Quetta Gladiators win by seven wickets
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Dubai: Left-arm paceman Sohail Tanvir grabbed four wickets and former Australian Shane Watson struck a masterful half century to lead Quetta’s seven-wicket rout of title holders Islamabad United on day four of the HBL PSL in Dubai on Sunday.
Tanvir’s 4-21 to helped Quetta restrict the reigning champions to 157-8 before Watson’s undefeated 55-ball 81 steered them to overhaul the target with ten balls to spare.
Former South African Wayne Parnell was a surprising top-scorer for Islamabad United with a 20-ball 41, inclusive of seven boundaries and a six while Asif Ali scored 36 and Hussain Talat made 30 in a total of 157-8.
The win — second in as many games — lifts Quetta to the top of the table with four points while defending champions are pushed back to fourth with just points after one win and two losses.
Quetta too were jolted early on, losing another Pakistan hopeful Ahmed Shehzad for two and Rilee Rossouw for ten but Watson ensured bowlers’ good work is not spoiled, first building the innings in company of Umar Akmal as the duo added 62 for the third wicket.
Umar, who made a winning 75 in Quetta’s first win over Peshawar Zalmi, struck two sixes and five boundaries in his 28-ball 44 with five boundaries and two sixes.. When Umar was dismissed, caught and bowled by Cameroon Delport 64 were needed for victory.
Watson added a further 67 for the fourth wicket with Sarfraz Ahmed who made 15 not out, smashing the winning boundary off pacer Rumman Raees.
Watson said a fiery Umar made his task easier.
“Umar batting like this made my job easier,” said Watson. “Umar took the pressure off me as it was a different wicket from last year’s and a bit of a challenge but nice to register a win.”
Islamabad captain Mohammad Sami rued a no-ball dismissal of Watson when on 28.
“Yes, if I did not hit the bails (its a no-ball if a bowler hit the bails with any part of the body while in his delivery stride) because Watson is in good form,” said Sami. “We recovered well after a poor start but wicket became easier after rain.”
Quetta captain Sarfraz Ahmed was a happy man, praising his players.
“We wanted to restrict them and that we did despite conceding many runs in the last four overs,” said Sarfraz. “That is the area of concern so we have to look at that but a nice win with Tanvir bowling so well and then Umar and Watson batting well.”
Islamabad, put into bat by Quetta, lost their top order in a jiffy, as Twenty20 expert Tanvir got rid off the danger man Luke Ronchi off the very first ball of the match. Ronchi drove straight into the hands of Shehzad at covers, before trudging back to the pavilion.
It became 0-2 with the promoted Shadab Khan’s wicket off the last delivery of the first over as Tanvir’s slower one was driven straight back into the bowler’s hands. Tanvir had a double wicket maiden to give Quetta an ideal start.
Tanvir now has 120 wickets in the power-plays of Twenty20 cricket, making him the highest wicket-taker in the shortest format’s first phase of six overs.
Promising opener Rizwan Hussain fell for third failure in HBL PSL as he was adjudged leg-before off spinner Mohammad Nawaz for five, as Islamabad reeled at 3-8. It was left to Talat and Cameroon Delport (19 off 20 balls with a boundary) to steady the ship with a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Pakistan-born Australian leggie Fawad Ahmed (3-15 off four overs) broke the stand by dismissing both Delport and Talat. Asif then tried to wield his bat aggressively, hitting two sixes and as many boundaries to lift Islamabad past 100-mark. He became Tanvir’s fourth wicket in the 17th over.
It was Parnell who gave the needed impetus to Islamabad’s innings in the final overs, adding 27 with Samit Patel (15 not out with two hits to the ropes) as Islamabad added 52 in the final five overs.
Lahore Qalandars, who beat Karachi in their second game on Saturday, face Peshawar Zalmi — who lost to Quetta Gladiators on Friday — in the second match later Sunday.
Quetta Gladiators won the toss and opted to bowl in the sixth match of the Pakistan Super League's (PSL) fourth edition in Dubai on Sunday.
The sixth Twenty20 match in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played at 5:00 pm on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium between defending champions Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators.
Islamabad United have so far played two matches in PSL–2019, winning one by five wickets against Lahore Qalandars and losing one by five wickets to Multan Sultans while Quetta Gladiators have appeared in just one match and they won it by six wickets against Peshawar Zalmi.
Fast bowler Mohammad Sami is captaining the team of Islamabad United for the first time in place of Misbah-ul-Haq, who is now playing for Peshawar Zalmi. The Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has led Quetta Gladiators in all the three past editions and this is his fourth consecutive season as captain.
Both teams are balanced sides as Islamabad United have the services of Faheem Ashraf, Waqas Maqsood, Asif Ali, Rizwan Hussain, L Ronchi, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan besides their captain pacer Sami.
On the other side, Quetta Gladiators consist of Ahmed Shehzad, Shane Watson, Umar Akmal, Rilee Rossouw, Dwayne Smith, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Nawaz along with their skipper Sarfraz.
Islamabad United are hoping to win the title again whereas Quetta Gladiators, who reached the final for two successive years but could not win the title, are also dreaming to become the PSL champions.
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