Sarfraz, Watson shepherd Quetta home in final-over win
An all-round show from Shane Watson, coupled with a patient kock from Sarfraz Ahmed took Quetta Gladiators to another win in the PSL
An all-round show from Shane Watson, coupled with a patient kock from Sarfraz Ahmed took Quetta Gladiators to another win in the PSL
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Quetta Gladiators are now on top of the league standings
Sarfraz Ahmed is tonight's Player of the Match. "When I went in to bat, we needed 7.5 to the over. I told Rossouw of the importance to have a partnership. He played really well, his nature isn't to play a subdued game but we chased well. We conceded 10-12 runs more than we would've liked, but overall the bowlers did well. We have two big players joining the side - Jason Roy and Rashid Khan. Now our challenge will be to see how we can fit them."
Daren Sammy: They (Sarfraz and Rossouw) used their experience. They played better cricket and deserved to win. Disappointing to lose, we have two games left. If we can win and other results go in our favour, we can qualify. This season, things haven't gone as per plan but we won't give up. Let's see what happens. Wahab has taken the mantle to be the leader of our bowling pack. He's delivered every time I've asked for a wicket. Hasan has tried his best, as has Asif. It's all in our hands, we want to win the next two games.
Rilee Rossouw: I'm not the man of the moment. Superb from the bowlers to restrict them, then our captain was outstanding. His experience helps, he knows how to chase runs down. I was just trying to take a run-a-ball, I was trying to give him the strike because he was hitting them out of the park.
11.30pm To have won it so comfortably despite losing Watson and Pietersen to cameos should please Quetta Gladiators. In the end, it's the calm of Sarfraz and the industry of Rossouw that has helped them prevail. At 84 for 4, there was a window of an opportunity for Peshawar to come back, but the manner in which these two shut out risks and ran the target down effortlessly is a lesson for other teams to emulate. Where did Peshawar lose this? Well, it's hard to not look beyond their batting. On a belter of a surface, they should've looked to get closer to 170.
An all-round show from Shane Watson, coupled with a patient kock from Sarfraz Ahmed took Quetta Gladiators to another win in the PSL