You could cut the tension in the air with a knife towards the end! Quetta continues their stellar run and have won three match on the bounce. There was a stutter but with only 139 to chase, it was a matter of a few timely pressure-relieving boundaries and that came off Mohammad Amir's bat in the end. Rossouw did well to hold his end despite not finding his mojo but Amir finished the job with swagger. Quetta threw away the winning situation with panic at the backend but they managed to circumvent through the wobbles and capped off another win. It was always going to be a tough ask to defend a subpar total but Islamabad didn't go down without a spirited fight. Thanks for your comments; see you all again tomorrow. On behalf of the team at ESPNcricinfo, this is Rvel Zahid signing off
Bruce Wayne: "Really bad captaincy by Shadab here - Hunain has 2 overs left and he bowled Salman's part timers!"
Adil: "I don't think bowling Salman Agha was a bad option. Batsmen were not entirely comfortable around him, apart from the odd boundary he conceded. "
Adeel: "A father is happy and his son is not.. Moin and Azam."
Hira Wahla: "why didnt Hunain bowl out his overs after Naseem's spell is beyond me"
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 134/7 (5 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 2.50)
- Mohammad Amir6 (4b)
- Rilee Rossouw34 (38b)
- Shadab Khan4-0-24-2
- Salman Agha4-0-28-0
Ahmed Ali.Tabis: "Weather is wonderful.Here is second snowfall of the season. Bit cold but Gladiators are warming the hearts." That sounds great!
Mohammad Wasim (1) b Shadab Khan 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 127/6 (12 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 4.00)
- Mohammad Wasim1 (1b)
- Rilee Rossouw33 (37b)
- Salman Agha4-0-28-0
- Naseem Shah4-0-34-2
AJ Hosein run out 8 (3m 2b 0x4 1x6) SR: 400.00