Quetta Gladiators delivered a complete team performance in the first Qualifier of Pakistan Super League X, comfortably beating Islamabad United by 30 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. With this win, Quetta became the first team to secure a spot in the PSL X final, while Islamabad United now await the winner of the Eliminator between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars for another shot at qualification. Toss and Playing XI’s Quetta Gladiators skipper Saud Shakeel won the toss and elected to bat first, a decision that paid off on the Lahore surface. Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakeel (c), Finn Allen, Hasan Nawaz, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Rilee Rossouw, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq. Islamabad United: Sahibzada Farhan, Alex Hales, Rassie van der Dussen, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, James Neesham, Muhammad Ghazi Ghouri, Imad Wasim, Ben Dwarshuis, Naseem Shah, Salman Irshad. Quetta’s Power-Packed Batting Display Quetta lost their captain Saud Shakeel early, but t
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