0.1 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.2 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Superbly Bowled. (0)
0.3 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
0.4 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, Swing and miss. No run. (0)
0.5 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.6 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, 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)
End of over 1
Quetta Gladiators 5/0 (RR : 5)
Luke Wright 4 (3b)
Ahmed Shehzad 1 (3b)
Mohammad Sami 1-0-5-0
1.1 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Very well bowled. (0)
1.2 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.3 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
1.4 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
1.5 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, 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)
1.6 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 2
Quetta Gladiators 9/0 (RR : 4.5)
Ahmed Shehzad 4 (8b)
Luke Wright 5 (4b)
Andre Russell 1-0-4-0
2.1 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
2.2 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, 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)
2.3 Mohammad Sami to Luke Wright, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
2.4 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
2.5 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
2.6 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 3
Quetta Gladiators 24/0 (RR : 8)
Luke Wright 16 (7b)
Ahmed Shehzad 7 (10b)
Mohammad Sami 2-0-19-0
3.1 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, , No Ball. , Wide, one run (1)
3.0 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
3.1 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
3.2 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
3.3 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
3.4 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.5 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
3.6 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 4
Quetta Gladiators 43/0 (RR : 10.8)
Luke Wright 21 (10b)
Ahmed Shehzad 19 (14b)
Andre Russell 2-0-23-0
4.1 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.2 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
4.3 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
4.4 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
4.5 Mohammad Sami 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)
4.6 Mohammad Sami to Ahmed Shehzad, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 5
Quetta Gladiators 51/0 (RR : 10.2)
Ahmed Shehzad 27 (20b)
Luke Wright 21 (10b)
Mohammad Sami 3-0-27-0
5.1 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Superbly Bowled. (0)
5.2 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.3 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, 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)
5.4 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
5.5 Andre Russell to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.6 Andre Russell to Luke Wright, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
Luke Wright c & b Andre Russell
Runs : 26 Balls : 15 S/R : 173.3
(0)
End of over 6
Quetta Gladiators 57/1 (RR : 9.5)
Kevin Pietersen 0 (0b)
Ahmed Shehzad 28 (21b)
Andre Russell 3-0-29-1
6.1 Saeed Ajmal to Ahmed Shehzad, That's a single. (1)
6.2 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
6.3 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
6.4 Saeed Ajmal 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)
6.5 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.6 Saeed Ajmal to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 7
Quetta Gladiators 73/1 (RR : 10.4)
Ahmed Shehzad 33 (23b)
Kevin Pietersen 11 (4b)
Saeed Ajmal 1-0-16-0
7.1 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.2 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.3 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.4 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
7.5 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
7.6 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, 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
Quetta Gladiators 79/1 (RR : 9.88)
Kevin Pietersen 15 (7b)
Ahmed Shehzad 35 (26b)
Mohammad Irfan 1-0-6-0
8.1 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
8.2 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
8.3 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, Brilliantly Bowled. (0)
8.4 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
8.5 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.6 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 9
Quetta Gladiators 83/1 (RR : 9.22)
Ahmed Shehzad 38 (28b)
Kevin Pietersen 16 (11b)
Samuel Badree 1-0-4-0
9.1 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
9.2 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
9.3 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Superbly Bowled. (0)
9.4 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
9.5 Saeed Ajmal to Ahmed Shehzad, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
9.6 Saeed Ajmal to Ahmed Shehzad, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 10
Quetta Gladiators 96/1 (RR : 9.6)
Ahmed Shehzad 42 (30b)
Kevin Pietersen 25 (15b)
Saeed Ajmal 2-0-29-0
10.1 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.2 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.3 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, No shot offered. (0)
10.4 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, It's just a dot ball (0)
10.5 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
10.6 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, 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 11
Quetta Gladiators 103/1 (RR : 9.36)
Ahmed Shehzad 48 (34b)
Kevin Pietersen 26 (17b)
Shane Watson 1-0-7-0
11.1 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.2 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
11.3 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, It's just a dot ball (0)
11.4 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
11.5 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
11.6 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, 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 12
Quetta Gladiators 109/1 (RR : 9.08)
Kevin Pietersen 32 (23b)
Ahmed Shehzad 48 (34b)
Samuel Badree 2-0-10-0
12.1 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
12.2 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.3 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
12.4 Mohammad Irfan 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)
12.5 Mohammad Irfan to Ahmed Shehzad, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.6 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 13
Quetta Gladiators 118/1 (RR : 9.08)
Kevin Pietersen 32 (24b)
Ahmed Shehzad 57 (39b)
Mohammad Irfan 2-0-15-0
13.1 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
13.2 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
13.3 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (3)
13.4 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
13.5 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, 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)
13.6 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, He tries to go hard and he misses. No run. (0)
End of over 14
Quetta Gladiators 128/1 (RR : 9.14)
Ahmed Shehzad 64 (44b)
Kevin Pietersen 35 (25b)
Samuel Badree 3-0-20-0
14.1 Shane Watson to Kevin Pietersen, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
14.2 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, Swing and miss. No run. (0)
14.3 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, No shot offered. (0)
14.4 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.5 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.6 Shane Watson to Ahmed Shehzad, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 15
Quetta Gladiators 131/1 (RR : 8.73)
Ahmed Shehzad 66 (49b)
Kevin Pietersen 36 (26b)
Shane Watson 2-0-10-0
15.1 Samuel Badree to Kevin Pietersen, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.2 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
15.3 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
15.4 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, , Wide, one run (1)
15.4 Samuel Badree to Ahmed Shehzad, 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! YESSS! The umpire gives it, and he's got to go!
Ahmed Shehzad lbw Samuel Badree
Runs : 74 Balls : 52 S/R : 142.3
(0)
15.5 Samuel Badree to Sarfraz Ahmad, In the air, and gone!
Sarfraz Ahmad c Andre Russell b Samuel Badree
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
15.6 Samuel Badree to Bilal Asif, The 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)
End of over 16
Quetta Gladiators 144/3 (RR : 9)
Kevin Pietersen 37 (27b)
Bilal Asif 3 (1b)
Samuel Badree 4-0-33-2
16.1 Saeed Ajmal to Bilal Asif, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.2 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.3 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
16.4 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
16.5 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
16.6 Saeed Ajmal to Kevin Pietersen, The 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)
End of over 17
Quetta Gladiators 154/3 (RR : 9.06)
Bilal Asif 4 (2b)
Kevin Pietersen 46 (32b)
Saeed Ajmal 3-0-39-0
17.1 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
17.1 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
17.2 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
17.3 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, He swings and he misses. No run there. (0)
17.4 Mohammad Irfan to Kevin Pietersen, , Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
17.5 Mohammad Irfan to Bilal Asif, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
17.6 Mohammad Irfan to Bilal Asif, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Quetta Gladiators 163/3 (RR : 9.06)
Bilal Asif 4 (4b)
Kevin Pietersen 52 (36b)
Mohammad Irfan 3-0-22-0
18.1 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
18.2 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, , Wide, one run (1)
18.2 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
18.3 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.4 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, 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)
18.5 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
18.6 Andre Russell to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 19
Quetta Gladiators 172/3 (RR : 9.05)
Kevin Pietersen 60 (42b)
Bilal Asif 4 (4b)
Andre Russell 4-0-38-1
19.1 Mohammad Sami to Bilal Asif, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
Bilal Asif c Mohammad Irfan b Mohammad Sami
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
(0)
19.2 Mohammad Sami to Asad Shafiq, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
19.3 Mohammad Sami to Kevin Pietersen, Fantastic slower ball, the batsman swings twice and still misses it, and is caught plumb in front!
Kevin Pietersen lbw Mohammad Sami
Runs : 60 Balls : 43 S/R : 139.5
(0)
19.4 Mohammad Sami to Thisara Parera, 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!
Thisara Parera b Mohammad Sami
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
19.5 Mohammad Sami to Anwar Ali, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
19.6 Mohammad Sami to Anwar Ali, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
End of over 20
Quetta Gladiators 179/6 (RR : 8.95)
Asad Shafiq 1 (1b)
Anwar Ali 2 (1b)
Mohammad Sami 4-0-30-3
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 179
Wickets : 6
Overs : 20.0