The captain of Quetta Gladiators, Sarfaraz Ahmed, expressed disappointment with his team’s performance in their recent match against Lahore Qalandars at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. In the post-match conference, Sarfaraz acknowledged the team’s lack of runs on the scoreboard but quickly shifted the blame onto his bowlers.
Sarfaraz pointed out that his bowlers had let the team down by conceding too many runs, even after taking early wickets within the first ten overs. “We made a lot of mistakes. We didn’t bowl well in the first ten overs, even after taking seven wickets. It was a complete setback performance from our team. We aimed to restrict Lahore to under 100 runs, but it didn’t happen as we didn’t bowl in the right areas,” he said.
He added, “We gave away 52 runs in the next six overs, which easily shifted the momentum towards the Qalandars.”
While Sarfaraz pointed out the mistakes in his bowling attack, he did not comment on his own poor batting performance. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 25 runs from 25 deliveries, with just one four from his bat.
The Quetta Gladiators only managed to score ten runs in the five overs between the 10th and 15th, which put the match in favor of Lahore Qalandars.
Meanwhile, former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis criticized Sarfaraz for his batting approach during the game. “Sarfaraz Ahmed has scored 25 runs in 25 deliveries. A man who came in at number six is supposed to be a finisher with a strike rate of 150 or 160. Sarfaraz has a strike rate of 100 today; you aren’t going to win games like that,” he said.
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