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Kings vs Gladiators, 16th Match at Karachi, PSL, Feb 29 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
16th Match (N), Karachi, February 29, 2024, Pakistan Super League
(20 ov, T:166) 169/5

Gladiators won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
58* (31)
sherfane-rutherford
Cricinfo's MVP
usman-tariq
Match centre 
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: Rvel Z
Scorecard summary
Karachi Kings 165/8(20 overs)
37 (25)
3/31 (4)
2/16 (4)
Quetta Gladiators 169/5(20 overs)
52 (31)
2/39 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
QG94--02/162.7794
QG89.2158(31)66.4389.21--0
KK83.33(6)- 1.94- 2.082/173.1885.37
QG71.4952(31)59.771.49--0
QG70.08--03/313.2970.08
end of over 2018 runs
QG: 169/5CRR: 8.45 
Sherfane Rutherford58 (31b 1x4 6x6)
Akeal Hosein22 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Anwar Ali 2-0-28-0
Hasan Ali 4-0-39-2

Thanks for your company, hope you enjoyed the nail-biter. We'll be back on Saturday for more PSL action. See you then!

Sherfane Rutherford: It's never easy, coming in and playing shots from the get go, but it's something we get paid for, don't wanna look at excuses...always a good feeling when you get it right. In pressure situations, he (Shane Watson) told me to focus on the ball, stay calm and focus on what's happening at the moment and I just tried to stay calm. I knew the longer I bat it's better for me and the team. As I said, it's my job and I try to give it my best, sometimes it doesn't happen but I try to make it happen more often than not.

That will be that. This heart-stopping thriller kept us all on the edge of our seats. It was a fierce tug-of-war between these two sides, with neither willing to accept defeat but it was Rutherford who stood tall against all challenges in the end and got his team to the doorstep of victory. Karachi Kings might have felt they were 10-15 runs short of par but their bowlers fought till the end. The fielding let Karachi Kings down in the crunch moments and that run-out in the end could have completely changed the momentum but Rutherford was a man on a mission. Quetta weren't perfect either but they managed to hold their nerve in the decisive moments.

19.6
4
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, FOUR runs

Round the wicket, back of a length, angling in at middle and leg, tugged away in the gap at deep fine leg and it skittles away to the rope. Quetta win this cliffhanger by five wickets!

19.5
2
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, 2 runs

Chaos! Slung a full-toss in the channel, throws his bat at it and the outside edge takes it to backward point, horrible mix-up in the middle, Rutherford wanted a second but it wasn't on, a full-length dive from Rutherford has saved him. Anwar collected the throw and wasn't quick enough in hitting the stumps Oh my what drama! 1 off 1 required No case of obstruction of field because he was scrambling back into his crease without any intent to obstruct the fielder, excellent presence of mind from Rutherford, ragged work in the field from Karachi Kings.

MJ: "@Mueed: Carlos Brathwaite underway by Rutherford."

19.4
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, no run

Hold-on, it's not over yet. He bowls a stunning inswinging yorker from round the wicket, once again tries to jab it away but can't make a connection, even a faint one would have sent it to the rope at deep third

M Usman Mehsood: "@mueed do I still mark your word??"

19.3
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, no run

Slung fuller and got it to tail back from outside off, jams the bat down and cannot connect

Ahmed: "Noboby but Anwar Ali to blame for that loss. First for the 2 sixes, and then the missed run out chance."

19.2
6
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, SIX runs

Shortish, wide, and Rutherford slashes hard at it, just clears Pollard at long-off, can't give him any width. It's all over. That angle is not posing much challenge, bowling in his hitting zones and getting smashed

Areez Khalil Me: "Remember the name Rutherford"

19.1
6
Anwar Ali to Rutherford, SIX runs

Kerplunk! Round the wicket, shortish and angling in from wide of off, spanked over deep extra cover for a six

end of over 1910 runs
QG: 151/5CRR: 7.94 RRR: 15.00 • Need 15 from 6b
Sherfane Rutherford40 (25b 4x6)
Akeal Hosein22 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Hasan Ali 4-0-39-2
Blessing Muzarabani 4-0-30-0

Mueed: "We are going to witness Anwar heriocs today, first with the bat and now with the ball. He is going to defend this, mark my words"

Naman: "If Quetta loses this one then they owe it to the dot balls they played throughout their innings..Even the last 3 overs had 7 dot balls."

18.6
1
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, 1 run

Round the wicket, full-bunger just outside off, opens the face and dabbed square into the gap at deep backward point, mopped by the fielder in the deep

18.5
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, no run

Ouch! That's a nasty bumper that smashed him on the helmet. That's a bumper of an angry bowler, very mean stuff from Hasan, couldn't have directed it any better, he went for the pull and got late, it shot up so quickly off the pitch. Hasan gives him a fist-bump and asks him if he's okay. Concussion protocol underway now

18.4
2
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, 2 runs

Good length and arcing in at middle, sweet timing as he connects this towards deep midwicket, two fielders converging, Vince cuts it off

18.3
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, no run

Slung full and it tails in from outside off, tries to punch and gets beaten

18.2
6
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, SIX runs

Round the wicket, slightly shorter just outside off, not much wrong with the delivery but it's Rutherford! BANG! That is huge, absolutely munched this into the stands over long-off. Excellent connection and that's outta here

18.1
1
Hasan Ali to Hosein, 1 run

Rams the yorker on fifth stump line outside off, brings his bat down, opens the face and squeezes it to sweeper cover

end of over 189 runs
QG: 141/5CRR: 7.83 RRR: 12.50 • Need 25 from 12b
Akeal Hosein21 (16b 1x4 1x6)
Sherfane Rutherford31 (20b 3x6)
Blessing Muzarabani 4-0-30-0
Hasan Ali 3-0-29-2

MJ: "West Indies players always make T20 so lively I wonder why they are not no.1 in T20I?"

Mueed: "@ShahSafeer, i second the thought."

17.6
1
Muzarabani to Hosein, 1 run

Pace off short of a length ball hung away outside off, crunches a pull with not a lot of oomph to Vince at deep midwicket

17.5
1
Muzarabani to Rutherford, 1 run

Slung full and zipping away outside off, jabbed to sweeper cover

17.4
6
Muzarabani to Rutherford, SIX runs

Going, going, going and gone! Manufactures pace for himself and pumps it for six Another slower one on a length at middle, this time he times the pants off it and sends it many a mile over deep midwicket, got too predictable with the slower ones.

17.3
Muzarabani to Rutherford, no run

Oh beautiful. Flummoxes him with a slower one on a slightly shorter length and it sways away outside off, mistimes the pull, it kept very low, takes a big heart to bowl these slower ones at this stage

17.2
1
Muzarabani to Hosein, 1 run

Pace off cutter on a length outside off, steered to short third and will only pick up a single

17.1
Muzarabani to Hosein, no run

An absolute snorter that roars through the gate, he wanted to blaze it over midwicket but can't lay bat on it

end of over 1710 runs
QG: 132/5CRR: 7.76 RRR: 11.33 • Need 34 from 18b
Sherfane Rutherford24 (17b 2x6)
Akeal Hosein19 (13b 1x4 1x6)
Hasan Ali 3-0-29-2
Shoaib Malik 3-0-19-1
16.6
6
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, SIX runs

Imperious! In the slot for Rutherford and he does not miss out. MONSTER HIT! Deposited on the roof over midwicket. It's a 104 meters maximum. He dragged it short on off and he pounces on it in a jiffy, ruins his otherwise good over. Such a timely six to keep the equation manageable

16.5
Hasan Ali to Rutherford, no run

That's a stay quiet stunning yorker tailing away from middle, jams his bat down and blocks it into the covers

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SE Rutherford
58 runs (31)
1 four6 sixes
Productive shot
off drive
21 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
70%
JJ Roy
52 runs (31)
2 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
13 runs
0 four1 six
Control
77%
Best performances - bowlers
Abrar Ahmed
O
4
M
0
R
31
W
3
ECO
7.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Usman Tariq
O
4
M
0
R
16
W
2
ECO
4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
National Stadium, Karachi
TossQuetta Gladiators, elected to field first
Series
Season2023/24
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days29 February 2024 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsQuetta Gladiators 2, Karachi Kings 0
Language
English
Win Probability
QG 100%
KKQG
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Over 20 • QG 169/5

Gladiators won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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PZ1063130.147
IU1054110.224
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