Defending champions Karachi Kings defeated Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets in the opening match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6.
In the match played at the National Stadium Karachi, the Kings easily achieved the target of 122 runs given by the Gladiators in the 13th over. For the Kings, Clarke scored 46, Mohammad Nabi 30 and Babar Azam 24 runs. For Quetta Gladiators, Mohammad Hasnain got two wickets while Usman Shinwari got one wicket. Earlier, the captain of Karachi Kings had decided to field first after winning the toss.
Quetta Gladiators gave Karachi Kings a target of 122 runs to win the match. In the match played at the National Stadium Karachi, the Karachi Kings bowled well and kept the Quetta batsmen under pressure. For Quetta Gladiators, Chris Gayle scored 39 and Azam Khan 17 runs. Arshad Iqbal took three wickets for Karachi. The Karachi Kings are led by Emad Wasim, while other players include Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Colin Ingram, Joe Clark, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Kristen, Amir Yameen, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Amir and Arshad Iqbal. In the first match of the event, Quetta team includes captains Sarfraz Ahmed, Chris Gayle, Tom Benton, Azam Khan, Saeem Ayub, Ben Cuttings, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Qais Ahmed, Naseem Shah and Usman Shinwari.
