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| PSL 2018: Schedule | |||
| Match Basics | |||
| 23rd Match: Quetta Gladiators versus Islamabad United | |||
| Date: 16th March, 2018 | |||
| Ground: Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |||
| Umpires: Khalid Mahmood, Aleem Dar | |||
| Toss won by: Quetta Gladiators, elected to bat first. | |||
| Scorecard Summary | |||
| 1st Team Play: 147/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.35) | |||
| Performers: | |||
| Batting: Sarfraz Ahmed 43 runs off 30 balls, Umar Amin 28 runs off 27 balls. | |||
| Bowling: Faheem Ashraf 3/19 in 4 overs, Amad Butt 2/30 in 4 overs. | |||
| Target: 148 runs from 20 overs. | |||
| 2ND Team Play: 149/4 (18.2 Overs, RR: 8.12) | |||
| Performers: | |||
| Batting: JP Duminy 54 runs off 47 balls, Hussain Talat 28 runs off 17 balls. | |||
| Bowling: Rahat Ali 2/33 in 3.2 overs, Shane Watson 1/31 in 4 overs. | |||
| Player of the match: JP Duminy | |||
| Result:Islamabad United won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) | |||
| Highlights & Analysis | |||
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1. The Islamabad United were on a roll coming into this match and had won five on the bounce. After the end of this match, they had stretched their win streak to six. The Islamabad United swept aside the Quetta Gladiators with such ease that it was almost frightening. The bowling effort was near perfect for a T20 match up. The bowlers choked the flow of runs and didn’t allow the Gladiators batting lineup any room to breathe. Whenever the Gladiators tried to relieve pressure, the bowlers came up with wicket taking deliveries and made sure the batsmen couldn’t break out of their rut. Faheem Ashraf, in particular, was very impressive. In the end, the target Quetta posted was never going to be enough. 2. The Islamabad United were on a roll coming into this match and had won five on the bounce. After the end of this match, they had stretched their win streak to six. The Islamabad United swept aside the Quetta Gladiators with such ease that it was almost frightening. The bowling effort was near perfect for a T20 match up. The bowlers choked the flow of runs and didn’t allow the Gladiators batting lineup any room to breathe. Whenever the Gladiators tried to relieve pressure, the bowlers came up with wicket taking deliveries and made sure the batsmen couldn’t break out of their rut. Faheem Ashraf, in particular, was very impressive. In the end, the target Quetta posted was never going to be enough. 3. Quetta’s foreign players, usually so devastating, at the top were all kept quiet or removed early; Jason Roy, Kevin Pietersen, Shane Watson and Rilee Rossow made only 48 runs off 49 balls. Part of the reason for such a situation arising was the United’s bowling effort. However, the other part is that the Quetta batsman simply didn’t show patience or application during their stay at the crease. Hence, many of them gave their wickets away and left their bowlers with insufficient runs to bowl with. 4. Islamabad secure top spot with a game still to play; they are on 14 points with 7 wins from nine games. Quetta are still second, but could slip depending on results from Friday’s two games. |
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| Teams | |||
| Islamabad United | Quetta Gladiators | ||
| Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Alex Hales Sam Billings Mohammad Hasan Chadwick Walton Rohail Nazir Luke Ronchi Amad Butt JP Duminy Hussain Talat Samit Patel Andre Russell Shadab Khan Faheem Ashraf Samuel Badree Steven Finn Mohammad Sami Rumman Raees Zafar Gohar |
Sarfraz Ahmed (skipper) Asad Shafiq Umer Amin Muhammad Nawaz Kevin Pietersen Rahat Ali Shane Watson Hassaan Khan Anwar Ali Jofra Archer Rilee Rosouw Rameez Raja (jnr) Saud Shakeel Saad Ali Mahmoodullah Riyadh xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx |
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