0.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
0.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Byes, they'll get three for that! That's poor, poor keeping... (3)
0.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
0.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
0.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, No Ball. Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (2)
0.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
0.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 1
Lahore Lions 23/0 (RR : 23)
Nasir Jamshed 6 (1b)
Ahmed Shehzad 13 (4b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 1-0-20-0
1.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
1.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.2 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.3 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
1.4 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.5 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.6 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 2
Lahore Lions 26/0 (RR : 13)
Ahmed Shehzad 14 (5b)
Nasir Jamshed 7 (6b)
Chris Wood 1-0-3-0
2.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
2.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
2.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, 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)
2.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
2.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Nasir Jamshed, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas 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)
End of over 3
Lahore Lions 32/0 (RR : 10.7)
Nasir Jamshed 12 (11b)
Ahmed Shehzad 15 (6b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2-0-26-0
3.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
3.1 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
3.2 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
3.3 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
3.4 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
3.5 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.6 Chris Wood to Nasir Jamshed, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
N Jamshed b Wood
Runs : 14 Balls : 14 S/R : 100
End of over 4
Lahore Lions 50/1 (RR : 12.5)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (0b)
Ahmed Shehzad 30 (9b)
Chris Wood 2-0-21-1
4.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
4.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
4.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide, no run. (1)
4.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 5
Lahore Lions 65/1 (RR : 13)
Ahmed Shehzad 44 (15b)
Mohammad Yousuf 0 (0b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 3-0-41-0
5.1 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
5.2 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.3 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
5.4 Chris Wood to Mohammad Yousuf, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
5.5 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.6 Chris Wood to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 6
Lahore Lions 70/1 (RR : 11.7)
Ahmed Shehzad 44 (17b)
Mohammad Yousuf 5 (4b)
Chris Wood 3-0-26-1
6.1 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.2 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
6.3 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.4 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.6 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 7
Lahore Lions 72/1 (RR : 10.3)
Mohammad Yousuf 6 (7b)
Ahmed Shehzad 45 (20b)
Danny Briggs 1-0-2-0
7.1 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.2 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.3 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
7.4 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.5 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, No Ball. Short ball, cut away for a run. (2)
7.5 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
End of over 8
Lahore Lions 82/1 (RR : 10.3)
Mohammad Yousuf 7 (8b)
Ahmed Shehzad 53 (25b)
Sean Ervine 1-0-10-0
8.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.2 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.4 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
8.5 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Lahore Lions 88/1 (RR : 9.78)
Ahmed Shehzad 58 (30b)
Mohammad Yousuf 8 (9b)
Dominic Cork 1-0-6-0
9.1 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.2 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
9.4 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
9.5 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, That's a single. (1)
9.6 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 10
Lahore Lions 91/1 (RR : 9.1)
Ahmed Shehzad 59 (34b)
Mohammad Yousuf 10 (11b)
Sean Ervine 2-0-13-0
10.1 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
10.2 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
10.4 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
10.6 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 11
Lahore Lions 99/1 (RR : 9)
Mohammad Yousuf 18 (17b)
Ahmed Shehzad 59 (34b)
Dominic Cork 2-0-14-0
11.1 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Easy single. (1)
11.2 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
11.3 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
11.4 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.5 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.6 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 12
Lahore Lions 106/1 (RR : 8.83)
Mohammad Yousuf 23 (20b)
Ahmed Shehzad 61 (37b)
Danny Briggs 2-0-9-0
12.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
12.2 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
12.3 Dominic Cork 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 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.6 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Splendid shot for four! (4)
End of over 13
Lahore Lions 114/1 (RR : 8.77)
Ahmed Shehzad 68 (40b)
Mohammad Yousuf 24 (23b)
Dominic Cork 3-0-22-0
13.1 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
13.2 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.3 Shahid Afridi to Ahmed Shehzad, One more to the total. (1)
13.4 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
13.5 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
13.6 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Lahore Lions 120/1 (RR : 8.57)
Mohammad Yousuf 29 (28b)
Ahmed Shehzad 69 (41b)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-6-0
14.1 Dominic Cork to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, Wide, no run. (1)
14.2 Dominic Cork 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)
14.3 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.4 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.5 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
14.6 Dominic Cork to Mohammad Yousuf, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 15
Lahore Lions 128/1 (RR : 8.53)
Mohammad Yousuf 35 (34b)
Ahmed Shehzad 70 (41b)
Dominic Cork 4-0-30-0
15.1 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
15.3 Danny Briggs to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.4 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, 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)
15.6 Danny Briggs to Mohammad Yousuf, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 16
Lahore Lions 138/1 (RR : 8.63)
Ahmed Shehzad 77 (44b)
Mohammad Yousuf 38 (37b)
Danny Briggs 3-0-19-0
16.1 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
16.2 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
16.3 Sean Ervine 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)
16.4 Sean Ervine to Mohammad Yousuf, One more to the total. (1)
16.5 Sean Ervine to Ahmed Shehzad, Dances down the wicket, and misses completely. Simple stumping in the end.
A Shehzad st Pothas b Ervine
Runs : 77 Balls : 45 S/R : 171.1
16.6 Sean Ervine to Umar Akmal, 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 17
Lahore Lions 149/2 (RR : 8.76)
Umar Akmal 2 (1b)
Mohammad Yousuf 47 (41b)
Sean Ervine 3-0-24-1
17.1 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
17.2 Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, 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)
17.3 Shahid Afridi to Umar Akmal, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
17.4 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Six! (6)
17.5 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.6 Shahid Afridi to Mohammad Yousuf, Top edge...and gone!
M Yousuf c Pietersen b Afridi
Runs : 54 Balls : 45 S/R : 120
End of over 18
Lahore Lions 161/3 (RR : 8.94)
Abdul Razzaq 0 (0b)
Umar Akmal 7 (3b)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-18-1
18.1 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, 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)
18.2 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
18.3 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
18.4 Chris Wood to Abdul Razzaq, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.5 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Wide, no run. (1)
18.5 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
18.6 Chris Wood to Umar Akmal, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 19
Lahore Lions 170/3 (RR : 8.95)
Umar Akmal 14 (8b)
Abdul Razzaq 1 (1b)
Chris Wood 4-0-35-1
19.1 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.3 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Abdul Razzaq, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
19.4 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Umar Akmal, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
U Akmal c Pothas b Mascarenhas
Runs : 14 Balls : 9 S/R : 155.6
19.5 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Raza Ali Dar, 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)
19.6 Dimitri Mascarenhas to Raza Ali Dar, 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!
R Ali Dar b Mascarenhas
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
End of over 20
Lahore Lions 171/5 (RR : 8.55)
Adnan Akmal 0 (0b)
Abdul Razzaq 2 (4b)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 4-0-42-2
Lahore Lions 171/5 (RR : 8.55)
Overs: 20.0