Quetta Gladiators down Multan Sultans in thriller

Sarfraz Ahmed-led unit register two-wicket win in Dubai on Wednesday

Quetta Gladiators registered a hard-fought two-wicket win over Multan Sultans in the 17^th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s third edition in Dubai on Wednesday.

After being put into bat first, Sultans managed to score 152 for the loss of five wickets, courtesy captain Shoaib Malik's brilliant unbeaten 65 off 43 with the help of four fours and three sixes.

For Gladiators, Mohammad Nawaz, Rahat Ali, Anwar Ali, Shane Watson and Ben Laughlin claimed a wicket each.

In reply, Gladiators went over the line on the second last ball of the innings, courtesy young Hasan Khan's maximum on the bowling of Kieron Pollard.

Left-hander Rilee Rossouw was the top scorer for the winning side, as he scored 27 off 24.

For Sultans, pacer Umar Gul was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed best ever figures in a PSL match by claiming six wickets and gave 24 runs in his four overs.



And that's it from us today. Hope you liked our coverage. We will join you tomorrow for a double-header. Till then, its goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui.



QG 156-8 (19.5 overs)

SIX! What a finish, and what a hit from young Hasan Khan. Great win for Gladiators.

Pollard to bowl the final over of the match.



QG 144-8 (19 overs)

Thirteen runs and two wickets off the over.

OUT! OH MY GOD. What was @REALanwarali doing there? @mdk_gul get six-fer. What a match, and a what a performance from the veteran pacer. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/43pS6mxIF5

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OUT! What are you doing @mnawaz94 ? Reckless batting from the left-hander https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/tCbvOLXA5r

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SIX! On the pads and Nawaz hits one out of the park. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/aEIFAYzkMS

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SIX! @REALanwarali YOU BEAUTYYY. What a hit from the right-hander. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/LJ8PpUKyhJ

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Gul to continue.



QG 131-6 (18 overs)

Thirteen off the over.

Tanvir to bowl his final over.



QG 118-6 (17 overs)

Five runs and two wickets off the over.

OUT! GUL strikes it big for @MultanSultans as Rossouw departs after scoring 27. QG 118-6 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ayOw7SwGcR

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OUT! Some justice for @MultanSultans as captain @SarfarazA_54 departs after scoring 11. QG 114-5 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/eUDb5ZLL03

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Gul to start his new over.



QG 113-4 (16 overs)

Eight off the over.

Tahir to continue.



QG 105-4 (15 overs)

Twelve off the over.

CONTROVERSY: Huge call from the officials, more so from the on-field umpires, as they gave a highly controversial soft signal of 'not out'. Might cost Sultans the match https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/7hnQkXXf2H

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SIX! Full pitch and Rossouw hits one out of the park. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/NruN9keCWb

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Irfan to continue.



QG 93-4 (14 overs)

Four runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Imran Tahir gets a big one as @rameezraja_jr departs after handy 22 off 14. QG 90-4 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/hD4z5d7mwz

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Tahir to continue.



QG 89-3 (13 overs)

Fourteen off the over.

SIX! What a shot from @rameezraja_jr . Brilliant counter attacking display from the right-hander https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/3fUwyxZZ6G

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Malik to continue.



QG 75-3 (12 overs)

Nine off the over.

Pollard to start his first over.



QG 66-3 (11 overs)

Four runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Malik strikes BIG for Sultans and KP departs after scoring five off 10. QG 62-3 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/xzswSt8fVh

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Shoaib Malik to start his new over.



QG 62-2 (10 overs)

Six off the over.

Irfan to continue.



QG 56-2 (9 overs)

Just three runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! What madness from @asadshafiq1986 . @mdk_gul gets his second wicket of the day. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ZWgYsqAEoT

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Gul to continue.



QG 53-1 (8 overs)

Four off the over.

Imran Tahir to start his new over.



QG 49-1 (7 overs)

Just three runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Umar Gul takes a big one for @MultanSultans . Watson departs after scoring 26 off 26. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/13o1x3C5d4

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Umar Gul to start his new over.



QG 46-0 (6 overs)

Eight off the over.

FOURx2! @asadshafiq1986 hits two glorious boundaries. Top class batting https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/lbeUUEmsKj

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Imran Tahir to start his new over.



QG 38-0 (5 overs)

Eight off the over.

FOUR! Another one from Watson, this time through cow corner region. Top shot. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/rKK2vRY8oH

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Tanvir to start his new over.



QG 30-0 (4 overs)

Ten off the over.

FOUR! Short and Shafiq gets on top of the ball and hits a glorious boundary https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/GlMoDFVSyM

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Irfan to start his new over.



QG 20-0 (3 overs)

Eleven off the over.

Tanvir to start his new over.



 QG 9-0 (2 overs)

Five off the over.

Muhammad Irfan to start his first over.



 QG 4-0 (1 over)

Five off the over.

Sohail Tanvir to start first over for Sultans, whereas Shane Watson and Asad Shafiq to open for Gladiators.



So that's it from the first half. We will join you soon for the second session.



MS 152-5 (20 overs)

Nine off the over.

Watson to continue.



MS 143-5 (19 overs)

Eighteen off the over.

SIX! Malik goes down the ground for another maximum https://t.co/GjTIdAdUoe #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/4XxDHaZUAR

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SIX! Lucky but Pollard and Sultans will take it. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/VwEjTPP706

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Laughlin to continue.



MS 125-5 (18 overs)

Eight runs and a wicket off the over.

FOUR and FIFTY for @realshoaibmalik . Great knock from the skipper https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/6gpcNIqzsJ

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OUT! @TeamQuetta gets a big one as Whiteley departs after scoring 16. MS 119-5 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/GoBHLaCxKI

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Rahat to start his new over.



MS 117-4 (17 overs)

SIX! Whiteley hits one down the ground for a maximum https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/xgOkcRGlJh

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Laughlin to start his new over.



MS 106-4 (16 overs)

Eleven off the over.

FOURx2! Great batting from captain Malik. He is on fire. https://t.co/GjTIdAdUoe #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/L2fa4nY20q

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Watson to start his new over.



MS 95-4 (15 overs)

Six off the over.

Rahat to start his new over.



MS 89-4 (14 overs)

Eight off the over.

Anwar Ali to start his new over.



MS 81-4 (13 overs)

Just three runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Laughlin gets a big one as @sohaibcricketer departs after scoring 27. MS 81-4 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/oaWqwVPIXj

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Laughlin to start his new over.



MS 78-3 (12 overs)

Ten off the over.

Watson to start his new over.



MS 68-3 (11 overs)

Seven off the over.

Hasan Khan to continue.



MS 61-3 (10 overs)

Thirteen off the over.

SIXx2! Malik hits two maximums down the ground. TOP SHOT https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/8v0aPSS6B6

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Nawaz to start his new over.



MS 48-3 (9 overs)

Just two off the over.

Hasan Khan to start his new over.



MS 46-3 (8 overs)

Just two off the over.

Nawaz to start his new over.



MS 43-3 (7 overs)

Eight runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! Watson gets @sohailmalik614 's wicket, who departs after scoring 19. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/cxeowgr6T4

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Watson to start his new over.



MS 35-2 (6 overs)

Five off the over.

Ben Laughlin to start his first over.



MS 30-2 (5 overs)

Nine off the over.

SIX! Short and Tanvir hits one out of the park for a maximum https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/xsAEG2xvlY

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Rahat to start his new over.



MS 21-2 (4 overs)

Sixteen off the over.

SIX! What a hit from @sohaibcricketer . Top shot. https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/7dGLuNsoWm

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Anwar Ali to start his new over.



MS 5-2 (3 overs)

Two off the over.

Rahat Ali to start his first over.



MS 3-2 (2 overs)

Just one run and a wicket off the over.

OUT! @TeamQuetta gets a big one as @iamAhmadshahzad departs after scoring one. QG 3-2 https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/5sMx8Qun41

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Anwar Ali to start his first over.



MS 2-1 (1 over)

Two runs and a wicket off the over.

OUT! What a start for @TeamQuetta and @mnawaz94 . @KumarSanga2 departs on the first delivery of the day https://t.co/GjTIdAvvMO #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/iqRxSqOxPC

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So its Mohammad Nawaz to start for Gladiators, whereas Ahmed Shehzad and Kumar Sangakkara to open for Sultans.



Toss: The news from the centre is that Gladiators have won the toss and opted to bowl first.