06/03Result
22nd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, Mar 6 2023
Gladiators won by 4 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Martin GuptillQuetta Gladiators
06/03Result
22nd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, Mar 6 2023
Gladiators won by 4 wkts (1b rem)
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Martin GuptillQuetta Gladiators

Martin Guptill was brilliant tonight, he didn't bat an eye and made sure he gets them over the line. It was a quintessential match winning knock from the seasoned campaigner. There were moments when he was struggling against the spin but he waited for the pacers to come back into the attack and then decimated them for some cracking boundaries.

Imad Wasim was aiming for 180 at the toss and they got a little short of that target. Kings removed Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Najibullah Zadran and Umar Akmal in single figures but they couldn't find a way to uncouple Guptill and Sarfaraz (who batted with a finger injury) and that partnership kept Quetta in the hunt.

Imad Wasim copped a blow on his foot and bowled only one over tonight and not bowling his full quota of overs released some pressure off Guptil. Credit to Karachi Kings for putting the squeeze on and not letting them get off the hook in the middle overs but they end up crestfallen again and they are now officially out of the race for playoffs.

Thanks for joining us, peeps. On that note, it's time for me, Rvel Zahid, to say goodbye and goodnight!

IPL Super selec: "One thing CSK alumni lacks is PRESSURE :)"

Malik: "Well its another painful season for us Karachi fans... maybe next year?"

Peter : "Excellent innings by Sarfaraz! He knew it was a pitch that you had to grind out the runs. The others came and went while slogging. "

ali: "@AZMAT so much so for good captaincy by Imad Wasim"

Ali: "So this is what Guptill is trying to do when tried to slow down and anchor the innings. Wondered for long about his slowing strategy. Made sense today"

Afeef: "Martin Guptill loves batting against Karachi Kings "

Rakesh: "Applause for Sarfaraz. At least he has his cricket brain right and he summed up the situation in a flash and despite the horrible situation, kept his head and ran himself out knowing very well that in current form, Guptill has the best chance of giving them a victory."

Mamoon: "Waiting for some KK fan to say KK has been again UNLUCKY......If you lose 7 out of 9 it's not always LUCK that is going against you while KK was in a comfortable winning position in at least 3 or 4 of those games....

Omar: "that drop in cricinfo's win predictor is insane. "

Zain: "For all the complaints against Sarfraz, what about how poor Imad's captaincy was there? Fuller was clearly struggling, why not go to your main bowlers!!! End if before over 20, very poor!!"

Jibran: "Resident of Islamabad, supporter of Lahore Qalanders, sitting in Karachi and praying for Quetta to Win."

IPL Super Selec: "In the span of 6 balls, Guptill has killed Cricinfo probablity, umpteen hate towards QG and equal hope for KK and all more important, boosted his self confidence after missing the NZ spot and having had a poor PSL to start with :)"

Wajid Jawaid : "What does Guptill have against KK? Ok KK released him, but this is the norm in franchise cricket. "

19.5
4
Aamer Yamin to Pretorius, FOUR, That will do nicely for Quetta! They end up their five match losing streak in style! Pretorius clatters this through extra cover for a magnificent boundary.
19.4
2
Aamer Yamin to Pretorius, 2 runs, Attempted yorker, not that far away from the blockhole, swatted away to backward square, in-fact it came off the inside edge and they are haring for the second run, just made in time.
19.3
4
Aamer Yamin to Pretorius, FOUR, Poise and class personified! What a way to open his account, no pressure whatsoever as he biffs this past backward point for a boundary.

Cracking late cut!

19.2
W
Aamer Yamin to Guptill, OUT, Cutter on a length and he chalks it to the left of the bowler, terrible mix-up and Sarfaraz sacrifices his wicket, keeps running at the striker's end as Yamin hits the bull's eye. Lots of drama. Could there be a super over?

Sarfaraz Ahmed run out 29 (48m 25b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.00

19.1
1
Aamer Yamin to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Goes full and shapes it back into the right hander from outside off, he arches back and whips it away to midwicket to bring Guptill on strike

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | QG: 157/5 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.26, RRR: 8.00)

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed28 (24b)
  • Martin Guptill86 (55b)
  • Mohammad Amir4-0-37-0
  • Muhammad Musa4-0-44-1
18.6
1
Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, On a length around the line off, he presses it down to mid off and this time Tayyab responds quickly, swoops forward and hunts it down
18.5
2
Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, Slower one banged short and angled across, it fell short of Tayyab Tahir at mid off, Tayyab didn't ran quicker and he should have gone for the catch and Amir is giving him an earful after a shoddy effort in the field
18.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Guptill, 1 run, On a fuller length outside off, knocks it away to deep extra cover, falls short, Mohammad Amir is losing his composure here, wants the fielders to be on their toes
18.3
4
Mohammad Amir to Guptill, FOUR, Misses the target by a whisker and Guptill extends his long levers, clears his front leg and carves it away past cover for an elegant boundary
18.2
1
Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Respect! That's a pinpoint yorker and he gets some bat on it, flicks it to on side
18.2
1w
Mohammad Amir to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 wide, Darts in a bumper but gets the line wrong, goes sailing outside leg stump
18.1
1
Mohammad Amir to Guptill, 1 run, In the blockhole on off stump, jammed down to the right of mid-off

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | QG: 146/5 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.11, RRR: 9.50)

  • Sarfaraz Ahmed24 (21b)
  • Martin Guptill80 (52b)
  • Muhammad Musa4-0-44-1
  • James Fuller4-0-38-1
17.6
4
Muhammad Musa to Sarfaraz Ahmed, FOUR, Sarfaraz joins the party, finally gets one off the middle and send it soaring away past square leg for a boundary. A magnificent shot that brings the asking rate down
17.5
1
Muhammad Musa to Guptill, 1 run, Banged in short, didn't rise much and Guptill went for the full-blooded pull, Tayyab slipped at deep midwicket and couldn't cling on while diving forward
17.4
6
Muhammad Musa to Guptill, SIX, Dumped for a six over the keeper's head! You can't play a better upper-cut than that, rises with the bounce and timed the shot to perfection. Lovely
17.3
0
Muhammad Musa to Guptill, no run, Fantastic slow-ball on off, he rolled his wrists and was a little too early into the pull shot, precious dot, Musa has held his nerve so far in his spell
17.2
1
Muhammad Musa to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 1 run, Slightly shorter on fifth stump, Sarfaraz goes way outside off stump and loses the sight of the ball, premeditates and tries to paddle it to fine leg, can't time it well and would have been out had that hit the stumps at non-striker's end
17.1
2
Muhammad Musa to Sarfaraz Ahmed, 2 runs, Pitch-perfect yorker on fourth stump line, he shovels it away to wide long-on, three fielders converging

END OF OVER:
17 | 24 Runs | QG: 132/5 (33 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.76, RRR: 11.00)

  • Martin Guptill73 (49b)
  • Sarfaraz Ahmed17 (18b)
  • James Fuller4-0-38-1
  • Mohammad Amir3-0-26-0
16.6
6
Fuller to Guptill, SIX, And again, brutal treatment for Fuller! This was the biggest six of the innings, stayed back and tonked for six more several rows back of midwicket, kept a solid base and transfers the power well into the smack that goes into the top tier. Sweet sound of the bat, I will see that again after the match

Flown to the moon!

16.5
4
Fuller to Guptill, FOUR, It's raining boundaries! This is exactly what Quetta was looking for, they needed one big over and they have totally annihilated Fuller in this over, taking the wind out his sails as Guptill chips it over extra cover for another boundary
16.4
4
Fuller to Guptill, FOUR, Low full toss outside off and he pummels this over extra cover and it races away to the boundary. 43 off 20 required
16.3
0
Fuller to Guptill, no run, Takes the pace off the ball, lands it on a slightly shorter length and keeps it in the channel, he was into the pull early, failed to connect, Fuller not running in full pace
16.2
4
Fuller to Guptill, FOUR, Slaps it over extra cover for another boundary and Fuller is struggling a little bit, maybe pulled his hamstring and the run-up was short

Gladiators 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14MJ GuptillOmair Yousuf
2nd23MJ GuptillMohammad Nawaz (3)
3rd11MJ GuptillIftikhar Ahmed
4th2MJ GuptillNajibullah Zadran
5th13MJ GuptillUmar Akmal
6th95MJ GuptillSarfaraz Ahmed
7th10MJ GuptillD Pretorius

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
LQ1073140.915
MS1064120.5
IU106412-0.708
PZ105510-0.452
KK103760.756
QG10376-1.066