Azam Khan with a firework performance in the Pakistan Super League. In Quetta Gladiators – Islamabad United match, Azam Khan once again scored.
United captain Shadab Khan, who won the toss and elected to bat, was seen at the National Stadium in Karachi. United were left sweating as firecrackers Rahmatullah Gurbaz and Razi van der Dusen were quickly sent off. Captain Shadab Khan, who came in fourth, could not do much.
But the game changed when Azam Khan came to the crease as the number 5 batsman. The player scored 97 runs from 42 balls including nine fours and eight sixes.
Apart from Azam Khan, Asif Ali, who came out sixth, also smashed. The player scored 42 runs from 24 balls.
Azam Khan ran against the team coached by his father and former Pakistan player Moeen Khan. After the firework innings, Azam Khan looked at his father and celebrated, Moin Khan greeted that performance by clapping his face instead of laughing.
On the strength of Assam’s brilliant innings, United scored 220 runs for the loss of six wickets in the stipulated over.
Things were not looking good for the Gladiators who were batting in reply. After adding five runs to the scoreboard, Quetta lost Martin Guptill and lost Jason Roy in the seventh over.
Mohammad Hafeez who scored 48 runs, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed who scored 41 runs and Iftikhar Ahmed who scored 39 runs fought but it was not enough to win.
Finally, Gladiators were all out for 157 runs in 19.1 overs. Hasan Ali and Fazalaq Farooqui, who took three wickets each, shone in the bowling.
Azam Khan was chosen as the star of the match. Azam Khan’s place in the Pakistan national team is still a long way off despite his impressive performances at the domestic level and elsewhere. Fans are hoping that the star will get a chance in Pakistan’s future series.
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