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Vince and Nabi lead Kings' demolition of Gladiators
Chasing 176, Quetta Gladiators could muster only 119 for 9
Danyal Rasool
18-Apr-2025
Karachi Kings 175 for 7 (Vince 70, Warner 31, Majid 2-29, Amir 2-42) beat Quetta Gladiators 119 for 9 (Shakeel 33*, Amir 30, Hasan 3-27, Nabi 2-7, Abbas 2-9) by 56 runs
The PSL may have taken a day off, but it didn't stop the league from producing another blowout. The in-form James Vince led the way for Karachi Kings, his easy elegance producing 70 off 47 balls to bail his side out of a tricky position three quarters of the way into the innings. It was complemented by an excellent bowling and fielding performance in the face of limp resistance from Quetta Gladiators. The ageless Mohammad Nabi was the architect of the Gladiators' woes, conceding just seven in four overs for two wickets. Gladiators had lost their first five wickets for 57 and trudged on till the end as Karachi wrapped up a 56-run triumph.
Kings opted to bat, and, as has been the trend this tournament, flew out of the blocks with David Warner and Tim Seifert. In four of the first five overs, Kings found at least two boundaries in a free-flowing start, in spite of Gladiators running through the bowling options in an attempt to find a way to apply the brakes. Back-to-back fours by Seifert off 33-year-old legspinner Ali Majid, who was making his PSL debut, brought up Kings' fifty in the fifth over.
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