0.1 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
0.2 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
0.3 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
0.4 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.5 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
0.6 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 1
Lahore Lions 8/0 (RR : 8)
Ahmed Shehzad 7 (5b)
Nasir Jamshed 1 (1b)
Peter Borren 1-0-8-0
1.1 Amil Prasad to Nasir Jamshed, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
1.2 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.3 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.4 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
1.5 Amil Prasad to Nasir Jamshed, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.6 Amil Prasad to Nasir Jamshed, 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)
End of over 2
Lahore Lions 13/0 (RR : 6.5)
Ahmed Shehzad 8 (8b)
Nasir Jamshed 5 (4b)
Amil Prasad 1-0-5-0
2.1 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, 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)
2.3 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
2.4 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Very well bowled. (0)
2.5 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.6 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Lahore Lions 15/0 (RR : 5)
Nasir Jamshed 7 (10b)
Ahmed Shehzad 8 (8b)
Peter Borren 2-0-10-0
3.1 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
3.2 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.3 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.4 Amil Prasad to Nasir Jamshed, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.5 Amil Prasad to Nasir Jamshed, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
3.6 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 4
Lahore Lions 21/0 (RR : 5.25)
Ahmed Shehzad 13 (12b)
Nasir Jamshed 8 (12b)
Amil Prasad 2-0-11-0
4.1 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
4.2 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
4.3 Peter Borren to Ahmed Shehzad, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.4 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Peter Borren to Nasir Jamshed, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
N Jamshed c Westdijk b Borren
Runs : 9 Balls : 16 S/R : 56.25
4.6 Peter Borren to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 5
Lahore Lions 23/1 (RR : 4.6)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (1b)
Ahmed Shehzad 14 (13b)
Peter Borren 3-0-12-1
5.1 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
5.2 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 Amil Prasad to Ahmed Shehzad, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
A Shehzad c Cooper b Prasad
Runs : 18 Balls : 16 S/R : 112.5
5.4 Amil Prasad to Umar Akmal, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.5 Amil Prasad to Umar Akmal, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
5.6 Amil Prasad to Umar Akmal, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 6
Lahore Lions 30/2 (RR : 5)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (1b)
Umar Akmal 3 (3b)
Amil Prasad 3-0-18-1
6.1 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
6.2 Berend Westdijk to Umar 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)
6.3 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
6.4 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, 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)
6.6 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 7
Lahore Lions 42/2 (RR : 6)
Umar Akmal 15 (9b)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (1b)
Berend Westdijk 1-0-12-0
7.1 Amil Prasad to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
7.2 Amil Prasad to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
7.3 Amil Prasad to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide, no run. (1)
7.3 Amil Prasad to Mohammad Yousuf, 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. (3)
7.4 Amil Prasad to Umar Akmal, 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)
7.5 Amil Prasad to Umar Akmal, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
7.6 Amil Prasad to Mohammad Yousuf, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 8
Lahore Lions 59/2 (RR : 7.38)
Mohammad Yousuf 11 (6b)
Umar Akmal 20 (11b)
Amil Prasad 4-0-35-1
8.1 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.2 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.3 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, 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)
8.4 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
8.5 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.6 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, No Ball, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.6 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 9
Lahore Lions 75/2 (RR : 8.33)
Mohammad Yousuf 19 (9b)
Umar Akmal 27 (15b)
Berend Westdijk 2-0-28-0
9.1 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.2 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, 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)
9.3 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.4 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.5 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
9.6 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 10
Lahore Lions 81/2 (RR : 8.1)
Umar Akmal 33 (21b)
Mohammad Yousuf 19 (9b)
Mangesh Panchal 1-0-6-0
10.1 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
10.2 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
10.3 Gerrie Snyman to Umar Akmal, 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)
10.4 Gerrie Snyman to Umar Akmal, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
10.5 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.6 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 11
Lahore Lions 95/2 (RR : 8.64)
Mohammad Yousuf 28 (13b)
Umar Akmal 38 (23b)
Gerrie Snyman 1-0-14-0
11.1 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
11.2 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
11.3 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
11.4 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.5 Berend Westdijk to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
11.6 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, 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 12
Lahore Lions 103/2 (RR : 8.58)
Umar Akmal 42 (26b)
Mohammad Yousuf 32 (16b)
Berend Westdijk 3-0-36-0
12.1 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
12.2 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.3 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
12.4 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.5 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.6 Gerrie Snyman to Umar Akmal, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
Lahore Lions 108/2 (RR : 8.31)
Umar Akmal 42 (27b)
Mohammad Yousuf 37 (21b)
Gerrie Snyman 2-0-19-0
13.1 Mangesh Panchal to Mohammad Yousuf, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Mangesh Panchal to Mohammad Yousuf, Very well bowled. (0)
13.3 Mangesh Panchal to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.4 Mangesh Panchal to Mohammad Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
13.5 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, That was a very good delivery. (0)
13.6 Mangesh Panchal to Umar Akmal, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 14
Lahore Lions 109/2 (RR : 7.79)
Umar Akmal 42 (29b)
Mohammad Yousuf 38 (25b)
Mangesh Panchal 2-0-7-0
14.1 Peter Borren to Mohammad Yousuf, 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. (3)
14.2 Peter Borren to Umar Akmal, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
14.3 Peter Borren to Mohammad Yousuf, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
14.4 Peter Borren to Mohammad Yousuf, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.5 Peter Borren to Mohammad Yousuf, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
14.6 Peter Borren to Umar Akmal, 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)
End of over 15
Lahore Lions 124/2 (RR : 8.27)
Umar Akmal 47 (31b)
Mohammad Yousuf 48 (29b)
Peter Borren 4-0-27-1
15.1 Gerrie Snyman to Mohammad Yousuf, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
M Yousuf lbw b Snyman
Runs : 48 Balls : 30 S/R : 160
15.2 Gerrie Snyman to Abdul Razzaq, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
15.3 Gerrie Snyman to Abdul Razzaq, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.4 Gerrie Snyman to Abdul Razzaq, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
15.5 Gerrie Snyman to Abdul Razzaq, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
15.6 Gerrie Snyman to Abdul Razzaq, That's a single. (1)
End of over 16
Lahore Lions 129/3 (RR : 8.06)
Umar Akmal 47 (31b)
Abdul Razzaq 5 (5b)
Gerrie Snyman 3-0-24-1
16.1 Mangesh Panchal to Abdul Razzaq, Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled!
A Razzaq b Panchal
Runs : 5 Balls : 6 S/R : 83.33
16.2 Mangesh Panchal to Raza Ali Dar, Splendid shot for four! (4)
16.3 Mangesh Panchal to Raza Ali Dar, There's a mix up with the batsman, and he's out!
R Ali Dar run out (Moses)
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
16.4 Mangesh Panchal to Adnan Akmal, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!
A Akmal b Panchal
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.5 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
16.6 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
End of over 17
Lahore Lions 141/6 (RR : 8.29)
Wahab Riaz 8 (2b)
Umar Akmal 47 (31b)
Mangesh Panchal 3-0-19-2
17.1 Berend Westdijk to Umar Akmal, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
U Akmal c Panchal b Westdijk
Runs : 47 Balls : 32 S/R : 146.9
17.2 Berend Westdijk to Aizaz Cheema, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
17.3 Berend Westdijk to Aizaz Cheema, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
A Cheema c Cooper b Westdijk
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
17.4 Berend Westdijk to Shabbir Ahmed, 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)
17.5 Berend Westdijk to Shabbir Ahmed, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
17.6 Berend Westdijk to Wahab Riaz, 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 18
Lahore Lions 150/8 (RR : 8.33)
Wahab Riaz 8 (3b)
Shabbir Ahmed 7 (2b)
Berend Westdijk 4-0-45-2
18.1 Mangesh Panchal to Shabbir Ahmed, 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)
18.2 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.3 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, 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)
18.4 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
18.5 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
18.6 Mangesh Panchal to Wahab Riaz, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Lahore Lions 159/8 (RR : 8.37)
Wahab Riaz 14 (8b)
Shabbir Ahmed 10 (3b)
Mangesh Panchal 4-0-28-2
19.1 Gerrie Snyman to Shabbir Ahmed, No shot offered. (0)
19.2 Gerrie Snyman to Shabbir Ahmed, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
S Ahmed c Borren b Snyman
Runs : 10 Balls : 5 S/R : 200
19.3 Gerrie Snyman to Adnan Rasool, No shot offered. (0)
19.4 Gerrie Snyman to Adnan Rasool, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
19.5 Gerrie Snyman to Adnan Rasool, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
19.6 Gerrie Snyman to Wahab Riaz, 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 20
Lahore Lions 162/9 (RR : 8.10)
Wahab Riaz 14 (9b)
Adnan Rasool 3 (3b)
Gerrie Snyman 4-0-27-2