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PSL 2018 – Match 5: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators

25/02/2018

Match 3: Lahore Qalandars versus Quetta Gladiators
Date: 24th February,2018
Ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Tim Robinson, Asif Yaqoob
Toss won by: Quetta Gladiators, elected to field first
Scorecard Summary
1^st Team Play: 119/9 (20 Overs, RR: 5.95) Performers: Batting: BB McCullum 30 runs off 18 balls, Sunil Narine 28 off 10 balls. Bowling: Muhammad Nawaz 2/4 in 4 overs, JC Archer 3/23 in 4 overs. Target: 120 runs from 20 overs. 2^ND Team Play: 120/1 (14 Overs, RR: 8.57) Performers: Batting: Shane Watson 66 runs off 42 balls, Asad Shafiq 38 runs off 36 balls. Bowling: Sunil Narine 1/40 from 4 overs. Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining).

Highlights & Analysis

It was another poor outing for the Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League, who delivered what was another error filled, wishy-washy performance. Even though the two openers gave them a blistering start, the Qalandars middle order once again showcased its lack of quality and crumbled under pressure. The batting lineup simply didn’t give the bowlers enough to make the game competitive.
The Quetta Gladiators batsmen were, on the other hand, a picture of calm and excellence. Watson was in devastating form, and Asad Shafiq at the other end was the perfect foil to him. The innings was controlled from ball one by the both of them and they didn’t give the Lahore attack a sniff in a dominant, professional effort.
Bowling a tight line and varying his pace dexterously, Mohammad Nawaz put his spell on the batsmen and dried up the runs. In a stunning four-over spell, he accounted for the dangerous McCullum and Cameron Delport, conceding just four runs – the most economical spell ever in the PSL.
Lahore Qalandars are rock bottom of the table with two losses from two. Quetta have won one and lost the other, and are placed fourth.

Teams

Lahore Qalandars	Quetta Gladiators
BB McCullum (c) Fakhar Zaman Umar Akmal (wk) Sunil Narine Yasir Shah Cameron Delport Mustafizur Rahman Sohail Akhtar Aamer Yamin Raza Hasan Shaheen Shah Afridi	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.

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