Gladiators eyeing top spot as they take on Qalandars tonight
Sarfraz Ahmed’s Quetta Gladiators will be eyeing to finish off the points table at the top, as they take on Brendon McCullum’s Lahore Qalandars at Pakistan Super League (PSL) tonight (Wednesday) at Sharjah. Sitting at the second spot with 10 points in eight matches, including five wins and three losses, the Gladiators have already established their place for the play offs. However, finishing off the points table in the top two would surely increase their chances of making into the finals. The Gladiators have shown a tremendous fight back, after a dismal start to their PSL campaign, the Sarfraz’s side mentored by the legendary Sir Viv Richards has been unbeaten in their last three games. Shane Watson and Kevin Pietersen have been in top form for the Gladiators and are equally supported by a varied bowling line up, featuring Anwar Ali, Rahat Ali and Hasan Khan. Meanwhile, the Lahore Qalandars have finally taken off, though it has been too late for them. With four points in eight matches, their chances for making into the playoffs have become the point of discussion among cricketing circles on social media. However, McCullum’s side may have been short of points they have not been short of providing entertainment, as they provided with one of the most exciting T20 matches ever after they edged on arch-rivals Karachi Kings by five runs in the super over. Squads: Quetta Gladiators : Sarfraz Ahmed(Capt), Asad Shafiq, Shane Watson, Kevin Pietersen, Rameez Raja, Rilee Rossouw, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Khan, Ben Laughlin, Rahat Ali, Jason Roy, Umar Amin, Mahmudullah, Mir Hamza, Rashid Khan, Saad Ali, Saud Shakeel, John Hastings, Chris Green Lahore Qalandars: Brendon McCullum(Capt), Fakhar Zaman, Anton Devcich, Agha Salman, Sunil Narine, Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Khan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Gulraiz Sadaf(w), Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Umar Akmal, Denesh Ramdin, Aamer Yamin, Bilal Asif, Cameron Delport, Ghulam Mudassar, Bilawal Bhatti, Kyle Abbott, Raza Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Salman Irshad, Imran Khan jnr