ISLAMABAD UNITED 179/8 ( 19.2 OVERS)
QUETTA GLADIATORS 179/6 ( 20 OVERS)
Islamabad United qualified for the playoffs round Pakistan Super League (PSL 8) by edging the last placed Quetta Gladiators by two wickets in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Islamabad United batting
Naseem Shah gave Quetta a perfect start with the ball as he dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck.
But Colin Munro and Alex Hales had 50 runs partnership in just four overs to make Islamabad’s position strong.
Naveen-ul-Haq dismissed Alex Hales for 12 runs but Colin Munro did not slow down and completed his fifty off just 24 balls.
Munro hit Iftikhar Ahmed for two sixes in the seventh over but on the last ball Iftikhar got his revenge and dismissed Shadab Khan for eight runs.
Colin Munro was dismissed by Muhammad Nawaz on the first ball of next over as Islamabad United lost fourth wicket for 96 runs.
In the next over Umaid Asif dismissed Mubashir Khan for five runs as they lost fifth wicket for 102 runs and had 105 runs after 10 overs.
Asif Ali was bowled by Muhammad Nawaz after scoring just six runs which brought Faheem Ashraf to the crease.
Azam Khan and Faheem Ashraf had a partnership of 58 runs to make their team favourite again.
Azam Khan and Hassan Ali were dismissed as Islamabad United lost eight wickets for 171 runs but Faheem Ashraf finished the game in the last over by hitting three boundaries.
Islamabad United also booked their place in the playoffs with their fifth win whereas Quetta Gladiators are almost out of the race to the playoffs.
