Hello again... Bopara was on the losing side yesterday after playing a gem. Which way will it go today? Gayle returns to the Lahore side and if he gets going, this score will be achieved with ease. Spin to start proceedings. Here comes Malik...
Bopara's heroics have thrusted Karachi Kings to a total of 178. "Feel good at the moment. I know we haven't put the results on the board, but we have played well. That's T20 cricket. Hopefully we'll defend this score. I feel 180 is par over here." That's his reaction to what transpired. He walked out after a decent platform had been laid. Took his time early on and just exploded towards the end to become the tournament's leading run-getter so far. Lahore were very generous with their fielding efforts with catches being put down left, right and centre. Can they make up for all those blunders with the bat? Let's see how the action unfolds in around 10 minutes..
19.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Rahim, 1 run, slower ball which almost lands in the blockhole, Rahim chops it onto pad off the inside edge and the pair scamper a single to close the innings
19.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Rahim, FOUR, ramped over short third man. Very shrewd from the little man. Sees the ball being banged in short, and just deliberately under-cuts it over the infield
19.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, 1 run, short and very wide of off, Bopara's bottom hand came off as he tried to slash it away and couldn't generate any power. Can only slice it over point for a single
19.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, 2 runs, this isn't as short to be pulled due to which Bopara mistimes it through square leg. Two fielders converge and one of them slides to cut it off
19.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, FOUR, bad ball. Short and down the leg-side, and with Bopara batting the way he is, won't miss out. Pivots on the back foot and pulls it sweetly past short fine leg
19.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Rahim, 1 run, off-pace back of a length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square to allow Bopara the strike. Smart
Ehsan Adil [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, SIX, overcooks an attempted yorker and finds himself being slugged over deep mid-wicket. Simply brilliant stuff from Bopara. Back-to-back blinders in two days
18.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Rahim, 1 run, slower ball wide of off, Rahim took himself nearly out of reach with a premeditated shuffle outside leg, stretches out and pats it off the toe-end wide of cover
18.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, 1 run, cannoned into the blockhole on middle, Bopara squirts it behind square off a thick inside edge
18.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, 2 runs, short of length delivery which is swatted wide of long-off with a flat bat
18.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, FOUR, attempts a wide yorker and so nearly gets it right. But no. Bopara is too good. Uses all the pace on the ball and runs it very fine with an angled bat. That shows how little the margin for error is
18.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, SIX, full in Bopara's slot and he slaughters it over long-off with a clean swing of the arms to bring up a half-century
Dwayne Bravo [3.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
K Cooper to Rahim, 2 runs, the disease is catching on. Gayle has dropped one now. Should have been an easy take but he never looked in control. Lost his footing while covering the ground at extra-cover and ended up having to dive. Hardly got a hand. Rahim is better off handing it to Bopara at this stage. Not quite a slogger. His weight was on the back foot and he ended up slicing it
17.5 -
K Cooper to Rahim, no run, full and wide outside off, Rahim premeditates a slog and misses. Would have been better off going through the off-side with that one
17.4 -
K Cooper to Bopara, 1 run, bends his back knee slightly to a short of length delivery before pulling it to deep mid-wicket
17.3 -
K Cooper to Bopara, 2 runs, slanting into middle and leg, Bopara tucks it through the vacant mid-wicket region and hurtles back for a second
17.2 -
K Cooper to Rahim, 1 run, nudged through mid-wicket
Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1 -
K Cooper to Imad Wasim, out Caught by Delport!! Okay, so a catch has been taken. A good one too as Delport was on the move at deep mid-wicket while pouching it. Length ball in the slot to be whacked, but Wasim's bat face closes on impact and he skews it in front of the deep fielder. Delport runs in and holds on before tumbling. Imad Wasim c Delport b K Cooper 11(7) [6s-1]
K Cooper to Imad Wasim, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Kevon Cooper [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, SIX, oh dear, these Lahore fielders can't catch much today. Bopara had sliced his slog towards long-off, the fielder moves across looking to reverse-cup it overhead but the ball bursts through
16.5 -
Z Gohar to Imad Wasim, 1 run, fired in full outside off, Wasim mistimes the drive towards long-off
16.4 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, leg byes, 1 run, walks well across looking to sweep but can't connect. Collects a leg-bye
16.3 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, 2 runs, pulls the length back cleverly and extracts extra-bounce to take a thick outside edge as Bopara slogged hard. Runs away through the vacant slip region. Gayle gives chase and hauls it in with his big boot
16.2 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, SIX, this time he gets hold of one and sends it sailing over long-off. Gohar can't get it out of Bopara's arc this time and he clouts it straight back over long-off
16.2 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, wide, well wide outside off, Bopara once again can't reach out for the ball
16.1 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, no run, fires it wide outside off, Bopara can't reach out with his inside out loft and is beaten on the edge. Again, quickly drags his back foot inside after it meandered out
15.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Imad Wasim, no run, stomps his front foot across, manages to get inside the line and tries to paddle it away but misses. A big shout for LBW but the ball might have pitched outside leg
15.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, patted in front of point
15.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Imad Wasim, 1 run, low full toss speared in on off, drilled down to long-off
15.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, again the fielder at deep mid-wicket finds himself in an awkward situation. Pitched up on middle, Wasim drags the slog wide of the man at the boundary who loses it in the sun. Then spots it late and flicks it back in
15.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Imad Wasim, SIX, mistimes the heave towards deep mid-wicket. Again, it's another tough chance. The fielder always has the ropes in the back of the mind. Tries not to encroach while following the path of the ball. Gets both hands to his left to pouch the catch but can't hold on. To make it worse, it goes for six too
15.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bopara, 1 run, drives a length ball on the up to deep cover
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, 1 run, pushed through the air and sliding on towards middle and leg, worked down to long-on
14.5 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, no run, punched to point
14.4 -
Z Gohar to Imad Wasim, 1 run, darted into the pads, clipped through square leg
Imad Wasim, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Gohar is getting a lesson in manners from the umpire. Looks like Shakib was given an ill-tempered send-off
14.3 -
Z Gohar to Shakib, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! The Karachi Kings are not getting hold of these big shots and also finding men in the deep. Shakib once more sits on his back knee for a slog-sweep but Gohar had pulled his length back slightly. Got it high on the bat and mistimed it to deep mid-wicket who simply needed to trudge forward before pouching it. Shakib c Dwayne Bravo b Z Gohar 9(9)
Z Gohar to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.2 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, 1 run, quicker through the air and turning slightly from a length, knocked in front of point for a quick single
14.1 -
Z Gohar to Shakib, 3 runs, tries to follow Shakib as he was backing away a fair way, but ends up making his task easier with a juicy full toss. Shakib swings it behind square where Cooper runs across and stomps it inside the ropes by sticking out a boot
13.6 -
Delport to Shakib, 1 run, sits down on his back knee to a length ball and slogs it well. Straight to deep mid-wicket though
13.5 -
Delport to Shakib, 2 runs, pitched up on off, Shakib drills it wide of long-on and Bopara takes on the throw at the danger end to make it back for two
13.4 -
Delport to Bopara, 1 run, nudged down to long-on
13.4 -
Delport to Bopara, wide, slips one down the leg-side, past the attempted glance by Bopara
13.3 -
Delport to Shakib, 1 run, doesn't make use of the free-hit on offer, it was full in his half and Shakib slaps it down to long-on
13.3 -
Delport to Bopara, no ball, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked through mid-wicket. The crowd erupts into a loud roar as Aleem Dar signals a free-hit for overstepping
13.2 -
Delport to Shakib, 1 run, shortish outside off, Shakib slaps it off the front foot in front of backward point who dives across to make a half-stop
Switches to round the wicket..
13.1 -
Delport to Shakib, no run, short of length delivery angled into the corridor with the keeper up, defended off the back foot
Cameron Delport, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
12.6 -
Z Gohar to Shakib, 1 run, plays with the turn and nurdles it through square leg to open his account
12.5 -
Z Gohar to Shakib, no run, turning in towards middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.4 -
Z Gohar to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by Delport!! Malik took his time to get set, but he's thrown away all of that. Just couldn't get hold of the ball while trying to launch it down the ground. Skipped down the pitch which took him a bit too close to the ball, ends up slicing it down to long-off. Shoaib Malik c Delport b Z Gohar 27(25) [4s-2 6s-1]
Z Gohar to Shoaib Malik, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.3 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, 1 run, short and well wide of off, Bopara walks across and reaches out for the cut, gets it off the toe-end through the covers
12.2 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, 2 runs, looped up judiciously outside off, slightly full though enabling Bopara to get close to the pitch, lashes the drive wide of long-off who moves across quickly and prevents the boundary
12.1 -
Z Gohar to Bopara, no run, tossed up outside off, Bopara pats it to backward point
Zafar Gohar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Strategic time-out!
11.6 -
K Cooper to Bopara, 1 run, punched down to long-on
11.6 -
K Cooper to Bopara, wide, slower short of length delivery erring in direction, it's down leg and Bopara simply moves inside the line of it
11.5 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, holds up on Malik from a short of length as he was trying to work it away through the on-side, ends up spooning it off the splice. Wide enough of a diving keeper and towards mid-on
11.4 -
K Cooper to Bopara, 1 run, makes some room to glide a length ball behind backward point
11.3 -
K Cooper to Bopara, no run, nudged back down the pitch
11.2 -
K Cooper to Bopara, 2 runs, shortish outside off, cut away behind square on the off-side which results in a big sprint for sweeper cover. He does well to cut it off
11.1 -
K Cooper to Bopara, FOUR, excellent improvisation from Bopara. He plonked his foot across to get inside the line of a length ball, then just lapped it fine using his bat like a trampoline
Kevon Cooper [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Shoaib Malik, SIX, that's been pummelled over deep mid-wicket. Ho, it's landed on the roof. A juicy full toss offered on the stumps, and Malik makes good of it with an almighty slog
10.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, 1 run, tossed up on a fullish length outside off, Bopara goes hard on the drive and mistimes it down to long-off
10.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, 2 runs, hits the inside out loft much straighter than he would have wanted. Luckily, it dropped in front of the long-off fielder skating across before he cuts it out
10.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, no run, very full and squeezed back down the pitch
10.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, no run, The keeper looks excited as a stumping chance has gone upstairs. It was tossed up wider and Bopara had to reach out for his sweep. Drags his back foot out in the process but is quick to haul it in before the bails are whipped
10.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, Bopara makes room and plays a backfoot drive to point
9.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, 1 run, skips out to a slower back of a length delivery and nurdles it through the square leg region
9.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, short of length delivery just wide of off, glided towards short third man
9.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, 1 run, skiddy short of length delivery, nudged past a diving bowler towards long-on
9.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, no run, the keeper has his arms outstretched as if to suggest to Adil that he should have let go of the ball. Nudged defensively beside the pitch by Bopara, he meandered out of the crease underestimating the bowler's agility. Could have been interesting with a direct-hit but Adil opted not to throw
9.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, walks across the stumps and glances a back of a length delivery to short fine leg
9.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Bopara, 1 run, fullish on middle and leg, flicked to deep backward square
Ehsan Adil [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, 1 run, well flighted just outside off, Bopara leans forward and pats it down to long-off
8.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, 2 runs, darted outside off, skids on from a length before being flat-battedly driven square of the wicket. Before sweeper cover tidies up, the batsmen make it back for two
8.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, wide, fired well wide of off, perhaps Zohaib expected Bopara to give the charge again. Not so
8.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, 2 runs, the fielding errors keep stacking up. It allows Bopara to get off the mark. Should have been a simple stop after Bopara cut a short ball straight to backward point but the fielder seemed a bit too reluctant to bend and allows the ball to sneak through
8.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Bopara, no run, dances down the track first ball only to find the length being pulled back drastically. Then humbly pats it away into the off-side
Ravi Bopara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.2 -
Zohaib Khan to James Vince, out Caught by Dwayne Bravo!! Tries an encore and pays the price. Zohaib had tossed this even wider than the previous one, it meant that Vince had to reach out for the inside-out loft. There was no way he could have generated any power behind the shot. Ends up chipping it to extra-cover James Vince c Dwayne Bravo b Zohaib Khan 7(5) [4s-1]
Zohaib Khan to James Vince, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.1 -
Zohaib Khan to James Vince, FOUR, takes a step away towards the leg-side which adds to the room which was already there, no hindrance in his batswing as he lofts it beautifully inside out over extra-cover
7.6 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, no run, gets cramped for room after giving the charge as Cooper shortened his length, can only glide it to backward point
7.5 -
K Cooper to James Vince, 1 run, driven down to long-off
7.4 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, pitches it up while angling it in towards middle, clipped to deep mid-wicket
7.3 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, no run, fullish outside off, driven to cover
7.2 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, no run, they keep going down. Length ball outside off, Malik tries to be cheeky as he opens the bat-face to run it down towards third man. The angled bat means that he opens himself up to the outside edge. I'm not saying it was a regulation take. The keeper had to dive full stretch to his right. But after getting both hands to it, should have been taken
7.1 -
K Cooper to James Vince, 1 run, pats this short of length delivery in front of point and ambles across for the single
Kevon Cooper [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
6.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Shoaib Malik, no run, gets a big front foot stride which enables him to take this loopy delivery on the full, but still can only squirt it off a thick outside edge towards short third man
6.5 -
Zohaib Khan to James Vince, 1 run, teased up just outside off, Vince eases into the push down to long-off
James Vince, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, out Caught by U Akmal!! Anwar's luck has run out. Finds long-on to perfection on this occasion. The ball was a bit too full this time and Anwar's couldn't get under it and hence couldn't get the elevation on his attempted loft. Akmal settles himself a yard inside the long-on ropes and reverse cups it around shoulder height. Nauman Anwar c U Akmal b Zohaib Khan 35(25) [4s-2 6s-3]
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
6.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, FOUR, this time he uses the room to his benefit. The width on offer means that Anwar can swing his arms cleanly and he carves it over extra-cover
6.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, no run, well flighted and drifting in with the arm, drilled to extra-cover
6.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, tosses it wide of off, Malik had to stretch to reach it before squeezing it to deep cover
5.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nauman Anwar, SIX, Umar Akmal settles under the mistimed heave at long-on, hops on one leg, even manages to get hands on the ball but only tips it over the ropes. Difficult opportunity really. Anwar gets away again after getting too tempted by seeing it land on a good length. Swung very hard but couldn't get the desired contact
5.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nauman Anwar, no run, hurls in another pinpoint yorker, Anwar rushes to bring his bat down and dig it out
5.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, takes a couple of steps down the pitch and wrists a slower ball down to long-on
5.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, picks his spot over mid-off. A blatant half-volley just outside off, Malik brings the bat down straight and allows a good followthrough to lift it over the infield
5.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, no run, cannoned into the blockhole on off, worked to mid-wicket
5.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, sees the batsman back away and follows him with a high full toss. Anwar is caught off guard and cramped for room, can only nudge it in front of mid-on
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, loopy delivery which ends up as a low full toss. All Anwar does is tamely push it wide of extra-cover for a quick single
4.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, 2 runs, tries to go inside out over extra-cover but ends up slicing it in the air. Enough bat on it to take it over backward point who chases it down and slides to haul it back in a yard inside the ropes
4.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, SIX, goes down on one knee, gets it on a favourable length and slaps the slog-sweep over deep mid-wicket
4.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, no run, flatter outside off, punched to extra-cover
4.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Nauman Anwar, no run, punched past a diving bowler which prompted Malik to take a few strides down looking for a run. But extra-cover was quick to move across and field. Sent back just in time to beat the direct-hit
4.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, tossed up wide of off, Malik mistimes his sweep in front of mid-wicket and sets off. Could have been close at his end if the fielder had gathered the ball cleanly
Zohaib Khan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
3.6 -
K Cooper to Nauman Anwar, SIX, clubbed over long-on. The fielder was interested and even got both hands to the ball, but by that time his feet were over the ropes. Length ball and Anwar simply pumps it hard and makes a good-enough connection
3.5 -
K Cooper to Nauman Anwar, no run, sharp chance goes down! Cut hard off the back foot, the ball was always dipping in front of cover-point. The fielder dives forward, gets both hands underneath it but fails to hold on
3.4 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, shimmies out while backing away slightly, Cooper's response is to shorten his length. Ended up providing some width and had it not been for backward point's diving save, Malik's cut was headed only one way
3.3 -
K Cooper to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, a loud clunk as Anwar drills a full ball straight of mid-off. The fielder skates across and dives to stop
3.2 -
K Cooper to Nauman Anwar, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched to cover-point
3.1 -
K Cooper to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, short third man had to be on his toes there. Malik opened the bat-face nicely to a short of length delivery and looked to dab it past him. But the fielder does well to move to his left and slide
Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
My colleague Kaushik Rangarajan is at the ground and here's his take on the Lahore-Karachi rivalry, "The fans are divided between the two teams. It's a contest in the stands too. Which set of fans can out-shout the other."
2.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, opens his stance looking to heave a length ball across the line, his bat twists slightly and ends up dragging it along the carpet to Cooper at deep backward square
2.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, no run, fullish on off and middle, punched to mid-on
2.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, low full toss on middle, flicked to mid-wicket who is at the edge of the circle allowing the single
2.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, FOUR, shocking ball with fine leg up. It's short and down leg. Anwar swivels nicely and helps the pull over the man in the circle
2.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, no run, slower length ball angled towards leg, Anwar tries to force the issue. Bends his back knee looking to slog-sweep it hard, fails to make a connection and is hit on the thigh pad. Highly optimistic appeal for LBW ensues but it's clearly going down
2.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, no run, Adil taking a leaf out of his captain's book, slows it up while keeping the length full, Anwar carefully flicks it to a lazy Gayle at mid-wicket
1.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, works a back of a length delivery wide of mid-wicket to retain strike
1.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, seam-up delivery this time, on a fuller length around off, Malik knocks it in front of mid-off who is on his heels and sets off
1.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, just no pace from Bravo. He's pushed two fielders to the boundary on the on-side and is just pitching it up. Nudged down to long-on
1.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, a hat-trick of slower balls, this one ends up being a loopy low full toss on the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket
1.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, no run, off-pace back of a length delivery wide of off, chopped to point
1.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower ball first up, the length is full just outside off, Malik waits for it and pushes the ball to mid-on
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Pictures from outside the stadium show a swarm of people desperate to make their way in. Huge queues
0.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, no run, zips off the deck on a short of length, and thuds into the keeper's reverse cup. Anwar tried to punch it away through the off-side but is beaten for sheer pace
0.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, wide, slips one well outside off for a wide again
0.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, wide, a muffled appeal for by the keeper after Anwar was late on his attempted pull, but it's merely to put the umpire off as the ball was down leg. Signalled wide
0.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, no run, here's a bit of variation. Slows the pace up on a back of a length outside off, punched to backward point
0.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, glided to third man
0.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, half-volley on middle, clipped away neatly through mid-wicket. Not the place to be bowling. Mid-on gives chase and dives valiantly but can't catch up
0.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, 1 run, would you believe it, Anwar's picked out the only man in the deep on the leg-side, and the catch has been put down! Fullish on middle and leg, Anwar whiplashes those wrists furiously and flogs it behind square. Cooper is manning the fence there, he is looking straight into the sun and not wearing any glasses. Might have found the ball difficult to pick. Moves to his right, gets both hands but fails to cling on
0.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Nauman Anwar, no run, bangs it in on a short of length to introduce himself, gets good bounce due to his tall frame and forces Anwar to hop. Fended off comfortably
Nauman Anwar and Shoaib Malik are at the crease. Nauman Anwar is on strike. Ehsan Adil will open the attack
The first game is done and dusted. The second one is a few minutes away. It is Shahid Boom Boom Afridi's side, Peshawar Zalmi locking horns with Islamabad United. Hops tabs and catch the toss and team updates from that game. For now, goodbye from here...
Malik: We were one step away. Credit goes to the boys and especially Ravi Bopara. It was a one-man show. We all know our games and that is what Ravi is doing. Winning against Lahore is always a pleasure. We have beaten them in the first round and today as well.
Bravo: Congratulations to Ravi and the team. We had it in our hand but we let go. Tough luck for my boys. But we have to move on and look forward to the next match. We dropped plenty of catches and the seniors have to lead from the front.
Bopara: It was a good game. I am just glad that we got over the line, finally. We have been close a few times, but today we crossed the line. Don't ask me, I don't know myself (referring to his 6-fer). Today was my day. The ball gets lower and lower as the day sets in.
As expected, Ravi Bopara is adjudged Man of the Match
Ravi Bopara - an unbeaten 43-ball 71 and 6 for 16. That just sums up the match. He is now the highest run-scorer and wicket-taker in the PSL. Andrew Hall and Shakib were the only players to score a fifty and scalp a 6-wicket haul in a T20 game, now Bopara joins them. Lahore started cautiously, but Delport and Gayle settled in to struck some meaty blows. The former notched up a fifty and added 98 for the opening wicket. However, they went in succession and Lahore couldn't recover after that as Bopara took centre stage.
19.6 -
Tanvir to Zohaib Khan, FOUR, Karachi Kings win by 27 runs. The players are happy and some of them are applauding the crowd for their support. It was a crucial game and they have come up trumps. Length delivery on middle and leg, Zohaib gets inside the line and hoicks it to the deep backward square fence
19.5 -
Tanvir to K Cooper, 1 run, pitched up around off, Cooper makes room and drives to mid-off
19.4 -
Tanvir to Zohaib Khan, 1 run, off-pace short of length delivery, Zohaib winds up for the big mow to the leg-side, gets an under edge to the keeper, Cooper hurries across to the striker's end
19.3 -
Tanvir to K Cooper, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Cooper drives it down to long-off
19.2 -
Tanvir to Zohaib Khan, 1 run, slower delivery around off, Zohaib kneels down and clouts it hard to deep mid-wicket
19.1 -
Tanvir to Zohaib Khan, 2 runs, full toss hurled in from round the wicket, Zohaib mistimes the slog towards deep mid-wicket, Cooper was running to the danger end, Bopara trifles a throw at the bowler's end and misses by a small margin. Had he hit, it would have been the icing on the cake
Sohail Tanvir [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Sohail Khan to Zohaib Khan, 1 run, off-pace delivery, slapped away to sweeper cover
18.5 -
Sohail Khan to K Cooper, 1 run, slower delivery around off, Cooper heaves and the ball takes the inside edge, deflects off the pad towards point
18.4 -
Sohail Khan to K Cooper, FOUR, Sohail Khan misses the yorker by an inch or so, low full toss on middle and leg, Cooper flicks it square on the leg-side, no need to run for those as it raced away
18.3 -
Sohail Khan to Zohaib Khan, 1 run, full and aimed at the stumps, drilled along the ground to long-on
Zohaib Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.2 -
Sohail Khan to Z Gohar, out Bowled!! Another one walks back to the dugout. Full and straight with the mantra you-miss-I-hit. Gohar clears his front leg and targets the cow corner fence, misses and the leg-stump takes a pounding. Z Gohar b Sohail Khan 1(3)
Sohail Khan to Z Gohar, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.1 -
Sohail Khan to Z Gohar, no run, full and following the batsman, Gohar makes room and slogs across the line, is beaten on the inside edge
17.6 -
Bopara to K Cooper, no run, very full and around off, Cooper swings as hard as possible, the ball sneaks underneath the bat. Bopara ends a brilliant spell, here are his impressive figures: 4-0-16-6
17.5 -
Bopara to K Cooper, no run, yorker length on off, Cooper digs it to the right of the bowler, Bopara dives and stops
17.4 -
Bopara to Z Gohar, 1 run, pitched up just outside off, Gohar drives it towards mid-off and sets off. There was a direct-hit at the bowler's end, Gohar had made it in though
Round the wicket...
17.3 -
Bopara to K Cooper, 1 run, full and angling into the stumps, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
Zafar Gohar, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Bopara to U Akmal, out Caught by Shakib!! Six wickets. Why are England ignoring him exactly? He joins an elite group with this wicket. Only Andrew Hall and Shakib have managed a fifty and a 6-wicket haul in a T20 game. Akmal perishes for the team's cause. Full delivery and Akmal mistimes the loft to long-on, dolly for Shakib. U Akmal c Shakib b Bopara 19(19) [4s-2]
Bopara to U Akmal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Bopara to U Akmal, FOUR, short and width on offer, Akmal gets on top of the bounce and cuts it behind square, short third man and backward point bisected to perfection
16.6 -
Sohail Khan to U Akmal, 1 run, fails to get the yorker right, dishes out a low full toss, swung away along the ground to deep mid-wicket
16.5 -
Sohail Khan to U Akmal, no run, hurls in the yorker, Akmal toe-ends the squeeze down the wicket, Sohail Khan appeals for lbw. He was just trying his luck, but he is no Bopara
16.4 -
Sohail Khan to K Cooper, 1 run, fuller and on off, Cooper drives it down to long-on
16.3 -
Sohail Khan to U Akmal, 1 run, drags the slower delivery halfway down, Akmal slaps it to sweeper cover, straight to the fielder
16.2 -
Sohail Khan to K Cooper, 1 run, back of a length on off, worked to the vacant mid-wicket region
16.2 -
Sohail Khan to K Cooper, wide, splays it down leg, Cooper can't meet with the glance
16.1 -
Sohail Khan to U Akmal, 1 run, good length ball around off, Akmal slogs and ekes out an inside edge past the off-stump, rolls away towards short fine leg
Sohail Khan [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Kevon Cooper, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.6 -
Bopara to Naved Yasin, out Caught by Shoaib Malik!! 5-fer for Bopara. Has there been a better performance in a T20 game? Not to my knowledge. 70-odd runs with the bat and a 5-wicket haul. Third wicket in the over as well and Lahore are staring at a loss. Yasin kept the hat-trick ball out, but decides to give the charge to this one, toe-ends the loft straight to Malik at cover. Rameez Raja says there have been 9 instances when a player has scored 50 and taken a 5-fer in a T20 game. Naved Yasin c Shoaib Malik b Bopara 0(2)
Bopara to Naved Yasin, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.5 -
Bopara to Naved Yasin, no run, round the wicket and on a length, Yasin presents the full face of the bat and defends
Naved Yasin, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Hat-trick ball coming up...
15.4 -
Bopara to Azam, out Lbw!! Bopara can win a lottery today. He is on a hat-trick. The rub of the green is going his way. That's a shocker from Aleem Dar. The yorker tailed back in, Azam closes the bat face early, the ball takes the outside edge and rolls to third man. Bopara appeals for LBW, Dar nods his head and raises the finger. Azam has a smile as he makes his way to the dugout. That was clearly off the bat. How can anyone miss that? Azam lbw b Bopara 0(1)
Bopara to Azam, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Hammad Azam, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.3 -
Bopara to Rizwan, out Bowled!! Third wicket for Bopara. His evening keeps getting better and better. Roars in delight. Full and fast, Rizwan shuffles across and tries to be cheeky, attemps the scoop over short fine, the ball crashes into leg-stump to send the zing bails flying. Rizwan b Bopara 12(12)
Bopara to Rizwan, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
15.2 -
Bopara to Rizwan, 2 runs, takes the pace off the short of length delivery, Rizwan stoops low to get hold of the pull, hits it along the ground in between deep square and deep mid-wicket, two more
15.1 -
Bopara to Rizwan, no run, spears in the blockhole, Rizwan jams it off the inside part of the bat onto the boot, Akmal was looking for the single but Rizwan didn't have a clue where the ball was
14.6 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, FOUR, a much needed boundary for Lahore. Fired it down leg, Akmal helps it along the way, short fine leg dived to his left in vain. Usama finishes his spell: 4-0-33-1
14.5 -
Usama Mir to Rizwan, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, Rizwan paddles it towards short fine leg
14.4 -
Usama Mir to Rizwan, 2 runs, flighted on off, Rizwan kneels down and sweeps it to deep square leg, Hamza gets around and keeps it to a brace
14.3 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, 1 run, turn for Usama, Akmal was playing for the angle, the ball takes the outer half and dribbles away to short third man
14.2 -
Usama Mir to Rizwan, 1 run, nudged away in front of square on the leg-side
14.1 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, 1 run, Hamza saves five runs. Rank long hop down leg, Akmal pulls it to deep backward square, didn't middle it as Hamza was able to leap, get his right hand up and flick it back into play. Had he midded it, that would have gone out of the park
13.6 -
Bopara to Rizwan, 2 runs, trifle short and on off, Rizwan gets low and pulls it towards deep square leg, called for two as soon as he played that and Akmal responded, did it with ease in the end
13.5 -
Bopara to Rizwan, no run, fires in the yorker on off, Rizwan digs it to the right of the bowler. Not much he could have done there
13.4 -
Bopara to U Akmal, 1 run, fullish and on off, Akmal pushes it to long-on
13.3 -
Bopara to Rizwan, 1 run, leg-cutter and just outside off, Rizwan back cuts it to short third man, quick single taken
13.2 -
Bopara to U Akmal, 1 run, change of pace and Akmal nurdles it round the corner, behind square leg for a single
13.1 -
Bopara to Rizwan, 1 run, fullish and around off, Rizwan drives it past the diving point fielder, sweeper cleans up in the deep
12.6 -
Usama Mir to Rizwan, 1 run, Rizwan leans right forward, opens the bat face and taps it square on the off-side
12.5 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, 1 run, floated up around off, Akmal plays an extended forward defence to long-off
12.4 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, no run, quicker and around off, Akmal pushes it back to the bowler
12.3 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, no run, extra bounce for the leggie, Akmal is beaten on the attempted cut, he was undone by the lift on the delivery
12.2 -
Usama Mir to Rizwan, 1 run, flighted on off, Rizwan twirls his wrist and sends it to deep mid-wicket
A slip in place...
12.1 -
Usama Mir to U Akmal, 1 run, flatter and on middle, Akmal goes back and nudges it in front of square on the leg-side
11.6 -
Bopara to U Akmal, 1 run, drags the length back slightly, steered away with an open bat face to third man
11.5 -
Bopara to U Akmal, no run, fullish and attacking the stumps, Akmal camps back and turns it gently to mid-wicket
Mohammad Rizwan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.4 -
Bopara to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Mir Hamza!! What was Bravo trying to do there? A complete brain freeze from the stand-in skipper. Gives the charge first ball, Bopara bangs it short and doesn't provide any pace, sliced off the bottom of the bat to sweeper cover, Hamza runs forward, dives and pouches it inches from the ground. He did well to hang on even after hitting the ground. Bopara's merry day continues. Dwayne Bravo c Mir Hamza b Bopara 0(1)
Bopara to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.3 -
Bopara to U Akmal, 1 run, full and on the pads, flicked away square on the leg-side, the fielder from the deep tidies up
11.2 -
Bopara to U Akmal, no run, on a length and just outside off, Akmal presses forward, opens the bat and directs it to backward point
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.1 -
Bopara to Gayle, out Caught by Rahim!! Well, it's Bopara's day. No other way to put it. First ball he trundles in, drops a rank half-tracker and Gayle skies his attempted pull off a thick top edge. Rahim calls for it, runs in and takes it with ease. Both openers dismissed in a space of two overs. Here's the opportunity for Karachi to put on a strangle. Gayle c Rahim b Bopara 37(28) [4s-3 6s-2]
Bopara to Gayle, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Ravi Bopara, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Umar Akmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Strategic time out!
10.6 -
Usama Mir to Delport, out Stumped!! The partnership has been broken. Delport tries to be too ambitious and pays the price. He had already hit a six in the over, tries to send another one in the crowd, is deceived by the wrong 'un. The ball beats the outside edge, Rahim does the rest behind the stumps. Delport st Rahim b Usama Mir 55(39) [4s-7 6s-2]
Usama Mir to Delport, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
TV umpire pressed in to check for a stumping. Has Delport been done in? It is a legal delivery. The bat seems to be in the air. OUT shows on the sightscreen...
10.5 -
Usama Mir to Gayle, 1 run, another one on leg-stump, tickled away to short fine leg
10.4 -
Usama Mir to Delport, 1 run, milked square on the leg-side, for a single
10.3 -
Usama Mir to Delport, no run, short and outside off, Delport cuts and finds backward point
10.2 -
Usama Mir to Delport, no run, spinning onto the pads, Delport can't meet with the glance, wears it on the pad
10.1 -
Usama Mir to Delport, SIX, the runs have started to flow, That is another biggie from Delport. Takes a step out and lofts it over the bowler's head, carried the distance quite comfortably. Brings up his fifty as well
9.6 -
Mir Hamza to Gayle, SIX, whacked! It looked like a slower one, Gayle picked the bones out of that. Got down on one knee to get under it, slog sweeps it flat and over deep mid-wicket. Went crashing into the ad hoardings
9.5 -
Mir Hamza to Delport, 1 run, fullish and around off, Delport swats it to deep mid-wicket, all along the ground
9.4 -
Mir Hamza to Delport, SIX, Hamza got away couple of times earlier in the over, but not this time. Delport got stuck into this full toss, slams it right back over the bowler's head for a maximum, pinged the sightscreen
9.3 -
Mir Hamza to Gayle, 1 run, Gayle was winding up for the big hit, Hamza keeps it in the blockhole, squeezed to long-off
9.2 -
Mir Hamza to Delport, 1 run, Hamza gets away with a leg-stump full toss, Delport swipes it across the line behind square leg, there is a fielder stationed in the deep
9.1 -
Mir Hamza to Gayle, 1 run, low full toss around off, Gayle drives it down the ground to long-off
9.1 -
Mir Hamza to Gayle, wide, that is what Gayle does to you. The youngster is under pressure and he starts with a wide outside off
Mir Hamza, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Usama Mir to Delport, FOUR, quicker one around off, Delport stays deep in the crease, opens the bat face at the last second and steers it to the third man fence
8.5 -
Usama Mir to Delport, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Delport misses the nudge and is rapped on the pads, ball was sliding down leg
8.4 -
Usama Mir to Gayle, 1 run, fraction short and on the stumps, Gayle rocks back and pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg
8.4 -
Usama Mir to Gayle, wide, another down leg, Gayle doesn't bother with it, earns a bonus run for his side
8.3 -
Usama Mir to Delport, 1 run, eased down to long-off
8.2 -
Usama Mir to Gayle, 1 run, run, pushed it across the left-hander, Gayle cuts it behind square on the off-side, sweeper moves to his right and keeps it to a single
8.1 -
Usama Mir to Delport, 1 run, run, Delport comes down the track and yorks himself, squeezes the drive to long-off
8.1 -
Usama Mir to Gayle, 2 wides, wides, turning down leg, Gayle fails to get any wood on the glance, Rahim doesn't glove and two extras added to the total
7.6 -
Tanvir to Delport, FOUR, a very expensive from Tanvir, 15 runs came off it. The momentum has shifted now. Pitched up and in the swinging arc, Delport drills it uppishly to the long-off fence, the fielder was a mere spectator
7.5 -
Tanvir to Gayle, 1 run, fraction short and on off, Gayle gets his front leg out of the way and hoicks it to deep square leg. Another mistimed shot from him
7.4 -
Tanvir to Delport, 1 run, good length ball on off, Delport knocks it to long-on
7.3 -
Tanvir to Delport, FOUR, back of a length on off, Delport stays on the front foot and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, the fielder did all the hard work of getting there, gets a hand as well but the ball escapes to hit the rope
7.2 -
Tanvir to Gayle, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Gayle slices it off the outer half of the bat to sweeper cover
7.1 -
Tanvir to Gayle, FOUR, not middled, but with the short boundaries, any mishit from the big man will travel. Length ball on off, Gayle slugs in front of square on the leg-side, gives deep mid-wicket no chance
6.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, quicker and on off, Delport pushes it firmly back to the bowler. The Karchi skipper has finished bowling quota, ends with economical figures: 4-0-25-0
6.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, 1 run, looped up and gets a bit of turn, Gayle drops it with soft hands in front of point, looks up at Delport and he responds
6.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, fraction short and around off, Delport makes room and flays it along the carpet to deep extra cover
6.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, 1 run, tossed up on leg-stump, Gayle is happy to nudge in front of square on the leg-side and settle with a single
6.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, slanting into the pads, Delport leans forward and works it square on the leg-side
6.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, darted into the blockhole, Delport brings his bat down and jams it back to Malik
5.6 -
Tanvir to Gayle, no run, fullish and stays a touch low, Gayle prefers to hang back in the crease and bunt it to cover
5.5 -
Tanvir to Gayle, no run, shortens the length and gets it to straighten, Gayle does well to play it late, opens the bat face and steers it to short third man
5.4 -
Tanvir to Delport, 1 run, any other batsman and that would have been two. But not with Gayle. On a length and just outside off, Delport drives it on the up through extra cover, mid-off hunts the ball down
5.3 -
Tanvir to Delport, FOUR, short and down leg, asking to be put away, Delport helps it along the way and collects four more. Fine leg was inside the ring and he barely moved
5.2 -
Tanvir to Delport, no run, looked like a slower one. Moved away slightly, Delport was ages early into the shot, is beaten on the outside edge
5.1 -
Tanvir to Delport, no run, starts with one in the blockhole, the line was outside off, Delport gets a big stride forward, almost on his knee, fails to dig it out
Sohail Tanvir, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, SIX, a flat six. Hardly left the ground. Gayle brings out the dancing shoes, gets a bit too close to the ball, but manages to lift his back leg up and smash it over the long-on fence for his first six
4.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, teased up on off, Delport eases it to mid-on and hares across to the other end
4.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, Malik goes up for another LBW. And as last time was almost on his knees while appealing. The slider which skids on, Delport is beaten for pace and is rapped on the pads. The ball was snaking down leg. Top decision from the umpire
4.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, FOUR, flight on the delivery and Malik pays the price. Delport backs away to the leg-side, gets underneath that and hammers it over the bowler's head. Lahore needed that as the asking rate has touched 10
4.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, 1 run, tossed up and it gripped the surface, Gayle checked his shot and pushed it towards extra cover, calls for a quick single and he had to sprint to make his ground
4.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, straighter one and angling in from round the wicket, Delport goes back in the crease and works it square on the leg-side
3.6 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, 1 run, after being hit for a four, Sohail Khan delivers six slower ones, Delport shimmies down, is deceived in pace, adjusts and taps it square on the leg-side
3.5 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, no run, Sohail Khan is giving no pace for the batsman, Delport is early into the flick, the leading edge dribbles away towards mid-off
3.4 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, 1 run, back of the hand slower ball, on the pads, nudged away to mid-wicket
3.3 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, 1 run, finally, gets the off-speed delivery right, Delport wrists it to mid-on and rotates strike
3.3 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, wide, another one down leg, Sohail Khan is not getting his radar right on the slower one, Delport had nothing to do with it
Round the wicket...
3.3 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, wide, the slower delivery goes wrong, slips it down leg, too far for Delport to reach it, bonus run for Lahore
3.2 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, FOUR, Delport was feeling the heat, releases all of it with this hit. Gives the charge to Sohail Khan, converts it into a full length delivery and tonks it over mid-off, almost carried the distance
3.1 -
Sohail Khan to Delport, no run, good length ball on off, Delport stays on the leg-stump and knocks it to cover
2.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, bit of extra bounce, Delport rides it and punches towards mid-off, calls for Gayle for a quick single and the West Indian puts in the long yards
2.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, 1 run, sliding onto the pads, milked into the leg-side - in front of square, for a single
2.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, no run, pushed through around off, punched back to the bowler, Malik flings a needless throw at the striker's end. Gayle was going nowhere
2.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, no run, this time throws this up, brave! Gayle eases it gently towards mid-off
2.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, 1 run, no flight whatsoever from Malik, Delport nudges it to the unmanned mid-wicket region, over to Gayle
2.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, drifting onto the pads, Delport can't meet with the flick, the ball hit the pad and drops to the on-side
1.6 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, FOUR, stand and deliver stuff from the Jamaican. Length ball on off and middle, Gayle gets his front leg out of the way, heaves it over mid-wicket for a one bounce four
1.5 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, no run, quick short delivery angled across off, Gayle pulls and misses. Was undone for pace there. Good carry as well to Rahim
1.4 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, no run, Malik saves a cetain boundary. Gayle hammers the length delivery in the air to the left of the bowler, Sohail Khan put his hand but it evaded him. Malik gets across from mid-on, dives and stops
1.3 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, no run, good length ball on the stumps, taps it with soft hands to the off-side
1.2 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, FOUR, edged and four. The length remains the same as the previous delivery, but it came with width and Gayle threw his bat at that, the outside edge flew over the slip fielder and thudded into the third man fence
1.1 -
Sohail Khan to Gayle, no run, short of length in the channel around off, Gayle brings his bat inside the line and lets it pass
Sohail Khan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, FOUR, that just rubs salt into the wound. A four to ruin the over. That all that short, Delport uses the depth of the crease and slashes it to the deep backward point fence
0.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, huge shout for lbw. Malik was literally pleading with the umpire. He still can't believe that Delport is out in the middle. The straighter one around off, Delport stoops low and misses the sweep, is struck on the pad. The only thing that could have saved him is the impact, might have been just outside off
0.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, floated up on off, Delport prods forward and keeps it out
0.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Delport, no run, teased up invitingly outside off, Delport has a sighter, lifts his bat and lets it go
A slip in place..
0.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, nurdled away in front of square on the leg-side, off the mark with the single
0.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Gayle, no run, flighted just outside off, Gayle strides forward and drills the drive to cover. It's a crowd catch and Bopara also does his best to outfox the people in the ground
Gayle and Delport are at the crease. Gayle is on strike. Shoaib Malik will open the attack