That is it. Pitched up on off stump and Allen went big down the ground and cleared the long-off fence in style
Sultans vs Gladiators, 18th Match at Lahore, PSL, Apr 29 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Gladiators won by 10 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
That is the end of the match. Quetta Gladiators won by 10 wickets. Just 90 runs were needed, Saud and Allen chased it in style, scored 42* and 45* each.
Khurram Shahzad was the star with the ball, who took 4-wicket with the new ball and set Sultans on the backfoot.
Player of the match: Khurram Shahzad "First of thanks for Almighty. I worked hard for this, sometime pitch was flat and on some ocasion it help the seamers, I do follow my basics that always tries to bowl within stumps, today I do the same and it works."
My co pacers also bowl well which helped the team. My role is to bowl well with the new ball and so far its working
tossed up, on middle stump, slog sweep to deep midwicket along the ground for a run
short in length, goes back and punches to deep cover
short in length, goes back and punches to deep cover
Bang! Slightly short in length, Allen goes deep in the crease and pulls it away over midwicket fence for a big six
Another fantastic shot by Saud! back of length just outside off, he cuts that one up and over backward point for four
good length ball on target, defended to off side with soft hands and ran a quick single
back of length well outside off, Allen opens face of the bat and cuts it away up and over third man, ball hits the fence on full
good length ball, punches it to point for a run
Good sharp bouncer, Saud goes for the pull, gets the top edge and goes all the way and hits the fence on full
full ball on middle stump, comes down the wicket to play it over mid-off, thick inside edge to leg side for a run
Bang! Short in length, Saud picked up the length early and pulled it over deep square leg fence for a big six
back of length on leg stump, goes for the pull, gets the leading edge well short of point fielder
back of length well wide outside off, went for the big drive on the off side, thick outside edge over slips down to third man fence for four
Full ball well outside off, Saud went across and flicked it away from well outside off, connected it and it landed well over fine leg fence for a six
good length ball, on target, defended to off side
good length ball on off stump, pushed to off side
Another cracking shot by Saud! Full on off stump, he drives on the up and over mid-off for four
another wide ball, full and way outside off
What a shot! Short in length, Saud was ready for it, picked up the length early and pulled away up and over fine leg fence for a big six