Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators Match Report – PSL 2026 | Statz Cricket

8th April 2026

Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiators – PSL 2026, 9th Match

Date: Thursday, 2 April 2026 | Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Toss: Quetta Gladiators won the toss and chose to bat

Result: Islamabad United won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Quetta Gladiators – Innings 1: 183/5 (20 overs)

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Islamabad United – Innings 2: 189/2 (18.2 overs)

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Match Verdict

Islamabad United delivered a dominant all-round performance with Shadab Khan the standout. The captain took 3/23 with the ball to restrict Quetta to 183, then launched a match-defining unbeaten 69 off 39 to complement Sameer Minhas' career-best 83*. Together they put on an unbroken stand to seal an 8-wicket win with 10 balls to spare – one of the most complete individual performances of PSL 2026.

Statz Ratings – Top 5

  1. Shadab Khan (ISU) – 100.0
  2. Sameer Minhas (ISU) – 43.6
  3. Hasan Nawaz (QG) – 35.5
  4. Abrar Ahmed (QG) – 32.8
  5. Saud Shakeel (QG) – 24.1

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Playing XI

Islamabad United: Andries Gous (wk), Chris Green, Devon Conway, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mark Chapman, Salman Irshad, Salman Mirza, Sameer Minhas, Shadab Khan (c)

Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph, Ben McDermott (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay, Saud Shakeel (c), Shamyl Hussain, Tom Curran, Usman Tariq

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