After batting first, Islamabad United set a target of 158 runs for Quetta Gladiators in the 23rd match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.
The first bat was put on the bat, the defending champion deposited 157/9 in 20 overs.
However, the holders made an opposite debut for their innings, as their new early pair of Sahibzada Farhan and Kyle Mayors held a sharp 58 -run partnership together.
The opening stand ended in the sixth over when Abrar Ahmed gave the gladiators a very important success by cleaning the mayors, who scored 22 runs with the help of three fours and one six.
Fahim then made two more attacks in United’s batting campaign as he removed Colin Munro (nine) and Stand-in Captain Salman Ali Aga (Zero) in his first over.
United suffered another massive shock when set batter Sahibada Farhan Gladiators captain Saud Shakeel.
He remained the top scorer for United with 24-Gennd 39, with two fours and four sixes.
At 77/4 in 9.5 overs with United Reeling, Mohammad Nawaz and Andrees Gus tried to anchor the innings, but scored only 14 runs, as Faheem again made a twin strike, rejecting wicketkeeper batsman and Muhammad Shahzad.
Back-to-back blow reduced United to 91/6 in 13 overs.
After the recession, Hyder Ali joined Mohammad Nawaz in the middle and together he shared a 39 -run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Nawaz was the main aggressive of the stand, while Hyder played a supporting role with his eight balls until Khurram Shahzad was a victim of Khurram Shahzad in the 18th over.
The left-handed batsman, on the other hand, fell into the finals in Kyle Jaimisson’s hunting, which included a four and five sixes with a 34-gent 49 after the top scoring for United.
He was also involved in an important 26 -run partnership for the eighth wicket with Jason Holder, who scored 14 runs in 11 delivery.
Faheem Ashraf was a standout bowler for Gladiators, taking four wickets for just 25 runs in his three overs. He was supported by Khurram, Abrar, Saud and Jaimison, who made a skull skull.
