13/03Result
Qualifier (N), Pakistan Super League at Karachi, Mar 13 2019
Gladiators won by 10 runs
Player of the Match
Shane Watson
Shane WatsonQuetta Gladiators
13/03Result
Qualifier (N), Pakistan Super League at Karachi, Mar 13 2019
Gladiators won by 10 runs
Player of the Match
Shane Watson
Shane WatsonQuetta Gladiators

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 2 Wkts | PZ: 176/7 (11 runs required, RR: 8.80)

  • Hasan Ali3 (2b)
  • Wahab Riaz0 (1b)
  • Shane Watson1-0-10-1
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-52-0

11:15pm And that is it from our live coverage. It was great having you along for this incredible game. See you soon!

Shane Watson is the Man of the Match.

Moeed: "I hope i won't be the only to think that this is the best PSL edition so far.. on par with the top franchise leagues.."

Naseef: "WATTO team player!! Haven't bowled for a long time, team needs him to bowl one of the most crucial overs of the campaign and he obliged!!"

Umar Butt: ""Elementary my dear Watson" says Wilko. Cracking me up"

Syed Hasan: "What an all round performance by Watson. Massive respect for him. First he came to Pakistan for his team and now taking the last over responsibility for his team."

Amir: "Yeahhhhhh that's what exactly I have mentioned and he has delivered it. Shane Watson you beauutttyyyyyy"

Khan Mudasir: "Finally we can say OLD IS GOLD.. LOVE YOU WATSON"

Usman Khalid: "Teams usually lose games because of their fifth/Part time bowlers but Quetta's part timers have brought Quetta back in the game whenever they bowled!"

10:59 pm What a finish. Quetta Gladiators have held on. With two part-timers, and one spinner who's lost a tooth. You don't usually do that in T20 cricket. But they have and they go through to the final. Shane Watson with a massive, massive contribution towards that. Destroyed Zalmi at the start of the batting innings and returned selflessly at the end to keep Zalmi quiet yet again. Bowling after nearly a year and with hardly any legs to take half his normal run-up, he's pulled it off for them. What a player. He spoke of the fast bowling depth in Pakistan before this match, but he's given them something to look at. Superb effort from Sammy and Pollard at the end, but Hasnain and Nawaz had done splendidly to give Zalmi no momentum at all at the start of their chase.

19.6
1
Watson to Hasan Ali, 1 run, full at off stump, mistimed drive to long-on
19.5
2
Watson to Hasan Ali, 2 runs, mistimed and to long-off's left! That is it, surely? Short of a length outside off, slices it to that fielder's left. The throw comes back, and Sarfraz asks his local crowd to clap for his team. They've held on
19.4
W
Watson to Wahab Riaz, OUT, they've got Sammy! A length ball outside off, there to be hit, but Wahab is beaten on the swish. Sarfraz gather and underarms it onto the stumps as Sammy looks to plonk his bat in. He's well short. Viv Richards overjoyed on the touchline

DJG Sammy run out 46 (21b 2x4 5x6) SR: 219.04

You wanted drama? Here is some more: Wahab Riaz with the bat, Watson with the ball. Watson is not going to be bowling bouncers, I can tell you...

19.3
W
Watson to Pollard, OUT, the top of middle stump! Oh Watson, you beauty! Sheepish grin, but has he done it for his team? Length ball on middle. Pollard loses his shape completely as he looks to slog this and his stumps are damaged

KA Pollard b Watson 44 (22b 6x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

19.2
6
Watson to Pollard, SIX, sends him over midwicket! Length ball, not troubling Pollard with that pace. On his pads, swivels and sends it flying. His first six of the night

Watson, about ten steps now, his run up

19.1
1
Watson to Sammy, 1 run, length and in at leg stump. Gets the front leg out of the way and heaves it to deep square off the inside half

Twenty one off six! Can you believe Zalmi are still in this? Quetta can't. They're having a massive discussion...and they've convinced Shane Watson to take the ball! This is superb from the verteran. He hasn't bowled in AGES. Since IPL last year. But it was him or it was Ahsan, or Rossouw. He says gimme it. Here we go...

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | PZ: 166/5 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.73, RRR: 21.00)

  • Daren Sammy45 (20b)
  • Kieron Pollard38 (20b)
  • Dwayne Bravo4-0-52-0
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-38-0
18.6
1
Bravo to Sammy, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump, sliced off the toe-end to extra cover
18.5
6
Bravo to Sammy, SIX, fool me twice! Sammy knows what's coming this time! A slower ball at a length and he waits for it in the crease. Waits and waits and waits and pummels this, all core strength, off the back foot and over long-on. Superb. Just superb.

Tell you what, Zalmi will be happy chasing 20 against a part-timer in the last over.

18.4
0
Bravo to Sammy, no run, beats him on the inside edge. Superb. Digs another slower ball into the pitch, short of a length, and that length is virtually unhittable. Cuts in past the pull shot and rises over middle stump
18.3
6
Bravo to Sammy, SIX, huuuuuuuuge! Oh Bravo, what have you done! Two top deliveries followed by an overpitched ball on leg stump. Sammy doesn't miss out on those. Pumps it 93 metres in the direction of long-on

Mokee: "Heart rate has gone into triple digits now..."

18.2
0
Bravo to Sammy, no run, skids under the bat! Slower ball, short of a length and skids through at knee height past off stump! He was looking to hit that at waist height
18.1
0
Bravo to Sammy, no run, lovely! A yorker at leg stump. Sammy swings, but this comes back down the pitch off the toe-end
18.1
1w
Bravo to Sammy, 1 wide, slower ball out of control. Very short and very wide. Left alone

In the end, a good over from Tanvir in an otherwise below par spell. 36 needed off 12. Can Bravo leave enough for the man who will bowl the last over?

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | PZ: 152/5 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.44, RRR: 17.50)

  • Daren Sammy32 (14b)
  • Kieron Pollard38 (20b)
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-38-0
  • Mohammad Hasnain4-1-28-2
17.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run, short of a length on off stump, cramped and can only pull along the floor to long-on
17.5
1lb
Sohail Tanvir to Pollard, 1 leg bye, slower short ball coming in at the body. Looks to pull and cops it on the body
17.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run, yorker length at leg stump, hurriedly jabbed to long-on
17.3
4
Sohail Tanvir to Sammy, FOUR, low full toss sliced over point and short third. Not in control, but there's no one behind there. But once again, poor bowling. Knee height full toss with a lot of width outside off
17.2
1
Sohail Tanvir to Pollard, 1 run, length at off stump, opens the face and runs it to point

Owais: "Sirfraz should give ball to a spinner here these two are too good against pace"

17.1
1
Sohail Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run, length outside off, mistimed punch to long-off

Tanvir around the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | PZ: 143/5 (44 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 14.66)

  • Kieron Pollard37 (18b)
  • Daren Sammy25 (10b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain4-1-28-2
  • Dwayne Bravo3-0-38-0
16.6
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, 2 runs, this is extremely ordinary cricket from Quetta. Length ball outside off, defended to short third man who misfields and allows a run. Then puts in a wild throw that gives them another run in the leg side. From there - another throw. This ends up at sweeper cover and they have half a chance to take three. They don't. Sarfraz asking his fielders to calm down.
16.5
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, FOUR, proper connection this time! Low full toss outside off, Pollard stands tall and just opens the face to get this drive to Shehzad's left at long-off. No chance this time, this is whistling past him
16.4
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, FOUR, a sprint, a dive, a tumble and at the end of it all, Pollard picks up four after being completely deceived by the bowler. There is no justice sometimes. Length ball outside off, wants to drive through the line but ends up chipping it to Shehzad's left at long-off with one hand. Brilliant effort there but he's beaten by his own momentum
16.3
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, 2 runs, full and angled in at leg stump. Flicked to deep square's left
16.2
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Sammy, 1 run, a misfield. Woeful from Tanvir. Length ball slanting in at leg stump. Looks to flick and gets it off the back leg. Trickles slowly to the fielder who takes his eyes off it and lets it pass
16.1
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, 1 run, length at off stump, leans in and flicks to deep midwicket

Hasnain now

Zalmi 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41Kamran AkmalImam-ul-Haq
2nd14Sohaib MaqsoodImam-ul-Haq
3rd6Misbah-ul-HaqImam-ul-Haq
4th8Misbah-ul-HaqLA Dawson
5th21Misbah-ul-HaqKA Pollard
6th83DJG SammyKA Pollard
7th0Wahab RiazDJG Sammy
8th3Wahab RiazHasan Ali

Pakistan Super League

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