators to victory in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bowl first, While Multan Sultans once again failed to fly high in their batting.
Sohail Tanvir and Darren Bravo's brilliant bowling spells restricted Sultans to a meager total as both the bowlers picked three wickets each.
Muhammad Nawaz picked two wickets while Muhamad Hasnain bagged one to assist the pace attack, in restricting Sultans to 121.
Johnson Charles scored 46 off 36 balls to with five boundaries and a six to remain the only star for Multan Sultans. The next in line was skipper Shoaib Malik with his 21 off 24.
Muhammad Nawaz claimed the first wicket for Gladiators in his very first over.
Quetta Gladiators: 122/4 in 19 overs
At the end of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 103/2
Mohammad Abbas to Rossouw, 1 run, Run Out (Mohammad Ilyas) 35
Mohammad Abbas to Rossouw, 2 runs
Mohammad Abbas to Rossouw, 2 runs
Mohammad Abbas to Rossouw, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Mohammad Abbas to Rossouw, 1 run
At the end of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 96/2
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide
At the end of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 93/2
Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 4 runs
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 4 runs
Nauman Ali to Rossouw, no run
Nauman Ali to Rossouw, 2 runs
At the end of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 81/2
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
At the end of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 78/2
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 leg bye
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
At the end of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 74/2
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 2 runs
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 4 runs
At the end of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 64/2
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run
Shahid Afridi to Rossouw, no run
At the end of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 61/2
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 2 runs
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, no run
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shoaib Malik to Rossouw, 1 run,
Shoaib Malik to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
At the end of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 55/2
Shahid Afridi to Ahsan Ali, OUT (b Shahid Afridi 17)
Shahid Afridi to Ahsan Ali, no run,
Shahid Afridi to Ahsan Ali, no run,
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Ahsan Ali, 1 run,
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 leg bye
At the end of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 52/1
Nauman Ali to Ahsan Ali, no run
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 no ball
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Nauman Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
At the end of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 50/1
Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shahid Afridi to Watson, OUT ( b Shahid Afridi 33)
Shahid Afridi to Watson, 4 runs
Shahid Afridi to Watson, 4 runs
Shahid Afridi to Watson, no run
Shahid Afridi to Ahsan Ali, 1 run
At the end of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 40/0
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, 2 runs
Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs
Nauman Ali to Ahsan Ali, 1 run
At the end of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 33/0
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, 6 runs
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, 4 runs
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, 5 run (overthrow)
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Ahsan Ali, 4 runs
At the end of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 14/0
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, 4 runs
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
Nauman Ali to Watson, no run
At the end of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 10/0
Mohammad Irfan to Watson, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Watson, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, 1 run
Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, no run
Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, 4 runs
Mohammad Irfan to Ahsan Ali, no run
At the end of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 4/0
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, no run
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, 4 runs
Mohammad Abbas to Watson, no run
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Quetta Gladiators bowled out Multan Sultans for 121 in exact 20 overs in the 22nd match of the Pakistan Super League - 2019 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday night.
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At the end of over 20: Multan Sultans 121/10
Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Irfan, OUT (b Sohail Tanvir 0)
Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Abbas, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Nauman Ali, OUT (c Rossouw b Sohail Tanvir 3)
Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Ilyas, OUT (c Bravo b Sohail Tanvir 2)
Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Ilyas, 2 runs
Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Ilyas, 1 wide
Sohail Tanvir to Nauman Ali, 1 run
At the end of over 19: Multan Sultans 116/7
Bravo to Nauman Ali, 1 leg bye
Bravo to Shahid Afridi, OUT (c Ahsan Ali b Bravo 4)
Bravo to Nauman Ali, 1 run
Bravo to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Bravo to Nauman Ali, 1 run
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, OUT (c Mohammad Nawaz b Bravo 21)
At the end of over 18: Multan Sultans 112/5
Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Shahid Afridi, 1 leg bye
Sohail Tanvir to Shahid Afridi, 1 wide,
Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Shoaib Malik, no run
At the end of over 17: Multan Sultans 106/5
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shahid Afridi, 1 wide
At the end of over 16: Multan Sultans 101/5
Bravo to Shahid Afridi, 1 run
Bravo to Christian, 2 runs, OUT, run out (Sohail Tanvir) 2
Bravo to Moores, OUT (b Bravo 9)
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Bravo to Moores, 1 run
At the end of over 15: Multan Sultans 94/3
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, 6 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, 4 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Moores, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Moores, no run
At the end of over 14: Multan Sultans 83/3
Bravo to Moores, 1 run
Bravo to Moores, 2 run
Bravo to Moores, no runs
Bravo to Moores, no run
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Bravo to Shoaib Malik, no run
At the end of over 13: Multan Sultans 79/3
Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Shoaib Malik, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, 3 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, no run
At the end of over 12: Multan Sultans 75/3
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Shoaib Malik, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, OUT (lbw b Mohammad Nawaz 46)
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 4 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 4 runs
At the end of over 11: Multan Sultans 67/2
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 2 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Moores, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 1 run
At the end of over 10: Multan Sultans 62/2
Mohammad Hasnain to Moores, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Umar Siddiq, OUT (c Watson b Mohammad Hasnain 14)
Mohammad Hasnain to Umar Siddiq, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
At the end of over 9: Multan Sultans 61/1
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, 4 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 3 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 4 runs
At the end of over 8: Multan Sultans 48/1
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 6 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Siddiq, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
At the end of over 7: Multan Sultans 38/1
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Charles, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Umar Siddiq, no run
At the end of over 6: Multan Sultans 35/1
Bravo to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Bravo to Charles, 1 run
Bravo to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Bravo to Umar Siddiq, no run
Bravo to Charles, 1 run
Bravo to Charles, 1 wide
Bravo to Charles, no run
At the end of over 5: Multan Sultans 30/1
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, 4 byes
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 1 run
At the end of over 4: Multan Sultans 25/1
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 4 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 4 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, no run
At the end of over 3: Multan Sultans 16/1
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, no run
At the end of over 2: Multan Sultans 13/1
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Charles, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, OUT (b Mohammad Nawaz 9)
Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, 4 runs
Mohammad Nawaz to Vince, no run
At the end of over 1: Multan Sultans 8/0
Sohail Tanvir to Vince, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Vince, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Vince, 4 runs
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Umar Siddiq, 2 runs
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Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Multan Sultans in the 21st Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League - 2019 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday night.
Teams
Multan Sultans: Umar Siddiq (wk), James Vince, Johnson Charles, Shoaib Malik (capt), Dan Christian, Shahid Afridi, Tom Moores, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Abbas, Nauman Ali
Quetta Gladiators: Shane Watson, Ahsan Ali, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad, Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt, wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Dwayne Bravo, Sohail Tanvir, Fawad Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain
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The 22nd match of the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators at 9:00 pm at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
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Both teams had earlier played against each other on February 20 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium where Quetta Gladiators outplayed Multan Sultans by eight wickets.
The Gladiators are now placed third at points table securing eight points with a net run rate (NRR) of 0.021. They have so far played six matches, winning four and losing two matches while the Sultans have so far played seven matches, winning two and losing five. They have come down to the bottom of the table with only four points and an NRR of 0.07.
The highest total by Multan Sultans in PSL4 is 200/6 (against Lahore Qalandars at Sharjah on February 22 while Quetta Gladiators made their highest total - 186/5 against Karachi Kings at Sharjah on February 24.
Shoaib Malik, who is leading Multan Sultans, is also leading his team's batting performance as he has so far made the most runs for the side - 219 runs in seven matches with two half-centuries.
For Quetta Gladiators it is Umar Akmal, who has also crossed the 200-run mark with the help of two fifties.
The highest wicket-taker for Quetta Gladiators is left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir, who has so far captured nine wickets with one four-wicket haul while fast bowler Junaid Khan has claimed the most wickets for Multan Sultans. He has grabbed eight wickets in six matches.
Squads:
Multan Sultans: Shoaib Malik (captain), Shan Masood, TJ Moores, Laurie Evans, Andre Russell, Shahid Afridi, Hammad Azam, Chris Green, Mohammad Ilyas, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, J Charles, Ali Shafiq, James Vince, Daniel Christian, Shakeel Ansar, Bauman Ali, Umar Siddiq.
Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Shane Watson, Rilee Rossouw, Dwayne Smith, Mohammad Nawaz, Ghulam Mudassar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Saud Shakeel.
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