Former West Indies Captain Darren Sammy gestures sporting a conventional turban at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore; Pakistan.
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West Indies Twenty20 star Akeal Hosein produced a gutsy all-round effort nevertheless it went in useless as his Quetta Gladiators was defeated by 39 runs to Islamabad United within the first eliminator of the Pakistan Tremendous League on the Nationwide Stadium.
Grabbing two for 34 from 4 overs to assist limit Islamabad to 174 for 9 from their 20 overs, after they select to bat first.
Hosein then smashed 31 of 18 deliveries as Gladiators slumped to 135 all out within the nineteenth over. Seamer McCoy produced one for 13 from three overs. Whereas the defeat ended Gladiators journey within the competitors, Islamabad may have one other likelihood on the last after they tackle Daren Sammy’s Peshawar Zalmi within the second eliminator spherical.
New Zealander Martin Guptill led Islamabad top-scoring with 56 off 47 balls lashing 5 fours and a six, as he placed on 51 for the primary wicket with Alex Hales on 23 and an extra 51 for the second wicket with Agha Salman on 31.
Regardless of Hosein making key strikes, as Islamabad misplaced seven wickets for 56 runs to say no on the finish of the innings.
In reply, Gladiators had their high order wrecked by spinner Imad Wasim with an impressive 3 for 12 as they crashed to 16 for five within the fifth over.
Hosein arrived to blast two fours and three sixes and produced a 52-run sixth wicket partnership with Omair Yousuf, who top-scored with precisely 50 off 37 balls.
Hosein was tragically run out at the start of the eleventh over and Omair added 41 for the eighth wicket with Mohammad Amir on 23, nevertheless it was not sufficient to revive the run chase.
