Not many players divide opinion as much as the Akmal brothers. Both of them had excellent games here, but it was the younger Umar's little gem, an unbeaten 75, that helped the Gladiators off to a winning start, after they found themselves in a spot of bother at 34 for two. He started with a flurry of boundaries, rotated the strike expertly through the middle and batted through to the end to see his team home. He had support from his captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, as the duo stitched a vital 62-run stand for the fourth-wicket, despite some frenetic running between the wickets. That's all from us. Thanks for joining

19.4
6
Pollard to Umar Akmal, SIX, finishes it off in style, with a massive six over deep mid-wicket after having curbed his attacking instincts through the middle stages. That's the match, a fairly convincing win for the Gladiators
19.3
1
Pollard to Smith, 1 run, full on middle, squeezed to long-on to level the scores
19.2
0
Pollard to Smith, no run, length on middle, defended back to the bowler
19.1
1
Pollard to Umar Akmal, 1 run, length on middle, pushed to cover

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | QG: 153/4 (3 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 3.00)

  • Dwayne Smith10 (7b)
  • Umar Akmal68 (48b)
  • Sameen Gul4-0-36-0
  • Umaid Asif4-0-42-1
18.6
0
Sameen Gul to Smith, no run, short ball, Smith wants to duck under it, doesn't get low enough and the ball doesn't rise high enough resulting in a blow to his shoulder
18.5
1
Sameen Gul to Umar Akmal, 1 run, slower ball, length outside off, steered to third-man
18.4
1
Sameen Gul to Smith, 1 run,
18.3
4
Sameen Gul to Smith, FOUR, full on off, yorker length, Smith squeezes it between his legs and down to fine-leg
18.2
4
Sameen Gul to Smith, FOUR, short ball and Dwayne Smith whips it off his hip with immense power down to the deep squareleg fence
18.1
0
Sameen Gul to Smith, no run, length outside off, punched to cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | QG: 143/4 (13 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 6.50)

  • Umar Akmal67 (47b)
  • Dwayne Smith1 (2b)
  • Umaid Asif4-0-42-1
  • Wahab Riaz4-0-18-2
17.6
4
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, FOUR, full outside off, almost a yorker but Umar Akmal manages to not only bring his bat down on out but also pierce the cover field
17.5
0
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run, full toss, pushed back to the bowler
17.4
4
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, FOUR, length on off, spotted the slower ball and swatted it past midwicket and it raced to the fence to release the pressure that had built over the last few balls

srk: "Dwaye Smith in middle-order has not had much success, i think QG might be wasting one of Int'l spot for him by keeping him in middle-order"

17.3
0
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run, yorker on off, squeezes it out
17.2
0
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run, length outside off, slower ball, Umar Akmal jumps down the wicket and is beaten by a long way
17.1
0
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run, length outside off, steered to point

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 135/4 (21 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 7.00)

  • Umar Akmal59 (41b)
  • Dwayne Smith1 (2b)
  • Wahab Riaz4-0-18-2
  • Hasan Ali4-0-30-1
16.6
1
Wahab Riaz to Umar Akmal, 1 run, length on middle, pushed to deep midwicket
16.5
1
Wahab Riaz to Smith, 1 run, another yorker, angled in, steered to third-man this time

Gladiators 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0SR WatsonAhmed Shehzad
2nd34SR WatsonRR Rossouw
3rd37Umar AkmalRR Rossouw
4th62Sarfaraz AhmedUmar Akmal
5th28DR SmithUmar Akmal

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PZ1073140.828
QG1073140.376
IU1055100.127
KK105510-0.673
MS103760.173
LQ10376-0.837