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KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators’ players paid a visit to the young cancer patients here ahead of their Pakistan Super League (PSL) fixture against Islamabad United on Friday.

According to the details, Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, alongside Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah met the young patients and extended their support for the children.

The young patients were over the moon by meeting their favourite stars. The Gladiators took pictures with the children and gave their autographs.

Furthermore, the players also gave the children their signed bats and Gladiators’ jerseys.

Taking to Twitter, the Gladiators share footage of their players paying a visit to a local hospital here.

“Little warriors met their favourite Gladiators,” wrote the franchise.

📹 | 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 💜

A special thanks to our partner Indus Hospital for allowing us to host these brave 🌟 kids.#WeTheGladiators #PurpleForce #ShaanePakistan pic.twitter.com/i6Hc7xLMYA

— Quetta Gladiators (@TeamQuetta) February 24, 2023

Earlier, PSL 8 observed childhood cancer awareness day on February 16.

The day was observed when 2020 PSL champions Karachi Kings played Islamabad United in the fourth match of PSL 8 at National Bank Cricket Arena here. Players from both sides donned golden caps and ribbons to promote awareness of the disease.

It is pertinent to mention that the Gladiators will lock horns with Islamabad United in their fifth fixture of the ongoing PSL 8.

The side is currently at the bottom of the points table with just two points in four matches, while the United are in the second spot with four points in three matches.

READ: Gurbaz credits pre-match chat with Babar for solid performance

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam commented on his defensive approach in the death overs amid his side’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) fixture against Islamabad United, stating that his side kept losing wickets.

Zalmi’s skipper Babar, who amassed his half-century in just 33 deliveries, struggled in the second phase of his knock as the right-handed batter could score 25 runs in as many deliveries, on his way to an unbeaten 75.

Babar struggled against a disciplined United bowling attack in the death overs and could not power his side to a defendable total as Zalmi could amass 156/8 in 20 overs despite a flying start.

Meanwhile, Babar interacted with the media here following his side’s six-wicket defeat against Islamabad United and revealed the reason behind his defensive approach in the death overs of the first innings.

“We started off well but could not finish it in the same way. Our goal was to execute our plan in the first six overs. But, we lost back-to-back wickets after that and I decided to take the match deep,” said Babar.

“But, whenever I thought of charging [on the bowlers], we lost wickets. My strive was to just take the match to the end. There is no such thing as that I wasn’t being able to middle the ball but as I said, we could not finish off well,” he added.

The Zalmi captain then went on to term Hasan Ali’s spell a game-changer as his twin strikes halted his side’s march towards a big total.

“That spell of Hasan Ali was a game changer. The wickets that he took totally changed our momentum and all of those strikes were crucial,” praised Babar.

It is pertinent to mention that the dominating triumph over Zalmi, propelled United to occupy the second spot in the PSL 8 standings.

KARACHI: Right-handed opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck a quickfire half-century and bolstered Islamabad United to thrash Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

Set to chase a mere 157, the United comfortably steered to a six-wicket victory with 31 balls to spare at the back of a scintillating half-century by Gurbaz.

Earlier, the United openers Gurbaz provided his side with a flying start despite his partner Colin Munro perishing cheaply for just nine.

The right-handed charged on the Zalmi bowlers as he brought up his half-century in just 24 deliveries before falling in the ninth over after scoring a quickfire 61.

Gurbaz faced a mere 31 balls on his way to 61, hitting seven boundaries and four sixes.

Following his dismissal, Rassie van der Dussen stitched brief yet crucial partnerships with Shadab Khan (3) and Asif Ali before departing in the 13th over when his side needed just 17 in 42 deliveries.

He scored 42 off just 29 deliveries and hit six boundaries.

Following his dismissal, Asif then put on an unbeaten match-winning partnership with Azam Khan (9*) and propelled his side to a dominating six-wicket victory. Asif remained unbeaten on 29. He faced just 13 deliveries and smashed four boundaries including three sixes.

For Zalmi, Usman Qadir, Arshad Iqbal and James Neesham could pick up a wicket.

Put into bat first, the Zalmi could raise 156/8 in 20 overs despite a gritty 75-run knock by their skipper Babar Azam and a brisk knock of 41 by Mohammad Haris.

The opening pair of Zalmi gave the side a flying start against the United as they added 76 runs within seven overs before Shadab provided a much-needed breakthrough by removing Haris on the final delivery.

Haris scored quickfire 41 runs off just 20 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and a six.

Young batting sensation Saim Ayub fell victim to Mubasir Khan in the next over for just three before Hasan Ali struck twice in the 10th over to push Zalmi to the backfoot as the side slipped to 88/4 in 10 overs.

Zalmi could not recover from the collapse and kept losing wickets at an alarming rate which halted their march towards a big total.

Babar, on the other hand, held his ground firm and carried his bat all the way through but some tight bowling display from the United barred Zalmi from amassing a big total.

Skipper Babar remained the top-scorer for his side with 75 off 58 deliveries, laced with seven boundaries and a six.

Hasan led the bowling attack for the United with 3/35 while Shadab, Rumman Raees, Faheem Ashraf and Mubasir made one scalp each.

KARACHI: Islamabad United have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Babar-Azam led Peshawar Zalmi in the 12th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Dasun Shanaka, Jimmy Neesham, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Arshad Iqbal, Sufyan Muqeem.

Islamabad United: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Colin Munro, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Asif Ali, Mubasir Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches 19, Peshawar Zalmi-9, Islamabad United-9, No Result-1

MULTAN: James Vince’s blistering 75 and skipper Imad Wasim’s crucial 46-run knock went in vain as Multan Sultans held their nerves calm to edge Karachi Kings by three runs in the high-scoring Pakistan Super League (PSL) eight thriller on Wednesday.

Set to chase 197, the Kings fell just three runs short as the side could finish at 194/5 despite a heroic knock by their captain Imad.

Earlier, the Kings openers gave their side a flying start as they added brisk 72 runs in just six overs with Vince leading the charge as he struck the fastest half-century of the ongoing edition in just 20 deliveries.

Usama Mir then broke the shackles for the Sultans soon after the powerplay as he dismissed Matthew Wade on the first delivery of his spell to script his side’s comeback in the run chase. Wade could score 20 off 14 deliveries.

Meanwhile, Vince carried on to charge on the Sultans’ bowlers amid his 33-run partnership with Haider Ali before a mixup between the wickets brought curtains on his great knock. The right-handed batter top-scored for the Kings with a 34-ball 75 that featured seven boundaries and six sixes.

The Kings then endured another setback in the run chase when Khushdil Shah removed Haider in the 12th over and the visitors consequently slipped to 113/3.

Following the slump, veteran batter Shoaib Malik and skipper Imad attempted to anchor the run chase as the pair added 35 runs for the fourth wicket before the latter fell in the 17th over after scoring 13 off 19.

Skipper Imad, however, kept the game alive with belligerent hitting as he took Mohammad Ilyas to the cleaners in the 19th over but Abbas Afridi held his composure in the tense final over and successfully defended 22 runs to steer his side to glory.

Imad remained unbeaten with a brisk 47-run knock in just 26 balls, laced with five sixes.

Abbas led the bowling attack for the Sultans with 2/55 while Usama and Khushdil could pick up a wicket.

Put into bat first by the Kings, the Sultans piled up a mammoth 196/1 in their set of 20 overs with their skipper Mohammad Rizwan leading the charge with a magnificent century.

The home side started off well against the Kings as their openers Masood and Rizwan laid a solid foundation for a massive total with a brilliant 85-run opening partnership with Masood scoring his first half-century of the ongoing season.

Experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik then provided a much-needed breakthrough to the Kings as he removed Masood soon after the latter got to his fifty. He scored 51 off 33 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and a six.

Masood’s dismissal did not bother the Sultans’ march for a big total much as Rizwan then joined hands with in-form Rilee Rossouw and put on an astonishing 109-run partnership before the latter perished in the final over after scoring 29 off 21 balls, hitting four boundaries.

Rizwan remained the core aggressor of his century-plus stand with Rossouw and brought up his century before carrying his bat all the way through and leading the Sultans to 196/2.

Rizwan top-scored for his side with an unbeaten 110 off 64 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and four sixes.

For the Kings, Malik and Mohammad Umar made one scalp each.

MULTAN: James Vince’s blistering 75 and skipper Imad Wasim’s crucial 46-run knock went in vain as Multan Sultans held their nerves calm to edge Karachi Kings by three runs in the high-scoring Pakistan Super League (PSL) eight thriller on Tuesday.

KK 193/5 (20 Overs)

Abbas to bowl the final over

KK 175/4 (19 Overs)

Ilyas comes back

KK 157/4 (18 Overs)

Ihsanullah continues

KK 149/4 (17 Overs)

Abbas comes back

KK 140/3 (16 Overs)

Ihsanullah comes back

KK 137/3 (15 Overs)

Usama to bowl his last

KK 131/3 (14 Overs)

Khushdil comes to bowl his last

KK 120/3 (13 Overs)

Usama replaces Ihsanullah

KK 113/3 (12 Overs)

Khushdil continues

KK 109/2 (11 Overs)

Ihsanullah replaces Usama

KK 105/2 (10 Overs)

9.5: Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump. Vince tips it into the off side and sets off for the single, only to see that his partner send him back. By then, though, it is too late and Vince is stranded half-way down the track.

Khushdil continues

KK 102/1 (9 Overs)

Usama continues

KK 86/1 (8 Overs)

Khushdil Shah comes in

KK 79/1 (7 Overs)

Usama Mir comes into the attack

6.1: Full delivery on off stump that spins back in sharply. Wade is playing for the straight delivery and is beaten as the ball rips past the inside edge and thuds into the front pad.

KK 72/0 (6 Overs)

Abbas continues

KK 56/0 (5 Overs)

Ihsanullah comes to bowl his first

KK 51/0 (4 Overs)

Abbas Afridi into the attack

KK 39/0 (3 Overs)

Ilyas continues

KK 25/0 (2 Overs)

Carlos Brathwaite to bowl from the other end

KK 6/0 (1 Over)

Matthew Wade and James Vince come out to bat for the Kings. Mohammad Ilyas to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs MULTAN SULTANS (2nd INNINGS)

MULTAN: Multan Sultans’ skipper Mohammad Rizwan struck a magnificent century after Shan Masood’s half-century to bolster the home side to 196/1 against Karachi Kings in the 11th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

MS 196/2 (20 Overs)

Umar to bowl the final over

MS 183/1 (19 Overs)

Akif replaces Yamin

MS 164/1 (18 Overs)

Umar continues

MS 152/1 (17 Overs)

Yamin comes back

MS 138/1 (16 Overs)

Umar comes back

MS 124/1 (15 Overs)

Malik to bowl his last

MS 111/1 (14 Overs)

Tahir comes to bowl his last

MS 102/1 (13 Overs)

Malik continues to bowl

MS 95/1 (12 Overs)

Tahir comes again

MS 89/1 (11 Overs)

Malik continues

MS 84/0 (10 Overs)

Tahir continues

MS 74/0 (9 Overs)

Shoaib Malik into the attack

MS 69/0 (8 Overs)

Imran Tahir comes into the attack

MS 61/0 (7 Overs)

Imad comes back

MS 50/0 (6 Overs)

Mohammad Umar comes to bowl his first

MS 45/0 (5 Overs)

Akif continues

MS 35/0 (4 Overs)

Yamin continues

MS 19/0 (3 Overs)

Akif Javed comes in

MS 15/0 (2 Overs)

Aamer Yamin to bowl from the other end

MS 9/0 (1 Over)

Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood come out to bat for the Sultans. Imad Wasim to bowl the first over.

KARACHI KINGS vs MULTAN SULTANS (1st INNINGS)

MULTAN: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against home side Multan Sultans in the 11th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Wednesday.

PLAYING XIs 

Karachi Kings: James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim (c), Matthew Wade, Ben Cutting, Irfanullah Niazi, Aamer Yamin, Akif Javed, Mohammad Umar, Imran Tahir.

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Braithwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Ihsanullah

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-11, Karachi Kings-5, Multan Sultans-4

MULTAN: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against home side Multan Sultans in the 11th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight on Wednesday.

PLAYING XIs

Karachi Kings: James Vince, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim (c), Matthew Wade, Ben Cutting, Irfanullah Niazi, Aamer Yamin, Akif Javed, Mohammad Umer, Imran Tahir.

Multan Sultans: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Kieron Pollard, Khushdil Shah, Carlos Braithwaite, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ilyas, Ihsanullah

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-11, Karachi Kings-5, Multan Sultans-4

KARACHI: Lahore Qalandars’ all-rounder Liam Dawson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight due to an injury.

According to the details, Dawson suffered an ankle injury amid his side’s clash against Karachi Kings on Sunday.

The all-rounder was then taken to a local hospital here and after examining him, the doctors advised Dawson to a four to six weeks rest.

Taking to Twitter, Dawson’s PSL franchise Qalandars confirmed that the all-rounder sustained an ankle injury due to which he has been ruled out of the ongoing season.

“Liam Dawson ruled out from [PSL 8] due to an ankle injury. We wish him a speedy recovery,” wrote Qalandars on Twitter.

🚨Liam Dawson ruled out from #HBLPSL8 due to an ankle injury. We wish him a speedy recovery.#QalandarsCity #QalandarHum pic.twitter.com/GP1VBvPkVx

— Lahore Qalandars (@lahoreqalandars) February 20, 2023

 

Consequently, Dawson will travel back to England where he will undergo his rehabilitation. His PSL franchise Qalandars are yet to announce his replacement for the remainder of the extravaganza.

It is pertinent to mention that Qalandars will take on Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Quetta Gladiators on Tuesday. The defending champions are currently at the bottom of the PSL 8 standings with two points, while Gladiators hold the fifth spot.

READ: Karachi Kings’ squad reaches Multan for first away PSL 8 clash

MULTAN: Karachi Kings squad has reached here ahead of their first away Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight clash with home side Multan Sultans, scheduled on Wednesday.

The Kings, who get to the winning track following their dominating 67-run victory over Lahore Qalandars on Sunday, are up for the toughest challenge as they take table-toppers Sultans in their fifth match of the season.

Upon their arrival here, the Kings’ squad received a warm welcome from cricket fans.

“Thank you for the wonderful welcome Multan!” wrote Kings on Twitter as the franchise shared pictures of their squad’s arrival here.

Thank you for the wonderful welcome Multan! ❤️#YehHaiKarachi | #KingsSquad | #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/3jsaLfPaZy

— Karachi Kings (@KarachiKingsARY) February 20, 2023

 

According to the details, the Kings will hold a practice session at Multan Cricket Stadium tomorrow.

It is pertinent to mention that the Kings hold the third spot with two points, behind Peshawar Zalmi, while the Sultans lead the standings with six points in four matches.

READ: Mandhana’s 87 fires India into Women’s WC semis as Pakistan crashed out 

KARACHI: All-rounders James Neesham and Rovman Powell played sensible knocks in the run chase to steer Peshawar Zalmi to a convincing four-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the ninth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight.

Set to chase 155, Zalmi amassed the target in the 19th over with four wickets to spare at the back of a crucial partnership between Neesham and Powell.

Earlier, the Zalmi got off to a poor start to the pursuit as the side lost three wickets for 47 runs in the fifth over with in-form batters Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub and Tom Kohler-Cadmore perishing cheaply.

Zalmi then endured a huge blow to their pursuit as they lost their skipper Babar Azam in the eighth over and consequently slipped to 67/4. Babar could score 19 off 18 deliveries.

Following the setback, Neesham and Powell anchored the run chase with a gritty 46-run partnership before Naseem Shah castled the latter to glimmer a ray of hope for the Gladiators.

Powell scored a brisk 23-ball 36 and smashed three boundaries and two sixes.

Following Powell’s departure, Neesham joined hands with Dasun Shanaka and steered his side closer to victory before falling victim to Qais Ahmed in the 15th over. He top-scored for the Zalmi with 38 off 23 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and three sixes.

Neesham’s dismissal triggered a late twist in the run chase but Shanaka and Wahab Riaz held their nerves calm to steer the side to their second triumph of the season.

Shanaka scored an unbeaten 16 while Wahab scored 10 not out in 12 deliveries.

Mohammad Hasnain led the bowling attack for the Gladiators with 3/13 in his four overs while Naseem, Nawaz and Qais made one scalp each.

Put into bat first, the Gladiators raised 154/4 despite a dismal start at the back of a magnificent half-century by Iftikhar.

Gladiators openers Jason Roy and Martin Guptill started cautiously against a disciplined bowling attack of Zalmi as they could score 28 runs in the powerplay before the latter lost his wicket in a desperate attempt to go big. Guptill could score 12 off 16.

Following his dismissal, leg-spinner Usman Qadir struck twice in his consecutive overs; removing Roy (14) and Mohammad Nawaz (2) as the Gladiators slipped to 37/3 in the ninth over.

Following the slump, skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and Iftikhar anchored the innings with a gritty 74-run partnership for the fourth wicket and broke the shackles.

Meanwhile, Arshad Iqbal castled Sarfaraz in the 17th over to dent the Gladiators’ march to a big total. The skipper could score 39 off 30 deliveries and hit five boundaries.

Iftikhar, however, held his ground firm and kept charging on the Zalmi bowlers in the death overs and received significant support from all-rounder Odean Smith, who struck a blistering 12-ball 25.

Iftikhar top-scored for the Gladiators with 50 off 34 deliveries, laced with two boundaries and four sixes.

Qadir led the bowling attack for Zalmi with 2/26 while Arshad and James Neesham could make one scalp.