Guptill guides Gladiators to win over Kings.

LAHORE -- Sensational performance by Martin Guptill guided Quetta Gladiators to a four-wicket win over Karachi Kings in the 22nd match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 at Pindi Stadium on Monday night. Quetta Gladiators struggled for the most part in their chase of 165, losing wickets regularly, but Guptill's onslaught at death helped them to a four-wicket win. With 57 needed off 24, Guptill smashed James Fuller for 24 runs, hitting two towering sixes and three fours, in what turned out to be a match defining over. He and Sarfaraz Ahmed stole 14 and 11 runs from the 18th and 19th over delivered by Musa Khan and M Amir.

Aamer Yamin needed to defend eight off the last over and Sarfaraz's run out on the second ball promised to spice up things, but Dwaine Pretorius cracked a four, took two, and again hit a four to take Quetta Gladiators over the line. Guptill returned unbeaten on 86 off 56 balls. Quetta Gladiators seemed on course to another defeat as they were five down for 63 inside 10 overs, but a brilliant partnership between Guptill, who clubbed nine fours and four sixes, and Sarfaraz (29 off 25) rescued them.

The two added 95 runs, doing the repair work for most of the time and building up a platform to go berserk in the last five overs. They required 68 off 30 and the pair...