Zingers are alight; Afridi wraps it up with a searing yorker and Faheem cannot prevent it from clattering the stumps; ball drifted in, got the inside-edge and Lahore have registered a clinical win!
Qalandars vs Gladiators, 4th Match at Rawalpindi, PSL, Apr 13 2025 - Match Result
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Fakhar Zaman, Player of the Match: When you play after a hiatus and there's tough competition, it takes time, don't feel like I played with full flow. I had time today and Abdullah made it easier for me. It feels good (that teams banks on me) our strength has always been bowling and when we posted 200-plus, we felt we will win this. If you have wickets in hand and have power-hitters down the order, it becomes easy. Whichever opener scores - for any team -, it makes it easier for the batting unit so I won't take any credit...I think their spinners are one of the best and whatever they planned (bowl outside off-stump) I knew and played accordingly...played over the off-side
Lahore weren't made to sweat today. The batters set it up with an imposing total of 220 and the bowlers responded splendidly by striking early. Shaheen started the rot, Asif made an immediate impact and then Rishad, alongside Raza, wreaked havoc with their guile and control. Rishad impressed with his prowess and got wickets at regular intervals. It's difficult to score against this potent spin attack. Rilee Rossouw kept them in the hunt for a while, timing the ball sweetly before being cleaned up by Rishad on 44. That's when things really started to go downhill and there was no resistance from that point on. Everything clicked for Lahore today and they climb to the top of the table as a result of this resounding win
Over the wicket, slightly short and outside off, square driven to cover
Short and came back in at middle and off, glanced off the hips behind square on leg
Good length and angling in at middle, marvelously fashioned four and uppish, into the gap between midwicket and long-on. Right out of the top-drawer; quality shot
Around the wicket, slow yorker tailing in at off, in the V and rolls over to long-off
Bit short on middle and off, solid punch off the backfoot towards cover and runs like a cheetah to the other end
Sprinting in, back of a length on middle, backs away to punch and doesn't connect
One slip in place. Over the wicket, slightly short and attacks off, goes for a slash and a thick outside edge dribbles away past Mitchell - who got his fingers on it - and it still had enough legs to get acquainted with the ropes
Haris Rauf is summoned to finish the job
Sharma: "Zaman in for Jahandad against kings"
Wide yorker gone awry, not that pacy, opens the face and expertly guides it past backward point for a four. Faheem likes pace on the ball and it's one his favorite venues; should bat up in the order
Ansar: "Lahore should consider replacing Jahandad with Asif Ali. This will give depth to their batting. Mitchell can ball two or more overs in his place."
Full-toss outside off, rocks back and uses brute force in his wrists to sends it for an aerial trip over wide long-on. Brilliant hit!
Jawad : "loved this bowling from Rishad as a Bangladesh fan"
Rams the wide yorker and Faheem is unable to steer it away
Darim: "@smartush Can you please support the teams which go against Quetta. Your curse is real."
Skiddy and fuller outside off, chomped down the ground and Jahandad got out of the way
Yorker slammed in around fifth stump line, digs it out to long-on
Over the wicket, pitched up outside off, gets low and crunches it to deep cover
Bails have been changed. One slip in place. Rapid delivery that didn't bounce much and hit Billings on the fingertips and he feels the sting
Slower and outside off, spinning away a touch, scythes it away, fielder at gully pings a sharp throw but Usman is safely home; strange zingers didn't lit up
Bit short and outside off, belts it back to Raza again, itching to go big
Lobbed up on a length at off, content to pat it back to Raza
Good length and turns away a touch from wide of off, beaten on the late cut
Zips it fuller and skids on outside leg-stump
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Quetta Gladiators, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20 |
Match days | 13 April 2025 - night (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Lahore Qalandars 2, Quetta Gladiators 0 |
Over 17 • QG 140/10