Published: Feb 16, 2016, 08:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:58 PM (IST)
Good Evening! Hello and Welcome to Cricket Country’s live coverage of Match 18 of the 2016 Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators at the Dubai on Tuesday. Gladiators are second at the moment after Peshawar Zalmi won against Gladiators in Match 17 on Sunday. Gladiators will look to win this game to gain the top spot. On the other hand, Lahore Qalandars have not won four games out of six matches played. Qalandars will either look for a win badly or will either be out of the tournament giving the momentum to Gladiators at the top of the table. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2016, Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators, Match 18 at Dubai.
Live cricket score Quetta Gladiators 203/8 | Overs 20| Target: 202| BATTING: Mohammad Nabi 30 (12), Zulfiqur Babar 1 (1): The Gladiators have beaten Qalandars by two wickets off the final ball of the match as Mohammad Nabi holds his nerves right till the end. Gladiators needed 15 to win off the final over and three runs from the final ball. Nabi smashed the ball to the fence to win his team the match.
Live cricket score Quetta Gladiators 127/3 | Overs 12| Target: 202| BATTING: Kumar Sangakkara 15 (12), Sarfraz Ahmed 9 (8): Gladiators were going great guns with Bismillah and Pietersen, but both of them were dismissed in quick succession. Sangakkara and Sarfraz will look to revive the team from here. OUT! Kevin Pietersen c Umar Akmal 34 (21), Bismillah Khan c Rizwan b Bravo 55 (30)
Live cricket score Quetta Gladiators 64/1 | Overs 4| BATTING: Bismillah Khan 38 (17), Kevin Pietersen 20 (5): The Gladiators lose the wicket of Ahmed Shehzad, but Bismillah and Pietersen are taking on the bowlers as they bring up the team’s 50 in just the fourth over. This is just the kind of start the Gladiators would have wanted, after they were set a target of 202. OUT! Ahmed Shehzad LBW b Adil 4 (2)
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 201/2 | Overs 20| BATTING: Umar Akmal 19 (15), Dwayne Bravo 1 (2): Qalandars finish on an excellent note. Umar Akmal plays a superb innings to finish at an unbeaten 55. The Gladiators will have to get off to a brisk start if they are to win this match.
Live cricket score Lahore Qalandars 144/2 | Overs 16| BATTING: Umar Akmal 19 (15), Dwayne Bravo 1 (2): After a swashbuckling innings from Gayle, the Qalandars are in an excellent position now. Azhar was batting well and was being supported well by Umar Akmal. Azhar sadly was dismissed when he was looking to explode. The Qalandars are on course o a huge score today. OUT! Chris Gayle c Shehzad b Babar 61 (45), Azhar Ali c Anwar b Elliott 61 (45)
Gladiators won their first match against Islamabad United by 8 wickets in the inaugural edition of PSL. Slowly they proceeded to get hold of the game and have been stagnant at the second position by winning five matches out seven matches played. It was Karachi Kings who were leading int he initial stage, but later Peshawar Zalmi made way to the top. Lahore Qalandars have not put in efforts to come to the top yet and they lost their first match in of the tournament against Karachi Kings. This will be interesting match as Gladiators want to top the the table once again and gain spot in the finals.
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