5.10pm So, Quetta Gladiators are bowled out for 106 with five balls unused, and Sandeep Lamichhane is the primary cause of their demise. He was brought on after the batsmen had made a quick start and put his apparently unreadable googly to excellent use, picking up four wickets. Ahsan Ali's 33 and Sarfaraz Ahmed's 29 held things together, but Haris Rauf was too quick for the lower order before Afridi wrapped things up. Join us in a few minutes for what should be a simple chase.
Bijay: "Why not Pakistan send their A team to play with Nepal side. This is how cricket grows in associate nations. Once Nepal has played against Pakistan side in UAE I guess. Big countries should embrace the game growing in their neighbor countries. Lets have Pakistan A team tie up with Nepal and Nepal wins!!!"
samraat: "Sensational Stuff from lamichhane. 4 Wickets are not as surprising as his catch at fence. Good example of what confidence can do that individual. "
Sohail Tanvir b Shaheen Shah Afridi 7 (17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 41.17
Daju from Nepal: "Why are our guys forgetting the beauty of the game just by arguing about the matters of cricket inside some artificially ruled political territory?? Enjoy and celebrate. I m happy today."
END OF OVER:19 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 106/9 | RR: 5.57
- Sohail Tanvir7 (16b)
- Harry Gurney0 (0b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-23-2
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-16-0
Nayyar Raza Kha: "@Nara, my friend cricket is a game, in every country they can add player of other country like D. Nannes and KP etc played for other nations. Treat game like a game only love no hate. "
Mohammad Hasnain run out 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Bivash K: "Let's not forget the contribution of our captain - Paras Khadka in making of Sandeep Lamichhane."
Asad: "@Yaqzaan: I think thats a really short sited way of getting competitive. If Nepal can produce a player like Lamichhane then they can surely produce a few quality batsmen if they're given time. Look at Afghanistan they've produced Rashid who's the best leggy right now and have their own Gayle in Zazai."
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | QG: 104/8 | RR: 5.77
- Sohail Tanvir5 (11b)
- Mohammad Hasnain0 (1b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-16-0
- Haris Rauf3-0-21-2
Nara: "@Yaqzaan: don't worry, brother! Nepal is on a right track. Just got ODI status and beat UAE at their backyard. We will soon produce more world class like, Sandeep!!!"
Nabaraj karki: "@yaqzaan. Actually we nepalese hate the penetration of the player from other countries in our national team. We have 30 millions people . No need to get them in."
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 101/8 | RR: 5.94
- Mohammad Hasnain0 (1b)
- Sohail Tanvir4 (5b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-21-2
- Yasir Shah4-0-32-1
Sushrut: "I can't agree more. But doing this in the short term gives associate nations a headstart and the local players can learn from them by sharing a dressing room with them which makes them grow faster."
Fawad Ahmed b Haris Rauf 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Swagat: "@Yaqzaan naah, I disagree. The one strong point of Nepal is all players are Nepalese and they take high pride and responsibility playing for our Nepal, despite some teams like UAE, hong kong bring player from other countries"