Quetta Gladiators 168 for 7 (Guptill 117, Imad 3-16, Yamin 3-37) beat Karachi Kings 162 for 5 (Malik 71*, Irfan 37*, Hasnain 2-29) by six runs
Martin Guptill smashed a 67-ball 117 against Karachi Kings at their home ground to give Quetta Gladiators their first win of PSL 2023. After being put in, Gladiators were 23 for 4 in the seventh over but Guptill not only helped them recover but also lifted them to a competitive total.
He rebuilt the innings with a 69-run stand, off 52 balls, with Iftikhar Ahmed and then dominated the 64-run stand with Mohammad Nawaz, scoring 59 off 20 from his bat. Nawaz’s contribution was three from six balls.
The highlight of his knock was the 19th over of Gladiators’ innings, where he hit Andrew Tye for three sixes and three fours in a 30-run over.
In reply, Kings also landed in early trouble. They were 35 for 3 inside the powerplay despite James Vince scoring 22 off 14 balls. Mohammad Hasnain then removed Matthew Wade and Imad Wasim in the 11th over to make it 76 for 5.
Shoaib Malik and Irfan Khan revived the chase and brought the equation down to 37 runs needed off the last three overs but Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain strangled them. That left Kings needing 24 from the final over, and Odean Smith gave away only 17 to secure a six-run win for the visitors.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo