Ahmed Shehzad sparkled with a free-flowing 71 as Quetta Gladiators completed a eight-wicket win over Karachi Kings in a Pakistan Super League group encounter at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday (February 6). Shahzad was involved in a 92-run opening stand with Luke Wright as Quetta hunted down Karachi's total of 147 with 16 balls to spare. The Gladiators, by virtue of their second win on the bounce, move to the top of the points table.
Ahmed Shehzad stroked a fluent 71 to help his team chase down 148 with 16 balls to spare. © Cricbuzz
Batting under lights has been significantly easier than in the afternoon in the season so far. Nevertheless, Wright received a huge reprieve on the second ball of the chase when he was beaten on the cut to a Imad Wasim arm-ball. The umpire was misled by the possibility of the ball having hit bat first. Replays showed otherwise.
The right-handed duo made full use of the gift to assert themselves on Karachi. Shoaib Malik's ploy to begin with two left-arm spinners then back-fired as Shakib al Hasan dragged his length short and was repeatedly hit through the in-field square on the off side. Friday's
