Opener Ahmad Shehzad's gritty half-century helped Quetta Gladiators to set a formidable 181-run target against Islamabad United in the second fixture of the day.
While chasing a decent target of 181, Islamabad United could score 137/9 in 20 overs as Quetta's bowlers brilliantly restricted them to record a 43 runs victory.
Gladiators sealed their place in the top two with a crushing 43-run victory over United, leaving the scrap for the final two qualification places wide open.
Gladiators were put in to bat, they set a massive target of 181 against the United and brilliantly restricted them to 137 to dispel the impression that they could only win a game while chasing.
Shehzad smashed 73 runs off 46 balls with nine boundaries and a six, while middle-order batsman Umar Akmal added 27 off 17 to the total.
Faheem Ashraf picked four wickets, Ammad Butt picked three, Samit Patel and Zafar Gauhar bagged one each.
Islamabad United: 137/9 in 20 overs (Target 181)
At the end of 19 overs: Islamabad United: 132/8
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, SIX runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Zafar Gohar, no run
At the end of 18 overs: Islamabad United: 126/8
Sohail Tanvir to Rizwan Hussain, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Amad Butt, OUT
Sohail Tanvir to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Shadab Khan, OUT
Sohail Tanvir to Shadab Khan, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
At the end of 17 overs: Islamabad United: 124/6
Bravo to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Bravo to Shadab Khan, 1 leg bye
Bravo to Shadab Khan, FOUR runs
Bravo to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Bravo to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Bravo to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
At the end of 16 overs: Islamabad United: 114/6
Mohammad Hasnain to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Rizwan Hussain, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Shadab Khan, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Faheem Ashraf, OUT
Mohammad Hasnain to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Patel, OUT
At the end of 15 overs: Islamabad United: 109/4
Fawad Ahmed to Rizwan Hussain, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, OUT
Fawad Ahmed to Patel, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Patel, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Patel, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, 1 run
At the end of 14 overs: Islamabad United: 107/3
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Patel, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Patel, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run
At the end of 13 overs: Islamabad United: 102/3
Mohammad Hasnain to Patel, FOUR
Mohammad Hasnain to Patel, 2 runs
Mohammad Hasnain to Patel, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Ronchi, FOUR
Mohammad Hasnain to Patel, 1 run
At the end of 12 overs: Islamabad United: 90/3
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Patel, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Patel, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, FOUR
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, no run
At the end of 11 overs: Islamabad United: 84/3
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, FOUR
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, SIX
Fawad Ahmed to Patel, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Patel, 1 run
At the end of 10 overs: Islamabad United: 70/3
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, FOUR
Mohammad Nawaz to Patel, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Asif Ali, OUT (b Mohammad Nawaz 0)
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, 1 leg bye
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, no run
At the end of 9 overs: Islamabad United: 64/2
Fawad Ahmed to Asif Ali, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Salt, OUT (b Fawad Ahmed 2)
Fawad Ahmed to Salt, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Salt, 2 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Delport, OUT (st †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Fawad Ahmed 25)
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, 1 run
At the end of 8 overs: Islamabad United: 61/0
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, FOUR
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, SIX
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, 2 runs
At the end of 7 overs: Islamabad United: 47/0
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, 2 runs
Fawad Ahmed to Ronchi, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Delport, 1 run
Fawad Ahmed to Delport, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Delport, no run
Fawad Ahmed to Delport, FOUR
At the end of 6 overs: Islamabad United: 40/0
Bravo to Delport, 1 leg bye
Bravo to Delport, no run
Bravo to Delport, FOUR
Bravo to Delport, FOUR
Bravo to Ronchi, 1 leg bye
Bravo to Delport, 1 run
At the end of 5 overs: Islamabad United: 29/0
Mohammad Hasnain to Delport, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Delport, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Delport, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Delport, no run
Mohammad Hasnain to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Hasnain to Ronchi, SIX
At the end of 4 overs: Islamabad United: 21/0
Bravo to Delport, no run
Bravo to Ronchi, 1 run
Bravo to Delport, 1 run
Bravo to Delport, FOUR
Bravo to Delport, no run
Bravo to Ronchi, 1 run
At the end of 3 overs: Islamabad United: 14/0
Sohail Tanvir to Delport, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Delport, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Delport, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
At the end of 2 overs: Islamabad United: 11/0
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Ronchi, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, 1 run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, no run
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, no run
At the end of 1 over: Islamabad United: 9/0
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, FOUR
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, FOUR
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, 1 wide
Sohail Tanvir to Ronchi, no run
Islamabad United: 0/0
Quetta Gladiators set a target of 181 for islamabad United in the 26th T20 match in the fourth edition of Pakistan Super league at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night.
At the end of over 20: Quetta Gladiators: 180/9
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, 2 runs
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, 2 runs
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 wide
Amad Butt to Fawad Ahmed, OUT (c †Ronchi b Amad Butt )
Amad Butt to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run
At the end of over 19: Quetta Gladiators: 164/8
Faheem Ashraf to Fawad Ahmed, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Sohail Tanvir, OUT (c †Ronchi b Faheem Ashraf 0)
Faheem Ashraf to Sohail Tanvir, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Sohail Tanvir, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Sohail Tanvir, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Bravo, OUT (c Patel b Faheem Ashraf 0)
Faheem Ashraf to Bravo, 1 wide
Faheem Ashraf to Sarfaraz Ahmed, OUT (c Amad Butt b Faheem Ashraf 1)
At the end of over 18: Quetta Gladiators: 163/5
Amad Butt to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT (c Shadab Khan b Amad Butt 73)
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Amad Butt to Bravo, 1 leg bye
Amad Butt to Bravo, 1 wide
Amad Butt to Bravo, 1 wide
Amad Butt to Bravo, 1 wide
Amad Butt to Umar Akmal, OUT (b Amad Butt 27)
At the end of over 17: Quetta Gladiators: 152/3
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, SIX
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, SIX
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, no run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 wide
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 wide
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 wide
At the end of over 16: Quetta Gladiators: 134/3
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, SIX
Amad Butt to Umar Akmal, 1 run
Amad Butt to Umar Akmal, no run
Amad Butt to Umar Akmal, no run
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
At the end of over 15: Quetta Gladiators: 126/3
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
At the end of over 14: Quetta Gladiators: 121/3
Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Patel to Umar Akmal, 1 run
Patel to Umar Akmal, SIX
Patel to Umar Akmal, FOUR
Patel to Umar Akmal, no run
Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run,
At the end of over 13: Quetta Gladiators: 108/3
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, no run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, no run
Zafar Gohar to Umar Akmal, no run
Zafar Gohar to Rossouw, OUT (c Rizwan Hussain b Zafar Gohar 23)
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Zafar Gohar to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
At the end of over 12: Quetta Gladiators: 103/2
Amad Butt to Rilee Rossouw, no runs
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Amad Butt to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Amad Butt to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Amad Butt to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
At the end of over 11: Quetta Gladiators: 97/2
Cameron Delport to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Cameron Delport to Rilee Rossouw, no runs
Cameron Delport to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Cameron Delport to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Cameron Delport to Rilee Rossouw, 2 runs
Cameron Delport to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR
At the end of over 10: Quetta Gladiators: 88/2
Shadab Khan to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Rilee Rossouw, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Rilee Rossouw, no runs
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
At the end of over 9: Quetta Gladiators: 78/2
Faheem Ashraf to Rilee Rossouw, SIX
Faheem Ashraf to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Faheem Ashraf to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Rilee Rossouw, no run
At the end of over 8: Quetta Gladiators: 66/2
Shadab Khan to Rilee Rossouw, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Rilee Rossouw, no runs
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
At the end of over 7: Quetta Gladiators: 62/2
Faheem Ashraf to Azam Khan, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Azam Khan, 2 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Azam Khan, no runs
Faheem Ashraf to Azam Khan, 1 wide
Faheem Ashraf to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Azam Khan, 1 run
At the end of over 6: Quetta Gladiators: 57/1
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Mohammad Sami to Azam Khan, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Azam Khan, no runs
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
At the end of over 5: Quetta Gladiators: 45/1
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Samit Patel to Azam Khan, 1 run
Samit Patel to Azam Khan, FOUR
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
At the end of over 4: Quetta Gladiators: 30/1
Mohammad Sami to Azam Khan, no runs
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, no runs
Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide
Mohammad Sami to Azam Khan, 1 run
Mohammad Sami to Azam Khan, no runs
At the end of over 3: Quetta Gladiators: 27/1
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs
Samit Patel to Azam Khan, 1 run
Samit Patel to Shane Watson, OUT
Samit Patel to Shane Watson, no runs
Samit Patel to Shane Watson, no runs
Samit Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 leg bye
At the end of over 2: Quetta Gladiators: 23/0
Shadab Khan to Shane Watson, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Shane Watson, SIX
Shadab Khan to Shane Watson, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR
Shadab Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs,
At the end of over 1: Quetta Gladiators: 2/0
Patel to Watson, no run
Patel to Watson, no run
Patel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run
Patel to Watson, 1 run
Patel to Watson, no run
Patel to Watson, no run
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Islamabad United captain Mohammad Sami has won the toss and elected to field first against Quetta Gladiators in the 26th Twenty20 match in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night.
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The 26th Twenty20 match in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night.
This will be the last match of the PSL4 at Abu Dhabi and also in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the remaining matches will be shifted to Pakistan.
It has recently been announced that the three matches earlier scheduled to be played at Lahore have been shifted to Karachi due to closure of much of Pakistan's air space in the wake of political and military tension between Pakistan and India.
Now all the remaining matches, including the Qualifier/Eliminating and the final will be played in Karachi.
Quetta Gladiators are on the top of the table at the moment with 12 points and a net run rate of 0.199, while Islamabad United are placed third with eight points and an NRR of 0.12.
Both have so far played eight matches each. Quetta have won six and lost two while Islamabad have won four and lost as many matches.
Their previous clash was held at Dubai on Feb 17 when Quetta thrashed Islamabad by seven wickets.
The highest totals by the two teams are - 186/5 by Quetta Gladiators (vs Karachi Kings at Sharjah on Feb 24) and 177/5 by Islamabad United (vs Lahore Qalandars at Dubai on Feb 14).
Shane Watson have scored the most runs for Quetta - 317 (52.83) in eight matches with two fifties. This is also the highest aggregate in the tournament so far.
Luke Ronchi made the most runs for Islamabad - 233 (33.28) in eight matches with two fifties.
The most wickets for Quetta Gladiators are 12 (16.66) in eight matches with one four-wicket haul recorded by Sohail Tanvir while Faheem Ashraf claimed the most wickets for Islamabad United - 9 (24.11) in eight matches.
Squads
Islamabad United: Sahibzada Farhan, Luke Ronchi, Waqas Maqsood, Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Rizwan Hussain, CS Delport, Faheem Ashraf, PD Salt, Shadab Khan, SR Patel, IR Bell, Muhammad Muss, Rumman Raees, WD Parnell.
Quetta Gladiators: Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Rilee Rossouw, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Dwayne Smith, Mohammad Nawaz, Ghulam Mudassar, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Fawad Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Asghar, Saud Shakeel.
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