The Lahore players are in a huddle as Quetta openers walk out. This should be a cracker of a chase...
He said that he "builds leagues" around the world and he just lit up Dubai. Chris Gayle arrived late but compensated with a 34-ball 60 that was decked with 6 sixes. Azhar Ali, feeding on the inductive aggression, chipped in with an understandably subtle but agressive 61 and Umar Akmal blazed away in the end, feeding on full toss platters, to make the score Himalayan. This pitch is a "tawa" and a run-flood in response can't be ruled out, specially with a hungry KP waiting to Gayle up the tournament today. Refill your coffee and join us back..
19.6 -
Umar Gul to Dwayne Bravo, no run, hey, what was that? Had his bat reversed to hammer this short ball over the keeper. Ball was quick, Bravo a little awkward and tangled. Misses and Lahore end up on 201
19.5 -
Umar Gul to U Akmal, 1 run, understandably wanted to go bog over mid-wicket. Fetches it with a heave but the ball's too full and is dragged to long-on off the toe-end
19.4 -
Umar Gul to U Akmal, FOUR, goes for the fullish delivery just inside the tramline, Akmal's meets it with protracted hands and flogs it through cover
19.3 -
Umar Gul to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, lovely shot but it's been played straight to the sweeper in the deep. On a good length, Bravo high-elbows the drive but couldn't back it up with better placement
19.2 -
Umar Gul to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, follows Bravo with a full delivery and Bravo has seen this too many times. Opens his bat face while digging it out and beat backward point to race away
19.1 -
Umar Gul to Dwayne Bravo, no run, another fullish delivery, not quite the yorker length and Bravo slices it out while backing away. Straight to KP at backward point
19.1 -
Umar Gul to Dwayne Bravo, no ball, Gul'd. Gone. Fires in a yorker off the first delivery, Bravo was trying to dig it out to third man with an open blade but misses. Clatters the stumps...but wait! Gul has overstepped and it's a free-hit. Like cotton for a candy..oh cricket, why cricket?
18.6 -
Anwar Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, fired in full and Bravo's digs it out employing his wrists. Uppish and to long-on, retains the strike with that run
18.5 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, 1 run, a single of sanity to bring up his fifty off 23 balls. Second-fastest of the tournament. On the pads and he nudges it to mid-wicket
18.4 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, SIX, and with the last two being tooo full, this one's being stuffed with lots of short length. Akmal stands tall and upper-cuts it over backward point. Hat-trick of sixes!
18.3 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, SIX, and another! What's with the full tosses? Lower this time on off, Akmal sinks lower and heaves it pancake-flat over long-on
18.2 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, SIX, full toss and it's like a rom-com movie. All predictable. Knee-high, Akmal bends his front knee a touch and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket
18.1 -
Anwar Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, fullish delivery veering down leg, Bravo turns and clips it to deep backward square leg
Anwar has been dry-washed for 26 runs today. His last over..
17.6 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, slung in on the pads, Bravo clips it to mid-wicket and keeps the strike
17.5 -
Elliott to U Akmal, 1 run, goes back to his no-pace mantra, on a length and Akmal punch-defends to long-off
17.4 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, quicker and fuller, Bravo drives it through cover
17.3 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, that was a a monstrous attempt at a heave. Legcutter on off, Bravo swung through it, found the outside edge on the bat swing and it races away wide of the keeper
17.2 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, no run, and another dot. Follows Bravo with a length ball, and Bravo can only slice it to cover-point
17.1 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, no run, keeps his boots glued but arches back to make room, thumps the cut to backward point
17.1 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, wide, down the leg-side, Bravo turns to glance but doesn't connect
16.6 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, SIX, boom! Slower ball that bled. fuller in length, Akmal backs away, gets under it and thumps it over deep mid-wicket
16.5 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, FOUR, not at all in control. Deep square leg came gushing in, threw himself forward but the ball bounces underneath him to the fences. Shortish ball it was and pulled half-controlled round the corner
16.4 -
Anwar Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, stays flat-footed and uses the width for a steer to third man
The honking truck on my screen signals 150 for Lahore..
16.3 -
Anwar Ali to U Akmal, 1 run, fullish on off, Akmal drives and just jets off for the single
16.2 -
Anwar Ali to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, you can put it as a half-deliberate edge to third man. Cut away, half-in-control and the ball rolls away
16.1 -
Anwar Ali to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, BRAVO! That's the shot of the night. Back of a length, Bravo stands tall and punches it on the up. Through mid-off and he ended up with his back arched and bat high to pose for the cameras
Anwar Ali [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Elliott to U Akmal, no run, teasingly slow. Akmal was early into his flashy cut, completes his shot and then sees the ball arrive only to beat the top-edge
15.5 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, this one's steered to third man with an open blade
15.4 -
Elliott to Dwayne Bravo, no run, good length outside off, Bravo stands taller and punches the defence back
15.3 -
Elliott to U Akmal, 1 run, hurries in from a length, Akmal goes deep and tucks it off his pads to deep mid-wicket
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, out Caught by Anwar Ali!! The shot was on. Slower ball on a length and on the pads, the kind of balls that are butchered for the cricket dinner, Ali bends low and swipes it uppishly. Finds deep mid-wicket squatting to pouch that. End of a welcome innings from Ali. Azhar Ali c Anwar Ali b Elliott 61(45) [4s-7 6s-2]
Elliott to Azhar Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.1 -
Elliott to U Akmal, 1 run, off-pace outside off, Akmal opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man
Grant Elliott [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Babar to U Akmal, 1 run, and another one. Wake me up when full tossathon ends. Slower and higher this time, Akmal sanely drives it to long-on
14.5 -
Babar to U Akmal, FOUR, another full toss. It's a buffet. On the pads, Akmal met it with Warney's wrists and clips it away through mid-wicket
14.4 -
Babar to U Akmal, 2 runs, bends forward and clips this ball stylishly to long-on
14.3 -
Babar to U Akmal, FOUR, high full toss outside off and it's been sliced, like your morning bread. Opens his bat, gets on top of the bounce with protracted hands and gets it away behind point
14.2 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, slower delivery on off, Ali was deceived amidst his shimmy and clubs it all mistimed to long-on
14.1 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, FOUR, that's been drilled. Flatter outside off, Ali hits through the line and tonks it through mid-off. A dive at long-off but it's not good enough
That's a strategic time-out for the players and my fingers..
13.6 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, with his legs wide, Ali bends his front leg and cross-bats this ball to long-on
13.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, no run, slower delivery wide of off, turns away and beats Ali's cut again
13.4 -
Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, 1 run, drifts in full on middle, Akmal takes his front leg out and drags the ball to deep mid-wicket
13.3 -
Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, no run, speared in outside off, pitches and turns away. Akmal flashes the cut but the extra bounce meant that it beat the top-edge
13.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, flighted fuller, Ali backs away and wrists it away to long-on
13.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, Ali throws his hands on the drive but it's not good enough to take it past extra cover
12.6 -
Babar to U Akmal, no run, hint of width that's digested with a rock-back cut shot that's played straight to backward point
12.5 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, this time flays a tossed up delivery through cover with his weight leaning backwards
12.4 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, FOUR, there's his half-century! Gets a PSL fifty on his cricket resume. Flighted delivery, Ali leans into a drive and bludgeons it through covers
12.3 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, no run, another one cannoned on a very full length, Ali jams it back out
12.2 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, no run, nearly shot on a yorker length, Ali goes deeper and digs it out towards mid-on, Babar runs across and cuts it off
12.1 -
Babar to U Akmal, 1 run, fired across the batsman and the line's down leg, Akmal half-turns and tucks it to mid-wicket
11.6 -
Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, 1 run, tossed up full, Akmal squeezes it to long-off with a drive, retains the strike with that run
11.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, shortish delivery, Ali rocks back, gets his bat flat and forehands it down the ground for a single
11.4 -
Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, 1 run, arches back and drives this tossed up delivery through cover
11.3 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, dragged down, Ali bends forward and half-pulls half-sweeps it to mid-wicket
11.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, 1 run, quicker delivery on the pads, Akmal works it to long-on and gets a single
The score is 111-1 in 11.1 overs. A onederful score.
11.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, fired in on the middle, Ali backs away and nurdles it to mid-wicket
Mohammad Nawaz, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, hanger ball that swerves in but it's a full toss, Ali flicks it to mid-wicket and robs a single
10.5 -
Babar to U Akmal, 1 run, nudged round the corner to square leg
Umar Akmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.4 -
Babar to Gayle, out Caught by Ahmed Shehzad!! And you know what? Another Diwali bonus in a full toss avatar and he's gone paupers. Knee-high full toss and this should have seen the near empty stands. Gayle perhaps goes too hard, mistimes it and lobs a straight catch to long-on. The show's over. You may leave the theatre now. Gayle c Ahmed Shehzad b Babar 60(34) [4s-3 6s-6]
Babar to Gayle, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Gayle is gone!
10.3 -
Babar to Gayle, SIX, he eats, sleeps and churns out sixes like a mill. And a full toss is like a Diwali bonus. Stays put, swings his bat and swings it over long-on
10.2 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, saw Ali making room, fires in the arm-ball, Ali arches back to create more room and thumps the late-cut through cover
10.1 -
Babar to Gayle, 1 run, full toss drifting on leg-stump, Gayle stays put, bends and flogs it through mid-on
Zulfiqar Babar [1.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Nabi to Gayle, 1 run, arm ball and Gayle does well, softly pats it in front of the cover fielder and sets off for a run
9.5 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, 1 run, stays in the crease this time and opens the face of the bat a touch to pat it towards the cover region for a single
9.4 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, FOUR, reverse lap in action and Ali does well to get his bat behind this flighted delivery, beats the fielder at short third man with ease
9.3 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, no run, yorker that drifted into Ali and he manages to just dig it out
9.2 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, no run, cracks the drive off the front foot on this tossed up delivery but cannot beat the fielder at cover
9.1 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, SIX, round the wicket and angling away from Ali, he is hardly bothered by that, goes deep in the crease and sinks on one knee, flogs it over the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a maximum
8.6 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, 1 run, Ali waits for it and tucks in front of square on the on-side to retain the strike for the next over
8.5 -
Elliott to Gayle, 1 run, similar to the previous delivery but this time, Gayle pushes it from the crease to the fielder at cover for single
8.4 -
Elliott to Gayle, no run, fuller length delivery and Gayle defends it from the crease
8.3 -
Elliott to Gayle, FOUR, fifty for Gayle, full toss and breakfast stuff for Gayle, cracks the extra cover drive and no one moved inside the ring
8.2 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, Ali works it away to mid-wicket
8.1 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, FOUR, edged and that runs away to the third man fence, Ali went hard on the cut and got a thick outside edge that beat the fielder at short third man
8.1 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, wide, the keeper was appealing for a caught behind but was left heartbroken with the umpire spreading his arms and adjudging it as wide. Fuller delivery outside off and Ali went for the cut, did not connect with and it was signalled as wide
7.6 -
Nabi to Gayle, no run, and Nabi manages to keep Gayle silent on the last delivery of the over, keeps it slower through the air on off and Gayle guards it out towards cover-point
7.5 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, 1 run, quicker one on the pads of Ali and he nudges it in front of square on the on-side for a single
7.4 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, no run, flatter delivery and Ali clips it straight to the fielder at short fine leg
7.3 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, FOUR, in the air but safe, Ali goes for the sweep and gets it off the top edge, the ball carries over the fielder at short fine leg and races away
7.2 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, SIX, comes down the track and connects with the heave, the ball just carries over the fence at deep mid-wicket
7.1 -
Nabi to Gayle, 1 run, beautiful work of fielding at extra cover this time, almost created the confusion between the two batsmen, but they go with the run, shortish delivery and Gayle pushes it towards Elliot at extra cover and set off
6.6 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, no run, slower delivery and Ali comes down the track and gets beaten by the lack of pace, the keeper collects it on one bounce
6.5 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, no run, length delivery and Ali pushes it back to the bowler
6.4 -
Elliott to Gayle, 1 run, better delivery from Elliott, keeps it on short of a good length and Gayle punch-drives it to the fielder at long-off
6.3 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Ali works it to the mid-wicket region and now we have Gayle on strike
6.2 -
Elliott to Azhar Ali, no run, short of a good length delivery on the legs of Ali, he whips it straight to the fielder at short fine leg
6.1 -
Elliott to Gayle, 1 run, slower and shortish, Elliott will think he got away with that, Gayle cuts it and the fielder at cover-point fumbles to get Gayle off strike. Elliott won't mind that misfield
Grant Elliott, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Nabi to Gayle, 1 run, flatter one on the pads of Gayle, he clips it behind square on the on-side for a single
5.5 -
Nabi to Gayle, no run, there was a slip for this delivery and it almost came into play, Gayle was looking to defend it from the crease, the ball came in with the angle and left Gayle to beat his bat
So how will Nabi contain Gayle?
5.4 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, 1 run, too full and Ali eases it down to long-on for another single
5.3 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, FOUR, this time Ali connects with the sweep and it looked good, no chance for the fielder scouting the deep square leg fence, the ball races away to the ropes
5.2 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, no run, perfect delivery to sweep, tossed up and outside off, Ali does not get it off the bat, the ball rolls down towards short third man
5.1 -
Nabi to Azhar Ali, FOUR, uses his feet this time but the length is short, Ali adjusts well and cuts it through the backward point region
Mohammad Nabi, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, brings out the sweep this time and connects with it, the ball races to the fielder at deep backward square leg
4.5 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, no run, quicker one on the stumps and Ali bunts it down the pitch off the front foot
4.4 -
Babar to Gayle, 1 run, to long on, fuller from Babar and he tries to go too hard, gets it off the toes of the bat to long-on for a single
4.3 -
Babar to Gayle, SIX, when he is hitting good deliveries for sixes, why bowl a low full toss, dangles it full on his pads and Gayle clubs it wide of the fielder at long-on, who is a mere spectator on this occasion
4.2 -
Babar to Gayle, SIX, quick hands, that will make McCullum proud, flatter delivery on the legs and Gayle flicks it over the deep mid-wicket region
4.1 -
Babar to Azhar Ali, 1 run, stays leg-side of this tossed up delivery and eases it down to long-off for a single
4.1 -
Babar to Gayle, 2 wides, slips this one down the leg-side and Gayle misses the sweep, the keeper fails to collect it cleanly and the batsmen sneak in one extra run
Zulfiqar Babar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, 1 run, the good Pakistani yorker from Gul, the credit though goes to Gayle, who got his bat down in time, despite that high backlift, dugs it out towards mid-wicket and scampers across for a single
3.5 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, no run, full toss and Gayle tried to use the angle from Gul, who was coming round the wicket, did not get it off the meat. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball trickles down the pitch
3.4 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, no run, bumper and angling away, Gayle ignores it, he can afford these leaves in T20s
3.3 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, no run, inside edge as Gayle looks to clip this fuller length delivery into the on-side, the ball rolls away to cover
3.2 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, SIX, now Gul faces the wrath. Nothing wrong with the delivery, touch short and a little wide of off, Gayle fetches the pull from there and dispatches it out of sight, the next time the ball was spotted, it was deep into the stands at the deep mid-wicket
3.1 -
Umar Gul to Azhar Ali, 1 run, length delivery outside off and Ali is happy to bring Gayle back on strike, opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man
2.6 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, short delivery and that will save Ali's life. Gayle goes for the pull without rotating his body and misses it completely
2.5 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, SIX, and another six, did not time it at all, but the big bat and bigger muscle does the job, slower delivery on off and Gayle tonked it over long-off
2.4 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, shortish delivery angling away, Gayle tries to cut it from the crease, gets it off the bottom part of the bat, back to the bowler
2.3 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, SIX, when you have got so much power, you do not need to transfer weight, this time it was full and Gayle just lofted it from the crease, the ball sailed well over the ropes at the long-off fence
2.2 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, full and on the stumps, that made a thud sound as it came off Gayle's bat, did not penetrate the off-side field though
2.1 -
Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, 1 run, too much of movement from Azhar Ali this time, went across and forward, the length was not short enough to go for the big one, did well to tuck it into the on-side
1.6 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, FOUR, full toss and timing would do, did not use a single muscle perhaps, just let the ball meet the willow and opened the face a touch to beat the two fielders stationed in the cover region, the ball raced away in a jiffy
1.5 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, no run, lazy legs from Gayle, wanted to push this fuller length delivery from the crease, the ball went away with the angle of Gul and eluded the bat of Gayle
1.4 -
Umar Gul to Gayle, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angling away from Gayle, who stands tall and punches it through the cover region, there is not enough leg behind it and the fielder cuts it off before the fence
1.3 -
Umar Gul to Azhar Ali, 1 run, waits for this back of a length delivery and tucks off the back foot in front of square on the on-side for a single
1.2 -
Umar Gul to Azhar Ali, no run, full and Ali makes room to crack it through the off-side, made no connection at all and toe-ended it to mid-off
1.1 -
Umar Gul to Azhar Ali, no run, starts with a back of a length delivery that angles into the abdomen region of Ali, who fails to work it away into the on-side
Umar Gul, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling into Ali and he goes around and tucks it softly to mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run
0.5 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, 1 run, uppish but safe, Gayle punches it in the air, off the outer part of the bat, the ball rolls down to the fielder at third man for a single
0.4 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, slower delivery on the leg-stick, Gayle gets a tad squared up but the ball rolls towards the fielder at cover
0.3 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, full again and Gayle tries to pick the bones of it, does not find the gap and hits it straight to the fielder at cover
0.2 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Gayle gets his bat in line of the delivery, defends it towards the off-side
0.1 -
Anwar Ali to Gayle, FOUR, full and just outside off, the kind of juicy one Gayle would have wanted. Does not try to hit it too hard, caresses past mid-off for an easy four
Gayle and Azhar Ali are at the crease. Gayle is on strike. Anwar Ali will open the attack
That's it for today. Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi first up followed by Islamabad United vs Lahore Qalandars tomorrow for the double-header. Who will grab the fourth play-off berth? Karachi or Lahore? Karachi are through if they win and will dump Lahore out. Have a good night's sleep and join us for both the potential nail-biting encounters. Cheers and ta-ta.
Sarfraz Ahmed: Very good wicket and credit to Bismillah Khan for his innings. Any amount of appreciation will fall short. Nabi played well too. I knew that if we had a batsman till the end, we will win. You can't help if such big players play on a ground with small boundaries. It's good that we have rotated players and are still winning. Vivian Richards is as good a person as he was a player. Very humble and we are enjoying our time with him. I am learning a lot as a captain. I try to keep myself calm. Sanga and KP backed me today and I hope that I will learn a lot after PSL too. My owner takes a lot of tension [chuckles].
Azhar Ali: When you score 200, you think you have good runs on the board. But they started very well. We leaked too many runs in the first 6 overs. When they needed 8rpo, we needed out best bowlers to bowl then. Still no regret in letting a spinner bowl the last over. Last game is a must-win and we have to rely on others. Guys tried hard though.
Bismillah Khan: They trusted me and it helped me perform. Performing in a winning team is easier. Moin Khan and others gave me a lot of confidence. People must be celebrating in Quetta. This cricket is easier than the one in Quetta; here there is just some more pressure. I have played U19, then played First Class. I am thankful that I am doing well. Played in the Emerging Camp too.
Bismillah Khan is the Man of the Match for his 30-ball 55 on his PSL debut
What a match! The pitch signalled a run-fest and boy, did it not turn out to be one! 200+ pitted against 200+. A wicket in Ehsan Adil's second over which would have been expected to cut the runs off. But Pietersen walked in and tonked the next five balls for boundaries. Bismillah Khan delighted with a half-century to jet off Gladiators and entertain hopes of an early finish but Bravo walked in, consumed both the well-set batsmen to flip the game on its head. After Adil felled Sarfraz and Sanga in his 2-wicket over, the game looked over but there was a twist. Nabi walked out, entertained with 3 fours and 2 sixes to steal the match away. It's simple for Karachi now - they have to win their match tomorrow to go through.
19.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Nabi, FOUR, Nabi has done it in style. Quetta Gladiators trickle home by 2 wickets. And that ball was what your grandmum will bowl to you. Wide, wide ball outside off, Nabi threw his bat at it and ended up slicing it over deep point! Protracted hands, fetched the ball and hammered it for a one-bounce four to nail a win
19.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Babar, 1 run, dropped? Low full toss, Babar shimmies out and drills it back at the bowler. Falls just in front of Zohaib Khan who threw himself on the ground but could only half-stop the ball. Parried to mid-on for a single
A boundary to finish? Or a Super over?
19.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Nabi, 1 run, drifting in outside off, Nabi goes for the booming drive and skews it off the inside edge to short fine
5 runs in 3 balls..
19.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Nabi, SIX, SIX! SIX! SIX! What did I mention about this match? Length ball has been assassinated. Swings his arms and flogs this ball over deep mid-wicket. Always looked like it would just drop inside the ropes but it overwhelmed to sail over
19.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Nabi, FOUR, executes the full ball again but it's met with more class. Squeezed out for the bowler's head and it pierces the long-on and long-off boundary
19.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Nabi, no run, fired in full, it's back out to the bowler who fields and turns around in a flash to flick the bails off at the bowler's end. Babar aborted the backing up, dragged his bat in and was found to be in on the umpire referral
Zohaib Khan [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nabi, 1 run, slides across his stumps and makes room for a clipped single to deep mid-wicket
Zulfiqar Babar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Anwar Ali, out Caught by U Akmal!! Umar Akmal swoops in from nowhere and gobbles that up straight down the ground. Runs across from cow corner to pouch that. This looked like a well-timed loft but not much power. Dragged his back leg further back to propel the shot but couldn't get the distance. Anwar Ali c U Akmal b Dwayne Bravo 6(8)
Dwayne Bravo to Anwar Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nabi, 1 run, full and outside off, Nabi tonks it along the ground to long-on employing protracted hands
18.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nabi, no run, a ball robbed of all pace, Nabi swings but the ball grips and moves away enough to just flirt with the edge
18.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nabi, FOUR, and another one! Slower one, Nabi wanted to glide it fine but eked out an outside edge that runs to the third man fence
18.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Nabi, SIX, going...going...gone! Nabi hasn't given up. Full outside off, walks down the track and slices it over over deep extra cover
Dwayne Bravo [3.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Anwar Ali, no run, what a lovely, lovely way to end his spell. Might have turned the match after intially getting KP-ragged for five consecutive boundaries. Gets it on a fuller length and gets it to swing away Anderson-late, Ali went for the loft down the ground and the ball beat his outside edge
17.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Nabi, 1 run, full and straight, Nabi lets his head fall over and wrists it away to long-on
17.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Nabi, 2 runs, on a length outside off, Nabi punches it with an angled bat to the sweeper
Mohammad Nabi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Mohammad Nawaz, out Caught by Rizwan!! Someone's jumping in the corporate box and it has to be Lahore Qalandars's owner. Riches-to-Rags-to-Riches match for Ehsan Adil. Good length ball swinging away late, Nawaz swings across the line, manages a feather behind and the keeper snaffles it. Mohammad Nawaz c Rizwan b Ehsan Adil 0(2)
Ehsan Adil to Mohammad Nawaz, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, a full-blooded drive off this full ball but straight to cover
17.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Anwar Ali, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Ali push-drives to long-off
Mohammad Nawaz, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.6 -
K Cooper to Elliott, out Caught by Ehsan Adil!! And the match's turning. A flurry of wickets and Ehsan Adil has another victim, this time with a catch at short fine. Elliott bent low with a pick-up flick but placed it straight to Adil who wasn't sure about the catch. Had dived in front and wrapped his fingers over the ball. Replays, initially unclear, suggested that Adil had done a fine job and after millions of replays, the decision was ruled against Elliott. Elliott c Ehsan Adil b K Cooper 3(3)
K Cooper to Elliott, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Short fine leg isn't sure about the catch and it's been referred upstairs. Not a no-ball by a distance. The zoomer is very blurred, even with my thick glasses on. Cannot infer anything and the moments like these, I am grateful that I am not the TV umpire. It looks good to Alan Wilkins on air. Okay, better pictures have arrived and it looks out to me now. OUT!
16.5 -
K Cooper to Elliott, 2 runs, but for a better throw, Elliott was gone! Squeezed out the drive to the sweeper and perhaps took the brace for granted
16.4 -
K Cooper to Anwar Ali, 1 run, the free-hit delivery is a full ball on middle, Ali turns it to mid-wicket
16.4 -
K Cooper to Anwar Ali, no ball, 2 runs, too high and it's been called a no-ball. The batsman was surprised, the ball arrived late and the top-edge was found on the bat swat. On the bounce to the keeper and the batsmen sneak in two runs too
16.3 -
K Cooper to Elliott, 1 run, full on the pads and it's clipped away to deep mid-wicket
16.2 -
K Cooper to Anwar Ali, 1 run, gets lower inside his crease and flogs this with a horizontal bat to long-on
16.1 -
K Cooper to Anwar Ali, no run, curls in on a fuller length outside off, Ali pushes it down the ground
Kevon Cooper [3.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack
Grant Elliott, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Sangakkara, out Bowled!! Two in the over! How fortunes change. Wicket to start the innings, then a run-flood and then this over from Ehsan Adil, the man who started it all. Full on off, Sangakkara was late into his drive and the ball took the off stick down. Lots of deliberation over the no ball, Adil's found to be fine and finally Sangakkara walks back. Sangakkara b Ehsan Adil 37(26) [4s-4]
Ehsan Adil to Sangakkara, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
15.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Sangakkara, no run, Aleem Dar thought it's just inside the line. Full toss curling away in the air, Sangakkara found it too wide to glide it away and it was a touch-and-go case. Swung away further after passing the bat and perhaps that's why not called
The dew-drying white towels are out..have been for a while
15.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Anwar Ali, 1 run, wanted to work it into the leg-side, closes the bat face early and the leading edge rolls to extra cover
Anwar Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Sarfraz, out Bowled!! And Ehsan Adil's misery perhaps seems to be over. Wicket. Dry wash. Wicket. Sarfraz shuffled too far across to paddle the ball to fine leg, misses the straight delivery which cannons into the wood behind. Zing bails light up, Sarfraz falls and screams out a change in batting order as he walks back. Is there life in this match still? Sarfraz b Ehsan Adil 21(17) [4s-2]
Ehsan Adil to Sarfraz, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
15.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Sarfraz, FOUR, to put it simply, Ehsan Adil is not having a good day. Followed Ahmed with a full ball down leg, Ahmed could still create room and drag it off the inside half to deep mid-wicket. Uppish and vrooms away
15.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Sangakkara, 1 run, on a good length on the pads, Sangakkara stands tall and lets out a hold-and-release pull shot to backward square
Ehsan Adil [2.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack
Riches-to-Rags Adil is back..
14.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sangakkara, 1 run, slower delivery, Sangakkara shimmies to tonk it over the leg-side circle, is foxed by the pace and spoons it short of mid-on
14.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sarfraz, 1 run, comes down the track and thumps this full delivery to long-off for an urgent single
14.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sangakkara, 1 run, bends forward and clips it round the corner
14.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sarfraz, 1 run, glided to short third man with an open blade
14.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sangakkara, 1 run, hara-kiri out there. This full ball followed Sanga who nudges it in front of point. Sarfraz hurries to the other end but collides with Bravo running forward to field. Topples Sarfraz, gets to the ball and hurls the ball at the bowler's end. Direct hit but on review, Sangakkara was found to be in
14.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sarfraz, 1 run, swerving in full toss, Ahmed shuffles to get behind it and punches it to long-on
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-12-2] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Delport to Sangakkara, FOUR, neater than my mathematics paper at school. Creamed. Timed. And with that delicious and flowy loft down the ground, the fifty-run partnership comes up too. Just 32 balls
13.5 -
Delport to Sarfraz, 1 run, hard hands to flat-bat this delivery down the ground. Mistimed to long-on and it's a single
13.4 -
Delport to Sarfraz, 2 runs, full on middle, Ahmed had his front leg out and flicked the ball between deep mid-wicket and long-on
13.3 -
Delport to Sangakkara, 1 run, worked off the pads to mid-wicket for a quick single
13.2 -
Delport to Sangakkara, 2 runs, on a length on off, Sangakkara shuffles to get behind and chips it over Delport for a brace to long-on
13.1 -
Delport to Sangakkara, FOUR, deft. Leans in, opens the face of the bat late and steers it away wide of deep backward point
Cameron Delport [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
K Cooper to Sangakkara, 1 run, angled across on a fuller length, Sangakkara bends his front knee and drives to long-on for a single
12.5 -
K Cooper to Sangakkara, no run, full and outside off, Sangakkara leans forward and squeezes it out to Cooper
12.4 -
K Cooper to Sangakkara, FOUR, this was a giftwrapped leg-side delivery. Back of a length down leg, Sangakkara rose higher and tucked it away through fine leg
12.3 -
K Cooper to Sangakkara, 2 runs, hurled in fuller, Sangakkara gets behind with a shuffle and lofts it over. Cooper stuck his left hand up but it sailed over him
12.2 -
K Cooper to Sarfraz, leg byes, 1 run, fired in full, Ahmed crouches, buries his head but couldn't tickle the ball fine. Takes the pad and scoots away
12.1 -
K Cooper to Sarfraz, 2 runs, good running between the wickets! Flicks this length ball on off to mid-wicket and pushed Sangakkara for the second
Kevon Cooper [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Chase very much on till Sarfraz Khan and Sangakkara hold the reins..75 off 48 required and this gives me the chills of a potential classic. We will wait and watch..
Strategic time-out!
11.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, 2 runs, slower delivery, Sangakkara gets forward and push-drives it to sweeper cover
11.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, FOUR, verring down the leg-side, Sangakkara sinks low and sweeps it away through mid-wicket
11.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, 2 runs, free-hit ball and this is drilled down the ground. Uppish and Sangakkara flung airy to his left but couldn't reach. Two runs to long-on
11.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, no ball, Sangakkara was caught at long-on and it's been given a no-ball! Zohaib Khan had disturbed the zing bails in his delivery stride and the umpire declared the next ball as a free-hit! The ball was on the pads, Sangakkara swiped it away and straight into the hands of long-on...but..
11.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, 1 run, Bravo at deepish extra cover couldn't stop this shimmied drive cleanly and it allows an easy single
11.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, no run, backs away and cuts this ball to cover-point
11.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, FOUR, uses his feet, reincarnates the ball into a full toss and whips it past mid-wicket for a boundary
10.6 -
Delport to Sarfraz, 1 run, fuller length ball outside off, Ahmed opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man
10.5 -
Delport to Sangakkara, 1 run, Umar Akmal pulled out a stylish side-slide at long-on but the dew meant that he slipped a bit. Recovers to stop this drive-push and hurls the ball back
10.4 -
Delport to Sarfraz, 1 run, no pace to time your short. Fullish on off, Ahmed drags the heave off the inner half to mid-on
10.3 -
Delport to Sangakkara, 1 run, fullish and angled in at some pace, Sangakkara wrists it to long-on for a jog-along single
10.2 -
Delport to Sangakkara, 2 runs, straighter and nudged to mid-wicket
10.1 -
Delport to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up outside off, quicker and turning away, Sangakkara misses the glide
Cameron Delport [1.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, leg byes, 1 run, Sangakkara uses his feet but the bowler drags back the length and Sangakkara looks to swipe it, gets it off his front pad to short third man for an extra run
9.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, 1 run, tossed up delivery and Ahmed gets on the front foot to pat it to point for a single
9.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, 1 run, teasing on the off stump, Sangakkara wrists it down to long-on
9.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, 1 run, tossed up but quicker through the air, Ahmed pushes it in front of cover and calls for a quick single, gets it with ease
9.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, no run, flatter on off, Ahmed uses the depth of the crease and clatters the cut to point, where the fielder dived to his left and saved a few runs
9.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Sangakkara, 1 run, short of a good length delivery and Sangakkara works it to mid-wicket for a single
8.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Sangakkara, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads of Sangakkara, he nudges it to fine leg for a single
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, out Caught by Rizwan!! Back to back wickets for Bravo, this time the bouncer does the trick. Khan follows KP into the pavilion, short delivery and Khan went for the pull, was in no position whatsoever, did not even transfer weight, the ball took a thick top edge and skied high, the keeper ran back to his left and stretched his arms to take it with ease. The fine leg was also running in but the keeper called in time to take it. Bismillah Khan c Rizwan b Dwayne Bravo 55(30) [4s-10 6s-1]
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Kumar Sangakkara, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, out Caught by U Akmal!! Pace off the ball and that will take the pace off the game as well, slower delivery and Pietersen went early on the loft, the bat turned in his hands and it ballooned high towards the fielder at long-on, who did not have to move an inch to snaffle it. Pietersen c U Akmal b Dwayne Bravo 34(21) [4s-6]
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, leg byes, 1 run, slower short delivery, Khan swivels across to pull it but does not get it off his bat, the ball rolls down to short fine leg off his wrist and they take one
8.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, 1 run, low full toss once again, Pietersen stays outside the line of the delivery and drills it to long-on
8.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, slower delivery that dipped into Khan as a low full toss, he got his bat down in time and pushed towards the cover region for a single
Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Zohaib Khan to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, darted into Bismillah Khan from outside off, he dabs it in front of third man with soft hands, gets to the other end with ease
7.5 -
Zohaib Khan to Pietersen, 1 run, beautiful looking cover drive on this tossed up delivery, there is a sweeper in position and Pietersen will only get one
7.4 -
Zohaib Khan to Pietersen, no run, very full and Pietersen jams the drive back to the bowler
7.3 -
Zohaib Khan to Pietersen, no run, tad short and Pietersen clatters the cut straight to the fielder at cover point
7.2 -
Zohaib Khan to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, short delivery and Khan cuts it to backward point, where Azhar Ali dives and saves a four, he then recovers and throws at the striker's end, could not get a direct hit else KP would have been struggling
7.1 -
Zohaib Khan to Pietersen, 1 run, the bowler is coming over the wicket with a diagonal angle, Pietersen looks to flick it and gets it to cover off the outside edge for a single
Zohaib Khan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Delport to Pietersen, 1 run, yorker and Pietersen clubs it off the toes of the bat to long-on, retains the strike with that run
6.5 -
Delport to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, waits in the crease and Khan clips it to mid-wicket for a single
6.5 -
Delport to Bismillah Khan, 5 wides, poor delivery, splayed down the leg-side, Khan misses the glance and falls over, the keeper could have effected a stumping but fails to gather and the ball races to the fine leg fence
6.4 -
Delport to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, fifty for Khan , slower delivery and Khan drives it uppishly over the fielder at extra cover
6.3 -
Delport to Pietersen, 1 run, fraction short and Pietersen pulls it to the fielder at deep mid-wicket
6.2 -
Delport to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, length delivery and Khan pats it from the crease to long-on
6.1 -
Delport to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, to deep backward point, the partnership between Bismillah Khan and Pietersen is now 53 runs, fuller length delivery and Khan opens the face of the bat on the cover drive to beat the fielder in the circle and the ball races away
Cameron Delport, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, angled into Khan from a length , he opens the face of the bat on the push and guides it in front of cover, takes a single and will retain the strike for the next over
5.5 -
K Cooper to Pietersen, 1 run, yorker length and Khan jams it towards extra cover and gets to the other end
5.4 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, touch too straight from the bowler and Khan flicks it to the right of the fielder at long-on and sets off
5.3 -
K Cooper to Pietersen, 1 run, fuller length delivery and Pietersen mistimes the drive to mid-off, sets off for a quick single, replays confirm that he made it with ease
5.2 -
K Cooper to Pietersen, no run, right there in the blockhole on off, Pietersen thuds it into the ground and the ball rolls towards the cover region. Two dot balls in a row
5.1 -
K Cooper to Pietersen, no run, not short enough and Pietersen cuts it from the crease, times it well but cannot beat the fielder at cover
4.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, 1 run, low full toss and Pietersen wrists it to long-on for another single
4.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, FOUR, that restores the parity, not a controlled pull but will fetch Pietersen four anyway. Short delivery and Pietersen pulls it away from the fielder at deep backward square leg
4.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, back of a length delivery that angles into Khan from outside off, he does well and dabs it behind point for a single
4.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, 1 run, slower full toss that dipped into Pietersen, he clubs it straight to the fielder at long-on, this has been a relatively quiet over. That's what Bravo can do
4.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Bismillah Khan, 1 run, short and Bismillah Khan pulls it to the right of the fielder at deep backward square leg, gets a single before the fielder runs across and cuts it off
4.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, 1 run, low full toss and it has not gone for a four, cheers to the Lahore bowlers. Pietersen flicks it to long-on and scampers across to the other end
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
The run-rate is 16 right now. On 16th of Feb in the second innings...
3.6 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, this time he gets the blade to meet the steer on this back of a length delivery and the ball runs away to the third man fence
3.5 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, no run, I heard it, commentators heard it but not the umpire and Khan survives the appeal for a caught behind, Khan was trying to run it down to third man and edged into the keeper's gloves, but the umpire denied Cooper the wicket
3.4 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, take another one, length delivery and on off, Khan goes on the up on drive, does not time it but powerplay means that the fielders were in on the off-side and the ball rolls away to the deep cover fence
3.3 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, wherever you bowl, he will hit, fuller length and on off, Khan presents the full face of the bat and lofts it over the bowler's head for another four. KP's aggresssion has rubbed into Khan
3.2 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, no run, length delivery and outside off, Khan wanted to poke at it, gets beatn while forcing the issue
3.1 -
K Cooper to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, leg-side seems Disneyland for the bowlers, everyone wants to go there, length delivery angling in and straying in line, Khan tucks it fine and the ball races away to the fine leg fence
Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Pietersen, FOUR, that is sheer pressure which made him bowl a half-volley on the legs of KP. He obliged and flicked it away from the fielder at short fine leg, 20 runs came off this over and that will mitigate the pain of losing Shehzad early in the innings
2.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Pietersen, FOUR, this is how you grab the bull by its horn, short delivery and Pietersen whip-pulls it to get it past the fielder at short fine leg. Wasn't that wicket of Shehzad supposed to put pressure?
2.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Pietersen, FOUR, hat-trick of fours from Pietersen, just a flick of the wrist on this fuller length delivery, keeps his head straight and beats the fielder at mid-on, who dived to his right
2.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Pietersen, FOUR, and this time repeats the shot, just makes sure that he turned the bat a little too much to beat the fielder at short fine leg, amazing to see the same shot go in two different directions
2.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Pietersen, FOUR, that is typical KP from Pietersen, moves across and covers the line of the delivery, whips it just over the fielder at mid-wicket, gets off the mark with a four
Kevin Pietersen, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Ahmed Shehzad, out Lbw!! Big appeal and Ahmed Shehzad is gone, length delivery and Shehzad moved way too across to work it into the on-side, missed it completely, the ball hit him on the knee roll and since he was deep in the crease, the umpire did not think the ball would have gone over the stumps. There was never a doubt about the line of the delivery, replays show it would have just clipped the bails. Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Ehsan Adil 4(2) [4s-1]
Ehsan Adil to Ahmed Shehzad, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
1.6 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Gohar, he goes for 18 in this over, pitches it well short and Khan has no problems in cutting it through the backward point region
1.5 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, gets closer to the pitch of the delivery and wrists it away to beat the man at mid-on, the ball rolls all along the surface into the fence
1.4 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, short again and Khan decides not to keep it down, cuts it uppishly over the infield at cover and picks up an easy four
1.3 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, no run, short delivery and Khan goes back in the crease to make room, cuts it hard but cannot beat the fielder at cover
1.2 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, SIX, he did not get enough bat on it, but still the ball sails over the fielder at deep mid-wicket, who for a moment was interested in it, tossed up delivery and Khan goes down on one knee and slogged it big
1.1 -
Z Gohar to Bismillah Khan, no run, shortish delivery and Bismillah Khan goes back, punches it straight to the fielder at extra cover
Zafar Gohar, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Shehzad is receiving some medical attention. He is facing some issue with his left wrist, which I think will be strapped as a preventive measure. He is ready at the bowler's end now
0.6 -
Ehsan Adil to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, poor delivery and that will be the first boundary for Shehzad, goes back in the crease and pulls it well in front of mid-wicket, a controlled shot from Shehzad
0.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, leg byes, 1 run, looking for the inswing this time, gets it too close to the batsman, who wants to tuck it behind on the on-side, the ball deflects off his pad and rolls down to the fine leg region for an extra run
0.5 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, wide, and excess of everything is bad, ignore the cliche, length delivery and swung too much to go further away from the batsman, the umpire spreads his arms
0.4 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, no run, swing again and Khan is beaten, it is amazing to see Adil make the ball talk and in this manner
0.3 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, FOUR, straying on the pads of Khan and he whips it away towards deep backward sqaure leg, where the fielder put in a full-fledged dive to his left but could not get his fingers to it
0.2 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, no run, swing again but this time Khan watches it close to the body and pushes back to the bowler
0.1 -
Ehsan Adil to Bismillah Khan, no run, great swing to start off, angles it into Khan and leaves the batter who was opened on the beat
Ahmed Shehzad and Bismillah Khan are at the crease. Bismillah Khan is on strike. Ehsan Adil will open the attack