0.1 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Rizwan, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
0.2 Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.3 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Rizwan, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
M. Rizwan b Raees
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
0.4 Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.5 Rumman Raees to Babar Azam, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
0.6 Rumman Raees to Colin Ingram, 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 1
Karachi Kings 5/1 (RR : 5)
Babar Azam 2 (2b)
Colin Ingram 2 (2b)
Rumman Raees 1-0-5-1
1.1 Andre Russell to Colin Ingram, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.2 Andre Russell to Colin Ingram, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.3 Andre Russell to Babar Azam, 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)
1.4 Andre Russell to Colin Ingram, That's plumber than the man who fixes my kitchen sink! Out!
C. Ingram lbw b Russell
Runs : 5 Balls : 5 S/R : 100
1.5 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
1.6 Andre Russell to Babar Azam, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and gets his partner run out! Oh dear!
B. Azam run out (Asif Ali)
Runs : 3 Balls : 4 S/R : 75
End of over 2
Karachi Kings 12/3 (RR : 6)
Eoin Morgan 0 (0b)
Ravi Bopara 3 (1b)
Andre Russell 1-0-7-1
2.1 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, 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)
2.2 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, Wide, no run. (1)
2.2 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.3 Rumman Raees to Eoin Morgan, Wide, no run. (1)
2.3 Rumman Raees to Eoin Morgan, Leg Byes, two runs. (2)
2.4 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, That was a very good delivery. (0)
2.6 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 3
Karachi Kings 18/3 (RR : 6)
Eoin Morgan 0 (0b)
Ravi Bopara 5 (6b)
Rumman Raees 2-0-9-1
3.1 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, 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)
3.2 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, 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)
3.3 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
3.4 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
3.5 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Andre Russell to Ravi Bopara, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 4
Karachi Kings 23/3 (RR : 5.75)
Eoin Morgan 0 (0b)
Ravi Bopara 10 (12b)
Andre Russell 2-0-12-1
4.1 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
4.2 Rumman Raees to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.3 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, 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 Rumman Raees to Eoin Morgan, That's a single. (1)
4.5 Rumman Raees to Ravi Bopara, 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!
R. Bopara c Hales b Raees
Runs : 12 Balls : 15 S/R : 80
4.6 Rumman Raees to Shahid Afridi, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 5
Karachi Kings 31/4 (RR : 6.2)
Shahid Afridi 4 (1b)
Eoin Morgan 2 (2b)
Rumman Raees 3-0-17-2
5.1 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, No Ball. 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)
5.2 Andre Russell 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)
5.3 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, 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)
5.4 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, That's smashed hard into the crowd, its six! (6)
5.5 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.6 Andre Russell to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 6
Karachi Kings 45/4 (RR : 7.5)
Shahid Afridi 4 (1b)
Eoin Morgan 15 (8b)
Andre Russell 3-0-26-1
6.1 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
6.2 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
6.3 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
6.4 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.5 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.6 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, 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)
End of over 7
Karachi Kings 50/4 (RR : 7.14)
Shahid Afridi 6 (3b)
Eoin Morgan 18 (12b)
Shadab Khan 1-0-5-0
7.1 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
7.2 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.3 Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, Very well bowled. (0)
7.4 Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
7.5 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
7.6 Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, 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)
End of over 8
Karachi Kings 56/4 (RR : 7)
Eoin Morgan 22 (15b)
Shahid Afridi 8 (6b)
Mohammad Sami 1-0-6-0
8.1 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
8.2 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
8.3 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, 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)
8.4 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, 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)
8.4 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.5 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.6 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, 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)
End of over 9
Karachi Kings 74/4 (RR : 8.22)
Eoin Morgan 28 (17b)
Shahid Afridi 19 (10b)
Shadab Khan 2-0-23-0
9.1 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
9.2 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
9.3 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
9.4 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, 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 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Amad Butt to Shahid Afridi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 10
Karachi Kings 82/4 (RR : 8.2)
Shahid Afridi 27 (16b)
Eoin Morgan 28 (17b)
Amad Butt 1-0-8-0
10.1 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, 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)
10.2 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.3 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
10.4 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Easy single. (1)
10.5 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.6 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 11
Karachi Kings 84/4 (RR : 7.64)
Eoin Morgan 29 (22b)
Shahid Afridi 28 (17b)
Shadab Khan 3-0-25-0
11.1 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
11.2 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.3 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Easy single. (1)
11.5 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
11.6 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 12
Karachi Kings 92/4 (RR : 7.67)
Shahid Afridi 35 (21b)
Eoin Morgan 30 (24b)
Faheem Ashraf 1-0-8-0
12.1 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
12.2 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.3 Shadab Khan to Eoin Morgan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.4 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
12.5 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.6 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.6 Shadab Khan to Shahid Afridi, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Karachi Kings 102/4 (RR : 7.85)
Shahid Afridi 41 (24b)
Eoin Morgan 33 (27b)
Shadab Khan 4-0-35-0
13.1 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Splendid shot for four! (4)
13.2 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.3 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Splendid shot for four! (4)
13.4 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.5 Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, 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)
13.6 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 14
Karachi Kings 117/4 (RR : 8.36)
Shahid Afridi 42 (25b)
Eoin Morgan 47 (32b)
Mohammad Sami 2-0-21-0
14.1 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
14.2 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.3 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, 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)
14.4 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.5 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
14.6 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 15
Karachi Kings 126/4 (RR : 8.4)
Shahid Afridi 45 (28b)
Eoin Morgan 53 (35b)
Faheem Ashraf 2-0-17-0
15.1 Amad Butt 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)
15.2 Amad Butt to Eoin Morgan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.3 Amad Butt to Eoin Morgan, Very well bowled. (0)
15.4 Amad Butt to Eoin Morgan, 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)
15.5 Amad Butt to Eoin Morgan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
15.6 Amad Butt to Eoin Morgan, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavilion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
End of over 16
Karachi Kings 134/4 (RR : 8.38)
Eoin Morgan 61 (41b)
Shahid Afridi 45 (28b)
Amad Butt 2-0-16-0
16.1 Mohammad Sami to Shahid Afridi, 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)
16.2 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
16.3 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, 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)
16.4 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
16.5 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, 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)
16.6 Mohammad Sami to Eoin Morgan, 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 17
Karachi Kings 148/4 (RR : 8.71)
Shahid Afridi 46 (29b)
Eoin Morgan 74 (46b)
Mohammad Sami 3-0-35-0
17.1 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.2 Faheem Ashraf to Eoin Morgan, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
E. Morgan b Ashraf
Runs : 76 Balls : 48 S/R : 158.3
17.3 Faheem Ashraf to David Wiese, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
17.4 Faheem Ashraf to Shahid Afridi, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
17.5 Faheem Ashraf to David Wiese, Very well bowled. (0)
17.6 Faheem Ashraf to David Wiese, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
D. Wiese c Hales b Ashraf
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
End of over 18
Karachi Kings 152/6 (RR : 8.44)
Imad Wasim 0 (0b)
Shahid Afridi 47 (30b)
Faheem Ashraf 3-0-21-2
18.1 Rumman Raees to Shahid Afridi, 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)
18.2 Rumman Raees to Shahid Afridi, No shot offered, and the off-stump is sent tumbling! That's a poor, poor leave...
S. Afridi b Raees
Runs : 49 Balls : 32 S/R : 153.1
18.3 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Amir, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.4 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Amir, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
18.5 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Amir, No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.5 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Amir, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
18.6 Rumman Raees to Mohammad Amir, That's out, no question about it. Excellent bowling.
M. Amir lbw b Raees
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
End of over 19
Karachi Kings 161/8 (RR : 8.47)
Usama Mir 0 (0b)
Imad Wasim 0 (0b)
Rumman Raees 4-0-26-4
19.1 Andre Russell to Imad Wasim, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
19.2 Andre Russell to Imad Wasim, 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)
19.3 Andre Russell to Imad Wasim, No Ball. Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
19.3 Andre Russell to Imad Wasim, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
I. Wasim b Russell
Runs : 8 Balls : 3 S/R : 266.7
19.4 Andre Russell to Tabish Khan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
19.5 Andre Russell to Tabish Khan, Very well bowled. (0)
19.6 Andre Russell to Tabish Khan, 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)
End of over 20
Karachi Kings 174/9 (RR : 8.70)
Tabish Khan 4 (3b)
Usama Mir 0 (0b)
Andre Russell 4-0-39-2
Karachi Kings 174/9 (RR : 8.70)
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