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PSL: Kings slain Gladiators in the opening match

KARACHI: National Stadium here was the venue where  Karachiites witnessed the Kings slain Quetta Gladiators by seven wickets in the opening match of the VIth edition of PSL today (20th Feb).

Gladiators had given a target of 122 runs to Kings, who opted to field after winning the toss. However, assisted by Joe Clarks’ 46 runs off 23 deliveries, Kings managed to reach the target conveniently. Joe Clarke was sent back to pavilion in the sixth over.

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According to details, the Kings demolished  Gladiators in 19.2 overs. Kings sent Sarfaraz and Tom back to the pavilion first. The scalp of Saim Ayub was taken in the eighth over. Chris Gayle, whose bat yielded 39 runs, was dismissed in the  the ninth over.

Teams: 

Quetta Gladiators: Anwar Ali, Azam Khan, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Zahid Mahmood, Chris Gayle, Tom Banton, Usman Khan Shinwari, Cameron Delport, Qais Ahmad, Abdul Nasir, Saim Ayub, Arish Ali Khan, Usman Khan as Hassan Khan (who was included in the team as partial replacement for Dale Steyn).

Karachi Kings: Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chadwick Walton, Joe Clarke, Noor Ahmad, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram.

PSL-2021 opening ceremony commences at 6.45PM today in Kr

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.