0.1 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.2 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.3 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Leg byes, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
0.3 Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
0.4 Yasir Arafat to Mansoor Amjad, Low full toss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses it! LBW! Gosh that's foolish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!
M. Amjad lbw b Arafat
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
0.5 Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
0.6 Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 1
Sialkot Stallions 11/1 (RR : 11)
Imran Nazir 5 (3b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan 3 (2b)
Yasir Arafat 1-0-11-1
1.1 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, 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)
1.2 James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, 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)
1.3 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
1.4 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, 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)
1.5 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
1.6 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 2
Sialkot Stallions 19/1 (RR : 9.5)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan 10 (7b)
Imran Nazir 6 (4b)
James Kirtley 1-0-8-0
2.1 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, 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)
2.3 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
2.4 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.5 Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.6 Yasir Arafat to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, That's a single. (1)
End of over 3
Sialkot Stallions 22/1 (RR : 7.33)
Imran Nazir 7 (7b)
Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan 11 (9b)
Yasir Arafat 2-0-13-1
3.1 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 James Kirtley to Rana Naved-Ul-Hasan, BOWLED HIM!!!
R. Naved'Hasan b Kirtley
Runs : 11 Balls : 11 S/R : 100
3.3 James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
3.4 James Kirtley to Shahid Yousuf, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
S, Yousuf lbw b Kirtley
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
3.5 James Kirtley to Haris Sohail, Easy single. (1)
3.6 James Kirtley to Imran Nazir, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 4
Sialkot Stallions 25/3 (RR : 6.25)
Imran Nazir 7 (8b)
Haris Sohail 1 (1b)
James Kirtley 2-0-11-2
4.1 Yasir Arafat to Haris Wide, no run. (1)
4.1 Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
4.2 Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
4.3 Yasir Arafat to Haris Sohail, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!
H. Sohail run out (Joyce)
Runs : 9 Balls : 4 S/R : 225
4.4 Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.5 Yasir Arafat to Imran Nazir, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.6 Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malik, 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 5
Sialkot Stallions 37/4 (RR : 7.4)
Imran Nazir 8 (9b)
Shoaib Malik 2 (2b)
Yasir Arafat 3-0-25-1
5.1 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
5.2 Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.3 Michael Yardy to Imran Nazir, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
I. Nazir b Yardy
Runs : 8 Balls : 11 S/R : 72.73
5.4 Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.5 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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)
5.6 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Sialkot Stallions 39/5 (RR : 6.5)
Shoaib Malik 3 (5b)
Abdul Razzaq 1 (1b)
Michael Yardy 1-0-2-1
6.1 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.2 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
6.3 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, That's a single. (1)
6.4 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, No shot offered. (0)
6.5 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
6.6 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 7
Sialkot Stallions 45/5 (RR : 6.43)
Abdul Razzaq 4 (4b)
Shoaib Malik 6 (8b)
Piyush Chawla 1-0-6-0
7.1 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.2 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.3 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
7.4 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
7.5 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
7.6 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 8
Sialkot Stallions 53/5 (RR : 6.62)
Shoaib Malik 11 (12b)
Abdul Razzaq 7 (6b)
Dwayne Smith 1-0-8-0
8.1 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.2 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.3 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.4 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
8.5 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.6 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 9
Sialkot Stallions 59/5 (RR : 6.56)
Abdul Razzaq 11 (10b)
Shoaib Malik 13 (14b)
Piyush Chawla 2-0-12-0
9.1 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled. (0)
9.2 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.3 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
9.4 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
9.5 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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)
9.6 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 10
Sialkot Stallions 64/5 (RR : 6.4)
Abdul Razzaq 14 (12b)
Shoaib Malik 15 (18b)
Dwayne Smith 2-0-13-0
10.1 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
10.2 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
10.3 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
10.4 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
10.5 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
10.6 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, 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 11
Sialkot Stallions 74/5 (RR : 6.73)
Shoaib Malik 20 (21b)
Abdul Razzaq 19 (15b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 1-0-10-0
11.1 Michael Yardy to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
11.2 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
11.3 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
11.5 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, 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)
11.6 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 12
Sialkot Stallions 81/5 (RR : 6.75)
Shoaib Malik 26 (26b)
Abdul Razzaq 20 (16b)
Michael Yardy 2-0-9-1
12.1 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.2 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
12.3 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.4 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
12.5 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.6 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Sialkot Stallions 88/5 (RR : 6.77)
Shoaib Malik 26 (28b)
Abdul Razzaq 27 (20b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 2-0-17-0
13.1 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
13.2 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.3 Piyush Chawla to Shoaib Malik, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.4 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.5 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
13.6 Piyush Chawla to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 14
Sialkot Stallions 98/5 (RR : 7)
Abdul Razzaq 36 (24b)
Shoaib Malik 27 (30b)
Piyush Chawla 3-0-22-0
14.1 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
14.2 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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)
14.3 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
14.4 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, 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)
14.5 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
14.6 Dwayne Smith to Abdul Razzaq, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 15
Sialkot Stallions 104/5 (RR : 6.93)
Shoaib Malik 28 (32b)
Abdul Razzaq 41 (28b)
Dwayne Smith 3-0-19-0
15.1 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
15.2 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Abdul Razzaq, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge, but the ball still finds legstump! Gone!
A. Razzaq b Hamilton-Brown
Runs : 47 Balls : 30 S/R : 156.7
15.3 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
15.4 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
15.5 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shakeel Ansar, One more to the total. (1)
15.6 Rory Hamilton-Brown to Shoaib Malik, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Sialkot Stallions 115/6 (RR : 7.19)
Shoaib Malik 28 (33b)
Shakeel Ansar 5 (3b)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 3-0-28-1
16.1 Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, 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)
16.2 Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.3 Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.4 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Wide, no run. (1)
16.4 Michael Yardy to Shoaib Malik, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
16.5 Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
16.6 Michael Yardy to Shakeel Ansar, Six! (6)
End of over 17
Sialkot Stallions 126/6 (RR : 7.41)
Shakeel Ansar 14 (8b)
Shoaib Malik 29 (34b)
Michael Yardy 3-0-20-1
17.1 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.2 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
17.3 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
17.4 Dwayne Smith to Shakeel Ansar, Top edge...and gone!
S. Ansar c Yardy b DR Smith
Runs : 14 Balls : 9 S/R : 155.6
17.5 Dwayne Smith to Abdur Rehman, That's a single. (1)
17.6 Dwayne Smith to Shoaib Malik, 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 18
Sialkot Stallions 138/7 (RR : 7.67)
Shoaib Malik 40 (38b)
Abdur Rehman 1 (1b)
Dwayne Smith 4-0-31-1
18.1 James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, Leg byes, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
18.1 James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
18.2 James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
18.3 James Kirtley 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)
18.4 James Kirtley to Shoaib Malik, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.
S. Malik b Kirtley
Runs : 44 Balls : 42 S/R : 104.8
18.5 James Kirtley to Sarfraz 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)
18.6 James Kirtley to Abdur Rehman, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 19
Sialkot Stallions 145/8 (RR : 7.63)
Abdur Rehman 2 (3b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 1 (1b)
James Kirtley 3-0-18-3
19.1 Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
19.2 Yasir Arafat to Sarfraz Ahmed, That's a single. (1)
19.3 Yasir Arafat to Abdur Rehman, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
A. Rehman c DR Smith b Arafat
Runs : 2 Balls : 4 S/R : 50
19.4 Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
19.5 Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.6 Yasir Arafat to Mohammad Asif, Ooo, cleaned him up!
M. Asif b Arafat
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
End of over 20
Sialkot Stallions 150/10 (RR : 7.50)
Majeed Jahangir 0 (0b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 4 (3b)
Yasir Arafat 4-0-30-3