QUE vs ISL: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of National Stadium, Karachi, PSL 2022- Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, Pakistan Super League, Match 10

The 10^th match of the PSL 2022 sees Quetta Gladiators take on Islamabad United on Thursday at National Stadium in Karachi. Quetta Gladiators currently find themselves sitting at number three position with 1 win in 3 matches. They are coming into this game on the back of a 6-run defeat at hands of Multan Sultans. Riding on Stellar knocks from Tim David and Rilee Rossouw, Multan Sultans managed to notch a 174-run total in the first innings in that encounter.

Quetta Gladiators couldn’t pick wickets in a cluster and thereby allow Multan to stitch big partnerships. M Hasnain was their pick of the bowlers as he gave away 27 runs in 4 overs, while picking 2 wickets. James Faulkner picked 1 for 22 in his 4-over spell, however, all the other bowlers were guilty of giving too many runs.

In reply, Quetta Gladiators lost both the openers early inside the first five overs. Ben Duckett then played a beautiful 47-run knock off 32 balls to lead some recovery. However, all the other batsmen in the top-five made little contributions. Iftikhar Ahmed reignited some hope with his brutal 13-ball 30-run cameo. James Faulkner (18 off 12) and Sohail Tanvir (13 off 8) also made valuable contributions in the final few overs but the Gladiators, sadly, fell 6 runs short of the target in the end.

Quetta Gladiators will be playing their fourth match on Thursday and would be desperate for a win. Their platinum picks, James Vince and Jason Roy arrived in Pakistan today but are unlikely to play the match against Islamabad United due to quarantine rules.

Facing them are Islamabad United, who have managed to win and loss one game each in the tournament thus far. They put in a dominant performance in the first game, but lost the game against Multan Sultans by 20 runs.

Islamabad United conceded only 78 runs in the first 10 overs and also picked 3 wickets against Multan Sultans. However, the likes of Tim David and Rilee Rossouw wreaked havoc in the second half of the innings and took the team to a 217-run total at the end of the first innings. Barring Shadab Khan, all the other bowlers gave away more than 9 runs an over.

The intent was there to be seen from the Islamabad batsmen right from the start of the second innings. Both Paul Sterling and Alex Hales started aggressively but couldn’t convert that start into a big score. Sterling made 19 off 10 balls, while Hales got out after scoring 23 off 14 balls. Gurbaz’s wicket in the eight over saw the team in trouble at 81 for 3.

Skipper Shadab Khan then took it upon himself and played an outstanding knock under pressure. With the required rate of 13 runs an over, Shadab Khan looked to set to send all the balls to the boundary ropes. Much to the delight of the fans, he connected on most occasions.

Though, he found little support at the other end. Shadab Khan, unfortunately, got out in the 19^th over after playing an outstanding knock of 91 runs in 42 deliveries. Islamabad United, still fell 20 runs short of the target. Ahead of their third game on Thursday, they would look to get back to winning ways.

QUE vs ISL: Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of National Stadium, Karachi, PSL 2022- Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United, Pakistan Super League, Match 10

The pitch here at National Stadium is usually good for the batting. The teams batting first usually tend to score big totals on the board. Most of the matches have been high-scoring encounters thus far.

One can expect the upcoming game between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United to be another such affair. Both teams would look to bowl first upon winning the toss, keeping in mind, especially the due factor.