LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators defeated Multan Sultans by 10 wickets after bowling them out for 89 in their PSL 10 clash at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing 90, Gladiators got over the line in 6.5 overs without losing a single wicket.
Finn Allen made an unbeaten 45 off 21 balls alongside skipper Saud Shakeel (42)* in the successful chase.
Put to bat first, the Mohammad Rizwan-led side were off to a disastrous start as they lost their opening batter Yasir Khan on the team total of seven.
The right-arm pacer then sent wicketkeeping batter Usman Khan back to the dugout on a duck.
Kamran Ghulam became Shahzad’s third victim in the game after scoring just three runs.
Curtis Campher became the Quetta Gladiators pacer’s fourth wicket in the PSL 10 game.
Campher’s dismissal left Multan Sultans reeling at 20/4 in 3.5 overs, with Mohammad Rizwan firm at the other end with little to no support.
Iftikhar Ahmed (6) and Michael Bracewell (0) fell to Faheem Ashraf, as Sultans were restricted to 43 for six in 9.2 overs.
David Willey made seven while Usama Mir returned to the dugout after scoring 11 runs.
Mohammad Hasnain (2) and Ubaid Shah (1) could not provide any support to their captain Mohammad Rizwan who remained unbeaten on 44 runs.
Sultans were bowled out on 89 in 17 overs, with Khurram Shahzad leading the bowling with four wickets.
While Quetta Gladiators remain unchanged from their previous fixture, Multan Sultans brought in Curtis Champher, David Willey and Usama Mir in place of Shai Hope, Josh Little and Akif Javed.
The two sides have faced off 13 times in the PSL history, with Sultans well ahead by winning nine games while Gladiators won four games.
Quetta Gladiators are third in the PSL 10 points table, having six points from five games, while the Multan Sultans are at the bottom with just two points in six fixtures.
The 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League kicked off on April 11 and will run till May 18.
The six-team tournament will consist of 34 matches with Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium hosting 13 matches, including the two Eliminators and the final.
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will host 11 PSL 10 matches, including the first Qualifier on May 13, while Multan Cricket Stadium will host five matches.
Karachi’s National Bank Stadium has hosted five games of the ongoing edition.
