DUBAI: Karachi kings made 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets against Quetta Gladiators in fifth T20 twenty match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) played here on Saturday at Dubai International Stadium.
Tymal Mills got the Gladiators the first breakthrough. Thisara Perera struck second, taking danger-man Chris Gayle down in the fifth over.
Babar Azam and Kumar Sangakkara steadied the ship again until the end of the 11th over, when the former Sri Lankan batsman was caught out off Perera.
Earlier, Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfraz Ahmed had won the toss and decided to field first against Kumar Sangakara’s Karachi kings in fifth T20 twenty match played here on Saturday.
Quetta Gladiators faced off against Karachi Kings twice in last year’s PSL, winning both of the matches.
Squads: Quetta Gladiators: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Kevin Pietersen, Ahmad Shehzad, Luke Wright, Umar Gul, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Tymal Mills, Zulfiqar Babar, Saad Nasim, Umar Amin, Mohammad Nawaz, Mir Hamza, Hassan Khan, Noor Wali, Bismillah Khan, Thisara Perera, Rilee Rossouw, Nathan McCullum, Mahmudullah.
Karachi Kings: Kumar Sangakkara, Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Babar Azam, Ravi Bopara, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Saifullah Bangash, Shahzaib Hasan, Sohail Khan, Kieron Pollard, Ryan Mclaren, Khurram Manzoor, Kashif Bhatti, Abrar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Mahela Jayawardene, Rahat Ali, Hasan Mohsin, Amad Alam.
