LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators defeated Islamabad United in the first qualifier of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 to reach the final.
Chasing a target of 210 runs, Islamabad United were bundled out for 179 runs in the 20th over and thus lost by 30 runs.
Quetta’s innings
In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Quetta Gladiators won the toss and decided to bat.
Quetta’s innings was opened by Saud Shakeel and Finn Allen, but Saud was dismissed early, after which Finn Allen and Riley Rossouw added 44 runs and Rossouw returned to the pavilion after scoring 16 runs. Hassan Nawaz was dismissed for 6 runs and Finn Allen was dismissed for 41 runs.
Thanks to the aggressive innings of Dinesh Chandimal and Faheem Ashraf, Quetta scored 209 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Dinesh Chandimal remained not out with 48 runs while Faheem Ashraf stood out with 45 runs.
Ben de Varshius and Salman Irshad took two wickets for Islamabad United.
