Lahore Qalandars extended their lead on top of the table with another strong victory. Whereas the Quetta Gladiators’ misery continued as they were handed their 5th loss of the tournament. Read the blog to know the match happenings and the market changes.
Match 18: Lahore Qalandars vs. Quetta Gladiators
Lahore Qalandars 148 all out (Raza 71(↑54%), Rauf 3/22) beat Quetta Gladiators 131 for 7 (Smeed 32, Nawaz 2/19) by 17 runs.
The Gladiators opted to bat first after winning the toss on Thursday. Lahore Qalandars had a horror start to their innings as they lost their 7 wickets at the score of 50. It looked like they had already lost the contest before Sikandar Raza(↑54%) played a miraculous innings. He single-handedly carried his team to 148 runs with a 34-ball 71. Naveen ul Haq and Mohammad Nawaz bagged 2 wickets each.
In contrast, Quetta started their innings on a high. They reached the score of 53 for the loss of one wicket at the end of the powerplay. Lahore once again looked like losing the game, but another momentum shift followed. The first 4 wickets fell for just 11 runs and took 29 deliveries. From there, the Gladiators could never catch up with the required rate and lost by 17 runs. Haris Rauf picked 3 crucial wickets, while Rashid Khan(↑24%) grabbed 2.
Turning Point of the Match
Lahore Qalandars were almost out of the match with 7 down for 50. Sikandar Raza(↑54%) played a blinder to carry them to a decent total. His knock was the turning point of the match.
SportiScore Analysis
Sikandar Raza’s(↑54%) match-winning performance gave him 84 SportiScores. His 71-run innings included 8 boundaries and 3 sixes. He bowled one over to concede 6 runs without picking a wicket. Rashid Khan(↑24%) hit a four and a six to score 21 off 20. Then, he bowled a match-changing spell of 2 for 14 in 4 overs. His all-around effort resulted in 32.2 points for him.
Let’s see the performances and SportiScores of the most prominent players on day 16:
Player Performance SportiScores Earned
Sikandar Raza 71(34) & 0/6 84
Rashid Khan 21(20) & 2/14 32.2
David Wiese 2(3) & 1/22 9
Naseem Shah 1/29 4
Fakhar Zaman 4(3) -1
Shaheen Afridi 16(16) & 0/35 -6
Iftikhar Ahmed 3(5) -6
Martin Guptill 15(20) -9
Market Update
Sikandar Raza(↑54%) earned a price raise of 72.5 SPQs, while Rashid Khan’s(↑24%) value went north by 21.8 SPQs. Martin Guptil’s(↓13%) slow innings caused his price to drop by 18.4 SPQs. Iftikhar Ahmed(↓15%) also got a value depreciation of 16 SPQs.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the sixteenth day of the league:
Player SportiScores 02 Mar Price 03 Mar Price % Change Cumulative SPQs Earned
Sikandar Raza 84 134.3 206.8 54% 159.8
Rashid Khan 32.2 92.45 114.25 24% 71.65
David Wiese 9 79 77.6 -2% 35
Naseem Shah 4 58.8 53.1 -10% 13.3
Fakhar Zaman -1 202 190.6 -6% 148
Shaheen Afridi -6 102.25 84.45 -17% 36.25
Iftikhar Ahmed -6 106.2 90.2 -15% 49.2
Martin Guptill -9 137.5 119.1 -13% 80.5
