JP Duminy's responsible knock helped Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators by six wickets in the 28th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Sharjah on Friday.
After deciding to bat first, Gladiators managed to post 147 for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
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Captain Sarfraz Ahmed finished the innings with the top score of 43 off 30.
For United, Faheem Ashraf claimed three, whereas Amad Butt claimed two wickets.
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In reply, United chase down the target with 10 balls to spare at the expense of four wickets.
The star of the show was all-rounder Duminy, who scored 54 off 47 with the help of four fours and two sixes.
For Gladiators, Rahat Ali claimed two, whereas Shane Watson and Mir Hamza claimed a wicket each.
So that's it from us today. We will join you again tomorrow. Till then, its goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui.
IU 149-4 (18.2 overs)
SIX! And that's it. A comfortable victory for the team.
Rahat to continue.
IU 141-3 (18 overs)
Eleven off the over.
SIX! Massive hit from Asif Ali over mid on boundary. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/qMC2Ky2ciW
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Mir Hamza to start his new over.
IU 130-3 (17 overs)
Three runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! JP Duminy departs after scoring 54. IU 129-4 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/JsQhEDKpHb
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Rahat Ali to start his new over.
IU 127-3 (16 overs)
Seventeen off the over.
SIX! Another one Talat. What a player and what a shot https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/YtgBnqY5AT
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Watson to continue.
IU 110-3 (15 overs)
Fifteen off the over.
SIX! WHAT A HIT FORM Talat. Top shot from the left-hander https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/eEnXTSfYjL
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SIX! WHAT A WAY TO BRING UP YOUR HALF-CENTURY. Absolute brilliant from JP Duminy. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/jJsNidLNwp
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Anwar to continue.
IU 95-3 (14 overs)
Five off the over.
Watson to continue.
IU 90-3 (13 overs)
Five off the over.
Anwar to continue.
IU 85-3 (12 overs)
Two runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Watson gets his man as @76Shadabkhan departs after scoring 18. IU 85-3 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/xgS55WFO2A
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Watson to continue.
IU 83-2 (11 overs)
Six off the over.
Anwar Ali to start his new over.
IU 77-2 (10 overs)
Seven off the over.
Shane Watson to start his first over.
IU 70-2 (9 overs)
Three off the over.
Hamza to continue.
IU 67-2 (8 overs)
Nine off the over.
Hasan to continue.
IU 58-2 (7 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @mirhamza_k gets a big one as Alex Hales departs after scoring 16. IU 58-2 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/h0R6W31tDi
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Hamza to start his new over.
IU 51-1 (6 overs)
Six off the over.
Hasan Khan to start his first over.
IU 45-1 (5 overs)
Six off the over.
Mir Hamza to start his new over.
IU 39-1 (4 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Rahat to continue.
IU 28-1 (3 overs)
Fifteen off the over.
SIX! Short and Duminy hits it out of the park for his first maximum. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/REA3JAoHi8
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Nawaz to continue.
IU 13-1 (2 overs)
Eleven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Rahat Ali gets a big one as in-form Luke Ronchi departs after scoring 10. IU 13-1 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/y5u4wX0Vkk
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SIX! Top edge helps Ronchi earn his first maximum of the day https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/aPXYTab3xM
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Rahat Ali to start his first over.
IU 2-0 (1 over)
Just two off the over.
Mohammad Nawaz to start his first over.
So that's it from the first session. We will join you for the second session soon.
QG 147-7 (20 overs)
Twelve off the over.
SIX! Hasan Khan comes down the track and hits a maximum https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ZLtQBOAXwl
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Sami to continue.
QG 135-7 (19 overs)
Nine off the over.
SIX! Full pitch and Rossouw hits one out of the park https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/LEZLs5VjaI
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Ashraf to start his new over.
QG 126-7 (18 overs)
Four off the over.
Sami to start his new over.
QG 122-7 (17 overs)
Four runs and two wickets off the over.
OUT! Another one for @iFaheemAshraf as Nawaz departs after scoring one. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/QItBp3W87G
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
SIX! What was that from @REALanwarali . @iFaheemAshraf gets another one. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/PSLmFLOGKc
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Faheem Ashraf to continue.
QG 118-5 (16 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Talat gets a big one as in-form @SarfarazA_54 departs after scoring 43. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/lmeGciEGDm
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Talat to continue.
QG 111-4 (15 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Amad Butt gets a big one as @UmerAmin200 departs after scoring 28. https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/7ShcwqvrNd
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Amad to continue.
QG 104-3 (14 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Shadab to continue.
QG 93-3 (13 overs)
Eleven off the over.
Amad to continue.
QG 82-3 (12 overs)
Four off the over.
Shadab to continue.
QG 78-3 (11 overs)
Eighteen off the over.
FOURx2! Poor from Talat and @SarfarazA_54 hits two glorious boundary https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/m00Jepnct5
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
SIX! Length ball and @SarfarazA_54 hits one out of the park over cow corner boundary https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/A5dzpVIAPI
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Talat to start his new over.
QG 60-3 (10 overs)
Five off the over.
Shadab Khan to start his first over.
QG 55-3 (9 overs)
Eight off the over.
Hussain Talat to start his new over.
QG 47-3 (8 overs)
Six off the over.
Butt to continue.
QG 41-3 (7 overs)
Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @iFaheemAshraf gets another big one, as KP departs after scoring scoring seven. QG 41-3 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/dvcDVeTPrA
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Ashraf to continue.
QG 36-2 (6 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Amad Butt gets a big one as Jason Roy departs after scoring 17. QG 30-2 https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/gCfXneG0fm
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Amad Butt to start his first over.
QG 29-1 (5 overs)
Just two off the over.
Faheem Ashraf to start his new over.
QG 27-1 (4 overs)
Seven off the over.
Sami to continue.
QG 20-1 (3 overs)
Nine runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Patel gets a big one as Watson departs after scoring eight. QG https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/sT4y6HXIcX
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
SIX! Short and Watson hits one out of the park for his first maximum of the day https://t.co/Eiqe7HKG7M #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/fx1Ds4PtzI
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 15, 2018
Patel to start his new over.
QG 11-0 (2 overs)
Six off the over.
Mohammad Sami to start his new over.
QG 5-0 (1 over)
Five off the over.
Samit Patel to start his new over.
TOSS: The news from the centre is Gladiators have won the toss and decided to bat first.
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