Gladiators clinch easy win against United with 7 wi

SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators sailed smoothly as they beat Islamabad United with 7 wickets in the 11th contest in Pakistan Super League (PSL) here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the early hours of Friday.Going after a mediocre target of 118, Shehzad scored 41 runs off 31 deliveries with the help of 5 fours and a six. Sarfraz made half-century and remained invincible at 51 in 39 balls with 6 fours.Mohammad Nawaz added 14 runs to the Gladiators’ total, pushing the team to achieve the target of 118 runs.Andre Russel got all the three for the Islamabad United.Earlier, Gladiators not only limited Islamabad United to just 118 runs but got the entire team out in 19.1 overs.Captain Shane Watson scored 40 runs and remained the highest scorer for Islamabad. No other player could stay long at the crease, as Imran Khalid scored 18, BJ Haddin 15, AD Russel and Saeed Ajmal 10 each, Khalid Latif 6, Sharjeel Khan SW Billings and Rumman Raees made two runs each.Gladiators GD Elliot did greatest damage by taking three wickets. Babar and Aizaz took two wickets each while Anwar Ali, Muhammad Nawaz and Muhammad Nabi got one wicket each.