UPDATE: Lahore Qalandars have defeated Quettta Gladiators comprehensively by 63 runs margin and registered their first victory of the league. What a superb innings played by Umar Akmal who scored a blistering 93 off just 40 balls hitting 8 sixes and guided his side to set 195 runs target.
Gladiators was totally outclassed by opponents in both batting and bowling and bowled out at 131 runs only in reply of huge target of 195. Zafar Gohar took four wickets giving away just 14 runs in his four overs.
THIS IS HOW YOU BAT LIKE A QALANDAR! @Umar96Akmal pic.twitter.com/5xZNa83B4v
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 8, 2016
.@lahoreqalandars cap off a comprehensive win as the mighty @TeamQuetta finally taste defeat! pic.twitter.com/CX1EN8ftxC
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 8, 2016
In the 8th game of PSL T20 2016, the unbeaten Quetta Gladiators will be facing Lahore Qalandars who have not tasted victory yet. The confidence of triumphant Gladiators is soaring high after completing their victory hat-tricks against everyone’s favorite Peshawar Zalmi last night.
On the other hand, the disappointing thing about Lahore Qalandars is not their back to back defeats but giving up the fight. Let defeats aside, Qalandars have consistently underperforming and not doing justice to their potential on the ground. This might be because of their high dependance on Chris Gayle who is completely off color these days.
Can it be Gayle’s action today? The cricket lovers are definitely missing the sixes show. Now that fans have seen some nail-biting competitions yesterday, they will be expecting more thrill in the upcoming matches.
Currently, Lahore Qalandars are at the bottom of the points table while Gladiators are on ranking top.
Players to Watch: Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright, Chris Gayle Umar Akmal
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Quetta Gladiators Squad:
Kevin Pietersen (ENG), Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Jason Holder (WI), Luke Wright (ENG), Zulfiqar Babar, Umar Gul, Elton Chigumbura (ZIM), Bilal Asif, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Nawaz, Saad Nasim, Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Akbar-ur-Rehman, Bismillah Khan Kumar Sangakkara, Aizaz Cheema, Ramiz Raja Jr.
Today its #LahoreQalandars Vs #QuettaGladiators and its a Tough Taakra! #AbKhelKeDikha #HBLPSL #PSLT20 pic.twitter.com/5UPLJKPpmG
— Lahore Qalandars🏏 (@lahoreqalandars) February 8, 2016
Lahore Qalandars Squad:
Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal, Dwayne Bravo, Muhammad Rizwan, Sohaib Maqsood, Mustafizur Rehman, Kevon Cooper, Cameron Delport, Zafar Gohar, Hammad Azam, Zia ul Haq, Zohaib Khan, Azhar Ali (c), Abdur Razzaq, Mukhtar Ahmad, Ehsan Adil, Imran butt, Navid Yasin, Adnan Rasool.
PSL T20 2016: Quetta Gladiators Beat Peshawar Zalmi by 3 wickets
The thumping victory by #LahoreQalandars has set the tone for much more to come from #MobilinkKaySikandars! #LQvsQG pic.twitter.com/1wwt8Vg8qg
— Jazz (@jazzpk) February 8, 2016
Umar Akmal – Man of the Match – #LQvsQG for #LahoreQalandars #PSLT20 #HBLPSL #DamaDamMast #AbKhelKeDikha pic.twitter.com/dbNEg5Tw26
— Lahore Qalandars🏏 (@lahoreqalandars) February 8, 2016
Congrats #LahoreQalandars Fans on Magnificent Victory! #PSLT20 #HBLPSL #DamaDamMast #AbKhelKeDikha pic.twitter.com/SEzyNWSvt1
— Lahore Qalandars🏏 (@lahoreqalandars) February 8, 2016
They need to rebuild again, but @TeamQuetta have already had some great batting. Watch it here: pic.twitter.com/4rQkNBY3SX
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 8, 2016
Breath taking performance by @Umar96Akmal! Absolutely destroyed @TeamQuetta's bowlers! Wow! pic.twitter.com/Iz3sGlRs4G
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 8, 2016
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Ball-by-ball scores of @Umar96Akmal's blistering innings.
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 8, 2016