The 2019 victors, Quetta Gladiators sorted out a technique for beating Karachi Kings as they won by 6 runs.
Position of Both Teams Before the Match
Karachi Kings were at the fifth spot in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 centers table with mishaps from their 2 matches.
Quetta Gladiators were at the 6th spot in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 centers table with trouble from their first match.
Match Venue
| Date: | February 18, 2023 |
| Time: | 7 PM local time |
| Venue: | National Stadium, Karachi |
| The ongoing match number: | The sixth match of PSL 8 |
| Toss: | Karachi Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. |
About Karachi Kings’ bowling
Quetta Gladiators had the significant opportunity to set a respectable target of 169 runs to seek after in the second innings, which could never have been achievable without Martin Guptill’s 117 runs.
Quetta’s Martin Guptill came prepared as the player scored a stunning 117 off just 67 balls and entitled the team to show up at a fair score. In the meantime, the rest of the batting plan forgot to perform, and scarcely more than 5 runs every, besides Iftikhar Ahmed, who oversaw 32 runs off 27 balls.
About Quetta Gladiators’ bowling
Karachi Kings had a ruthless start to their batting, with early wickets lost after Sharjeel Khan and Haider Ali surrendered for zero runs. In the meantime, James Vince supervised 22 runs off 14 balls, yet Shoaib Malik was the one to permit the team a combat a doorway with 71 runs off 49 balls. His performance got wasted as the rest of the strategy forgot to perform, except for Irfan Khan, who organized 37 runs towards the culmination of the innings.
It was Quetta’s first victory in the tournament, and Karachi has now lost three matches in a queue.
Man of the match
Martin Guptill was named man of the match for his stunning batting execution. The New Zealand cricketer scored 117 runs in 67 balls, with the assistance of 12 fours and five sixes, and absolved on the last heap of the innings.
Both Team players
Karachi Kings:
| Haider Ali (Platinum) | Matthew Wade (Platinum) | Imran Tahir (Platinum) |
| Shoaib Malik (Diamond) | Imad Wasim (Diamond) | Mohammad Amir (Diamond) |
| James Vince (Diamond) | James Fuller (Diamond) | Andrew Tye (Gold) |
| Sharjeel Khan (Silver) | Mir Hamza (Silver) | Aamer Yamin (Silver) |
| Tayyab Tahir (Silver) | Mohammad Akhlaq (Silver) | Qasim Akram (Emerging) |
| Imran Khan Niazi (Emerging) | Tabraiz Shamsi (Supplementary) | Muhammad Umar (Supplementary) |
Quetta Gladiators:
| Mohammad Nawaz (Platinum) | Naseem Shah (Platinum) | Wanindu Hasaranga (Platinum) |
| Jason Roy (Diamond) | Iftikhar Ahmed (Diamond) | Odean Smith (Diamond) |
| Mohammad Hasnain (Gold) | Sarfaraz Ahmed (Gold) | Ahsan Ali (Gold) |
| Umar Akmal (Silver) | Naveen ul Haq (Silver) | Will Smeed (Silver) |
| Umaid Asif (Silver) | Mohammad Zahid (Silver) | Abdul Waheed (Emerging) |
| Aimal Khan (Emerging) | Omair Bin Yousuf (Supplementary) | Martin Guptill (Supplementary) |
