Rutherford powers Quetta Gladiators to last-ball win over depleted Karachi Kings
Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi and Leus du Plooy missed the game for Karachi because of a viral infection
Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi and Leus du Plooy missed the game for Karachi because of a viral infection
Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Rvel Z
Thanks for your company, hope you enjoyed the nail-biter. We'll be back on Saturday for more PSL action. See you then!
Sherfane Rutherford: It's never easy, coming in and playing shots from the get go, but it's something we get paid for, don't wanna look at excuses...always a good feeling when you get it right. In pressure situations, he (Shane Watson) told me to focus on the ball, stay calm and focus on what's happening at the moment and I just tried to stay calm. I knew the longer I bat it's better for me and the team. As I said, it's my job and I try to give it my best, sometimes it doesn't happen but I try to make it happen more often than not.
That will be that. This heart-stopping thriller kept us all on the edge of our seats. It was a fierce tug-of-war between these two sides, with neither willing to accept defeat but it was Rutherford who stood tall against all challenges in the end and got his team to the doorstep of victory. Karachi Kings might have felt they were 10-15 runs short of par but their bowlers fought till the end. The fielding let Karachi Kings down in the crunch moments and that run-out in the end could have completely changed the momentum but Rutherford was a man on a mission. Quetta weren't perfect either but they managed to hold their nerve in the decisive moments.
MJ: "@Mueed: Carlos Brathwaite underway by Rutherford."
M Usman Mehsood: "@mueed do I still mark your word??"
Ahmed: "Noboby but Anwar Ali to blame for that loss. First for the 2 sixes, and then the missed run out chance."
Areez Khalil Me: "Remember the name Rutherford"
Mir Hamza, Tabraiz Shamsi and Leus du Plooy missed the game for Karachi because of a viral infection