Jason Roy got out early in the piece but that didn't deflate Quetta's spirits as they went after every bowler on this featherbed of a surface. Omair Yousuf got 67 off 36 while Martin Guptill raced to 37 off 14 balls. Iftikhar Ahmed kept them on course with a quickfire half-century and then Umar Akmal kept Quetta in the hunt with some spectacular stroke play but Abbas Afridi managed to keep them quiet in the last few overs and picked the first hat-trick of this edition. Earlier, the move to include Usman Khan in the playing XI paid rich dividends for Sultans, he didn't spare any bowler and clonked 12 fours and nine sixes in his 120-run rampage and also made the record of scoring fastest ever PSL hundred. On the other hand, Mohammad Rizwan acted as the fulcrum of the batting line-up and others batted around him. The Sultans' skipper scored a brisk half-century to set the platform for Tim David and Kieron Pollard to tee off in the final overs. Until the next one, this is Rvel Zahid waving goodbye

Mohammad Nawaz: "We made mistakes in the fielding which didn't help out cause. You can't make same mistakes in every game. I think we struggled due to our fielding. We were happy with our picks in the draft and I think we had a very balanced team but it's just that we couldn't pick up the momentum in the tournament. In modern-day cricket, you cannot win games if fielding doesn't support bowlers. We will sit and plan for the next edition and work on our shortcomings."

Ihsanullah: "We have a family-like atmosphere in our team. I did not do well in the last two games, but Abbas did and we won. My plan is to bowl fast. We have no competition amongst ourselves, we are brothers.

Mohammad Rizwan: "Honestly, we cannot find any mistakes due to the pitch. It's difficult for the bowlers as well. Hopefully we will execute the same way in the playoffs and win. We struggled as three of our main pacers - Dahani, Josh Little and Wayne Parnell were not available before the tournament and whatever we had available we trusted in them. The way Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir bowled is so good to see. Usman Khan I saw in the BPL and even in the T10 format, the pitch demanded a player like him tonight.

Abbas Afridi, Player of the Match: "When we started practice tonight, I told Sikander Bakht that I'm coming to collect the trophy. I used the slower ball and yorker to get wickets tonight. Our management is very helpful, especially Rizwan and the other senior players."

Vinay: "MS would be happy they sneak off a victory from the jaws of defeat. If abbas had not taken 3 wkts in 3 balls, match would have been in Quetta's bag.."

Mohit: "Chasing 263 and game is still alive till the last 3 balls to be bowled. Who could have thought."

Afeef: "A hat-trick in these conditions is precious "

Shahid: "It's a third time Abbas Afridi has taken 4 wickets in a match in PSL 8. And now he now has 21 wickets to Ihsanullah's 20. Well done boy. " One of the finds of the tournament.

Ali Ch: "This must be great fun for the young ones but for old school purists like myself, the imbalance between bat and ball is disappointing. I hope the PCB prepares better pitches for PSL9."

Yasser saleem: "Inconsistency by kk and qg have let them down again. Qg have not qualified for playoffs since they won in 2019 (the last 4 seasons). Being a PZ supporter glad to see them qualified for 8th time (congratulations)"