END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 4 Wkts | IU: 176/9 | RR: 8.80
- Rumman Raees0 (0b)
- Wahab Riaz4-0-20-2
- Hasan Ali4-0-24-2
5.20pm Cameron Delport has been out of nick and was scratching around horribly for runs early in his innings - at one stage he was on 2 off 11 deliveries - but he eventually found his range and held the innings together with his 71. Islamabad imploded at the death, losing five wickets in seven balls, but they've still reached 176, which is close to par. Join us in a few minutes for the chase.
Abhijato: "After three consecutive four-fers, Hasan Ali had an off-day in the last match. Today, he's back to his best with an incredible spell of 2-24 which has derailed any momentum the United had gathered. He was left out of the ODI side after a lean run with the ball, but after the string of performances he has managed to pit in, surely he's going to be one of the first names on the team sheet by the time the World Cup comes?"
Mohammad Sami run out 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
Zafar Gohar run out 2 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Shadab Khan b Wahab Riaz 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Nasir Nawaz run out 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | IU: 171/6 | RR: 9.00
- Nasir Nawaz3 (4b)
- Hasan Ali4-0-24-2
- Umaid Asif4-0-40-1
Faheem Ashraf b Hasan Ali 9 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 180.00
Muhammad Hilal: "@asad and @rana in squad for WC they should include Asad shafiq and umer akmal. For those pitches we can rely on these batsmen."
Terry Harpot: "I smell the diagnosis of an underachievement from the Islamabad United after that stylish start... Will it be enough against a formidable Zalmi middle order?"
Hussain: "Anything under 180 would be a win for PZ. They've run a good tight ship for the last few overs. " -- Two overs to go, lets see if they can make a game of it
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | IU: 161/5 | RR: 8.94
- Nasir Nawaz3 (3b)
- Faheem Ashraf0 (0b)
- Umaid Asif4-0-40-1
- Hasan Ali3-0-15-1
Asif Ali c Wahab Riaz b Umaid Asif 23 (13b 1x4 2x6) SR: 176.92
Asad: "@Rana: I was also talking about squad selection. I'll agree that Asif isn't the most consistent but I think that comes with the way he bats. Sarfraz hasn't been at his best with the bat but he's better than anyone else to captain the side so I wouldn't consider replacing him. Guys like Haris Sohail and Amin are really solid and I'm personally a big fan of Sohail myself but they're both not very quick and Sohail (as well as Junaid) is very injury prone."
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IU: 149/4 | RR: 8.76
- Asif Ali15 (10b)
- Nasir Nawaz0 (0b)
- Hasan Ali3-0-15-1
- Umaid Asif3-0-28-0
Whoops! Hasan charges in, but instead of delivering the ball down the track, it slips out of the back of the hand and flies towards mid on. Might have to try that one again