LAHORE: While ackno­w­l­edging that Quetta Gladiators had not played like a unit during the ongoing Pakistan Super League so far, bowling coach Sohail Tanvir on Friday said that the team still hoped to earn a place in the play-offs.

Talking to reporters here at the LCCA ground during a practice session ahead of their last and crucial match against Karachi Kings being held on Saturday at the Gaddafi Stadium, former Pakistan pacer Sohail lamented that his team could not play like a unit but added that it happened in franchise cricket.

“The overall performance of our team, particularly in bowling, remained below par [in this PSL edition],” Sohail said while talking to reporters. “When a team lose it is a defeat of the entire team, and when they win it is a victory of the whole team.”

Winners of the 2019 edition, Gladiators are currently seventh on the table with just three wins (six points) from nine matches and have a slim chance to qualify for the play-offs if they beat Kings today.

On the other hand, sixth-placed Kings have eight points and need to win their last match to remain in the race for the play-offs, where still two places are still up for grabs after table toppers Peshawar Zalmi (17 points) and second-placed Multan Sultans (12) have already qualified.

Kings defeated defending champions Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in a high-scoring game at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday night to stay in the race for the play-offs with four wins.

Insisting that his team still hope to do well in the playoffs race, Sohail prai­sed batter Khawaja Nafay and pacer Mohammad Khalil.

On Saturday after Glad­iators face Kings in the afternoon match Zalmi take on Qalandars in the evening encounter, also in Lahore.

Qalandars, currently pla­ced fourth with eight points, face a must-win situation in today’s game if they are to qualify for the play-offs.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2026