Well, that's all from us here at ESPNcricinfo tonight. We hope you enjoyed the live coverage throughout the day. There's another double-header heading towards you tomorrow so don't forget to tune in before the Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad United game kick-starts. From Momin, Raghav and the rest of the team, ciao!
Sarfraz Ahmed: I am happy with all of the bowlers, in particular Naseem Shah who was outstanding again tonight. We tasked our pacers to use the zip off the surface and bang it in to extract more out of it. Hasnain looks like a very improved player, he has domestic performances under his belt and now he's grabbing every opportunity he's getting with both hands."
Babar Azam: The pitch wasn't unplayable at all, we lost back-to-back wickets which didn't help our cause. We lost most of the wickets on the back of poor strokes and we would need to ponder hard over that. Hopefully we can learn from our mistakes and do better in tomorrow's encounter."
Naseem Shah is the player of the match. "I was trying in the first match too to bowl at a length and use variations. When I played at the CPL, I found good rhythm which carried through into the National T20. I hope to carry this momentum forward. I actively discuss field placements with the skipper whilst I'm bowling."
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Mariam: "Well, obviously this has been a horror start for Karachi. But fortunately it's just the start. Hoping to see Sahibzada Farhan in team, Qasim and Faisal Akram too. Big game vs Lahore tom. Can't afford to lose that "
10.30 PM: Excellent all-round show from the Gladiators who have backed up their terrific bowling performance with a solid batting display. Once again, their opening duo of Ahsan and Smeed chipped in with a crucial partnership at the top to set the tone for the rest of the batting order. The Gladiators did lose a bit of steam in the middle overs when the spinners were operating but they picked up pace in the latter half to win the game and also boost their net run-rate. The Kings, on the contrary, will be utterly disappointed for back-to-back poor outings. They have been outclassed tonight and the bowlers couldn't do much to defend a meager target of 113 runs. They would need to do a lot of pondering over their combinations and their batting that has faltered twice in two games now.
Quetta Gladiators have won by eight wickets and 25 balls to spare
Hamza: "Well i am afraid even amir and jordan wouldn't make any difference if they just got 113 to defend. Its the batting which needs to step up for kings."
Shab: "Don't QG know about something called the NRR?? Why are they not going after the runs quickly. They won't get small totals on total belters every time." Have picked up the pace now, to be fair.
END OF OVER:15 | 15 Runs | QG: 100/2 (14 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 2.80)
- Ahsan Ali57 (43b)
- Sarfaraz Ahmed2 (4b)
- Mohammad Imran3-0-23-1
- Lewis Gregory1-0-4-0
Strategic time-out
No boundary for fifty balls now
END OF OVER:14 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 85/2 (29 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.07, RRR: 4.83)
- Sarfaraz Ahmed1 (2b)
- Ahsan Ali43 (39b)
- Lewis Gregory1-0-4-0
- Mohammad Nabi4-0-15-0
Quetta Gladiators tumbling just a tad bit here
The skipper joins Ahsan Ali now
BM Duckett run out 2 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
Lewis Gregory for the first time tonight
END OF OVER:13 | 3 Runs | QG: 81/1 (33 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.23, RRR: 4.71)
- Ahsan Ali41 (37b)
- Ben Duckett1 (6b)
- Mohammad Nabi4-0-15-0
- Mohammad Imran2-0-8-1
