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Pakistan Super League 2016

Scorecard - 8th Match, Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (08 Feb 2016)

Lahore Qalandars

194/3 (20) RR:9.7

Lahore Qalandars won by 63 runs

MOM: Umar Akmal
Quetta Gladiators

131/10 (16.2) RR:8.02

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19.1 - Anwar Ali to U Akmal, FOUR, Akmal is unstoppable at the moment. Clears his front leg and mows this full length delivery through mid-wicket, no point chasing that lads!

18.4 - Umar Gul to U Akmal, FOUR, full and on the stumps, Akmal stays deep inside the crease and clatters the loft over the bowler's head, raced away!

17.3 - Anwar Ali to U Akmal, FOUR, short and asking for punishment, down leg and Akmal helps it on its way with a pull, placed it along the ground and beat a sprinting long leg to his right

15.0 - Akbar-ur-Rehman to U Akmal, FOUR, short and ample width on offer, Akmal makes room and slashes the cut, beats backward point to his right

12.5 - Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, FOUR, Sarfraz is having a torrid time behind the stumps. But must say It's really a tough chance. Akmal comes down the track and gets an outside edge on the drive, the edge flew quckly to Sarfraz's right and raced away towards the third man fence

11.3 - Nabi to Delport, FOUR, and again! He is picking the spinners well today, crouches low and wallops this flatter delivery in front of square on the leg-side

10.4 - Babar to Delport, FOUR, full toss and that's been smacked away! Pulled powerfully through mid-wicket and the fielder in the deep had no chance

10.3 - Babar to Delport, FOUR, Delport is using his feet well against the spinners, shimmies down the track and clubs this full delivery through mid-wicket

9.2 - Umar Gul to Delport, FOUR, Delport is looking in good nick today. Realised that the length was short and it was angling in towards him, he makes room and clobbered the pull through mid-wicket

7.3 - Umar Gul to Delport, FOUR, short and this time Delport gets his timing right, rocks back and places the pull through mid-wicket, raced away!

6.1 - Babar to Delport, FOUR, lovely execution! Delport gets down on one knee and goes for the reverse sweep, gets it off the middle and beats backward point to his right

5.2 - Nabi to Delport, FOUR, stumping chance missed! Delport got an inside edge too. He comes down the track looking to thump a flatter delivery over the bowler, gets an inside edge which flies to the right of the keeper. Poor keeping from Sarfraz, should have been taken

4.5 - Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, FOUR, just over a leaping backward point! Short and wide, Ali makes room and slices the cut over the fielder

4.2 - Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, FOUR, good use of the feet from Delport, gets to the pitch of this flatter delivery and lofts it over mid-off for a one-bounce four

2.3 - Babar to Azhar Ali, FOUR, slower and short just outside off, Ali leans on the back foot and tucks it off his hip to find the gap through mid-wicket, raced away!

18.5 - Umar Gul to U Akmal, SIX, Akmal is on hit-hit mode today. Short and screaming to be smashed, Akmal swivels and pulls over the long leg fence, straight into the stands!

18.3 - Umar Gul to U Akmal, SIX, that's a mighty strike from Umar Akmal. It was an attempted yorker gone wrong, dishes out a full toss which Akmal thumps over the cow corner fence

16.1 - Babar to U Akmal, SIX, short and flat on middle, Akmal jumps back and pulls it high and handsome for a maximum over the deep mid-wicket fence

16.0 - Nabi to Delport, SIX, see you tommorow! That's right from the middle of the bat, slower and straight, Delport clubs it over the long-on fence

15.3 - Nabi to U Akmal, SIX, fifty for Umar Akmal and what a gem of a knock this has been. This is also the fastest fifty of PSL so far. Goes deep inside the crease and nails this full toss back over the bowler's head

14.5 - Akbar-ur-Rehman to U Akmal, SIX, that's way too short and Akmal had all the time in the world to pick his spot, transfers his weight on the back foot and creams the pull over the cow corner fence

14.2 - Akbar-ur-Rehman to U Akmal, SIX, short and Akmal picked the bones out of this delivery, leant back and muscled the pull over deep mid-wicket for a thunderous maximum

13.3 - Umar Gul to U Akmal, SIX, slower full delivery just outside off, Akmal picked it early and smoked it right out of the screws for a 87-metre six

13.1 - Umar Gul to U Akmal, SIX, ah, shot! This is the best shot of the game so far. Akmal goes deep inside the crease and bludgeons this length delivery straight down the ground for a gun-barrel straight six

12.1 - Mohammad Nawaz to U Akmal, FOUR, short and asking to be put away! Akmal obliges as he rocks back to pull this over mid-wicket for a picture-perfect boundary

11.2 - Nabi to Delport, SIX, imperious striking from Delport! Yet again steps out and thumps this flighted delivery over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum

8.5 - Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, SIX, that's huge! Races down the track and takes this flighted delivery on the full to launch over wide long-on fence

0.4 - Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, SIX, down the track and that went all the way for a maximum, Ali takes full toll of this fullish delivery fired on the stumps, lofted it high and over the long-on fence

19.5 - Anwar Ali to U Akmal, out Caught by Akbar-ur-Rehman!! Oh! Only if there was no deep square leg, Akmal would have got closer to his ton. But let me tell you, it was one heck of knock from the 25-year old. It was shortish and on middle and leg. Akmal goes hard on the pull and mistimes it completely, straight down the throat of deep square leg. He walks off to a thunderous applause from the crowd. Gets a pat on the back from a couple of opposition players. U Akmal c Akbar-ur-Rehman b Anwar Ali 93(40) [4s-6 6s-8]

17.0 - Babar to Delport, out Lbw!! End of an entertaining knock from Cameron Delport. He was trying for a reverse sweep against this flat and full delivery, misses and is caught plumb in front. Easy call for the umpire. Delport lbw b Babar 73(55) [4s-8 6s-3]

10.0 - Umar Gul to Azhar Ali, out Caught by Akbar-ur-Rehman! Good catch by the fielder from sweeper cover. This was short and wide, Ali threw everything at it, went for the ramp shot and completely mistimed it. Gets it off the toe off the bat and sweeper does well to rush to his left to take a tumbling catch. Azhar Ali c Akbar-ur-Rehman b Umar Gul 20(21) [4s-2 6s-1]

10.5 - Babar to Delport, 1 run, fifty for Delport! He gets there with an easy single down to long-on

8.4 - Mohammad Nawaz to Azhar Ali, 1 run, 50 partnership comes up! Gets there with a sweep behind square on the leg-side

12.0 - K Cooper to Sarfraz, FOUR, tonked! Slower full delivery on the stumps, Sarfraz mows it over mid-wicket and way she goes into the fence...

11.4 - K Cooper to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, well placed! Makes room and drills this full delivery between backward point and cover-point

10.0 - Azam to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, make that 20 off the over! Nawaz shuffles across and clears his front leg to flick this full delivery over fine leg

9.5 - Azam to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, low full toss with width written all over it, Nawaz stays solid at the crease and whacks this through extra cover

9.2 - Azam to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, full and wide, Nawaz backs away and carves the drive through cover, slotted it between cover and extra cover

9.1 - Azam to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, short and at the batsman, Nawaz jumps on the back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket, that was timed to perfection!

8.5 - A Mendis to Sarfraz, FOUR, full and around off, Sarfraz kneels down and sweeps it behind square on the leg-side

8.3 - A Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, touch short and just outside off, Nawaz backs away and drives aerially over cover, hit it powerfully and the fielder had no chance

6.5 - Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, SIX, low full toss around off, Ahmed drops to one knee and sweeps it square on the leg-side, the fielder in the deep had no chance

6.0 - Dwayne Bravo to Sarfraz, FOUR, full toss on leg-stump, Sarfraz says thank you and pulls it past short fine, off the mark in style

3.0 - K Cooper to Pietersen, FOUR, that's KP for you! He doesn't need any sighters, does he? Shuffles across the stumps and heaves this length delivery over mid-wicket, off the mark with a boundary

2.4 - K Cooper to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, another one on the pads and all Shehzad needed to do was to get some bat on that. He does so with a glance, beating long leg to his right

2.3 - K Cooper to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, full and in the slot for Shehzad, he clears his front leg and hoicks this over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four

0.4 - Dwayne Bravo to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, slower ball again, low full toss just outside off, Shehzad slogs and gets a soft inside edge which escapes past the keeper

4.4 - Zohaib Khan to Pietersen, SIX, KP is 10 off 2 balls. Loopy delivery on the stumps, Pietersen clears his front leg and clatters it over the long-on fence

16.2 - Z Gohar to Umar Gul, out Caught by U Akmal!! All over - First win for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL. Umar Akmal in action again. This flighted delivery spun away late and Gul was looking to heave it over long-on. The ball dips in front of him and catches the inside half, ended up offering a sitter to Umar Akmal at long-on. Umar Gul c U Akmal b Z Gohar 0(1)

16.1 - Z Gohar to Akbar-ur-Rehman, wide, out Stumped!! Three for Gohar too. Bowled it full and well wide of off, Akbar-ur-Rehman was too far down the pitch and he couldn't put bat to ball. It was deemed as a wide but Rizwan was quick to whip the bails off. Akbar-ur-Rehman tried to drag his bat inside the crease but the bat was caught short. Akbar-ur-Rehman st Rizwan b Z Gohar 3(4)

16.0 - A Mendis to Anwar Ali, out Caught by Z Gohar!! Third wicket for Ajantha Mendis and whattay night he's having. Another one that's slower through the air, beat Ali on the flight. Anwar Ali was looking to slog it over square leg, gets a thick leading edge which flies to the left of backward point who plucks a tumbling catch. Anwar Ali c Z Gohar b A Mendis 3(3)

15.2 - A Mendis to Chigumbura, out Caught by Azhar Ali!! Mendis strikes again! Bowled it slower through the air and extracted good dip and turn, Chigumbura comes down the track and was early into the aerial drive. Was trying to slot over cover but instead mis-hits it straight to him. Chigumbura c Azhar Ali b A Mendis 3(4)

14.3 - Z Gohar to Nabi, out Caught by U Akmal!! Another one bites the dust and Lahore Qalandars sense a victory here. Floated up on the stumps, Nabi went for the big hoick straight down the ground, mistimes it completely and holes out to Umar Akmal who takes a running cath from long-on. Nabi c U Akmal b Z Gohar 6(6)

13.5 - A Mendis to Mohammad Nawaz, out Stumped!! Again that lack of bounce does the trick and this must be the game for Lahore Qalandars. Flat and outside off, didn't bounce as much as Nawaz expected. He was down the track looking for a loft, was taken aback by the slowness and lack of bounce and Rizwan effects another easy stumping. Mohammad Nawaz st Rizwan b A Mendis 42(34) [4s-5]

12.3 - Zohaib Khan to Sarfraz, out Stumped!! Clever bowling this from Zohaib Khan. Saw Sarfraz dancing down the track and fired a pacy full delivery wide of off, bowled at 90ks and Safraz was beaten all ends up. Rizwan does the rest behind the stumps.Sarfraz st Rizwan b Zohaib Khan 31(19) [4s-3]

5.4 - Dwayne Bravo to Pietersen, out Caught by K Cooper!! KP gone too! Slower short delivery speared into the batsman, KP goes for the pull. Got the elevation but not the distance, the ball swirls high in the air towards deep backward square where Cooper settles under it to clasp a well-judged catch. Pietersen c K Cooper b Dwayne Bravo 12(7) [4s-1 6s-1]

3.2 - Z Gohar to L Wright, out Caught by K Cooper at !! Openers are back in the hutch now. This is a big, big wicket for Lahore Qalandars. This flighted delivery darted in and turned away, Wright was committed to the slog across the line, gets all of it but ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Cooper at deep mid-wicket. L Wright c K Cooper b Z Gohar 4(8)

2.5 - K Cooper to Ahmed Shehzad, out Bowled!! There's the first nail in the coffin. Good length delivery nipped in slightly and Shehzad was caught inside the crease. He was playing with laden feet and missed the line of the delivery, was trying drive it uppishly but was beaten by the late swing. The off-stump goes for a walk. Ahmed Shehzad b K Cooper 15(11) [4s-3]

1.3 - Z Gohar to L Wright, no run, Gohar drops a dolly! He tossed it up around off and it was much slower through the air, Wright was looking to turn it to the leg-side, gets a leading edge which lobs back towards Gohar who spills it. It was right in front of his face and Gohar tried the reverse cup, failed to hang on