The match between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators got in action at Dubai where losing the toss, Lahore were sent to bat first.
Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad could not make it to Quetta's playing XI in this match as well. However, Mustafizur Rahman was included in Lahore's starting XI.
After a poor batting display, Lahore registered a below-par score of 119 runs losing 9 wickets. Brendon McCullum and Sunil Nairne opened the innings for the Lahore-based franchise. McCullum scored 30 off 18, the highest individual score for his team in this match. Narine's cameo of 28 runs from 10 deliveries was also very pleasant to watch.
With the openers' exit, Qalandars lost their way and kept losing wickets at regular intervals and will now depend on the bowlers to turn things around in their favor.
Score:
Lahore Qalandars - 119/9 (20 overs)
Quetta Gladiators: Asad Shafiq, Shane Watson, Umar Amin, Kevin Pietersen, Rilee
Rossouw, Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Khan, Anwar Ali,
Jofra Archer, Rahat Ali
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sunil Narine, Brendon McCullum (c), Umar
Akmal, Sohail Akhtar, Cameron Delport, Yasir Shah, Gulraiz Sadaf (wk), Raza
Hasan, Shaheen Afridi, Mustafizur Rahman
