Quetta Gladiators Win by 61 Runs Over Rawalpindiz in PSL

Quetta Gladiators secured their second victory of the Pakistan Super League season with a convincing 61-run win over Rawalpindiz at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Friday night. The match, the 18th of PSL 2026, saw Quetta post 182 for six in 20 overs after being put in to bat, before restricting the winless Rawalpindiz to 121 all out in 17.3 overs.

Captain Saud Shakeel won the toss and elected to bat first on a slow pitch that tested the batters early. Openers Sam Harper and Shakeel faced a varied Rawalpindiz attack led by debutant Ben Sears and Asif Afridi. Harper fell for eight in the fourth over, bowled by a slower ball from Sears, but Shakeel and Rilee Rossouw steadied the innings with an 87-run second-wicket partnership. Shakeel played patiently, scoring 42 off 39 balls with steady rotation of strike, while Rossouw returned to form with elegant drives and pulls, reaching 53 off 42 deliveries before holing out to long-on off Mubasir Khan.

The middle order provided the acceleration. Hasan Nawaz smashed 39 off just 16 balls, including five sixes, with consecutive maximums off Mubasir injecting momentum. Jahandad Khan added an unbeaten 21 off six balls, featuring two...