Islamabad fast bowler Richard Gleeson wreaked havocImage Credit source: PSL
This time also many such players have arrived in IPL 2026, who have got a chance for the first time. There are some players who were part of it till last season but were not selected this time. In such a situation, he is playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2026) going on in the neighborhood. One such player wreaked such havoc there that the opposing team was badly defeated. This player is Richard Gleeson, on the basis of whose excellent bowling, Islamabad United defeated Hyderabad Kingsmen by 8 wickets in just 40 balls.
On Friday, April 24, while in the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans, more than 400 runs were scored, at the same time in the match played in the Pakistan League, the mark of 150 runs was crossed with great difficulty. played in karachi PSL In the 34th match, the havoc of the bowlers of Islamabad United was seen, who bowled out Hyderabad for just 80 runs in 15.5 overs. That means the team did not score as many runs as it played.
Gleeson wreaks havoc on batsmen
Islamabad’s English fast bowler Richard Gleeson played a big role in making Hyderabad suffer. Gleeson, who was a part of IPL for the last two consecutive seasons, did not get many opportunities then. Here he could play a total of 3 matches for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians and got only 2 wickets in them. But Hyderabad batsmen had no answer to his fast pace in PSL. Gleeson took 3 wickets giving just 9 runs in 3 overs. He destroyed all three opening batsmen of Hyderabad, including captain Marnus Labuschagne. Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim also took 3-3 wickets.
Islamabad won in 40 balls
Now the target was only 81 runs and the entire time of 20 overs was required. In such a situation, this target was not going to be difficult in any way for Islamabad. However, he also lost the wicket of his opener Devon Conway on the very second ball. But Mohsin Riaz, who came after this, created such a ruckus that the Hyderabad bowlers were left watching. Riyaz scored 43 runs in just 18 balls and took the team to 79 runs. Ultimately, Hyderabad won the match by scoring 83 runs in just 6.4 overs i.e. 40 balls.
