Contemporary Fit File – Kings vs Gladiators sixteenth Fit 2023/24

Quetta Gladiators 169 for five (Rutherford 58*, Roy 52, Mahmood 2-17) beat Karachi Kings 165 for six (Vince 37, Abrar 3-31, Tariq 2-16) through 5 wickets

Rutherford smashed 58 no longer out off 31 balls with six towering sixes and a match-winning boundary off the overall ball as Quetta recovered from a middle-order cave in to chase down 166 for his or her fourth win in 5 video games.

Legspinner Zahid Mahmood, enjoying in his first recreation of the season, and Hasan Ali introduced Karachi into the sport with two wickets every and Shoaib Malik had the important thing wicket of half-centurion Jason Roy as Quetta stumbled to 89 for five within the twelfth over.

However Rutherford led the counterattack – with Akeal Hosein – together with his robust hitting prior to smashing speedy bowler Anwar Ali within the ultimate over. Quetta wanted 15 from six balls, and Rutherford’s two sixes off the primary two balls tilted the sport of their favour.

Previous, Shan Masood’s below-par first season as Karachi captain persisted when he was once bowled for two through left-arm spinner Hosein within the first over.

Vince smacked 8 fours in his whirlwind knock throughout the facility play prior to spinner Usman Tariq modified the complexion of the sport through trapping each Seifert and Vince lbw in his first over.

Abrar Ahmed got here again neatly in his final two overs and were given 3 wickets as Kieron Pollard was once bowled through the legspinner within the dying overs. Anwar equipped a past due flurry with an unbeaten 25 that incorporated 20 off Mohammad Wasim’s final over but it surely was once no longer sufficient.