PSL 2021: Karachi Kings Beats Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets

Karachi Kings Defeated Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) sixth edition at National Stadium Karachi (NSK), overall brilliant performance by Karachi Kings with batting, bowling, and fielding. Kings have chased the target in 13.5 overs with 37 balls left in their innings. 

Karachi Kings first restricted Quetta Gladiators to 121 runs, Chris Gayle is the only player from Gladiators’ side to score 39 runs for his team.

Almost seven players of Quetta were sent to the pavilion without scoring double-figure runs against Karachi.

Quetta Gladiators has managed a target of 122 runs against the defending champions.

Joe-Clarke was the top-scorer for the Kings side, he played wonderful innings of 46 runs off 23 balls for Karachi.

Player of the Match: Arshad Iqbal 3/16 4 overs (Karachi Kings).

Squads:

Quetta Gladiators:

Anwar Ali, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Zahid Mahmood, Chris Gayle, Dale Steyn, Tom Banton, Usman Khan Shinwari, Cameron Delport, Qais Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Saim Ayub, Arish Ali Khan, Usman Khan, Faf du Plessis (partial replacement for Chris Gayle), Hassan Khan (partial replacement for Dale Steyn)

Karachi Kings:

Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chadwick Walton, Joe Clarke, Noor Ahmad, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram