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