KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Quetta Gladiators lastly sealed a playoff spot in Pakistan Super League cricket after 4 years as Mohammad Wasim pulled Shaheen Shah Afridi for a last-ball six and handed Lahore Qalandars a six-wicket defeat on Sunday.
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Two-time defending champion Lahore’s disastrous season ended with just one win in opposition to Islamabad United in 10 league video games. Fourth-place Quetta has 11 factors and will nonetheless end among the many high two if it beats chief Multan Sultans within the ultimate league sport on Tuesday.
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Quetta’s win eradicated Karachi Kings (8 factors) from the playoffs race with Multan (12 factors), Islamabad (11) and Peshawar Zalmi (11) additionally having superior.
Opening batter Saud Shakeel anchored Quetta’s run chase of 169-4 with an unbeaten 88 off 65 balls that included two successive boundaries in opposition to Afridi (2-41) within the ultimate over earlier than Wasim smacked Lahore’s captain over mid-wicket for a profitable six off the final ball.
Left-arm quick bowler Jahandad Khan (2-30) squeezed Quetta’s chase within the first half of the innings with the wickets of Jason Roy (18) and skipper Rilee Rossouw (13) earlier than Shakeel and Khawaja Nafay (26) placed on a 70-run stand.
Earlier, Afridi hit 55 after selling himself to No. 5 and Abdullah Shafique was 59 not out as Lahore made 166-4 after selecting to bat first.
Colin Munro and captain Shadab Khan led Islamabad’s epic run-chase in opposition to Multan because the two-time former champions certified for the playoffs in a high-scoring sport at Rawalpindi.
Munro smashed 84 off 40 balls and Shadab added 54 off 31 earlier than Imad Wasim made a vital unbeaten 30 to propel Islamabad to 232-7 for a three-wicket win in its final league sport.
Earlier, Usman Khan posted his second successive century within the event as his unbeaten 100 off 50 balls anchored Multan to 228-4 after Shadab selected to discipline.
Usman smashed 15 fours and three sixes and shared two stable half-century stands with Johnson Charles (42) and Iftikhar Ahmed (13).
Islamabad had a bumpy begin when David Willey discovered the thick outdoors fringe of Alex Hales’ bat and quick bowler Mohammad Ali (2-44) snapped a superb one-handed return catch to dismiss Salman Ali Agha.
Munro and Shadab then put the chase again on monitor with a 141-run stand as they countercharged in opposition to the event’s main wicket-taker Usama Mir (0-68) and Chris Jordan (1-42).
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