Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz — PSL 2026 Match 18 Match Summary

Quetta Gladiators beat Rawalpindi Pindiz by 61 runs in PSL 2026 Match 18 on 10 April 2026 at National Stadium, Karachi (listed 20:00 PKT on our schedule). Rawalpindi Pindiz won the toss and elected to field first. Quetta reached 182 for 6 in 20.0 overs at 9.10 runs per over. Rawalpindi were bowled out for 121 in 17.3 overs at 6.91 per over chasing 183, with 15 balls unused in the allotment.

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The story on the card is straightforward: Quetta stacked enough runs that Rawalpindi had to chase at more than 9 an over for the full 20, then watched the reply unravel from 0 for 1. Saud Shakeel’s 53 from 42 earned player of the match; Rilee Rossouw and Shakeel did the heavy lifting toward 100 in 13.1 overs; Khawaja Nafay’s 39 from 16 stretched the gap late. Rawalpindi never recovered after three wickets in the powerplay and three more at the same team total (82) in the space of two overs.

Official points: Quetta Gladiators 2, Rawalpindi Pindiz 0. A 61-run win moves Quetta forward on the table while Rawalpindi absorb another dent to net run rate in a season where every loss is weighted twice—once in the column, once in the rate column.

183 asks for 9.15 every over. Rawalpindi finished the first six at 46 for 3, so they were already paying interest on the equation before the middle order faced a spinning, catching attack.

New ball: Sears, reviews, and the Rossouw–Shakeel stand

Ben Sears had Sam Harper bowled for 8 from 7 balls; the log reads 22 for 1 in the fourth over. Rilee Rossouw faced 39 balls for 42 (3 fours) until Mubasir Khan looped one up and Sam Billings swallowed the skier at long-on—109 for 2 in 14.2 overs. Earlier, Rawalpindi sent a DRS call on a Sears appeal against Rossouw in the ninth; the original not-out stood on the sheet we used.

Saud Shakeel’s 53 from 42 ended when a length ball from Sears took the inside edge and cannoned into the stumps—123 for 3 in 15.3 overs. The second-wicket stand was worth 50 in 43 deliveries (Shakeel 15, Rossouw 33, 2 extras in that block). Quetta crossed 50 in 7.6 overs and 100 in 13.1; the strategic timeout sits at 108 for 1 after 14 overs, with the feed showing Shakeel on 40 and Rossouw on 53 at that break.

Death hitting, Amir’s reviews, and the close

Khawaja Nafay struck 39 from 16 (5 sixes, strike rate 243.75) before Yasir Khan took a catch off Sears at 138 for 4 in 16.4 overs. The printed batting table lists a 6 from 4 balls caught by Usman Khawaja off Mohammad Amir in the same late overs band as Bevon Jacobs’s lbw for 3 from 5 at 156 for 5 in 18.2 overs; Quetta reviewed the Jacobs decision and the log still reads three reds, so the on-field call held. The fall list jumps straight from 138 for 4 to 156 for 5, so the 6 (4) row does not add another entry on the published ladder.

Hasan Nawaz crammed 21 into 6 deliveries (2 fours, 2 sixes) before Yasir Khan, coming in from deep midwicket, held a low running take at 170 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Jahandad Khan stayed 21 not out from 6 and Kashif Bhatti 1 not out from 1; the innings break reads 182 for 6 with that pair at the crease. Extras 9 (6 byes, 2 leg-byes, 1 wide).

Quetta Gladiators batting lines (scorecard)

• Saud Shakeel (c): 53 (42)
• Rilee Rossouw: 42 (39)
• Khawaja Nafay: 39 (16)
• Hasan Nawaz: 21 (6)
• Sam Harper: 8 (7)
• Bevon Jacobs: 3 (5)
• Jahandad Khan: 21* (6)
• Kashif Bhatti: 1* (1)

The same ESPNcricinfo export also prints a 6 (4) line (c Usman Khawaja b Mohammad Amir) between Nafay and Jacobs without an extra fall between 138 for 4 and 156 for 5; use the team total 182/6 if your sheet splits rows differently.

Ben Sears finished 3 for 41 in 4 overs (10.25) on the rows we used: Harper bowled, Shakeel bowled off the inside edge, and Nafay caught at 138 for 4 with Yasir Khan the fielder—aligned with the same innings story told above. Mohammad Amir logged 2 for 31 in 4 (7.75) with Jacobs lbw and the printed 6 (4) caught by Usman Khawaja that sits on his figures without an extra fall between 138 for 4 and 156 for 5. Mubasir Khan took 1 for 38 in 4 (9.50) with Rossouw’s wicket.

Names in this block follow the ESPNcricinfo bowler order for the printed table; if a late squad change swapped one role, treat the overs and economy columns as the source of truth.

Rawalpindi Pindiz bowling figures (as recorded on ESPNcricinfo)

• Naseem Shah: 0/21 (2)
• Ben Sears: 3/41 (4)
• Mohammad Amir: 2/31 (4)
• Mubasir Khan: 1/38 (4)
• Rishad Hossain: 0/24 (4)
• Zaman Khan: 0/19 (2)

Rizwan first ball, then Abrar and the middle-order stall

Jahandad Khan had Mohammad Rizwan caught at slip by Rilee Rossouw for a golden duck at 0 for 1 in 0.1 overs. Usman Khawaja made 7 from 5 (1 six) when Hasan Nawaz ran him out at 27 for 2 in 2.5 overs. Yasir Khan scored 22 from 14 (3 fours, 1 six) before Abrar Ahmed found Khawaja Nafay at deep midwicket at 45 for 3 in 5.3 overs.

Through the mandatory powerplay (0.1 to 6.0), Rawalpindi reached 46 for 3 wickets against Quetta’s 43 for 1 in their own first six.

Fazal, Billings, and the 82 for 5 to 82 for 7 collapse

Abdullah Fazal made 30 from 32 when he chipped Kashif Bhatti to backward point and Khalil Ahmed dived forward for the catch at 77 for 4 in 10.6 overs (the batting column also carries a c & b Saud Shakeel line for Fazal on some exports; the published ball-by-ball text matches Khalil’s take off Bhatti). Sam Billings scored 20 from 19 before Bhatti’s flight drew a reverse-sweep to backward point, where Khalil took the catch at 82 for 5 in 11.5 overs. Daryl Mitchell fell for 1 from 2 when Saud Shakeel dived to his left in his follow-through off his own bowling at 82 for 6 in 12.2 overs, and Asif Afridi holed out to deep midwicket off Shakeel at 82 for 7 in 12.3 overs.

Mubasir Khan made 6 from 6 when Jahandad Khan held a flat hit at deep midwicket off Usman Tariq at 104 for 8 in 14.6 overs. Rawalpindi took their strategic timeout at 104 for 8 after 15 overs with Saad Masood on 16.

Tail fight and the last wickets

Saad Masood scored 31 from 19 (1 four, 3 sixes) before Jahandad Khan’s shorter, softer ball drew a late ramp; Abrar Ahmed held the chance at short third at 120 for 9 in 17.2 overs. Mohammad Amir was run out by Rossouw for 0 from 2 balls at 121 all out in 17.3 overs. Ben Sears was 1 not out from 5. Extras 3 (1 leg-bye, 1 no-ball, 1 wide).

Rawalpindi Pindiz batting lines (scorecard)

• Saad Masood: 31 (19)
• Abdullah Fazal: 30 (32)
• Sam Billings †: 20 (19)
• Yasir Khan: 22 (14)
• Usman Khawaja: 7 (5)
• Mubasir Khan: 6 (6)
• Ben Sears: 1* (5)
• Daryl Mitchell: 1 (2)
• Mohammad Amir: 0 (2)
• Mohammad Rizwan (c) †: 0 (1)
• Asif Afridi: 0 (1)

Jahandad Khan took 2 for 8 in 2.3 (3.20) with Rizwan’s edge and Masood’s late wicket. Kashif Bhatti finished 2 for 23 in 4 (5.75) with Fazal and Billings both caught by Khalil Ahmed at backward point on the feed we used. Saud Shakeel took 2 for 4 in 1 over (4.00) with Mitchell caught in the bowler’s follow-through and Asif at deep midwicket.

Abrar Ahmed returned 1 for 24 in 3 (8.00) with Yasir’s wicket. Usman Tariq took 1 for 36 in 4 (9.00) with Mubasir caught by Jahandad. Khalil Ahmed bowled 3 overs for 25 (8.33) without a wicket on the rows.

Quetta Gladiators bowling figures (as recorded on ESPNcricinfo)

• Jahandad Khan: 2/8 (2.3)
• Khalil Ahmed: 0/25 (3)
• Abrar Ahmed: 1/24 (3)
• Usman Tariq: 1/36 (4)
• Kashif Bhatti: 2/23 (4)
• Saud Shakeel: 2/4 (1)

The par line for 183 in 20 overs is 9.15 per over. Rawalpindi averaged 6.91 through 17.3 overs and lost 10 wickets, so the margin is simply the gap between that curve and the par line, not a tight last-over puzzle.

Quetta’s cordon backed Jahandad with Rizwan’s slip catch; Bhatti and Shakeel then removed Billings, Mitchell, and Asif Afridi in quick succession around 82 before Masood nudged the rate upward for a short spell. Read as a pair of innings: Quetta crossed 180 with late hitting from Nawaz and Jahandad; Rawalpindi never strung a stand long enough after losing three in the powerplay.

0 for 1 in the first legal delivery of the chase

Rizwan’s slip catch at 0.1 overs left Rawalpindi facing 183 with no momentum and Jahandad already in the game.

77 for 4 to 82 for 7 inside two overs of spin

Fazal’s chip to Khalil Ahmed off Bhatti at 77 for 4 (as on the ball-by-ball log we used) was followed by Billings, Mitchell, and Asif Afridi departing at 82 for 5, 6, and 7, draining experience from the middle while the required rate kept rising.

Nafay’s 39 from 16 in the first innings

Nafay’s 243.75 strike rate in a short burst pushed Quetta from 123 for 3 toward 170 for 6, widening the gap Rawalpindi had to close after they had already spent wickets in the powerplay.

Quetta took two points on the published line; Rawalpindi took none. Check our points table after the rest of the round.

One strong defence does not lock a playoff spot, and one rough chase does not erase Rawalpindi’s squad depth, yet this card will sit on net run rate until the group stage ends.

Quetta Gladiators

Shakeel led with the bat and took two cheap wickets with the ball, Jahandad and Bhatti controlled the middle, and the chase defence still had room to tighten—Khalil went for 25 in 3 without a wicket and Usman Tariq conceded 36 in 4 on the rows—yet the first-innings cushion plus three wickets at 82 meant Quetta never needed a flawless spell everywhere.

Rawalpindi Pindiz

Sears and Amir shared five wickets in the fielding innings, and Masood showed late intent, yet three powerplay wickets and the rapid 82 for 5–82 for 7 sequence left too much for the tail. Naseem Shah, Rishad Hossain, and Zaman Khan went wicketless on the rows while conceding 64 runs from 10 overs between them, which hurt the chance to keep Quetta under 170.

182 for 6 is a workable Karachi night score; 121 all out is a reply that started at 0 for 1 and never stacked partnerships after the powerplay. Strip this Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz match summary to its spine: Quetta leaned on Rossouw, Shakeel, and Nafay with Nawaz and Jahandad at the end; Rawalpindi lost Rizwan off the first legal ball and watched 82 for 5 become 82 for 7 almost at once; Quetta took the points by 61 runs.

Numbers were checked against the ESPNcricinfo full scorecard for Match 18. The sentences and analysis on this page are written for PSL Score Live and are not reproduced from that site’s match report or commentary strings.

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Which side won PSL 2026 Match 18 between Quetta Gladiators and Rawalpindi Pindiz?

Quetta Gladiators won by 61 runs.

What were the team totals?

Quetta Gladiators scored 182/6 in 20 overs. Rawalpindi Pindiz were bowled out for 121 in 17.3 overs chasing 183.

Who won the toss?

Rawalpindi Pindiz won the toss and elected to field first.

Who was player of the match?

Saud Shakeel was named player of the match (53 from 42 balls for Quetta Gladiators, on the match info line).

Who top-scored in the match?

Saud Shakeel scored 53 from 42 balls for Quetta Gladiators. Saad Masood made 31 from 19 for Rawalpindi Pindiz.

Who took the most wickets for Quetta Gladiators?

Jahandad Khan, Kashif Bhatti, and Saud Shakeel each took 2 wickets in the second innings (2 for 8 in 2.3, 2 for 23 in 4, and 2 for 4 in 1 over respectively). Ben Sears took 3 for 41 in 4 overs for Rawalpindi Pindiz when they bowled first.