KARACHI: In the first eliminator of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9, Islamabad United defeated Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs and were eliminated from the tournament
In the first eliminator of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9, Islamabad United defeated Quetta Gladiators by 39 runs and were eliminated from the tournament, Chasing Islamabad United’s target of 175 runs, the Quetta Gladiators team was bowled out for 135 runs.
In the knockout match played in Karachi, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Quetta Gladiators.2 changes have been made in the team by Islamabad United while there is no change in the team of Quetta.
Against Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United scored 174 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Martin Guptill scored 56 runs and Agha Salman scored 31 runs, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan scored 23, 23 and Azam Khan scored 18 runs while Faheem Ashraf and Hyder Ali scored one run each.
Apart from this, Naseem Shah was not out with 7 runs while Imad Wasim also scored 4 runs. On behalf of Quetta, Muhammad Amir and Aqil Hussain dismissed 2 players each while Muhammad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel took one wicket each.
It should be noted that Multan Sultans reached the finals of HBL PSL 9 yesterday, the second finalist team will be decided tomorrow while the team that loses today’s match will end its journey in the tournament. Tomorrow, the winner of the first Eliminator will face Peshawar Zalmi, who lost to Multan Sultans in the Qualifier, in Eliminator 2. The winning team will play against Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League final on March 18.
