Full Highlights | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | Match 09 | HBL PSL 11 | MZB1H

Match summary

A sunlit afternoon in Lahore saw Quetta Gladiators win the toss and elect to bat under clear skies. The conditions hinted that pace would be less influential and spinners could have a say.

Quetta innings (elected to bat)

• Powerful start: By the end of the 2nd over Quetta were 17/0 after an early towering six that sailed out of the ground — a confident opening flourish.
• Opening partnership: Saud Shakeel and his partner built a 50-run foundation. Saud top-scored for Quetta with a gritty 42 before edging a spinner to a fielder, a key mid-innings wicket that broke the stand.
• Middle overs: Variations from the Islamabad attack — notably Salman Irshad and Imad Wasim — used changes of pace and the occasional googly to force mistakes and slow Quetta’s momentum.
• Death-overs surge: Hasan Nawaz took charge late, unleashing a series of heavy hits. His late blitz produced a match-defining 66 off 36, turning Quetta’s back end into a flurry of sixes and boundaries.
• Finish: Quetta posted 183/5 in their 20 overs. Bowling highlights for Islamabad included Shadab Khan’s excellent 3/23, with other wickets shared among the pace and spin options.

Key Quetta moments

• End of 2nd over: 17/0 after an early six.
• Mid-innings: Saud Shakeel dismissed for 42 (opening stand broken).
• Death overs: Hasan Nawaz’s power surge — 66* off 36 — pushed Quetta to 183/5.

Islamabad chase

• Nervy start: The chase began with lively intent. David Conway struck early but was dismissed for 18 (caught off a flighted delivery), an early setback.
• Match-defining partnership: Captain Shadab Khan and Sameer Minaz settled into a calm, irresistible rhythm. They rotated strike, found gaps and then upped the tempo, stitching a 128-run partnership off 74 balls that effectively ended the contest.
• Milestones and momentum:
  • Shadab reached a captain’s fifty, pacing his aggression cleverly and finishing with a sequence of boundaries and sixes.
  • Sameer played a controlled, authoritative half-century and complemented Shadab throughout.
• Closing stages: Islamabad advanced to 168/2 after 17 overs, 182/2 after 18 overs, and completed the chase in 18.2 overs — an eight-wicket victory with 10 balls to spare.

Key Islamabad moments

• Early wicket: David Conway out for 18 (caught off a flighted spinner).
• Big partnership: Shadab Khan + Sameer Minaz — 128 runs in 74 balls; both remained not out and closed out the game.
• Match end: Islamabad finished on 184/2 in 18.2 overs to secure their first two points of the tournament.

Notable performances and incidents

• Quetta
  • Hasan Nawaz: 66* off 36 (explosive late-innings innings that changed the complexion of the total).
  • Saud Shakeel: 42 (anchored the top order).
• Islamabad
  • Shadab Khan: Captain’s knock (50+) and a match-winning partnership; also took 3/23 with the ball.
  • Sameer Minaz: Composed half-century and crucial partner in the chase.
• Bowling
  • Shadab Khan’s 3/23 was the standout bowling figure.
  • Abrar bowled well but conceded 29 in his four overs; other Quetta bowlers were expensive in the final phase as Islamabad accelerated.
• Tactical note: The match featured several well-disguised googlies and variations. Spinners and flighted deliveries were repeatedly used to try to unsettle batters, with mixed success.

Final result

• Quetta Gladiators 183/5 (20 overs)
• Islamabad United 184/2 (18.2 overs)
• Result: Islamabad United won by 8 wickets (10 balls remaining). The win moved Islamabad onto two points and into a positive net run rate.

Sources / presenters

• Video: “Full Highlights | Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United | Match 09 | HBL PSL 11” (YouTube highlights; subtitles auto-generated)
• Match footage / HBL PSL official highlights (commentary and on-field announcements as heard in the video)