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Live Cricket Score, PSL 2017, Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United at Dubai; Islamabad win thriller by 1 run

Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog session of the Match 17 of the ongoing PSL 2017, between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United at Dubai.

Sarfraz Ahmed will be leading Quetta Gladiators against Islamabad United in PSL 2017 © AFP (File Photo)
Sarfraz Ahmed will be leading Quetta Gladiators against Islamabad United in PSL 2017 © AFP (File Photo)

Good Evening, شام بخیر! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog session of the Match 17 of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017, between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Friday. We at Cricket Country will be bringing to you the live updates from this tie for the evening. Both the teams are having quite similar fortunes in this tournament so far. Gladiators are currently placed at No.1 in the table with 9 points from six games, while United are placed one spots below them at No.3 with four points from five games. It is highly crucial that United, win this tie in order to go on top of the points table. PSL 2017: Points table & team standings

Gladiators are coming off a comprehensive win over Karachi Kings last night. IN particular, Ahmed Shahzad and Asad Shafiq shined with the bat. The pair added 105-runs for the first wicket that saw the game slip away from Kings’ grasp. Gladiators won the match by 6 wickets with an over to spare. United, on the other hand, are coming off a 1 wicket loss to Lahore Qalanadars. United made 145 for 8 after Shabad Khan provided some late order resistance. It was Aamer Yamin, playing his first PSL match that stood out with the ball for Qalandars. United while defending started well, snatching quick wickets. It was again Shadab that made the difference. British citizen nabbed in spot-fixing case

Thanks to some power hitting by Umar Akmal and Grant Elliot that Qalandars got to their target on the second last ball of the match with only 1 wicket in hand. The last time these two teams clashed against each other, United prevailed by 5 wickets. PSL fixing row: Did nothing that would malign PAK, says Sharjeel

Squads:

Quetta Gladiators: Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Kevin Pietersen, Rilee Rossouw, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk, c), Mahmudullah, Thisara Perera, Mohammad Nawaz, Anwar Ali, Hasan Khan, Umar Gul, Bismillah Khan, Nathan McCullum, Luke Wright, Mir Hamza, Noor Wali, Saad Nasim, Umar Amin, Zulfiqar Babar, Tymal Mills.

Islamabad United: Dwayne Smith, Sam Billings, Brad Haddin (wk), Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Shane Watson, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Zohaib Khan, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, Mohammad Irfan, Ben Duckett, Samuel Badree, Hussain Talat, Amad Butt, Imran Khalid, Steven Finn, Saeed Ajmal.

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