Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators, 8th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That will be that for tonight. Two teams that are yet to get off the mark this season, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi, face off tomorrow in Rawalpindi. Hopefully it won't be a one-sided affair like today. Do remember to join us for that clash. Cheers!!

David Warner: After the start we had, the way Vince played we knew if we can get through the 15th over, we will have a good total. We knew he (Nabi) was going to play a pivotal role on this wicket and he did that. There was no dew and we knew the surface was going to be slow and I told the guys to search for the wickets in the powerplay and they certainly did that.

James Vince | Player of the Match: It probably played how we expected it to. Third game on the surface, so it wasn't as straightforward. It was about getting the partnership going and taking it deep after we lost a couple of wickets in the middle.

Saud Shakeel: The pitch was on the slower side and they used the conditions well to bowl very well. This is a forgettable day for us. If we lose five wickets in the powerplay, it is impossible to comeback from there. Need to improve on our fielding and batting in the powerplay. We need to focus on the games in front of us and be back with better plans.

23:30 local, 18:30 GMT, 00:00 IST: Back-to-back losses for the Gladiators and both came while chasing a target. They lost the previous one by 79 and it could have been equally worse today if it wasn't for some handy boundaries from the tail-enders. At no stage did the Gladiators look like they were chasing the target. Kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were 5 down inside the powerplay. Saud Shakeel showed no intent to take the game on and in fairness, he had no option but to drag the game along and therefore, reduce the defeat margin. Shakeel dropped Nabi on 5 in the penultimate over of the first innings and the Kings went onto add 17 runs off the next 3 deliveries. Not only did they gain much-needed momentum, but the Kings did exceedingly well to bowl it tight and break the back of the chase inside the powerplay. Stick around for the post-match reactions....

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, no run, yorker length just outside off, Majid toe-ends the drive to mid-off. They decide against the single and it is a massive 56-run for Karachi Kings in front of their home crowd

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, FOUR, full ball once again from Mir Hamza, Majid looks to heave and gets it off the thick inside edge that runs away to the deep square fence

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, FOUR, 131ks full delivery from round the wicket, Majid swings hard and gets a thick outside edge that flies past the leaping keeper to his right

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, no run, makes room and stabs the length delivery to backward point once again

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, no run, cuts the 136ks length delivery straight to backward point

Mir Hamza to Ali Majid, no run, full outside off. Ali Majid makes room and mistimes the drive to cover

Hasan Ali to Ali Majid, 1 run, yorker length outside off, Ali Majid jams the drive to the left of backward point

Hasan Ali to Ali Majid, no run, good length on off, Majid taps it gently into the off-side

Ali Majid, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Hasan Ali to Abrar Ahmed, out Bowled!! The leg stump goes for a walk. Slower full delivery from Hasan Ali. Abrar Ahmed gave himself too much room and got nowhere near the line of the delivery. You miss I hit stuff. Abrar Ahmed b Hasan Ali 5(6) [4s-1]

Hasan Ali to Abrar Ahmed, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Hasan Ali to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Shakeel mistimes the punch to the left of mid-wicket off the inside edge

Hasan Ali to Abrar Ahmed, 1 run, skips down the track and slices the full delivery square on the off-side

Hasan Ali to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, full and just outside off, Shakeel makes room and drives all along the ground to the right of sweeper cover

Hasan Ali [3.0-0-23-2] is back into the attack