- Warner (89 not out) and Hendricks (87 not out) shared unbroken 141-run stand to chase down 196 with nine balls to spare as Kings move to fourth spot on the table with 10 points
- Rossouw reached 10,000 T20 runs during his 90 off 54 balls for Quetta Gladiators
- Saturday’s double-header observed as Golden Ribbon Day to raise awareness regarding childhood cancer in partnership with Indus Hospital
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Lahore, 25 April 2026: David Warner struck an unbeaten 89 off 48 balls and Reeza Hendricks smashed 87 not out off 48 as Karachi Kings romped to a nine-wicket win chasing 196 against Quetta Gladiators in the 37th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 11 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Saturday.
The match was part of the Golden Ribbon Day double-header, observed to raise awareness regarding childhood cancer in partnership with Indus Hospital, with players and officials wearing golden caps.
The win takes Karachi to 10 points in 10 matches, sitting fourth on the points table. However, with a net run rate of -0.87, Kings will need results elsewhere to go their way to secure a playoffs berth — if either Lahore Qalandars or Hyderabad Kingsmen win their remaining matches, they could leapfrog Karachi on net run rate. Quetta Gladiators bowed out of the HBL PSL 11 with six points from 10 matches.
Chasing 196, Jason Roy set the tone from the outset, striking four fours in his breezy 20 off 15 balls as Kings raced to 58-0 inside the powerplay. Jahandad Khan made the only breakthrough when Roy holed out to Alzarri Joseph at mid-on at 58-1 in the sixth over.
Warner and Hendricks then put on an unbroken 141-run stand that took the game away from Quetta.
Warner brought up his half-century off just 25 balls with a four off Usman Tariq and continued to dismantle the bowling, striking 10 fours and four sixes in his 89 not out. He hammered Abrar Ahmed for 18 runs in an over including three fours and a six before launching Jahandad for six over deep midwicket.
Hendricks matched Warner’s aggression, bringing up his half-century off 34 balls with a four pounded over mid-off off Khalil Ahmed. He then took Alzarri Joseph for 24 runs in a single over hitting three sixes and a four. Hendricks finished unbeaten on 87 off 48 balls with eight fours and four sixes as Kings reached the target with nine balls to spare and nine wickets in the bag.
Earlier, Karachi struck twice in the opening over as Hasan Ali (4-0-41-2) removed both Quetta opening batters for ducks. Shamyl Hussain feathered a glance off the first ball behind to Azam Khan, before Khawaja Mohammad Nafay was squared up on a nagging off-stump line and spooned a leading edge to David Warner at mid-off, leaving Quetta two down for one.
Rilee Rossouw and captain Saud Shakeel counter-attacked with a commanding 148-run stand for the third wicket – the third-highest stand for Quetta in HBL PSL history. Saud was the early aggressor, lacing four fours off Hasan and Rizwanullah in the third and fourth overs before Rossouw found his range with back-to-back sixes off Moeen Ali over long-off and deep fine leg.
Rossouw survived a dropped chance at short third off Zahid Mehmood and brought up his half-century first, before Saud reached his off 30 balls with a lap sweep to deep fine leg.
Rossouw reached 10,000 T20 runs during his innings, raising his bat after launching Zahid Mehmood for six over long-on. He also struck Salman Ali Agha for three fours in the 12th over.
Rizwanullah broke the stand in the 15th over when Saud (57, 34b, 9x4s) edged behind to Azam Khan. Rossouw fell in the following over for 90 off 54 balls laced with eight fours and six sixes, caught behind off Mohammad Abbas Afridi as the scoreboard read 157 for four.
Hasan Nawaz managed three off five balls before slashing Rizwanullah (3.4-0-28-2) to Abbas at backward point as Quetta slipped to 161 for five after 16.2 overs.
Dinesh Chandimal launched a late assault of 30 not out off 17 balls, striking a six over long-off off Hasan and hitting three fours in the death overs as Quetta posted 195 for six in their 20 overs.
Abbas bagged two for 22 in 2.2 overs.
Scores in brief:
Match 37 – Karachi Kings beat Quetta Gladiators by nine wickets at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Quetta Gladiators 195-6, 20 overs (Rilee Rossouw 90, Saud Shakeel 57, Dinesh Chandimal 30 not out; Mohammad Abbas Afridi 2-22, Rizwanullah 2-28, Hasan Ali 2-41)
Karachi Kings 199-1, 18.3 overs (David Warner 89 not out, Reeza Hendricks 87 not out, Jason Roy 20; Jahandad Khan 1-38)
Player of the Match: David Warner (Karachi Kings)