DUBAI: Pakistan Super League (PSL) got off
the ground to a shimmering start with a magnificent ceremony as Quetta
Gladiators pulled off an upset by thrashing Islamabad United by 8 wickets with
4 overs to spare in the opening match.
The Gladiators’ captain
Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and elected to put the Islamabad United in. Pace man
Anwar Ali started the innings with a maiden over and gave no chance to in-form
Australian Shane Watson to settle and pave the way for a win.
Sharjeel Khan was the
first one to fall to the Gladiators at the hand of Zulfiqar Babar. Next came
Muhammad Nawaz who bowled Shane Watson leaving the batting lineup of the rivals
struggling.
Skipper Misbah hit 41
runs off 28 balls with a sixer and four 4s. Andre Russel added 35 runs off 20
balls to the total.
In reply, Gladiators
scored 132 runs at the loss of two wickets with opener Luke Wright scoring 86
runs off 53 balls with the help of four sixers and 11 4s.
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