Gladiators go to the top after Hasan Nawaz stars in tense win over United
In a match that could have gone either way, United's fielders shelled three catches in the final over for Gladiators to get over the line
03/05Result
23rd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Lahore, May 3 2025
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![Islamabad United]( "Islamabad United")
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![Quetta Gladiators]( "Quetta Gladiators")
159/8 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
03/05Result
23rd Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Lahore, May 3 2025
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![Islamabad United]( "Islamabad United")
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![Quetta Gladiators]( "Quetta Gladiators")
159/8 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Quetta Gladiators , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
3 May 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Quetta Gladiators 2, Islamabad United 0
Scorecard Summary
ISLAMABAD UNITED 157/9 (20 OVERS)
- Mohammad Nawaz49 (34)
- Sahibzada Farhan39 (24)
- Saud Shakeel1/4 (1)
- Faheem Ashraf4/25 (3)
QUETTA GLADIATORS 159/8 (19.5 OVERS)
- Rilee Rossouw27 (24)
- Hasan Nawaz*64 (41)
- Salman Irshad2/31 (4)
- Naseem Shah2/31 (4)
Commentator: Rvel Zahid
That's it for today. Tune in tomorrow for the high-voltage contest between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings. Until then, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, and the entire crew at Cricinfo
Hassan Nawaz, Player of the Match:: I was nervous early on but not later when I got set. Wanted to go run a ball. Talked to Wasim about taking the game deep. I think Wasim deserves a lot of credit for this win. My plan was to take the ball on the body to target leg-side but they were bowling outside off-stump but then there were a few drops and that changed the complexion of the game
One of the rare matches this season with innumerable twists and turns. The game kept seesawing until the very end. But sloppy fielding towards the end from Islamabad United cost them the game as Nawaz kept his calm and got Quetta over the line. It was an exhilarating and engrossing affair that had everything. It was also lovely to see how involved Sir Vivian Richards was, with a whole buffet of emotions on display
19.5
6
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, Touch short on middle, shifts his weight back and sends it miles over deep backward square for a six; Quetta win the cliffhanger, what a sensational game of cricket that kept us hooked right till the end
19.4
2
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, On a length and angled in at middle, goes for the pull and gets a thick top-edge and it's beyond comprehension, third drop in a short span of time, keeper runs back, third man runs in, nobody calls for it and gets out of the way, Gous dives and it pops out of his gloves, Quetta have got luck on their side, they have got so many lives
19.3
6
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, Fraction short and just outside off, loses his shape but still manages to get decent enough connection to send it sailing over long-off for a six, that will calm Quetta's nerves. Two dropped chances and now this will salt on IU's wounds; brings up his fifty but that doesn't matter, the match is on a knife's edge
19.2
2
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, Another drop at short third, back of a length wide of off, throws his hands at it and runs across and it brushed fielder's fingers but most importantly for Quetta it dribbles away to the rope
19.1
0
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, no run, Short of a length and meandering outside off, he slices it in the air and it stayed up in the air for a while, Mayers and Shahzad run in at point, Mayers stopped and Shahzad got the ball and fluffed it, he is absolutely livid with himself
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 143/8 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 15.00)
- Hasan Nawaz48 (36b)
- Naseem Shah4-0-31-2
- Salman Irshad4-0-31-2
18.6
W
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, OUT, He does swing and gets a faint edge according to the on-field umpire who raises the finger quickly, it was a snorter in the channel and he threw the kitchen sink at it, troubled by the pace, trying to smash it across the line, ball is close to the bat. Wasim wants another opinion. There is a spike and he has to go
Mohammad Wasim (1) c †Gous b Naseem Shah 16 (11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 145.45
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All Match NewsGladiators go to the top after Hasan Nawaz stars in tense win over United
In a match that could have gone either way, United's fielders shelled three catches in the final over for Gladiators to get over the line
