• Imad Wasim guided Islamabad United to a crucial victory over Quetta Gladiators in the Eliminator of PSL 2024.

  • Imad was eventually named Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling figures.

PSL 2024 [Twitter reactions]: Imad Wasim drives Islamabad United to victory against Quetta Gladiators in the Eliminator
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Imad Wasim showcased a standout performance with the ball, guiding Islamabad United to a crucial victory over Quetta Gladiators in the Eliminator of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024. Islamabad handed defeat to Quetta by 39 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. With this triumph, Islamabad moves closer to the tournament final, where they will confront Peshawar Zalmi in the upcoming Qualifier 2 on Saturday (March 16). The winner of this clash will advance to face Multan Sultans in the highly anticipated summit showdown.

Islamabad United’s batting performance sets the stage

Having won the toss, Islamabad opted to bat first, aiming to set a challenging target for Quetta. They made a great start during the powerplay, accumulating 51 runs, but unfortunately lost Alex Hales to Akeal Hosein in the sixth over. Subsequently, Agha Salman partnered then with Martin Guptill, and together they forged a solid 51 runs alliance for the second wicket.

Quetta Gladiators’ disastrous chase: Collapse within the powerplay

The partnership between the duo saw them taking on Mohammad Wasim Jr and Usman Tariq before Saud Shakeel managed to break it. However, Shadab Khan and Azam Khan then played aggressive cameos, ensuring the scoreboard kept ticking, while Guptill steadily reached his fifty. Quetta, Nevertheless, continued to pick up wickets at regular intervals. Towards the end, Mohammad Amir and Wasim Jr delivered brilliantly, conceding just 19 runs in the final overs and taking five wickets, restricting Islamabad to 174/9 in their allotted 20 overs.

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Player of the Match: Imad Wasim’s outstanding performance

Today’s chase proved disastrous for Quetta as they suffered yet another collapse within the first six overs. Key batters like Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Rilee Rossouw and Khawaja Nafay failed to even reach double digits. Imad’s exceptional spell of 3/12 during the powerplay earned him the Player of the Match award, while Naseem Shah‘s contribution with figures of 2/33 played a vital role in Islamabad United’s victory.

Quetta’ mistakes and Islamabad’s triumph

Quetta’s woes were compounded by their own mistakes, as they suffered two unnecessary runouts of Nafay and Evans just when they were building momentum. Omair Yousuf emerged as the top scorer for the Quetta with a composed 50 off 37 balls, supported by valuable cameos from Hosein (31) and Amir (23) down the order. However, despite their efforts, losing half of their side during the powerplay proved too much to overcome, ultimately resulting in their defeat.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

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