All-round performances by England’s Moeen Ali and pacer Hasan Ali guided Karachi Kings to a hard-fought 14-run victory over Quetta Gladiators within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 11 conflict at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Opting to bat first on this PSL 11 encounter, Karachi Kings posted 181/7 of their 20 overs, recovering from early setbacks with a powerful end led by Moeen Ali.
The Kings suffered an early blow when opener Muhammad Waseem fell for a three-ball duck to Alzarri Joseph. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha then counterattacked with a brisk 22 off 10 balls, sharing a 41-run stand with David Warner earlier than falling lbw to Daniyal.
Warner anchored the innings with 35 off 22 deliveries, whereas Saad Baig added a fluent 30 off 23 balls. Their 43-run partnership for the third wicket steadied Karachi earlier than each departed in fast succession, leaving the facet at 100/4 in 10.3 overs.
Azam Khan’s run-a-ball 14 ended within the 14th over, triggering a short middle-order collapse. Moeen Ali then took cost, stitching a significant 39-run stand with Khushdil Shah (12) and ending unbeaten on 48 off 29 deliveries, putting 4 fours and three sixes to raise Karachi Kings to a aggressive complete.
For Quetta Gladiators, Daniyal led the bowling with 3/36, whereas Alzarri Joseph claimed two wickets. Usman Tariq and Abrar Ahmed picked up one piece.
Chasing 182 on this Pakistan Tremendous League 2025 fixture, Quetta Gladiators fell quick at 167/7 regardless of a blistering begin led by Shamyl Hussain.
Hussain smashed 52 off 24 balls, together with 5 fours and 4 sixes, sharing a speedy 79-run opening stand with captain Saud Shakeel in simply seven overs earlier than Salman Ali Agha broke the partnership.
The Gladiators then misplaced momentum as Khawaja Nafay (3) and Saud Shakeel (33 off 25) fell in fast succession to Adam Zampa and Moeen Ali, respectively.
Rilee Rossouw (25) and Hasan Nawaz tried to rebuild with a 29-run stand, however Rossouw’s dismissal within the sixteenth over shifted the stress again onto Quetta. Nawaz struggled for fluency, scoring 19 off 24 balls earlier than falling to Hasan Ali within the penultimate over.
Hasan Ali then delivered a match-winning burst, eradicating Tom Curran and Ahmed Daniyal in the identical over to derail the chase. He completed with figures of 4/27, rising because the standout bowler for Karachi Kings.
Regardless of a late unbeaten cameo of 24 by Ben McDermott, Quetta Gladiators fell 14 runs quick. Zampa, Moeen Ali and Salman Ali Agha chipped in with one wicket every.
