14/02Result
1st Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Dubai, Feb 14 2019
United won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Faheem Ashraf
Faheem AshrafIslamabad United
14/02Result
1st Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Dubai, Feb 14 2019
United won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Faheem Ashraf
Faheem AshrafIslamabad United

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 2 Wkts | LQ: 166/8 | RR: 8.30

  • Mohammad Hafeez5 (3b)
  • Mohammad Sami3-0-30-1
  • Faheem Ashraf4-0-24-2

"It's a par score. Got a really good start. Sort of lost our way in the middle. Saying that, it's very very difficult to start on in the middle overs" Anton Devcich says. "If you bowl hard at the wicket and take the pace off, it's very hard to time the ball. Just need to win [regardless of history]. We have a really good group. Some of the younger guys have more experience now and that'll help. Openers are brilliant, long may their form continue"

11.45 pm Totals like these are usually good enough on slow pitches, but considering the start they had, Lahore will feel bitter-sweet about ending with 171 for 8. Fakhar Zaman lit things up with 65 off 44 balls. AB de Villiers thrilled for the time he was at the crease but as the ball gets older, and Islamabad United took all the pace off, strokeplay became very very hard. So much that the last five overs fetched six wickets for them.

19.6
W
Mohammad Sami to Shaheen Shah Afridi, OUT, full, straight, Afridi plays all around it and is out lbw. Just too quick for him. But wait, the replay seems to suggest he may have been struck outside the line of off stump

Shaheen Shah Afridi lbw b Mohammad Sami 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.5
2
Mohammad Sami to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 2 runs, swings the back of a length ball out to deep midwicket
19.4
W
Mohammad Sami to Yasir Shah, OUT, nicely done - both from the bowler and then from Ronchi, underarming the ball at the stumps and breaking them. It's funny really. Yasir's barely moved from his position as the batsman but replays shows Hafeez is already there, within handshaking distance, and as a result of that, he's the one that's out. The batsmen didn't cross so Yasir has to go

Yasir Shah run out 7 (4b 0x4 1x6) SR: 175.00

Ali Jan: "Every time Hafeez is at crease, My sixth sense be like "Run out, run out run out..." and here we go with Devcich."

19.3
1
Mohammad Sami to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, keeps his balance and swings the back of a length delivery out to deep midwicket
19.2
1
Mohammad Sami to Yasir Shah, 1 run, backs away and pulls the short ball to long-on
19.1
6
Mohammad Sami to Yasir Shah, SIX, takes on the short ball and dumps it into the stands behind deep midwicket. Monster hit

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | LQ: 156/6 | RR: 8.21

  • Yasir Shah0 (1b)
  • Mohammad Hafeez4 (2b)
  • Faheem Ashraf4-0-24-2
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-25-1
18.6
1lb
Faheem Ashraf to Yasir Shah, 1 leg bye, another slower short ball, another batsman through with the pull shot too early, another hit on the body. Except there's no run-out.
18.5
W
Faheem Ashraf to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, is Devcich run-out?. Yep. He's called through for a leg bye after Hafeez misses a pull shot and gets struck somewhere near the armpit but is a bit slow to respond and even a full length dive can't save him from Ashraf's direct hit

AP Devcich run out 14 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

18.4
4
Faheem Ashraf to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, whips it to the square leg boundary. Majestic batting from the Lahore captain, stepping into the middle and sending his first ball into the gap and away for four
18.3
1
Faheem Ashraf to Devcich, 1 run, dropped by Samit running back at fine leg. He does well to track the ball over his shoulder, gets both hands to it, but in the end it pops out. Unfortunate for Faheem, whose variations have been on point tonight. This bit of shenanigans is the result of a slower bouncer which Devcich doesn't quite pick up properly and so miscues his pull

Asim Ansari: "Hafeez should have to come insted of Taylor. He knows the wicket, ground and bowlers so well. He can do better for his team in this situation. I think he miss the trick and made mess of a good opening start. "

18.2
W
Faheem Ashraf to Brathwaite, OUT, premeditates the scoop aaaaaand it's caught by a backtracking square leg. Out to a full toss. One that gives him plenty of room to free the hands and heft it over the covers. But having committed to playing on the leg side, he ends up top-edging to Talat

CR Brathwaite c Hussain Talat b Faheem Ashraf 6 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.1
0
Faheem Ashraf to Brathwaite, no run, starts with a wide yorker that Brathwaite isn't able to touch.

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | LQ: 150/4 | RR: 8.33

  • Carlos Brathwaite6 (4b)
  • Anton Devcich13 (11b)
  • Waqas Maqsood4-0-25-1
  • Cameron Delport2-0-12-1

saad: "Strange to see that Hafeez is preferring b.Taylor & brethwate on him.."

Ahsan: "Sami, himself not bowling full quota here.... "

17.6
1
Waqas Maqsood to Brathwaite, 1 run, nails the wide yorker, which Brathwaite slices to deep third man
17.5
0
Waqas Maqsood to Brathwaite, no run, a little cut off the pitch ruins Brathwaite's launch down the ground. The offcutter working its magic
17.4
4
Waqas Maqsood to Brathwaite, FOUR, holds his shape so well! It's a short ball angled across him and he waits just that little bit longer - he needs to on a slow pitch - and then cracks it to the right of point and to the left of the sweeper. Brilliant batting
17.3
1
Waqas Maqsood to Devcich, 1 run, slogs a length ball outside off to deep midwicket

Malik Murad: "@Usman Yasir: I am impressed with your analysis and strategy against ABD. I think you must apply for a consultant to one of the PSL Teams. Keep it up!"

17.2
1
Waqas Maqsood to Brathwaite, 1 run, full and outside off, he steers it to deep third man
17.1
1
Waqas Maqsood to Devcich, 1 run, the hop skip and jump down the track just isn't working. Maqsood spots it, sneaks in a bouncer and secures a top-edged swipe to long leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | LQ: 142/4 | RR: 8.35

  • Anton Devcich11 (9b)
  • Cameron Delport2-0-12-1
  • Waqas Maqsood3-0-17-1

Awais: "Why not send Brathwaite and go all guns blazing? just 3 overs left after this one.. " Here he is now.

16.6
W
Delport to Taylor, OUT, premeditates a sweep, looking to help the ball away to fine leg, but Delport benefits by keeping a wicket-to-wicket line with his change of pace deliveries and the little legbreak pins Taylor in front

BRM Taylor lbw b Delport 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

16.5
1
Delport to Devcich, 1 run, lofts the full ball on the stumps to long-on

Usman yasir: "@malik AB gets into trouble when there is a genuine leg spinner who can bowl wrong-un like shahid afridi or when there is a genuine fast bowler having 145 plus pace and who can bowl a bouncer with such pace without giving him room. Shoaib akhter had done that in IPL, sohail khan also done that in WC 2015."

16.4
1
Delport to Taylor, 1 run, flicks a full delivery on middle to long-on
16.3
1
Delport to Devcich, 1 run, looks for the blockhole and is rewarded with an inside edge, which he has to watch trickle down to long leg and become runs against his name. Ugh, cruel game

United 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st45L RonchiRizwan Hussain
2nd0L RonchiCS Delport
3rd4CS DelportPD Salt
4th55CS DelportHussain Talat
5th14Asif AliHussain Talat
6th59Asif AliFaheem Ashraf

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PZ1073140.828
QG1073140.376
IU1055100.127
KK105510-0.673
MS103760.173
LQ10376-0.837