Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    11.6 leading edge goes to short cover. This was also bowled at 96kph, but Imad got it to grip and hold on the pitch. Also got it to turn gently. Rahmat thought there's a straightforward single for the taking to midwicket, but found that he had brought his bat down too early, and the leading edge pops up for a simple catch 57/3
    4.4 big nick! Or is it?! Given not out with Gulbadin driving well away from his body. Sarfaraz calls for the review! Seemed completely obvious live that he edged that ball but Nigel Llong didn't think so. Sarfaraz took an eternity to review overthinking things, i.e., was it so obvious that it wasn't an edge after all? Of course it was! Ultra-edge shows a clear spike when ball passes bat. Umpire Llong changes his signal. 27/1
    4.5 he's on a hat-trick! What a whirlwind over! Not the best ball to be fair. Full and angling down leg, should have been ticked through fine leg for four but Hashmatullah is out in front of the ball and his attempt to play it through the leg side results in a leading edge that balloons over Shaheen towards mid-off. Imad jogs 10 yards left and takes it at waist height in stride. 27/2
    26.6 the dot ball pressure on Ikram finally bursts! Floaty delivery at 84 kph/52 mph on about 7th/8th stump, just inside the wide guidelines, Ikram had to reach out a long way trying to slog this over long-on. Got more of the toe of the bat on it than middle and the ball loops in the air toward long-on. Simple catch taken at rib height 10 yards in from the rope. 125/5
    25.2 charges and will keep charging all the way to the pavilion! Possibly influenced by the silly point fielder in an effort to smash the ball and get him to go back to the circle, Asghar stampedes down the pitch to hammer a beautifully flighted ball on fifth stump. It holds it's line instead of turning and he's beaten trying to club this back over Shadab's head as the ball clips off stump. A promising stand ends. 121/4
    36.4 caught at fine leg - what you done Nabi! Suckered into the pull shot, short ball on leg stump, he couldn't control himself and went for it. Amir was at fine leg, and he comes forward and take a good low catch. 167/6
    44.4 Najibullah's party comes to an end dragging on! Shaheen pitched this up and went tighter to the stumps compared to the previous ball at 137 kph. Najibullah wanted to clear extra cover but no footwork really and drags a thick inside edge onto off stump. Shaheen with three scalps for the second match in a row. 202/7
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    59.37
    46.4 the slower ball is unplayable today from Shaheen! This time Rashid is the one left looking like a schoolboy by Shaheen, producing an offcutter landing on a full length on off stump. Rashid can't keep his hands back long enough and aborts his drive resulting in a skier over mid-off. Simple catch take at chest height on the ring. Shaheen the dream! 210/8
    48.2 yorker bingo! Not too many No. 10s will be able to keep that out. Picture perfect pinging the base of off stump at 140 kph/87 mph as Hamid plays inside the line trying to stab this out. 219/9
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    77.77
    Extras
    18 (lb 8, w 10)
    TOTAL
    227/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.54)
    Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Gulbadin Naib, 4.4 ov), 2-27 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 4.5 ov), 3-57 (Rahmat Shah, 11.6 ov), 4-121 (Asghar Afghan, 25.2 ov), 5-125 (Ikram Alikhil, 26.6 ov), 6-167 (Mohammad Nabi, 36.4 ov), 7-202 (Najibullah Zadran, 44.4 ov), 8-210 (Rashid Khan, 46.4 ov), 9-219 (Hamid Hassan, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Imad Wasim1004824.80345100
    Mohammad Amir1014104.10396010
    Shaheen Shah Afridi1004744.70386040
    Mohammad Hafeez201005.0040000
    Wahab Riaz802923.62302040
    Shadab Khan1004414.40292110
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    0.2 strikes second ball!. Given lbw but the batsman goes up to review. That looked out on first sight. Pitched on a length and spun in, carrom ball, beat his defensive prod to strike him on the pad. Bat and pad are very close to together, and there is a spike. I think it's of ball hitting pad, there's a gap between ball and bat. The third umpire's thinking the same. And ball tracking shows three reds! So not only have Pakistan lost Fakhar, they've lost a review too. 0/1
    15.6 charged and stumped! What was Imam thinking? Charges seemingly out of nowhere in impetuous fashion. Nabi darted this in quicker at 91 kph/57 mph, and much wider too. Imam essentially yorks himself on the dance down the pitch playing over the top with a wild drive. Ikram was pulled away from the stumps on the width but still had enough time to shuffle across and dislodge the bails. 72/2
    17.2 bowled around his legs! The President strikes! Nabi floats this full on leg stump at 82 kph/51 mph. Babar thought it was safe to sweep on the line expecting it to spin down leg but it's A: too full for the sweep; and B: doesn't turn! Goes straight on after pitching and clips leg stump! 81/3
    29.1 straight to point! soft, soft dismissal for Hafeez. A bit on the shorter side, carrom ball I think, and he just slices it tamely into point's waiting hands. He's distraught, Afghanistan are back to smiling 121/4
    34.6 Rashid's wicket drought is over! Beaten going onto the back foot and given leg before! Good length ball, touch more air, goes back to defend and misses, struck on the knee roll well inside the crease. Only real question for Paul Wilson was did this pitch in line with leg stump. He says yes. Haris is on his way! 142/5
    38.6 runout! Pakistan are throwing this away! Googly lands way too short and wide on around 7th stump. Sarfaraz cut this behind point for a simple one, the point sweeper Najibullah is the quickest fielder of the XI for Afghanistan and the last guy Sarfaraz should be taking on. He circles around like a Blue Tiger to pounce, fire a sharp relay to Ikram with Sarfaraz five yards short. Never a second run there. Imad wasn't really interested and Sarfaraz only has himself to blame. 156/6
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    46.4 run out at the striker's end. Length ball, whipped against the turn to deep midwicket and for some reason, Shadab thinks there's two there and hares back. But replays confirm the throw is good and the bails are off before he could get back. The match is alive again! 206/7
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    166.66
    Extras
    10 (b 1, lb 4, w 5)
    TOTAL
    230/7 (49.4 Overs, RR: 4.63)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Fakhar Zaman, 0.2 ov), 2-72 (Imam-ul-Haq, 15.6 ov), 3-81 (Babar Azam, 17.2 ov), 4-121 (Mohammad Hafeez, 29.1 ov), 5-142 (Haris Sohail, 34.6 ov), 6-156 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 38.6 ov), 7-206 (Shadab Khan, 46.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman1013423.40352000
    Hamid Hassan201306.5083000
    Gulbadin Naib9.407307.55209010
    Mohammad Nabi1002322.30380000
    Rashid Khan1005015.00354130
    Samiullah Shinwari803204.00272010

Match Notes

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Fakhar ZamanImam-ul-Haq
2nd72Babar AzamImam-ul-Haq
3rd9Mohammad HafeezBabar Azam
4th40Mohammad HafeezHaris Sohail
5th21Sarfaraz AhmedHaris Sohail
6th14Imad WasimSarfaraz Ahmed
7th50Imad WasimShadab Khan
8th24Wahab RiazImad Wasim