19.3 -
Sami to Naveed, FOUR, would you believe? A high full toss and but for the outside edge, it could have gone unpunished. Naveed looks to flay it through covers, not behind the line and the edge runs away to third man
18.3 -
Amir to Muhammad Usman, FOUR, and this wide yorker from over the wicket has been shown the ropes. Slid deeper, slices it over a leaping point and gets another boundary
15.4 -
Sami to Amjad Javed, FOUR, arrogant stuff to follow that. Fetch that bowler! Backs away, gets his bat high and thwarts it over mid-off, one bounce over the ropes
15.1 -
Sami to Amjad Javed, FOUR, everything's quick for a fast bowler. Javed wanted to tonk it across the line. Gets blindfolded and swings, ekes out a top-edge that beats Irfan's jog from third man
15.0 -
Shoaib Malik to Muhammad Usman, FOUR, gets some width. This is ordinary. Plays it late and cuts it past backward point for a deft one to follow a I-punish-you maximum
14.0 -
Irfan to Amjad Javed, FOUR, top-edge and over the keeper. Irfan digs it on a length and Javed aims for a mighty heave over mid-wicket, the edge flies over the keeper and dribbles away to the third man fence
12.4 -
Afridi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, another one that'a a little too straight from Afridi and Anwar goes for the lap sweep and helps it over the fielder inside the ring at short fine, third consecutive boundary and Afridi is seen shaking his head, he is not a happy chappie
12.3 -
Afridi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, well! Anwar has decided to take the aerial route. Makes room and gets to the pitch of the delivery, it was a tossed up delivery and Anwar made good connection. Lofts it off the bottom of the bat but gets it in the gap at deep cover, no chance for the fielder in the deep
12.2 -
Afridi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, right through the legs of Umar Akmal at backward point. Fired full and wide, Anwar slices the drive and it nutmegs a lazy Umar Akmal, through his legs and into the fence
11.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, this time goes deep inside the crease and late-cuts a flatter delivery outside off to the third man fence, well-timed!
5.5 -
Irfan to Usman Mushtaq, FOUR, that's soared off the bat-shoulder and looped up over Hafeez at slip. Such an awkward customer, this Irfan. Slips in a short of length delivery from the first floor, gets it to rise steeply around Mushtaq's shoulder as he hops to fend it off. Lucky boundary
4.1 -
Sami to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, some relief. Full and down the leg-side, Anwar helps himself to a boundary with a tickle fine of fine leg
3.5 -
Irfan to Shahzad, FOUR, ufff, that's a good shot. Moment he saw the length being a fraction full outside off, out came a big forward stride and then the upper body leant wonderfully into the drive through the covers
19.2 -
Sami to Naveed, SIX, that had more height than width. Like Irfan. Short ball on the stumps, Naveed fetched it with a pull. Can't say he timed it off the middle because the ball looked like dipping anytime inside the deep mid-wicket fence. Not to be
17.5 -
Irfan to Amjad Javed, SIX, that as neat as your Wednesday whites. Or the mathematics paper of a backbencher. Clears his front leg, makes room further and tonks it over long-off. Just kept sailing over!
17.2 -
Irfan to Amjad Javed, SIX, wait, what? this was the I-am-trying-to-hide pull. Gets a short ball following him, ducks but then thinks that he has to lay bat on that. Crosses his bat, gets a top-edge that goes all the way over fine leg. Oh, the wood explosion in the bat these days!
14.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Muhammad Usman, SIX, dragged down to the horror that Usman could stand tall, swivel and pummel the mediocrity on that with a pull over backward square leg. Just over, I should say. Nawaz leapt but it went over
11.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Shaiman Anwar, SIX, aggression from Shaiman Anwar, goes for the slog sweep and makes good connection, straight into the mid-wicket stands
7.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Shaiman Anwar, SIX, just over a leaping fielder at long-off. Good, calculated risk from Shaiman Anwar, makes room and goes for an inside out drive. Connected it well and that had enough power to carry over the ropes. Malik backtracks and leaps but to no avail
19.0 -
Amir to Muhammad Usman, out Bowled!! This had to happen. Sometime. Like Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar win. Usman had made room like always, Amir fires in a yorker at his left boot. The ball hurts him and ends his misery by ricocheting onto the stumps. Good cameo this nonetheless. Muhammad Usman b Amir 21(17) [4s-2 6s-1]
13.4 -
Irfan to Shaiman Anwar, out Caught by Sarfraz!! And Irfan gets his man. Yet again it's that extra bounce that does the trick for him. Sees the batsman making room and keeps it on a short of a length and angles it away from the batsman. Anwar was in no position to lay bat on that, pokes it at it tamely and nicks it to the keeper. Shaiman Anwar c Sarfraz b Irfan 46(42) [4s-5 6s-2]
11.0 -
Afridi to Usman Mushtaq, out Caught by Mohammad Nawaz!! Soft dismissal. Mushtaq sinks to one knee and aims a sweep over short fine. The ball is full down leg and Mushtaq got only get a top edge on that. A dolly to Nawaz at short fine. Usman Mushtaq c Mohammad Nawaz b Afridi 9(19) [4s-1]
4.0 -
Irfan to Shahzad, out Caught by Sarfraz!! Irfan has struck with a beauty and UAE are now tottering at 12/3. Can't find much fault with this one. Most of the top-order would have nicked off to that. Disconcerting bounce from a short of length and leaving the batsman with the angle, but close enough to off to compel a stroke. Shahzad is squared up on the back foot and the edge is found. Shahzad c Sarfraz b Irfan 5(3) [4s-1]
2.4 -
Amir to Muhammad Kaleem, out Bowled!! These are danger signs for UAE. Their second opener has gone back to a ball which isn't all that menacing. Slanted in from round the wicket, aiming for the top of off, and it hits the top of off. The batsman is merely a spectator. Don't know what he was trying to do. His feet were chained, the bat came down very late as he tried to angle it through the off-side, and that's the end of that. Muhammad Kaleem b Amir 1(11)
2.0 -
Sami to Rohan Mustafa, out Caught by Afridi!! What a dismal effort. Charges out to Sami so early, allows him to shorten the length, and rather than admitting defeat, he goes through with a heave. Gets it high on the bat and spoons it to Afridi at mid-off. Rohan Mustafa c Afridi b Sami 1(5)