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PSL 2021: Karachi Kings defeat Quetta Gladiators, step into play-offs
Karachi Kings today defeated Quetta Gladiators by 14 runs to make it to play-offs.
The Kings' defended the 177-run target in match number 29 of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Cricket stadium.
The Kings' victory means that Lahore Qalandars have crashed out of the tournament and will join last-placed Gladiators on the sidelines.
The Kings got their breakthrough in the last ball of the fifth over, with Mohammad Ilyas dismissing Saim Ayub (19). The Gladiators already seemed to be struggling to score big at that time.
Arshad Iqbal picked up the second wicket for the Kings in the eighth over as he bowled Jake Weatherald (25), piling up the pressure on the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side.
In the 11th over, Mohammad Ilyas added pressure on the Gladiators when he dismissed Usman Khan (15), thanks to a good catch by the skipper Imad Wasim, while Arshad Iqbal took the wicket of Azam Khan (15) in the 13th over.
Hassan Khan was really unlucky as Mohammad Amir's touch of the ball, driven by Sarfaraz, hit the stumps and led to a run-out, sending him back to the pavilion for 24.
In the 18th over, Ilyas picked up his third wicket as he dismissed Abdul Nasir (0), thanks to an easy catch by Danish Ali five yards in from the rope.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Gladiators' captain finished the match with an unbeaten 51.
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