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Jason Roy
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Umar Akmal
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Fakhar Zaman
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Mohammad Rizwan
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Bilawal Bhatti
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0.1 Rahat Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the bat and he's got to go!
A. Shehzad lbw b R Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Rahat Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.3 Rahat Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
0.4 Rahat Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, He defends with the bat and pad tucked together, and the bowler goes up in appeal. Hard to tell if it was bat first or pad first, but the umpire thinks it was off the bat and he's got to go!
S. Ahmed lbw b R Ali
Runs : 6 Balls : 3 S/R : 200
0.5 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.6 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Wide, no run. (1)
0.6 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 1
Quetta Gladiators 7/2 (RR : 7.00)
Rilee Rossouw 0 (2b)
Bismillah Khan 0 (0b)
Rahat Ali 1-0-7-2
1.1 Sohail Khan to Bismillah Khan, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
1.2 Sohail Khan to Bismillah Khan, Wide, no run. (1)
1.2 Sohail Khan to Bismillah Khan, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
1.3 Sohail Khan to Bismillah Khan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
1.4 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
1.5 Sohail Khan to Bismillah Khan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.6 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
End of over 2
Quetta Gladiators 27/2 (RR : 13.50)
Rilee Rossouw 7 (4b)
Bismillah Khan 12 (4b)
Sohail Khan 1-0-20-0
2.1 Rahat Ali to Bismillah Khan, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.2 Rahat Ali to Bismillah Khan, Very well bowled. (0)
2.3 Rahat Ali to Bismillah Khan, Bowled!
B. Khan b R Ali
Runs : 12 Balls : 7 S/R : 171.4
2.4 Rahat Ali to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
2.5 Rahat Ali to Kevin Pietersen, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.6 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Wide, no run. (1)
2.6 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 3
Quetta Gladiators 33/3 (RR : 11.00)
Rilee Rossouw 11 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen 1 (2b)
Rahat Ali 2-0-13-3
3.1 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.2 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
3.3 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Very well bowled. (0)
3.4 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Wide, no run. (1)
3.4 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
3.5 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
3.6 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 4
Quetta Gladiators 42/3 (RR : 10.50)
Kevin Pietersen 6 (4b)
Rilee Rossouw 14 (9b)
Sohail Khan 2-0-29-0
4.1 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
4.2 Rahat Ali to Kevin Pietersen, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
4.3 Rahat Ali to Kevin Pietersen, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.4 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Rahat Ali to Rilee Rossouw, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
4.6 Rahat Ali to Kevin Pietersen, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 5
Quetta Gladiators 50/3 (RR : 10.00)
Rilee Rossouw 16 (12b)
Kevin Pietersen 12 (7b)
Rahat Ali 3-0-21-3
5.1 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
5.2 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.3 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.4 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
5.5 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
5.6 Sohail Khan to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Quetta Gladiators 58/3 (RR : 9.67)
Kevin Pietersen 19 (12b)
Rilee Rossouw 17 (13b)
Sohail Khan 3-0-37-0
6.1 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.2 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.3 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
6.4 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.5 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.6 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 7
Quetta Gladiators 62/3 (RR : 8.86)
Rilee Rossouw 20 (15b)
Kevin Pietersen 20 (16b)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-4-0
7.1 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.3 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
7.4 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.5 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.6 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 8
Quetta Gladiators 68/3 (RR : 8.50)
Kevin Pietersen 25 (20b)
Rilee Rossouw 21 (17b)
Imad Wasim 1-0-6-0
8.1 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.2 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, No Ball. The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
8.2 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.3 Kashif Bhatti to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Kashif Bhatti to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.5 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
8.6 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 9
Quetta Gladiators 80/3 (RR : 8.89)
Kevin Pietersen 26 (22b)
Rilee Rossouw 31 (21b)
Kashif Bhatti 1-0-12-0
9.1 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
9.2 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.3 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
9.4 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.5 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
9.6 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Quetta Gladiators 90/3 (RR : 9.00)
Rilee Rossouw 41 (27b)
Kevin Pietersen 26 (22b)
Abdul Ameer 1-0-10-0
10.1 Shoaib Malik to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
10.2 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
10.3 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
10.4 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
10.5 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Shoaib Malik to Rilee Rossouw, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 11
Quetta Gladiators 103/3 (RR : 9.36)
Rilee Rossouw 53 (32b)
Kevin Pietersen 27 (23b)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-17-0
11.1 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
11.2 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.3 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.4 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.5 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
11.6 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Quetta Gladiators 108/3 (RR : 9.00)
Rilee Rossouw 56 (36b)
Kevin Pietersen 29 (25b)
Imad Wasim 2-0-11-0
12.1 Abdul Ameer to Kevin Pietersen, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
12.2 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.3 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.4 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 Abdul Ameer to Kevin Pietersen, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
12.6 Abdul Ameer to Kevin Pietersen, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 13
Quetta Gladiators 118/3 (RR : 9.08)
Kevin Pietersen 36 (28b)
Rilee Rossouw 59 (39b)
Abdul Ameer 2-0-20-0
13.1 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.2 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, One more to the total. (1)
13.3 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
13.4 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.5 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.6 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 14
Quetta Gladiators 121/3 (RR : 8.64)
Kevin Pietersen 37 (30b)
Rilee Rossouw 61 (43b)
Imad Wasim 3-0-14-0
14.1 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
14.3 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.4 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
14.5 Abdul Ameer to Rilee Rossouw, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.6 Abdul Ameer to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 15
Quetta Gladiators 129/3 (RR : 8.60)
Rilee Rossouw 68 (48b)
Kevin Pietersen 38 (31b)
Abdul Ameer 3-0-28-0
15.1 Imad Wasim to Kevin Pietersen, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!
K. Pietersen b I Wasim
Runs : 38 Balls : 32 S/R : 118.8
15.2 Imad Wasim to Luke Wright, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
15.3 Imad Wasim to Luke Wright, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
15.4 Imad Wasim to Luke Wright, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
15.5 Imad Wasim to Luke Wright, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.6 Imad Wasim to Rilee Rossouw, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Quetta Gladiators 138/4 (RR : 8.63)
Rilee Rossouw 68 (49b)
Luke Wright 9 (4b)
Imad Wasim 4-0-23-1
16.1 Shoaib Malik to Luke Wright, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
16.2 Shoaib Malik to Luke Wright, Down the wicket, swings, misses, and the keeper does the rest. Easy as pie.
L. Wright st K Sangakkara b S Malik
Runs : 13 Balls : 6 S/R : 216.7
16.3 Shoaib Malik to Anwar Ali, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.4 Shoaib Malik to Anwar Ali, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
16.5 Shoaib Malik to Anwar Ali, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.6 Shoaib Malik to Anwar Ali, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 17
Quetta Gladiators 150/5 (RR : 8.82)
Anwar Ali 8 (4b)
Rilee Rossouw 68 (49b)
Shoaib Malik 3-0-29-1
17.1 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.2 Kashif Bhatti to Anwar Ali, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
17.3 Kashif Bhatti to Anwar Ali, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
17.4 Kashif Bhatti to Anwar Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
17.5 Kashif Bhatti to Rilee Rossouw, That's a single. (1)
17.6 Kashif Bhatti to Anwar Ali, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
A. Ali lbw b K Bhatti
Runs : 21 Balls : 8 S/R : 262.5
End of over 18
Quetta Gladiators 165/6 (RR : 9.17)
Umar Amin 0 (0b)
Rilee Rossouw 70 (51b)
Kashif Bhatti 2-0-27-1
18.1 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
18.2 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
18.3 Sohail Khan to Rilee Rossouw, They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!
R. Rossouw run out (K Bhatti)
Runs : 78 Balls : 54 S/R : 144.4
18.4 Sohail Khan to Nathan McCullum, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.5 Sohail Khan to Umar Amin, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
18.6 Sohail Khan to Nathan McCullum, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
N. McCullum c & b S Khan
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
End of over 19
Quetta Gladiators 175/8 (RR : 9.21)
Zulfiqar Babar 0 (0b)
Umar Amin 1 (1b)
Sohail Khan 4-0-47-1
19.1 Rahat Ali to Umar Amin, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Rahat Ali to Umar Amin, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
19.3 Rahat Ali to Zulfiqar Babar, Wide, no run. (1)
19.3 Rahat Ali to Zulfiqar Babar, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
19.4 Rahat Ali to Zulfiqar Babar, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
19.5 Rahat Ali to Umar Amin, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
19.6 Rahat Ali to Umar Amin, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 20
Quetta Gladiators 190/8 (RR : 9.50)
Umar Amin 8 (5b)
Zulfiqar Babar 7 (2b)
Rahat Ali 4-0-36-3
Quetta Gladiators 190/8 (RR : 9.50)
Overs: 20.0
Quetta Gladiators Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Ahmed Shehzad lbw b R Ali 0 1 0 0 0.0
Bismillah Khan b R Ali 12 7 1 1 171.4
Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b R Ali 6 3 0 1 200.0
Rilee Rossouw run out (K Bhatti) 78 54 6 2 144.4
Kevin Pietersen b Wasim 38 32 5 0 118.8
Luke Wright st Sangakkara b Malik 13 6 1 1 216.7
Anwar Ali lbw b K Bhatti 21 8 2 2 262.5
Umar Amin not out 8 5 0 1 160.0
Nathan McCullum c & b S Khan 1 2 0 0 50.0
Zulfiqar Babar not out 7 2 0 1 350.0
Hasan Khan
Total: 190/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.50
Extras : 6 No Balls : 1 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Karachi Kings Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Sohail Khan 4.0 0 47 1 11.75
Shoaib Malik 3.0 0 29 1 9.67
Imad Wasim 4.0 0 23 1 5.75
Kashif Bhatti 2.0 0 27 1 13.50
Rahat Ali 4.0 0 36 3 9.00
Abdul Ameer 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
Total: 190/8 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.50
Extras : 6 No Balls : 1 Wides : 5 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
0.1 Luke Wright to Khurram Manzoor, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
0.2 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
0.3 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.4 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
0.5 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
0.6 Luke Wright to Khurram Manzoor, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
End of over 1
Karachi Kings 16/0 (RR : 16.00) Required RR(9.16)
Khurram Manzoor 7 (2b)
Mahela Jayawardena 9 (4b)
Luke Wright 1-0-16-0
1.1 Anwar Ali to Mahela Jayawardena, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
1.2 Anwar Ali to Mahela Jayawardena, Very well bowled. (0)
1.3 Anwar Ali to Mahela Jayawardena, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.4 Anwar Ali to Khurram Manzoor, No Ball. That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.4 Anwar Ali to Khurram Manzoor, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.5 Anwar Ali to Khurram Manzoor, Clobbered down the ground! (4)
1.6 Anwar Ali to Khurram Manzoor, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 2
Karachi Kings 29/0 (RR : 14.50) Required RR(8.94)
Mahela Jayawardena 12 (7b)
Khurram Manzoor 16 (5b)
Anwar Ali 1-0-13-0
2.1 Luke Wright to Khurram Manzoor, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.2 Luke Wright to Khurram Manzoor, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.3 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, No shot offered. (0)
2.4 Luke Wright to Mahela Jayawardena, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesitation.
M. Jayawardena lbw b L Wright
Runs : 12 Balls : 9 S/R : 133.3
2.5 Luke Wright to Kumar Sangakkara, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
2.6 Luke Wright to Kumar Sangakkara, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 3
Karachi Kings 36/1 (RR : 12.00) Required RR(9.06)
Kumar Sangakkara 6 (2b)
Khurram Manzoor 17 (7b)
Luke Wright 2-0-23-1
3.1 Anwar Ali to Khurram Manzoor, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
K. Manzoor c Z Babar b A Ali
Runs : 17 Balls : 8 S/R : 212.5
3.2 Anwar Ali to Sohail Khan, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
3.3 Anwar Ali to Sohail Khan, No shot offered. (0)
3.4 Anwar Ali to Sohail Khan, Very well bowled. (0)
3.5 Anwar Ali to Sohail Khan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.6 Anwar Ali to Kumar Sangakkara, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 4
Karachi Kings 41/2 (RR : 10.33) Required RR(9.31)
Kumar Sangakkara 10 (3b)
Sohail Khan 1 (4b)
Anwar Ali 2-0-18-1
4.1 Luke Wright to Sohail Khan, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
4.2 Luke Wright to Sohail Khan, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
4.3 Luke Wright to Kumar Sangakkara, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
4.4 Luke Wright to Sohail Khan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
4.5 Luke Wright to Kumar Sangakkara, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
4.6 Luke Wright to Kumar Sangakkara, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 5
Karachi Kings 50/2 (RR : 10.00) Required RR(9.33)
Kumar Sangakkara 15 (6b)
Sohail Khan 5 (7b)
Luke Wright 3-0-32-1
5.1 Anwar Ali to Sohail Khan, Caught!
S. Khan c S Ahmed b A Ali
Runs : 5 Balls : 8 S/R : 62.5
5.2 Anwar Ali to Kieron Pollard, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
5.3 Anwar Ali to Kieron Pollard, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
5.4 Anwar Ali to Kumar Sangakkara, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
5.5 Anwar Ali to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
5.6 Anwar Ali to Kieron Pollard, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 6
Karachi Kings 64/3 (RR : 10.67) Required RR(9.00)
Kieron Pollard 13 (4b)
Kumar Sangakkara 16 (7b)
Anwar Ali 3-0-32-2
6.1 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.2 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.3 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
6.4 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
6.5 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
6.6 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Karachi Kings 76/3 (RR : 10.85) Required RR(8.77)
Kumar Sangakkara 17 (9b)
Kieron Pollard 24 (8b)
Nathan McCullum 1-0-12-0
7.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
7.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
7.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
7.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
7.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 8
Karachi Kings 82/3 (RR : 10.25) Required RR(9.00)
Kieron Pollard 25 (11b)
Kumar Sangakkara 22 (12b)
Zulfiqar Babar 1-0-6-0
8.1 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.2 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
8.3 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.4 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
8.5 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.6 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Karachi Kings 91/3 (RR : 10.11) Required RR(9.00)
Kieron Pollard 32 (15b)
Kumar Sangakkara 24 (14b)
Nathan McCullum 2-0-21-0
9.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
9.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
9.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, No shot offered. (0)
9.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 10
Karachi Kings 97/3 (RR : 9.70) Required RR(9.30)
Kumar Sangakkara 25 (17b)
Kieron Pollard 37 (18b)
Zulfiqar Babar 2-0-12-0
10.1 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.2 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.3 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Splendid shot for four! (4)
10.4 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
10.5 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.6 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 11
Karachi Kings 104/3 (RR : 9.45) Required RR(9.56)
Kumar Sangakkara 31 (22b)
Kieron Pollard 38 (19b)
Nathan McCullum 3-0-28-0
11.1 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
11.2 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
11.3 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.5 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
11.6 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Karachi Kings 109/3 (RR : 9.08) Required RR(10.12)
Kumar Sangakkara 33 (26b)
Kieron Pollard 41 (21b)
Hasan Khan 1-0-5-0
12.1 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
12.2 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Very well bowled. (0)
12.4 Nathan McCullum to Kumar Sangakkara, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, No shot offered. (0)
12.6 Nathan McCullum to Kieron Pollard, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 13
Karachi Kings 119/3 (RR : 9.15) Required RR(10.14)
Kieron Pollard 50 (25b)
Kumar Sangakkara 34 (28b)
Nathan McCullum 4-0-38-0
13.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Kumar Sangakkara, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
13.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
13.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
13.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Kieron Pollard, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
End of over 14
Karachi Kings 130/3 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(10.00)
Kieron Pollard 60 (30b)
Kumar Sangakkara 35 (29b)
Zulfiqar Babar 3-0-23-0
14.1 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.2 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.3 Umar Amin to Kieron Pollard, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.4 Umar Amin to Kieron Pollard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.5 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Very well bowled. (0)
14.6 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 15
Karachi Kings 134/3 (RR : 8.93) Required RR(11.20)
Kumar Sangakkara 38 (33b)
Kieron Pollard 61 (32b)
Umar Amin 1-0-4-0
15.1 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
15.2 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
15.3 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
15.4 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.5 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.6 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
End of over 16
Karachi Kings 148/3 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(10.50)
Kieron Pollard 74 (37b)
Kumar Sangakkara 39 (34b)
Hasan Khan 2-0-19-0
16.1 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
16.2 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
16.3 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
16.4 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
16.5 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
16.6 Umar Amin to Kumar Sangakkara, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 17
Karachi Kings 156/3 (RR : 9.18) Required RR(11.33)
Kumar Sangakkara 47 (40b)
Kieron Pollard 74 (37b)
Umar Amin 2-0-12-0
17.1 Hasan Khan to Kieron Pollard, In the air, and gone!
K. Pollard c Z Babar b H Khan
Runs : 74 Balls : 38 S/R : 194.7
17.2 Hasan Khan to Babar Azam, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
17.3 Hasan Khan to Kumar Sangakkara, Beaten by the movement in the air, and rapped dead in front. Excellent bowling.
K. Sangakkara lbw b H Khan
Runs : 47 Balls : 41 S/R : 114.6
17.4 Hasan Khan to Shoaib Malik, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
17.5 Hasan Khan to Shoaib Malik, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
17.6 Hasan Khan to Shoaib Malik, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 18
Karachi Kings 161/5 (RR : 8.94) Required RR(14.50)
Shoaib Malik 4 (3b)
Babar Azam 1 (1b)
Hasan Khan 3-0-24-2
18.1 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.2 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
18.3 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
18.4 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
18.5 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, That was a very good delivery. (0)
18.6 Anwar Ali to Babar Azam, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 19
Karachi Kings 175/5 (RR : 9.21) Required RR(15.00)
Babar Azam 15 (7b)
Shoaib Malik 4 (3b)
Anwar Ali 4-0-46-2
19.1 Luke Wright to Shoaib Malik, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
19.2 Luke Wright to Shoaib Malik, No Ball. The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
19.2 Luke Wright to Shoaib Malik, Splendid shot for four! (4)
19.3 Luke Wright to Shoaib Malik, That's a single. (1)
19.4 Luke Wright to Babar Azam, Caught!
B. Azam c S Ahmed b L Wright
Runs : 15 Balls : 8 S/R : 187.5
19.5 Luke Wright to Imad Wasim, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
I. Wasim b L Wright
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
19.6 Luke Wright to Kashif Bhatti, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 20
Karachi Kings 181/7 (RR : 9.05)
Kashif Bhatti 0 (1b)
Shoaib Malik 9 (6b)
Luke Wright 4-0-38-3
Karachi Kings 181/7 (RR : 9.05)
Overs: 20.0
Karachi Kings Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Khurram Manzoor c Z Babar b Anwar Ali 17 8 1 1 212.5
Mahela Jayawardena lbw b Wright 12 9 0 1 133.3
Kumar Sangakkara lbw b H Khan 47 41 3 1 114.6
Sohail Khan c S Ahmed b Anwar Ali 5 8 0 0 62.5
Kieron Pollard c Z Babar b H Khan 74 38 10 1 194.7
Babar Azam c S Ahmed b Luke Wright 15 8 1 1 187.5
Shoaib Malik not out 9 6 1 0 150.0
Imad Wasim b Luke Wright 0 1 0 0 0.0
Kashif Bhatti not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Rahat Ali
Abdul Ameer
Total: 181/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.05
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Quetta Gladiators Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Luke Wright 4.0 0 38 3 9.50
Anwar Ali 4.0 0 46 2 11.50
Umar Amin 2.0 0 12 0 6.00
Nathan McCullum 4.0 0 38 0 9.50
Zulfiqar Babar 3.0 0 23 0 7.67
Hasan Khan 3.0 0 24 2 8.00
Total: 181/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.05
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Quetta Gladiators 190/8 in 20.0 overs.
Karachi Kings 181/7 in 20.0 overs.
Quetta Gladiators won by 9 runs
Man of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Gladiators)
0.1 Darren Sammy to Brendon McCullum, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! The batsman top edges it high in the air, and the catch is taken!
B. McCullum c M Asghar b D Sammy
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Darren Sammy to Umar Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Darren Sammy to Umar Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
0.4 Darren Sammy to Umar Akmal, A mix up, throw, oh boy this is close. And the third umpire gives it!
U. Akmal run out (W Riaz)
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
0.5 Darren Sammy to Fakhar Zaman, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.6 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 1
Lahore Qalandars 1/2 (RR : 1.00)
Jason Roy 0 (1b)
Fakhar Zaman 1 (1b)
Darren Sammy 1-0-1-1
1.1 Chris Jordan to Fakhar Zaman, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
1.2 Chris Jordan to Fakhar Zaman, Great bowling, poor shot, and a regulation catch. Soft dismissal there.
F. Zaman c & b C Jordan
Runs : 5 Balls : 3 S/R : 166.7
1.3 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
1.4 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Six! (6)
1.5 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.6 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
End of over 2
Lahore Qalandars 19/3 (RR : 9.50)
Grant Elliot 14 (4b)
Jason Roy 0 (1b)
Chris Jordan 1-0-18-1
2.1 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
2.2 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, Splendid shot for four! (4)
2.3 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.4 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
2.5 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, No Ball. GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
2.5 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
2.6 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 3
Lahore Qalandars 32/3 (RR : 10.67)
Jason Roy 12 (7b)
Grant Elliot 14 (4b)
Darren Sammy 2-0-14-1
3.1 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
3.3 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
3.4 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.5 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
3.6 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 4
Lahore Qalandars 42/3 (RR : 10.50)
Grant Elliot 24 (10b)
Jason Roy 12 (7b)
Chris Jordan 2-0-28-1
4.1 Darren Sammy to Jason Roy, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.2 Darren Sammy to Grant Elliot, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
4.3 Darren Sammy to Grant Elliot, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.4 Darren Sammy to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Darren Sammy to Grant Elliot, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
4.6 Darren Sammy to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 5
Lahore Qalandars 49/3 (RR : 9.80)
Grant Elliot 30 (15b)
Jason Roy 13 (8b)
Darren Sammy 3-0-21-1
5.1 Chris Jordan to Jason Roy, Wide, no run. (1)
5.1 Chris Jordan to Jason Roy, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.2 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.3 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
5.4 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
5.5 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
5.6 Chris Jordan to Grant Elliot, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 6
Lahore Qalandars 67/3 (RR : 11.17)
Grant Elliot 46 (20b)
Jason Roy 14 (9b)
Chris Jordan 3-0-46-1
6.1 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
6.2 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.3 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
6.4 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
6.5 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
6.6 Mohammad Hafeez to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 7
Lahore Qalandars 68/3 (RR : 9.71)
Grant Elliot 46 (21b)
Jason Roy 15 (14b)
Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-1-0
7.1 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, No Ball. The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
7.1 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
7.2 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
7.3 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
7.5 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
7.6 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 8
Lahore Qalandars 82/3 (RR : 10.25)
Grant Elliot 54 (26b)
Jason Roy 20 (15b)
Wahab Riaz 1-0-14-0
8.1 Shahid Afridi to Jason Roy, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.2 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.3 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
8.4 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.5 Shahid Afridi to Jason Roy, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
8.6 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 9
Lahore Qalandars 88/3 (RR : 9.78)
Jason Roy 22 (17b)
Grant Elliot 58 (30b)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-6-0
9.1 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.2 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.3 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
9.4 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 10
Lahore Qalandars 89/3 (RR : 8.90)
Jason Roy 22 (20b)
Grant Elliot 59 (33b)
Mohammad Asghar 1-0-1-0
10.1 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.2 Wahab Riaz to Grant Elliot, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
10.3 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
10.4 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.5 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
10.6 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 11
Lahore Qalandars 94/3 (RR : 8.55)
Jason Roy 26 (24b)
Grant Elliot 60 (35b)
Wahab Riaz 2-0-19-0
11.1 Mohammad Hafeez to Grant Elliot, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
11.2 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.3 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.4 Mohammad Hafeez to Jason Roy, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.5 Mohammad Hafeez to Grant Elliot, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
11.6 Mohammad Hafeez to Grant Elliot, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 12
Lahore Qalandars 99/3 (RR : 8.25)
Jason Roy 29 (27b)
Grant Elliot 62 (38b)
Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-6-0
12.1 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.2 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
12.3 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
12.4 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.5 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.6 Mohammad Asghar to Jason Roy, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 13
Lahore Qalandars 106/3 (RR : 8.15)
Jason Roy 34 (30b)
Grant Elliot 64 (41b)
Mohammad Asghar 2-0-8-0
13.1 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
13.2 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
13.3 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
13.6 Shahid Afridi to Grant Elliot, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 14
Lahore Qalandars 122/3 (RR : 8.71)
Grant Elliot 80 (47b)
Jason Roy 34 (30b)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-22-0
14.1 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.2 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.4 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
14.5 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
14.6 Wahab Riaz to Jason Roy, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 15
Lahore Qalandars 130/3 (RR : 8.67)
Jason Roy 42 (36b)
Grant Elliot 80 (47b)
Wahab Riaz 3-0-27-0
15.1 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
15.2 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
15.3 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
15.4 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, Very well bowled. (0)
15.5 Mohammad Asghar to Grant Elliot, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
G. Elliot c E Morgan b M Asghar
Runs : 86 Balls : 52 S/R : 165.4
15.6 Mohammad Asghar to Mohammad Rizwan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 16
Lahore Qalandars 137/4 (RR : 8.56)
Jason Roy 42 (36b)
Mohammad Rizwan 1 (1b)
Mohammad Asghar 3-0-15-1
16.1 Wahab Riaz to Mohammad Rizwan, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
M. Rizwan lbw b W Riaz
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
16.2 Wahab Riaz to Bilawal Bhatti, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.3 Wahab Riaz to Bilawal Bhatti, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
16.4 Wahab Riaz to Bilawal Bhatti, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
B. Bhatti c & b W Riaz
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.3
16.5 Wahab Riaz to Aamer Yamin, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
16.6 Wahab Riaz to Aamer Yamin, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 17
Lahore Qalandars 145/6 (RR : 8.53)
Aamer Yamin 4 (2b)
Jason Roy 42 (36b)
Wahab Riaz 4-0-35-2
17.1 Shahid Afridi to Jason Roy, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
J. Roy lbw b S Afridi
Runs : 42 Balls : 37 S/R : 113.5
17.2 Shahid Afridi to Sohail Tanvir, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
17.3 Shahid Afridi to Sohail Tanvir, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
17.4 Shahid Afridi to Aamer Yamin, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
17.5 Shahid Afridi to Aamer Yamin, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
17.6 Shahid Afridi to Aamer Yamin, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 18
Lahore Qalandars 152/7 (RR : 8.44)
Aamer Yamin 10 (5b)
Sohail Tanvir 1 (2b)
Shahid Afridi 3-0-29-1
18.1 Darren Sammy to Sohail Tanvir, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
18.2 Darren Sammy to Aamer Yamin, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
18.3 Darren Sammy to Aamer Yamin, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.4 Darren Sammy to Aamer Yamin, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.5 Darren Sammy to Aamer Yamin, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
18.6 Darren Sammy to Aamer Yamin, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 19
Lahore Qalandars 170/7 (RR : 8.95)
Sohail Tanvir 4 (3b)
Aamer Yamin 25 (10b)
Darren Sammy 4-0-39-1
19.1 Chris Jordan to Aamer Yamin, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Chris Jordan to Aamer Yamin, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
19.3 Chris Jordan to Aamer Yamin, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.4 Chris Jordan to Aamer Yamin, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
19.5 Chris Jordan to Aamer Yamin, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
A. Yamin c I Ahmed b C Jordan
Runs : 31 Balls : 15 S/R : 206.7
19.6 Chris Jordan to Sunil Narine, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out!
S. Narine lbw b C Jordan
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 20
Lahore Qalandars 176/9 (RR : 8.80)
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 0 (0b)
Sohail Tanvir 4 (3b)
Chris Jordan 4-0-52-3
Lahore Qalandars 176/9 (RR : 8.80)
Overs: 20.0
Lahore Qalandars Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Brendon McCullum c M Asghar b Sammy 0 1 0 0 0.0
Jason Roy lbw b Afridi 42 37 7 0 113.5
Umar Akmal run out (Riaz) 0 3 0 0 0.0
Fakhar Zaman c & b Jordan 5 3 1 0 166.7
Grant Elliot c Morgan b M Asghar 86 52 13 2 165.4
Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Riaz 1 2 0 0 50.0
Bilawal Bhatti c & b Riaz 4 3 1 0 133.3
Aamer Yamin c I Ahmed b Jordan 31 15 1 3 206.7
Sohail Tanvir not out 4 3 0 0 133.3
Sunil Narine lbw b Jordan 0 1 0 0 0.0
Mohammad Irfan Jr. not out 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total: 176/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.80
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Peshawar Zalmi Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Mohammad Hafeez 2.0 0 6 0 3.00
Shahid Afridi 3.0 0 29 1 9.67
Darren Sammy 4.0 0 39 1 9.75
Chris Jordan 4.0 0 52 3 13.00
Wahab Riaz 4.0 0 35 2 8.75
Mohammad Asghar 3.0 0 15 1 5.00
Total: 176/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.80
Extras : 3 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
0.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
0.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
0.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, Very well bowled. (0)
0.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
0.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Sohaib Maqsood, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 1
Peshawar Zalmi 12/0 (RR : 12.00) Required RR(8.63)
Sohaib Maqsood 12 (6b)
Mohammad Hafeez 0 (0b)
Bilawal Bhatti 1-0-12-0
1.1 Sohail Tanvir to Mohammad Hafeez, Easy single. (1)
1.2 Sohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.3 Sohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.4 Sohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
1.5 Sohail Tanvir to Sohaib Maqsood, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!
S. Maqsood b S Tanvir
Runs : 14 Balls : 10 S/R : 140
1.6 Sohail Tanvir to Marlon Samuels, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 2
Peshawar Zalmi 15/1 (RR : 7.50) Required RR(8.94)
Marlon Samuels 0 (1b)
Mohammad Hafeez 1 (1b)
Sohail Tanvir 1-0-3-1
2.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Mohammad Hafeez, Easy single. (1)
2.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Marlon Samuels, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
2.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Marlon Samuels, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Mohammad Hafeez, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Mohammad Hafeez, Six! (6)
2.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Mohammad Hafeez, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesitation.
M. Hafeez lbw b B Bhatti
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
End of over 3
Peshawar Zalmi 31/2 (RR : 10.33) Required RR(8.53)
Eoin Morgan 0 (0b)
Marlon Samuels 7 (3b)
Bilawal Bhatti 2-0-28-1
3.1 Sohail Tanvir to Marlon Samuels, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
M. Samuels lbw b S Tanvir
Runs : 7 Balls : 4 S/R : 175
3.2 Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
3.3 Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, Easy single. (1)
3.4 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
3.5 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, No Ball. Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.6 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 4
Peshawar Zalmi 39/3 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(8.56)
Eoin Morgan 6 (3b)
Kamran Akmal 1 (2b)
Sohail Tanvir 2-0-11-2
4.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Kamran Akmal, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
4.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Kamran Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
4.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Kamran Akmal, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
4.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Kamran Akmal, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
4.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Kamran Akmal, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Eoin Morgan, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (4)
End of over 5
Peshawar Zalmi 54/3 (RR : 10.80) Required RR(8.13)
Kamran Akmal 12 (7b)
Eoin Morgan 10 (4b)
Bilawal Bhatti 3-0-43-1
5.1 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.2 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
5.3 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.4 Sohail Tanvir to Eoin Morgan, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
5.5 Sohail Tanvir to Kamran Akmal, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
K. Akmal c U Akmal b S Tanvir
Runs : 12 Balls : 8 S/R : 150
5.6 Sohail Tanvir to Iftikhar Ahmed, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
End of over 6
Peshawar Zalmi 63/4 (RR : 10.50) Required RR(8.07)
Iftikhar Ahmed 6 (1b)
Eoin Morgan 13 (8b)
Sohail Tanvir 3-0-20-3
6.1 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.2 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
6.3 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.4 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
6.5 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
6.6 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Peshawar Zalmi 70/4 (RR : 10.00) Required RR(8.15)
Iftikhar Ahmed 8 (3b)
Eoin Morgan 18 (12b)
Sunil Narine 1-0-7-0
7.1 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.2 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
7.3 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.4 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
7.5 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.6 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 8
Peshawar Zalmi 77/4 (RR : 9.63) Required RR(8.25)
Iftikhar Ahmed 13 (6b)
Eoin Morgan 20 (15b)
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 1-0-7-0
8.1 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
8.2 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.3 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.4 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
8.5 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.6 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, No Ball. Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.6 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 9
Peshawar Zalmi 81/4 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(8.64)
Iftikhar Ahmed 14 (11b)
Eoin Morgan 22 (16b)
Sunil Narine 2-0-11-0
9.1 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.2 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
9.3 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.4 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.5 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.6 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 10
Peshawar Zalmi 86/4 (RR : 8.60) Required RR(9.00)
Iftikhar Ahmed 18 (16b)
Eoin Morgan 23 (17b)
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 2-0-12-0
10.1 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.2 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
10.3 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.4 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.5 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.6 Sunil Narine to Iftikhar Ahmed, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Peshawar Zalmi 93/4 (RR : 8.45) Required RR(9.22)
Iftikhar Ahmed 19 (18b)
Eoin Morgan 29 (21b)
Sunil Narine 3-0-18-0
11.1 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.2 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.3 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
11.4 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.5 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.6 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 12
Peshawar Zalmi 104/4 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(9.00)
Iftikhar Ahmed 19 (18b)
Eoin Morgan 40 (27b)
Aamer Yamin 1-0-11-0
12.1 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.2 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.3 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
12.4 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
12.5 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.6 Sunil Narine to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 13
Peshawar Zalmi 107/4 (RR : 8.23) Required RR(9.86)
Iftikhar Ahmed 19 (18b)
Eoin Morgan 43 (33b)
Sunil Narine 4-0-21-0
13.1 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
13.2 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
13.3 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.4 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
13.5 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.6 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Iftikhar Ahmed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Peshawar Zalmi 113/4 (RR : 8.07) Required RR(10.50)
Iftikhar Ahmed 22 (22b)
Eoin Morgan 45 (35b)
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 3-0-18-0
14.1 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
14.2 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Easy single. (1)
14.3 Grant Elliot to Iftikhar Ahmed, Very well bowled. (0)
14.4 Grant Elliot to Iftikhar Ahmed, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
14.5 Grant Elliot to Iftikhar Ahmed, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
14.6 Grant Elliot to Iftikhar Ahmed, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 15
Peshawar Zalmi 117/4 (RR : 7.80) Required RR(11.80)
Eoin Morgan 48 (37b)
Iftikhar Ahmed 23 (26b)
Grant Elliot 1-0-4-0
15.1 Aamer Yamin to Iftikhar Ahmed, That is poor running, chance of a run out, and he's gone!
I. Ahmed run out (U Akmal)
Runs : 23 Balls : 27 S/R : 85.19
15.2 Aamer Yamin to Shahid Afridi, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
15.3 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
15.4 Aamer Yamin to Eoin Morgan, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.5 Aamer Yamin to Shahid Afridi, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
15.6 Aamer Yamin to Shahid Afridi, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
End of over 16
Peshawar Zalmi 127/5 (RR : 7.94) Required RR(12.25)
Shahid Afridi 9 (3b)
Eoin Morgan 49 (39b)
Aamer Yamin 2-0-21-0
16.1 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
16.2 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
16.3 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
16.4 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
16.5 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
16.6 Grant Elliot to Eoin Morgan, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 17
Peshawar Zalmi 137/5 (RR : 8.06) Required RR(13.00)
Eoin Morgan 59 (45b)
Shahid Afridi 9 (3b)
Grant Elliot 2-0-14-0
17.1 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Shahid Afridi, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
17.2 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Shahid Afridi, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
17.3 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Shahid Afridi, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.4 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Shahid Afridi, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
17.5 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Shahid Afridi, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
17.6 Mohammad Irfan Jr. to Eoin Morgan, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 18
Peshawar Zalmi 156/5 (RR : 8.67) Required RR(10.00)
Eoin Morgan 61 (46b)
Shahid Afridi 26 (8b)
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 4-0-37-0
18.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Shahid Afridi, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
S. Afridi lbw b B Bhatti
Runs : 26 Balls : 9 S/R : 288.9
18.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Darren Sammy, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
18.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Darren Sammy, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
18.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Darren Sammy, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
18.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Darren Sammy, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
18.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 19
Peshawar Zalmi 171/6 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(5.00)
Eoin Morgan 61 (47b)
Darren Sammy 15 (4b)
Bilawal Bhatti 4-0-58-2
19.1 Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
19.2 Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
19.3 Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
19.4 Sohail Tanvir to Darren Sammy, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
D. Sammy b S Tanvir
Runs : 19 Balls : 8 S/R : 237.5
19.5 Sohail Tanvir to Chris Jordan, Very well bowled. (0)
19.6 Sohail Tanvir to Chris Jordan, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 20
Peshawar Zalmi 177/7 (RR : 8.85)
Chris Jordan 2 (2b)
Eoin Morgan 61 (47b)
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-26-4
Peshawar Zalmi 177/7 (RR : 8.85)
Overs: 20.0
Peshawar Zalmi Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Sohaib Maqsood b Tanvir 14 10 2 0 140
Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Bhatti 10 5 0 1 200
Marlon Samuels lbw b Tanvir 7 4 0 1 175
Eoin Morgan not out 61 47 3 0 129.8
Kamran Akmal c U Akmal b Tanvir 12 8 1 1 150
Iftikhar Ahmed run out (U Akmal) 23 27 1 1 85.19
Shahid Afridi lbw b B Bhatti 26 9 2 2 288.9
Darren Sammy b Tanvir 19 8 2 1 237.5
Chris Jordan not out 2 2 0 0 100
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Asghar
Total: 177/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.85
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Lahore Qalandars Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Grant Elliot 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Bilawal Bhatti 4.0 0 58 2 14.50
Aamer Yamin 2.0 0 21 0 10.50
Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 26 4 6.50
Sunil Narine 4.0 0 21 0 5.25
Mohammad Irfan Jr. 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
Total: 177/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.85
Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Lahore Qalandars 176/9 in 20.0 overs.
Peshawar Zalmi 177/7 in 20.0 overs.
Peshawar Zalmi won by 3 wickets
Man of the match: Eoin Morgan (Zalmi)