{"id":104793,"date":"2025-05-21T20:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=104793"},"modified":"2025-05-21T20:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:21:20","slug":"psl-x-qualifier-quetta-gladiators-win-toss-elect-to-bat-first-against-islamabad-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/104793\/","title":{"rendered":"PSL X Qualifier: Quetta Gladiators win toss, elect to bat first against Islamabad United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and decided to bat first against Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 Qualifier being played at Lahore&#8217;s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing XIs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quetta Gladiators:<\/strong>&nbsp;Saud Shakeel (c), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Rilee Rossouw, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad United:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sahibzada Farhan, Alex Hales, Rassie van der Dussen, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, James Neesham, Muhammad Ghazi Ghouri, Imad Wasim, Ben Dwarshuis, Naseem Shah and Salman Irshad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HEAD-TO-HEAD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United and Gladiators have come face to face 21 times since the advent of the marquee league in 2016 with the latter boasting a narrow lead in their head-to-head record with 11 victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matches: 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quetta Gladiators: 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Islamabad United: 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FORM GUIDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two teams enter the match with contrasting momentums in their favour as United could won only one out of their last five matches, while Gladiators are unbeaten in their previous five games, including a washout against Lahore Qalandars. Gladiators finished at the top of the PSL 10 standings with 15 points, while United secured 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quetta Gladiators:<\/strong>&nbsp;W, W, W, NR, W (most recent first)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad United:<\/strong>&nbsp;W, L, L, L, L<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and decided to bat first against Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 Qualifier being played at Lahore&#8217;s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. 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