Gladiators vs United, 26th Match at Rawalpindi, PSL, May 07 2025 - Match Result

Salman Ali Agha clarifies that they were forced to make too many changes due to injuries and niggles emphasizing that these were not tactical but forced changes. He added that momentum is crucial in T20 tournaments

Rilee Rossouw, Player of the Match: Think my mindset was a very positive one, I wanted to come out and play my natural game, pleased it worked in my favor. Only breakfast, toast and sandwich in lunch. We had a good partnership out there, played well with each other, left-right hand combination is always great. Our batters are doing very nicely and our bowlers are following that up.

Quetta extend Islamabad's losing streak with back-to-back wins. Quetta won it with the bat thanks to a heroic batting performance. Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz piled misery on the bowlers, adding 204 runs together and smashing 18 fours and 15 sixes. It was the highest total ever in PSL history. However, Islamabad then crumbled under scoreboard pressure; regularly finding fielders and losing wickets at frequent intervals. The response was tepid as Mohammad Amir struck twice in the powerplay to peg them back and added another later. Khurram took one while Wasim and Abrar picked up two wickets each in what was an incredibly well-knit bowling performance. Quetta have peaked at the right time, firming their grip on the top spot. They look dangerous and are riding high on confidence

19.3

Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, OUT

Zips in and wrecks the stumps as Imad tries to scoop it away, exposed his stumps and Wasim has the last laugh. Quetta rout Islamabad

Imad Wasim b Mohammad Wasim 56 (41b 5x4 2x6) SR: 136.58

19.2

Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, FOUR runs

Short and attacks his body, he is cramped for room, looks away and manages to get some bat on it, scuttles away to the rope, sailing over keeper's head, that was very quick

19.1

Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, 2 runs

Need 116 in six balls. Good length and follows him as he shimmies down leg, shanks it to long-on

Over19

21 runsNeed 116 from 6b

IU 148/9CRR: 7.78 RRR: 116.00

Naseem Shah 5 (6b 1x4)Imad Wasim 50 (38b 4x4 2x6)

Faheem Ashraf1/40 (4)

18.6

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Faheem to Naseem Shah, no run

Pitched up and offers width, was there to be slammed, play and a miss

18.5

Faheem to Naseem Shah, FOUR runs

Shah joins the party. Short of a length with some room to free arms, he plays a delectable late cut and finds the gap with surgical precision between short third and backward point

18.4

Faheem to Imad Wasim, 1 run

Back of a length around the line off, slammed a cut to deep point for a run, brings up his fifty, reduces the blow to NRR with a solid contribution

18.3

Faheem to Imad Wasim, SIX runs

Gobbled and then threw up, lofted high into the nightsky, Allen gets underneath and was very close to the rope, got it and then parried it back inside the rope before losing momentum and tumbling over, six signaled, was in contact

18.2

Faheem to Imad Wasim, SIX runs

In his hitting arc on middle and goes out of the park over sightscreen, too straight and he loves hitting downtown

Arshad Ror : "It is quite surprising to see Saud Shakeel showing little intent to finish the match decisively. Despite the opportunity to secure a dominant victory, he has not introduced Mohammad Amir into the attack, who could potentially break the partnership and wrap up the innings swiftly. One would expect a more aggressive and strategic approach from the captain in such a favorable position."

18.1

Faheem to Imad Wasim, FOUR runs

Over the wicket, lands it full and angles across middle with not much pace, lashed downtown and beats long-off

Over18

4 runsNeed 137 from 12b

IU 127/9CRR: 7.05 RRR: 68.50

Naseem Shah 1 (4b)Imad Wasim 33 (34b 3x4)

Mohammad Wasim1/22 (3)

17.6

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Mohammad Wasim to Naseem Shah, no run

Pitched up with a hint of reverse at middle, pressed down to long-off

17.5

Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, 1 run

Picks this up from shorter length on middle and tugs it away to deep midwicket

17.4

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Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, no run

On a length at middle and leg, backs away and forces it back to Wasim

17.3

Mohammad Wasim to Naseem Shah, 1 run

Good length with width, scythes it down to deep third man

17.3

Mohammad Wasim to Naseem Shah, 1 wide

Dug in short and the line is just outside leg-stump, Naseem tried a pull

17.2

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Mohammad Wasim to Naseem Shah, no run

Angled in from a shorter length around the line off, tapped on the rise towards mid-off

Iqbal: "So QG is making fun of it now by not utilizing their main bowlers to wrap things up."

17.1

Mohammad Wasim to Imad Wasim, 1 run

Over the wicket, on a length at leg, jammed out to deep midwicket

Over17

9 runs, 1 wicketNeed 141 from 18b

IU 123/9CRR: 7.23 RRR: 47.00

Naseem Shah 0 (1b)Imad Wasim 31 (31b 3x4)

Saud Shakeel1/9 (1)

16.6

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Saud Shakeel to Naseem Shah, no run

Around, fuller and sliding onto the pads, unable to flick it away properly

16.5

Saud Shakeel to Dwarshuis, OUT

Googly and straightening down the line on middle, clears front leg and heaves it in the air, taken at deep midwicket, straight into the fielder's hands, Saud signals he bowled a carom ball

Ben Dwarshuis c sub (Khawaja Nafay) b Saud Shakeel 31 (24b 1x4 2x6) SR: 129.16

16.4

Saud Shakeel to Imad Wasim, 1 run

fuller on middle, shuffles across and knocks it to deep midwicket for a run

16.3

Saud Shakeel to Dwarshuis, 1 run

Around the wicket, fires in a yorker just outside off, shoveled to long-off

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104 runs (46)