Welcome to the 2nd Episode of Cover Drive.A fantastic first match,batsmen had treat to bat in Sheikh Zayed stadium Abu Dhabi and for spectator an awesome match too.Both team batted well but Sialkot Stars were ahead by 28 runs and thanks to Afridi,Jayasuriya partnership.
What you want to say Dean and Waqar on the opening cracker.
Fantastic Watch such matches and its beauty of T20,you can't say which team is gonna win until last over of the game.Bowlers must fell sorry about the pitch.It really was a night mare for bowlers to bowl on a flat desert pitch and that too when conditions are favoring them.
Hi,guys you are absolutely right even all time best bowlers may hit for plenty on such tracks under such conditions but one must have to say an excellent match first Sialkot put 209 on the board then at one stage Lions were looking to get it easily but some collapse in the end and very good bowling from Ntini and Afridi seals the match for Sialkot Stars.
Afridi was terrific both with bat and bowl,He is really a T20 King but his batting is bit inconsistant.
One must have to say he bated when team needed him, look at T20's last three Pakistan's matches and even now Sialkot needed a good start in the beginning of this big tournament and he deliver well.
That's true and what about Jayasuriya, over 40 but batted perfectly for Srilanka and now for Sialkot Stars too.
Well its good to see that two best T20 players are giving their best in opening match.
Don't forget about Hussey's batting, not slogging but very well timed 34 runs for just 20 balls and it might be the difference,I guess.
Technically one of the most sound batsman in world cricket and with good Big Bash experience I know he was going to score quickly but perfectly for Sialkot.
Yeah his feet movement and hand and eye co-ordination is perfect and its joy to bat him in any form of the game.He will perform well for Sialkot in all the format and best thing he is a team man.
Lets not forget about Lion's bowling, they were good but in patches.it was just Dale Steyn who bowled perfectly,his line and length was very good and got Wicket in its first over.
Even that young guy Tanvir got wicket of Manzoor in his first over and first over of the match too but he was hit for plenty.Seems to me he was bowling too short on the pitch which was having nothing for bowlers.Hope he will learn from his mistakes.
Now what about to Lion's innings? Good but continuous lose of wickets or just tried too much slog after watching 200+ on the board to chase?
Continuous wickets were their main problem, each time a pair looked to win the match for them he just got out by Sialkot bowlers but they still a good Job to score 181 runs.
Started brilliantly by Salman butt, a good fire brust to score 26 for just 10 balls but they need some one to play an anchor sheet role out there in the Middle.
Even all top order batsmen got start but they can't able to convert it into wining one. Azhar Ali has realy impressed me he batted a bit slow but it was good to watch him.
What about Younis and Umar?
Looking very dangerous but got plumbed by Afridi and that's it for him.Umar I am not sure was in some sort of extra pressure I think other wise he have germs to score a match winning knock and we may watch in upcoming games.
AB de Villiers, tried his best. He is the Hussey of this team. but rest were just gone for nothing.
Well bowling of Sialkot was very good, they didn't panic in hard situations.Keeping their head cool, help them to attain the victory spot.
Next Match is between Karachi Kings and Faisalabad Trolls and here are their lineups.
KARACHI KINGS
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FAISALABAD TROLLS
Shane Watson
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Graeme Smith
Shoaib Malik
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Brad Haddin
Ahmed Butt
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Khalid Latif
Paul Collingwood
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Michael Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
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Misbah Ul-Haq
Yasir Arafat
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Faisal Iqbal
Umair Khan
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Mitchell Johnson
Sohail Khan
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Sohail Tanvir
Sreesanth
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Fahad Masood
Danish Kaneria
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Muhammad Khalil
Saeed Ajmal
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Shabbir Ahmed
Karachi Kings have very well balanced team but Trolls have very strange and surprise lineup.I was expecting to see Dwayne Bravo and Shahid Yousaf in the side but this surprise may worth them a victory who knows.
Both the teams have very good bowling lineups. Trolls have 5 top quality bowler and they may use Clarke as their 6 option while in Karachi Kings all can bowl except Ahmed and Umair.Karachi will have some edge as they have good variety ranges from leg to off spin and seemer to pacer.
Hope to see another interesting contest pitch looks well balanced unfortunately from batsmen point of view we may not be able to see 200+ this time but it will be a thriller I guess. Pitch has equal opportunity for bowler and batsman and its up-to them who will take the crown.
That's it for Today we will Join you before the Match. Keep Watch Cover Drive and here is 2nd Match prediction Contest.
Who will be the Man of Match in 2nd Match
Post your Answers before 2nd innings of the match. *Owners are not allowed.
I think i'm gonna say that the trolls will win in this one, they look to have a better batting attack but the Kings for me have a slight advantage on the bowling side of things.
With only four overseas players allowed I had to bulster my batting line-up first and foremost, meaning that Bravo or Johnson had to miss out. I chose Johnson because he is a wicket taker and he can bat. Shahid Yousuf's averages aren't that impressive, so we'll have to wait and see how our batsmen perform this game.
I reckon we have the upper hand. If we look at the match-ups I think we have the stronger team:
Smith > Malik
Haddin > Butt
Clarke > Watson
Johnson > Arafat
Iqbal > Khan
And that leaves us with two extra proper batsmen. None of this all-rounder nonsense. Only department we lack is spin. If we can limit Kaneria to not many wickets we should win.
Piss of Jack My bowling is easily better then yours, the only difference is you have Smith and Haddin, the rest are no better then my bunch, just I have lots of part time bowlers in my side
Watch as we piss all over you. You're bowlers are nowhere near the standard of our batsmen whereas our bowlers are somewhere near your batsmen's standard.
Welcome to Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, 2nd thriller of PPL is about to start in just few minutes.
Let get down to the Middle for Pitch and Weather Report and after that for Toss.
Day:
Clouds will remain throughout the day and evening though chances of rain is only about 10%.
Night:
Night will be more cooler and it will be perfect for batsmen as well as for bowlers to obtain maximum from the conditions.Rain chances will increase to about 21%.Dew factor will be very less.
Pitch looks perfect for both batsmen and bowlers.Early bowl may trouble batsmen but as the bowl gets little older it will be easy for batsmen to score.Pitch have some odd cracks which may help spinners too.You may not able to see 200+ again but it will be a cracker of match until any team plays below par.
Welcome You all to this exciting match,Team captains and Match Referee is ready for the Toss.
Here the special coin Tossed up in the air.Tails called by Paul Collingwood.
Tails it is and Karachi Kings have won the toss.
What you would like to do? Paul Collingwood:We bat first, this pitch still looks very good for batting just first 5 over will be hard for us but if we can able to survive, we have very good chance to win the match.
Misbah-Ul-Haq:I think good toss to lose.It is very difficult to choose what to do on this pitch but we will try our best to play excellent in first 5 overs of the game,get 2 to 3 wickets and then contain them to under 130 which will be good to chase with out very good batting lineup.
News From The Middle: Karachi Kings have won the toss and elected to bat first.
KARACHI KINGS
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FAISALABAD TROLLS
Shane Watson
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Graeme Smith
Shoaib Malik
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Brad Haddin
Ahmed Butt
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Khalid Latif
Paul Collingwood
(c)|
Michael Clarke
Andrew Flintoff
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Misbah Ul-Haq
(c)
Yasir Arafat
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Faisal Iqbal
Umair Khan
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Mitchell Johnson
Sohail Khan
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Sohail Tanvir
Sreesanth
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Fahad Masood
Danish Kaneria
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Muhammad Khalil
Saeed Ajmal
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Shabbir Ahmed
:1st Over:
0.1 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson. Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, inside edged, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.
0.2 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson.Over pitched and Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!
0.3 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson.Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the leg stump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time.
0.4 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson.Fired that one in full and on the off stump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.
0.5 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson.Short ball, cut away for a run.
0.6 Mitchell Johnson to Shoaib Malik.Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.
End of Over 1(9 runs)
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Karachi Kings 9/0
Shane Watson
5*
(5b) | Mitchell Johnson
1-0-9-0
Shoaib Malik
4*
(1b)
:2nd Over:
1.1 Shabbir Ahmed to Shane Watson.Bowl moving in the air, swing sharpely and GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
Shane Watson bowled by Shabbir Ahmed - 5 (7b, 1x4, 0x6)
1.2 Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt.Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the leg stump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.
1.3 Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt.Short and pulled away for a single
1.4 Shabbir Ahmed to Shoaib Malik.The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and ball struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
Shoaib Malik LBW by Shabbir Ahmed - 4 (2b, 1x4, 0x6)
1.5 Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Collingwood.That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.
1.6 Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Collingwood.Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.
End of Over 2(3 runs)
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Karachi Kings 12/2
Paul Collingwood
0*
(2b) | Shabbir Ahmed
1-0-3-2
Ahmed Butt
3*
(2b)
:3rd Over:
2.1
Mitchell Johnson to Ahmed Butt , SIX, fractionally short and the ball sits up nicely for Ahmed Butt to club it over deep midwicket, nice swivel and follow through
2.2
Mitchell Johnson to Ahmed Butt , Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.
2.3
Mitchell Johnson to Paul Collingwood , no run, keeps it a bit short and forces Collingwood to hop and defend
2.4
Mitchell Johnson to Paul Collingwood , no run, bangs it in short and hr has to duck quickly to evade that bouncer
2.5
Mitchell Johnson to Paul Collingwood , SIX, lovely shot! Johnson overpitches on middle and off and Collingwood has a freeswing of the arms and carts him for a huge six over the sightscreen
2.6
Mitchell Johnson to Paul Collingwood , FOUR, slower ball but it's yet another boundary ball, he swings across the line and clears square leg's reach
End of Over 3(17 runs)
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Karachi Kings 29/2
Paul Collingwood
10*
(6b 1x4 1x6) | Mitchell Johnson
2-0-26-0
Ahmed Butt
10*
(4b 0x4 1x6 )
:4th Over:
3.1
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt , no run, shuffles across his crease and pushes it hard down to mid-off
3.2
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt , no run, swinging passed edge of the bat by a whisker again,Shabbir is really testing young Ahmed
3.3
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt , FOUR, short and he pulls this one hard over square leg, he gets in position quickly and clubs him away
3.4
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt , 1 run, come down the track and tackle the swing very well
3.5
Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Collingwood , FOUR, too short and the ball kind of stops on him, that allows him to get right back and slam it wide of mid-off and cover
3.6
Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Collingwood , no run, fuller and he tries to biff this past mid-off but fails to beat mid-off, good fielding Misbah
End of Over 4(9 runs)
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Karachi Kings 38/2
Paul Collingwood
14*
(8b 2x4 1x6) | Shabbir Ahmed
2-0-12-2
Ahmed Butt
15*
(8b 1x4 1x6 )
:5th Over:
Sohail Tanvir from the Sharjah Club End
4.1
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, full on middle and leg and worked to long-on
Two fielders patrolling the deep on the on side
4.2
Sohail Tanvir to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, lands it on a good length outside off and he punches it down to deep point
4.3
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, gets forward and drives to Michael Clarke at Mid-off
4.4
Sohail Tanvir to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, frees his arms and chops it hard wide of cover
4.5
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, 3 runs, gives him width outside off and he crashes it just wide of extra cover, Khalid Latif mistimes his dive at the boundary but manages to pull it back and relay the ball to another fielder
4.6
Sohail Tanvir to Paul Collingwood, 2 runs, takes the aerial route over the off side but the ball lands in the middle of nowhere
End of Over 5(9 runs)
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Karachi Kings 47/2
Paul Collingwood
18*
(11b 2x4 1x6) | Sohail Tanvir
1-0-9-0
Ahmed Butt
20*
(11b 1x4 1x6 )
:6th Over:
5.1
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt, no run, Ahmed Butt shoulders arms first up, the keeper is up to the stumps
5.2
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt, 1 leg bye, slides down the leg side and clips his pads and Shabbir Ahmed appeals for an lbw
5.3
Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Colingwood, 1 run, softly nudged wide of mid-on for a single
5.4
Shabbir Ahmed to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, fullish outside off and pushed wide of cover.50 up for Karachi Kings
5.5
Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Colingwood,no run, Dropped fractionally short and slashed hard, Faisal Iqbal at point dives to his right, gets both hands behind the ball and fluffs it
5.6
Shabbir Ahmed to Paul Colingwood, 2 runs, full outside off and driven towards Misbah at Mid-off, they push the second run and Shabbir Ahmed breaks the stumps but it's too late
End of Over 6(5 runs)
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Karachi Kings 52/2
Paul Collingwood
21*
(14b 2x4 1x6) | Shabbir Ahmed
3-0-17-2
Ahmed Butt
22*
(14b 1x4 1x6 )
:7th Over:
Fielding restrictions are off now,
6.1
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, chips down the track and mows it down to long-on
6.2
Sohail Tanvir to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, uses his feet and drives forcefully to long-off
6.3
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, no run, fires it full and he drives to mid-off
6.4
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, it' s a low full toss and he hits hard to long-off
6.5
Sohail Tanvir to Paul Collingwood, 1 run
6.6
Sohail Tanvir to Ahmed Butt, no run
End of Over 7(4 runs)
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Karachi Kings 56/2
Paul Collingwood
23*
(16b 2x4 1x6) | Sohail Tanvir
2-0-13-0
Ahmed Butt
24*
(18b 1x4 1x6 )
:8th Over: 7.1
Fahad Masood to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, strays on the pads and he clips it down to square leg
7.2
Fahad Masood to Ahmed Butt, 2 runs, he times the square drive very well and a misfield by Smith allows a second run
7.3
Fahad Masood to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, taps it towards cover point and takes a risky single and the throw is wide
7.4
Fahad Masood to Paul Collingwood, FOUR, slower ball floated on the pads and the batsman is too early on the shot but he gets
a faint trickle past the diving short fine leg fielder
7.5
Fahad Masood to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, chips it very uppuishly wide of the short midwicket region
7.6
Fahad Masood to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, punches it wide of the diving point fielder
End of Over 8(10 runs)
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Karachi Kings 66/2
Paul Collingwood
29*
(19b 3x4 1x6) | Fahad Masood
1-0-10-0
Ahmed Butt
28*
(21b 1x4 1x6 )
:9th Over:
8.1
Mohammad Khalil to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, full outside off and he pushed hard wide of long-off
8.2
Mohammad Khalil to Paul Collingwood, 1 run
8.3
Mohammad Khalil to Ahmed Butt, no run, full on the stumps and pushed back to the bowler
8.4
Mohammad Khalil to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, strays on the pads and he works it to deep square leg
8.5
Mohammad Khalil to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, full on middle and leg and forced to long-on
8.6
Mohammad Khalil to Ahmed Butt, no run, fires it full on the stumps and he squirts it down to long-off
End of Over 9(4 runs)
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Karachi Kings 70/2
Paul Collingwood
31*
(21b 3x4 1x6) | Mohammad Khalil
1-0-4-0
Ahmed Butt
30*
(25b 1x4 1x6 )
:10th Over: Mitchel Back in attack
9.1
Mitchel Johnson to Ahmed Butt, 2 runs, Dropped But a tough one, it's a thick top edge and Hodge at long-on loses sight of it, the ball swirls in the air and he tries to pull off a one-handed catch but doesn't quite get near the ball
9.2
Mitchel Johnson to Ahmed Butt, 1 run, outside off and pushed to the off side
9.3
Mitchel Johnson to Paul Collingwood, 1 wide, slides down the leg side and wide called
9.3
Mitchel Johnson to Paul Collingwood, no run, keeps it short and he shuffles and tucks it down to the on side
9.4
Mitchel Johnson to Paul Collingwood, no run, good bouncer and Paul Collingwood makes room to upper cut it but fails to make contact
9.5
Mitchel Johnson to Paul Collingwood, 1 wide, much shorter and Paul Collingwood tries to slice it over the keeper again
9.5
Mitchel Johnson to Paul Collingwood, 1 run, slowish bouncer and Paul Collingwood slices it to deep point
9.6 Mitchel Johnson to Ahmed Butt, OUT, Ahmed Butt gives himself room but the bowler cranks up the pace and bowls a yorker which sends the offstump back by a few yards, good over, save for the wides
Ahmed Butt b Mitchel Johnson 31 (27b 1x4 1x6)
End of Over 10(6 runs)
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Karachi Kings 76/3
Paul Collingwood
32*
(26b 3x4 1x6) | Mitchell Johnson
3-0-32-1
Ahmed Butt
31
(27b 1x4 1x6 )
:11th Over:
Yasir Arafat walks in 10.1
Mohammad Khalil to Paul Collingwood , OUT, Paul Collingwood looked in trouble straightaway! He tries to force a full ball to the on side but the ball clips his pad in front of the stumps and lobs low to Khalid Latif at first slip, Mohammad Khalil goes up for the lbw and Mark Benson checks with his colleague if Khalid Latif took it cleanly, replays confirmed that Paul Collingwood edged the ball onto his pads, so he's out caught
Paul Collingwood c Khalid Latif b Mohammad Khalil 32 (27b 3x4 1x6)
Andrew Flintoff walks in
10.2
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, no run, full and pushed back to the bowler
10.3
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, 1 run
10.4
Mohammad Khalil to Yasir Arafat, 1 run, punched hard towards mid-off
10.5
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, 1 run, stays back and punches it to the off side
10.6 Mohammad Khalil to Yasir Arafat, OUT, very poor shot by Yasir Arafat, he tries to slog him against Khalil and gets a thick top edge, Clarke takes the skier easily at point
Yasir Arafat c Michael Clarke b Mohammad Khalil 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of Over 11(3 runs)
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Karachi Kings 79/5
Andrew Flintoff
2*
(3b 0x4 0x6) | Mohammad Khalil
2-0-7-2
Yasir Arafat
1
(2b 0x4 0x6 )
:12th Over: 11.1
Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Flintoff, 1 run, makes a lot of room to heave him over the on side but he mistimes the shot and takes a single to deep midwicket
11.2
Mitchell Johnson to Umair Khan, OUT, goes for a hug heave over the on side but mis-hits it, stays rooted to the crease and gets a thick top edge, Misbah fixes his gaze on the ball and takes the catch comfortably at short mid-off
Umair Khan c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mitchell Johnson 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
11.3
Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Flintoff, 2 runs, fullish outside the offstump and he steers it wide of point, Clarke mops up
11.4
Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Flintoff, no run, fails to pick the slower one and chops the ball hard back to the bowler
Karachi desperately need at least one big over, the current run rate doesn't look great
11.5
Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Flintoff,FOUR, brute power and lovely placement, he makes room and bashes a pitched up delivery wide of mid-off and cover, that travelled like a bullet to the boundary
11.6 Mitchell Johnson to Andrew Flintoff, 1 run, lucky escape for the batsman as he attempts a pull and checks the shot, the ball lands well clear of the fielders in the region of square leg
End of Over 12(8 runs)
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Karachi Kings 87/6
Andrew Flintoff
10*
(8b 1x4 0x6) | Mitchell Johnson
4-0-40-2
Sohail Khan
0*
(0b 0x4 0x6 )
:13th Over: 12.1
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, no run, good stuff, into the blockhole on the off, dug out to the bowler
Andrew Flintoff is facing
12.2
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, no run, full and wide and Andrew Flintoff has a wild swing, but there's the movement away from him that just beats the outside edge
12.3
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, 2 runs, right length, yorker, but well outside off, dug out with an open face wide of deep point for a couple
12.4
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, 2 runs, gets forward and mistimes a loft right between deep cover and long-off for a couple more
12.5
Mohammad Khalil to Andrew Flintoff, 1 runs, superb fielding by Smith, full toss on the off, slapped back over the bowler's head and just when it seems it will bounce over the ropes,Smith at long-off stretches to palm it back into the field
12.6
Mohammad Khalil to Sohail Khan, OUT, length ball on the off, in the slot and tries to clear long-on but ends up slicing it straight to Clarke who takes a neat catch
Sohail Khan c Clarke b Mohammad Khalil 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
End of Over 13(5 runs)
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Karachi Kings 92/7
Andrew Flintoff
15*
(13b 1x4 0x6) | Mohammad Khalil
3-0-12-3
Sohail Khan
0
(1b 0x4 0x6 )
:14th Over:
13.1
Fahad Masood to Andrew Flintoff, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, comes down and drills it down to long-off
13.2
Fahad Masood to Sreesanth, SIX, spoiling Fahad Masood's figures here, bowled flat on the off but he's made room, bends down and slog-sweeps it over deep midwicket
13.3
Fahad Masood to Sreesanth,OUT, run out, shapes himself up for another swing in the same direction but it's bowled shorter, it clips his pads and drops on the leg side, Sreesanth's already rushed down for a single, Flintoff is late to respond, Iqbal returns a throw to Fahad Masood at the non-striker;s end where he takes off the bails to find him short
Sreesanth run out 6 (2b 0x4 1x6)
13.4
Fahad Masood to Andrew Flintoff, no run, short of a length on the off, chopped down straight to point
13.5
Fahad Masood to Andrew Flintoff, Swing and a miss, No run.
13.6
Fahad Masood to Andrew Flintoff, OUT, run out, Karachi Kings have thrown it away here, tapped in front of cover and Flintoff, from the striker's end, calls for the single, he's struggling all through and Johnson returns an accurate throw to the Haddin diving forward to find him well short
:15th Over: 14.1
Mohammad Khalil to Danish Kaneria, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.
Danish Kaneria is facing
14.2
Mohammad Khalil to Danish Kaneria, 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. 14.3
Mohammad Khalil to Danish Kaneria, 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.
14.4
Mohammad Khalil to Danish Kaneria, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.
14.5
Mohammad Khalil to Danish Kaneria, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.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.
14.6
Mohammad Khalil to Saeed Ajmal, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!
:16th Over: 15.1
Sohail Tanvir to Danish Kaneria, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.
15.2
Sohail Tanvir to Saeed Ajmal, 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! 15.3
Sohail Tanvir to Danish Kaneria, 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.
15.4
Sohail Tanvir to Danish Kaneria, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six!
15.5
Sohail Tanvir to Danish Kaneria, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single
15.6
Sohail Tanvir to Saeed Ajmal, Splendid shot for four!
Sorry for interruption due to transmission problem which remained through out the match but what a time we have got.Match is moved to one over eliminator.Who will win this check in just 5 minutes.
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Welcome to the 2nd Episode of Cover Drive.A fantastic first match,batsmen had treat to bat in Sheikh Zayed stadium Abu Dhabi and for spectator an awesome match too.Both team batted well but Sialkot Stars were ahead by 28 runs and thanks to Afridi,Jayasuriya partnership.
Fantastic Watch such matches and its beauty of T20,you can't say which team is gonna win until last over of the game.Bowlers must fell sorry about the pitch.It really was a night mare for bowlers to bowl on a flat desert pitch and that too when conditions are favoring them.
Hi,guys you are absolutely right even all time best bowlers may hit for plenty on such tracks under such conditions but one must have to say an excellent match first Sialkot put 209 on the board then at one stage Lions were looking to get it easily but some collapse in the end and very good bowling from Ntini and Afridi seals the match for Sialkot Stars.
Shane Watson
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Graeme Smith
Brad Haddin
Sohail Khan
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My bowling is easily better then yours, the only difference is you have Smith and Haddin, the rest are no better then my bunch, just I have lots of part time bowlers in my side 
