Rawalpindi
\nLahore Qalandars exhibited a brilliant performance in all fields and grabbed a convincing victory over Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs in the fourth match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
\nChasing a daunting target of 220, Quetta crumbled under pressure and were bowled out for just 140 runs, thanks to a clinical bowling display by the Qalandars.
\nLahore captain Shaheen Afridi set the tone early, dismissing Saud Shakeel for just one run in the opening over.
\nThe Gladiators soon found themselves in deeper trouble as Asif Afridi removed Hassan Nawaz for one, and Shaheen struck again to send Finn Allen back for a duck, leaving Quetta reeling at 9-3 in 3.2 overs.
\nRilee Rossouw and Kusal Mendis provided a brief resistance with a 45-run partnership. Mendis looked threatening with a quickfire 28 off 14 balls before Haris Rauf broke the stand, reducing Quetta to 54-4 in the sixth over.
\nRossouw, in fine touch, smashed 44 off 19 balls, featuring four boundaries and as many sixes. However, his counterattack was cut short by Rishad Hossain, who claimed his maiden PSL wicket.
\nThe collapse continued as Sikandar Raza dismissed Shoaib Malik for 14 and then removed Akeal Hosein in the same over.
\nRishad returned to dismiss Mohammad Amir, and later Abrar Ahmed, sealing his third wicket of the match. Asif Afridi then cleaned up the tail, securing a massive 110-run win for the defending champions.
\nBatting first, Lahore suffered an early blow as Mohammad Naeem was bowled for 10 by Abrar. Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique stabilised the innings with a 56-run partnership. Shafique scored a brisk 37 before falling to Akeal.
\nFakhar continued to dominate with the bat, reaching his 20th PSL fifty. He was well-supported by Daryl Mitchell, who added a composed unbeaten 37 in an 80-run stand.
\nAbrar struck again to remove Mitchell, followed shortly by Fakhar\u2019s dismissal after a brilliant 67 off 39 deliveries.
\nSam Billings then provided a blistering finish, hammering an unbeaten 50 off just 19 balls, propelling Lahore past the 200-run mark. Despite losing Raza and Shaheen cheaply, Billings\u2019 explosive knock helped the Qalandars post a commanding total of 220.
\nFor Quetta, Akeal and Abrar claimed two wickets each, while Faheem Ashraf and Usman Tariq chipped in with one apiece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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