Na Maloom Afraad
Man of Tomorrow
PLAY-OFF
Qualifier 1
QUETTA GLADIATORS vs LAHORE QALANDARS
at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah
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QUETTA GLADIATORS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Leg Byes, three runs! (3)
0.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
0.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, Wide, one run (1)
0.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
0.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Bismillah Khan, 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)
0.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
End of over 1
Quetta Gladiators 12/0 (RR : 12.00)
Bismillah Khan 7 (5b)
Ahmed Shehzad 1 (0b)
Bilawal Bhatti 1-0-10-0
1.1 Grant Elliot to Ahmed Shehzad, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.2 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
1.3 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Good running, two runs. (2)
1.4 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
1.5 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.6 Grant Elliot to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 2
Quetta Gladiators 23/0 (RR : 11.50)
Bismillah Khan 16 (9b)
Ahmed Shehzad 3 (2b)
Grant Elliot 1-0-11-0
2.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
2.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
2.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
2.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 3
Quetta Gladiators 32/0 (RR : 10.67)
Ahmed Shehzad 11 (8b)
Bismillah Khan 16 (9b)
Bilawal Bhatti 2-0-19-0
3.1 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
3.2 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
3.3 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.4 Grant Elliot to Bismillah Khan, 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!
B. Khan c B Bhatti b G Elliot
Runs : 24 Balls : 13 S/R : 184.6
3.5 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
3.6 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 4
Quetta Gladiators 43/1 (RR : 10.75)
Ahmed Shehzad 11 (8b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 3 (2b)
Grant Elliot 2-0-22-1
4.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfraz Ahmed, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
4.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Ahmed Shehzad, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
4.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfraz Ahmed, Splendid shot for four! (4)
4.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfraz Ahmed, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
4.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfraz Ahmed, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 5
Quetta Gladiators 54/1 (RR : 10.80)
Ahmed Shehzad 12 (10b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 13 (6b)
Bilawal Bhatti 3-0-30-0
5.1 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, Leg Byes, just a couple! (2)
5.2 Grant Elliot to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.3 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
5.4 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.5 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, Leg Byes, single. (1)
5.6 Grant Elliot to Sarfraz Ahmed, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 6
Quetta Gladiators 70/1 (RR : 11.67)
Sarfraz Ahmed 25 (9b)
Ahmed Shehzad 13 (11b)
Grant Elliot 3-0-35-1
6.1 Usman Qadir to Ahmed Shehzad, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
6.2 Usman Qadir to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Usman Qadir to Ahmed Shehzad, No Ball. Good running, two runs. (2)
6.3 Usman Qadir to Ahmed Shehzad, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
6.4 Usman Qadir to Ahmed Shehzad, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.5 Usman Qadir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Usman Qadir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 7
Quetta Gladiators 80/1 (RR : 11.42)
Sarfraz Ahmed 27 (11b)
Ahmed Shehzad 20 (15b)
Usman Qadir 1-0-10-0
7.1 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.2 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
7.3 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
7.4 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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)
7.5 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
7.6 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, That was a very good delivery. (0)
End of over 8
Quetta Gladiators 93/1 (RR : 11.62)
Sarfraz Ahmed 35 (15b)
Ahmed Shehzad 25 (17b)
Sohail Tanvir 1-0-13-0
8.1 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
8.2 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
8.3 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.4 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.5 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
8.6 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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 9
Quetta Gladiators 96/1 (RR : 10.67)
Sarfraz Ahmed 35 (16b)
Ahmed Shehzad 28 (22b)
Aamer Yamin 1-0-3-0
9.1 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.2 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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)
9.3 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
9.4 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.5 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, 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)
9.6 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 10
Quetta Gladiators 100/1 (RR : 10.00)
Ahmed Shehzad 29 (23b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 38 (21b)
Sohail Tanvir 2-0-17-0
10.1 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
10.2 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
10.3 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.4 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (4)
10.5 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.6 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 11
Quetta Gladiators 115/1 (RR : 10.45)
Sarfraz Ahmed 51 (25b)
Ahmed Shehzad 31 (25b)
Aamer Yamin 2-0-18-0
11.1 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.2 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, That's a single. (1)
11.3 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
11.4 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
11.5 Sohail Tanvir to Sarfraz Ahmed, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
11.6 Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 12
Quetta Gladiators 127/1 (RR : 10.58)
Ahmed Shehzad 37 (28b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 57 (28b)
Sohail Tanvir 3-0-29-0
12.1 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, Very well bowled. (0)
12.2 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
12.4 Aamer Yamin 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)
12.5 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
12.6 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 13
Quetta Gladiators 138/1 (RR : 10.61)
Ahmed Shehzad 46 (31b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 59 (31b)
Aamer Yamin 3-0-29-0
13.1 Sunil Narine to Sarfraz Ahmed, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.2 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
13.3 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.4 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
13.5 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.6 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 14
Quetta Gladiators 149/1 (RR : 10.64)
Ahmed Shehzad 56 (36b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 60 (32b)
Sunil Narine 1-0-11-0
14.1 Aamer Yamin to Sarfraz Ahmed, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.2 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
14.4 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.6 Aamer Yamin to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Quetta Gladiators 152/1 (RR : 10.13)
Ahmed Shehzad 58 (41b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 61 (33b)
Aamer Yamin 4-0-32-0
15.1 Usman Qadir to Sarfraz Ahmed, And he’s clean bowled him!
S. Ahmed b U Qadir
Runs : 61 Balls : 34 S/R : 179.4
15.2 Usman Qadir to Rilee Rossouw, Byes, they run three. (3)
15.3 Usman Qadir to Rilee Rossouw, Leg Byes, a couple. (1)
15.4 Usman Qadir to Rilee Rossouw, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Usman Qadir 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)
15.6 Usman Qadir to Rilee Rossouw, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 16
Quetta Gladiators 160/2 (RR : 10.00)
Rilee Rossouw 4 (3b)
Ahmed Shehzad 58 (41b)
Usman Qadir 2-0-14-1
16.1 Sunil Narine to Ahmed Shehzad, Brilliant slower ball, the batsman swung at it twice and still missed! Clean bowled!
A. Shehzad b S Narine
Runs : 58 Balls : 42 S/R : 138.1
16.2 Sunil Narine 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)
16.3 Sunil Narine to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.4 Sunil Narine 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)
16.5 Sunil Narine to Rilee Rossouw, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
R. Rossouw lbw b S Narine
Runs : 4 Balls : 4 S/R : 100
16.6 Sunil Narine to Luke Wright, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
L. Wright c B McCullum b S Narine
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 17
Quetta Gladiators 163/5 (RR : 9.59)
Anwar Ali 0 (0b)
Kevin Pietersen 3 (3b)
Sunil Narine 2-0-14-3
17.1 Usman Qadir to Kevin Pietersen, That's a single. (1)
17.2 Usman Qadir to Anwar Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
17.3 Usman Qadir to Anwar Ali, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.4 Usman Qadir to Anwar Ali, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
17.5 Usman Qadir to Anwar Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
17.6 Usman Qadir to Anwar Ali, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Quetta Gladiators 168/5 (RR : 9.33)
Anwar Ali 4 (5b)
Kevin Pietersen 4 (4b)
Usman Qadir 3-0-19-1
18.1 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
18.2 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
18.3 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
18.4 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
18.5 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
18.6 Grant Elliot to Kevin Pietersen, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 19
Quetta Gladiators 188/5 (RR : 9.89)
Kevin Pietersen 24 (10b)
Anwar Ali 4 (5b)
Grant Elliot 4-0-55-1
19.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Anwar Ali, 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)
19.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Anwar Ali, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Anwar Ali, Chipped straight back to the bowler!
A. Ali c & b B Bhatti
Runs : 6 Balls : 8 S/R : 75
19.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Umar Amin, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
19.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Umar Amin, No Ball. Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
19.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Umar Amin, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
19.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Umar Amin, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 20
Quetta Gladiators 198/6 (RR : 9.90)
Kevin Pietersen 24 (10b)
Umar Amin 7 (3b)
Bilawal Bhatti 4-0-40-1
Quetta Gladiators 198/6 (RR : 9.90)
Overs: 20.0
Code:
Quetta Gladiators Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Ahmed Shehzad b Narine 58 42 9 0 138.1
Bismillah Khan c B Bhatti b Elliot 24 13 4 0 184.6
Sarfraz Ahmed b Qadir 61 34 7 2 179.4
Rilee Rossouw lbw b Narine 4 4 0 0 100.0
Kevin Pietersen not out 24 10 2 2 240.0
Luke Wright c B McCullum b Narine 0 1 0 0 0.0
Anwar Ali c & b B Bhatti 6 8 0 0 75.0
Umar Amin not out 7 3 1 0 233.3
Nathan McCullum
Zulfiqar Babar
Hasan Khan
Total: 198/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.90
Extras : 14 No Balls : 3 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 7 Byes : 3
Code:
Lahore Qalandars Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Grant Elliot 4.0 0 55 1 13.75
Bilawal Bhatti 4.0 0 40 1 10.00
Usman Qadir 3.0 0 19 1 6.33
Aamer Yamin 4.0 0 32 0 8.00
Sunil Narine 2.0 0 14 3 7.00
Sohail Tanvir 3.0 0 29 0 9.67
Total: 198/6 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.90
Extras : 14 No Balls : 3 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 7 Byes : 3
Quetta Gladiators with a massive total. Courtesy of fifties from Ahmed Shehzad and the captain, Sarfraz Ahmed. Sunil Narine's 3/14 weren't much effective considering how many runs the other bowlers conceded.
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LAHORE QALANDARS' INNINGS
Code:
0.1 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, 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)
0.2 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
0.3 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
0.4 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
0.5 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
0.6 Luke Wright to Jason Roy, 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)
End of over 1
Lahore Qalandars 16/0 (RR : 16.00) Required RR(9.58)
Jason Roy 16 (6b)
Fakhar Zaman 0 (0b)
Luke Wright 1-0-16-0
1.1 Anwar Ali to Fakhar Zaman, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
1.2 Anwar Ali to Fakhar Zaman, 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 Anwar Ali to Jason Roy, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.4 Anwar Ali to Jason Roy, Wrong call, this could be trouble, and out!
J. Roy run out (K Pietersen)
Runs : 16 Balls : 8 S/R : 200
1.5 Anwar Ali to Brendon McCullum, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
B. McCullum c B Khan b A Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
1.6 Anwar Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 2
Lahore Qalandars 25/2 (RR : 12.50) Required RR(9.61)
Mohammad Rizwan 2 (1b)
Fakhar Zaman 7 (2b)
Anwar Ali 1-0-9-1
2.1 Luke Wright to Fakhar Zaman, 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)
2.2 Luke Wright to Fakhar Zaman, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.3 Luke Wright to Fakhar Zaman, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.4 Luke Wright to Fakhar Zaman, He tries to play that off the back foot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
F. Zaman lbw b L Wright
Runs : 9 Balls : 6 S/R : 150
2.5 Luke Wright to Grant Elliot, Oooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidal single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
G. Elliot run out (U Amin)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
2.6 Luke Wright to Azhar Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 3
Lahore Qalandars 28/4 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(10.00)
Mohammad Rizwan 2 (1b)
Azhar Ali 1 (1b)
Luke Wright 2-0-19-1
3.1 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
3.2 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
3.3 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
3.4 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
3.5 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, 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)
3.6 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 4
Lahore Qalandars 46/4 (RR : 11.50) Required RR(9.50)
Azhar Ali 19 (7b)
Mohammad Rizwan 2 (1b)
Anwar Ali 2-0-27-1
4.1 Luke Wright to Mohammad Rizwan, 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)
4.2 Luke Wright to Mohammad Rizwan, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
4.3 Luke Wright to Mohammad Rizwan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
4.4 Luke Wright to Azhar Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Luke Wright to Azhar Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
4.6 Luke Wright to Mohammad Rizwan, 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 5
Lahore Qalandars 60/4 (RR : 12.00) Required RR(9.20)
Mohammad Rizwan 15 (5b)
Azhar Ali 20 (9b)
Luke Wright 3-0-33-1
5.1 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, No Ball. 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)
5.1 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
5.2 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.3 Anwar Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.4 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesitation.
A. Ali lbw b A Ali
Runs : 25 Balls : 12 S/R : 208.3
5.5 Anwar Ali to Bilawal Bhatti, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.6 Anwar Ali to Bilawal Bhatti, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 6
Lahore Qalandars 75/5 (RR : 12.50) Required RR(8.79)
Bilawal Bhatti 8 (2b)
Mohammad Rizwan 16 (6b)
Anwar Ali 3-0-42-2
6.1 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
6.2 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
6.3 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
6.4 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, 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)
6.5 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.6 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 7
Lahore Qalandars 82/5 (RR : 11.71) Required RR(8.92)
Bilawal Bhatti 11 (4b)
Mohammad Rizwan 20 (10b)
Nathan McCullum 1-0-7-0
7.1 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.2 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.3 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
7.4 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Good running, two runs. (2)
7.5 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
7.6 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 8
Lahore Qalandars 91/5 (RR : 11.37) Required RR(8.92)
Bilawal Bhatti 19 (9b)
Mohammad Rizwan 21 (11b)
Hasan Khan 1-0-9-0
8.1 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, No Ball. 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)
8.1 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.2 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, No shot offered. (0)
8.3 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.4 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.5 Umar Amin to Mohammad Rizwan, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.6 Umar Amin to Bilawal Bhatti, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 9
Lahore Qalandars 99/5 (RR : 11.00) Required RR(9.00)
Bilawal Bhatti 19 (10b)
Mohammad Rizwan 28 (16b)
Umar Amin 1-0-8-0
9.1 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
9.2 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.3 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.4 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, That's a single. (1)
9.5 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
9.6 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, 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 10
Lahore Qalandars 106/5 (RR : 10.60) Required RR(9.20)
Bilawal Bhatti 24 (14b)
Mohammad Rizwan 30 (18b)
Hasan Khan 2-0-16-0
10.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, 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)
10.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Bilawal Bhatti, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
10.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 11
Lahore Qalandars 114/5 (RR : 10.36) Required RR(9.33)
Mohammad Rizwan 36 (22b)
Bilawal Bhatti 26 (16b)
Zulfiqar Babar 1-0-8-0
11.1 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
11.2 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
11.3 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.4 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.5 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, 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)
11.6 Hasan Khan to Mohammad Rizwan, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
End of over 12
Lahore Qalandars 121/5 (RR : 10.08) Required RR(9.63)
Mohammad Rizwan 39 (25b)
Bilawal Bhatti 30 (19b)
Hasan Khan 3-0-23-0
12.1 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
12.3 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.4 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
12.5 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, 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)
12.6 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, 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 13
Lahore Qalandars 128/5 (RR : 9.85) Required RR(10.00)
Mohammad Rizwan 42 (28b)
Bilawal Bhatti 34 (22b)
Nathan McCullum 2-0-14-0
13.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Bilawal Bhatti, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Bilawal Bhatti, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
13.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
13.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
13.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Lahore Qalandars 133/5 (RR : 9.5) Required RR(10.83)
Mohammad Rizwan 46 (31b)
Bilawal Bhatti 35 (25b)
Zulfiqar Babar 2-0-13-0
14.1 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.3 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Very well bowled. (0)
14.4 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, 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 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.6 Hasan Khan to Bilawal Bhatti, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Lahore Qalandars 135/5 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(12.60)
Bilawal Bhatti 37 (31b)
Mohammad Rizwan 46 (31b)
Hasan Khan 4-0-25-0
15.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
15.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Clobbered down the ground for four! (4)
15.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
15.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, No Ball. Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
15.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Lahore Qalandars 156/5 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(10.50)
Mohammad Rizwan 66 (37b)
Bilawal Bhatti 37 (31b)
Zulfiqar Babar 3-0-34-0
16.1 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
16.2 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
16.2 Nathan McCullum to Mohammad Rizwan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.3 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, 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 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
16.5 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
16.6 Nathan McCullum to Bilawal Bhatti, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 17
Lahore Qalandars 167/5 (RR : 9.82) Required RR(10.33)
Bilawal Bhatti 46 (36b)
Mohammad Rizwan 67 (38b)
Nathan McCullum 3-0-25-0
17.1 Zulfiqar Babar to Mohammad Rizwan, Plumb!
M. Rizwan lbw b Z Babar
Runs : 67 Balls : 39 S/R : 171.8
17.2 Zulfiqar Babar to Usman Qadir, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
17.3 Zulfiqar Babar to Usman Qadir, 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.
U. Qadir b Z Babar
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
17.4 Zulfiqar Babar to Aamer Yamin, 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)
17.5 Zulfiqar Babar to Aamer Yamin, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
17.6 Zulfiqar Babar to Aamer Yamin, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scramble through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
A. Yamin run out (H Khan)
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
End of over 18
Lahore Qalandars 173/8 (RR : 9.61) Required RR(12.50)
Sunil Narine 0 (0b)
Bilawal Bhatti 46 (36b)
Zulfiqar Babar 4-0-40-2
18.1 Anwar Ali to Bilawal Bhatti, 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)
18.2 Anwar Ali to Sunil Narine, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!
S. Narine c & b A Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
18.3 Anwar Ali to Sohail Tanvir, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
S. Tanvir run out (L Wright)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
Lahore Qalandars 174/10 (RR : 9.40)
Overs: 18.3
Code:
Lahore Qalandars Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Jason Roy run out (Pietersen) 16 8 2 1 200.0
Fakhar Zaman lbw b Wright 9 6 0 1 150.0
Brendon McCullum c B Khan b Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0.0
Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Z Babar 67 39 5 3 171.8
Grant Elliot run out (Amin) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Azhar Ali lbw b Anwar Ali 25 12 2 2 208.3
Bilawal Bhatti not out 47 37 4 1 127.0
Usman Qadir b Z Babar 4 2 1 0 200.0
Aamer Yamin run out (H Khan) 2 3 0 0 66.7
Sunil Narine c & b Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0.0
Sohail Tanvir run out (Wright) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Total: 174/10 Overs: 18.3 Run Rate: 9.40
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Code:
Quetta Gladiators Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Luke Wright 3.0 0 33 1 11.00
Anwar Ali 3.3 0 43 3 12.29
Umar Amin 1.0 0 8 0 8.00
Nathan McCullum 3.0 0 25 0 8.33
Zulfiqar Babar 4.0 0 40 2 10.00
Hasan Khan 4.0 0 25 0 6.25
Total: 174/10 Overs: 18.3 Run Rate: 9.40
Extras : 4 No Balls : 4 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Quetta Gladiators punch their way to their second consecutive final! It was a fantastic bowling display that bowled the Lahore Qalandars out. The captain, leading from the front, gets the Man of the Match award.
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Code:
Quetta Gladiators 198/6 in 20.0 overs.
Lahore Qalandars 174/10 in 18.3 overs.
Quetta Gladiators won by 24 runs
Man of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Gladiators)
Mohammad Hafeez
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