END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs | QG: 122/4 | RR: 6.42
- Ahmed Shehzad28 (35b)
- Dwayne Bravo2 (5b)
- Mohammad Ilyas2-0-14-1
- Mohammad Abbas4-0-33-0
11.30pm Quetta will be glad they've got the win under their belt, even though it came with a bit more huffing and puffing than they would have originally thought. Shehzad's spot in the XI will be under scrutiny, but thanks to the fantastic show by the bowlers, the Gladiators didn't ever face a situation where the required run-rate ran away from them. So Quetta are back at the top of the table, while Multan remain bottom and are all but out of the running. That's it from us folks, goodnight!
18.6
4
Mohammad Ilyas to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, shot too short and he goes on the back foot and swivels to pull it past short fine leg for a game-winning boundary. A bit of a flourish at the finish there from Shehzad to ensure Quetta Gladiators get to their target in the end.
18.5
1lb
Mohammad Ilyas to Bravo, 1 leg bye, nipping in from off stump and takes his pad to roll away for a leg-bye
18.5
1w
Mohammad Ilyas to Bravo, 1 wide, tried to follow the batsman again, but this time he bowls it too far down leg for a wide. Bravo was coming down the wicket
18.4
0
Mohammad Ilyas to Bravo, no run, ooh that kept a bit low and went through Bravo. He was giving himself room but the bowler follows him and it goes through to the keeper
18.3
1
Mohammad Ilyas to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, stays still in his crease that time and glides this back of length ball outside off down to third man.
18.2
4
Mohammad Ilyas to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, finally some intent from Shehzad down the track and drills this back over the bowler's head for a much-needed boundary - for himself and for Gladiators
18.1
1
Mohammad Ilyas to Bravo, 1 run, nipping back in a touch from outside off, Bravo nudges it to midwicket and they take a quick single
12 needed from 12 now
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs | QG: 110/4 (12 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.11, RRR: 6.00)
- Ahmed Shehzad19 (32b)
- Dwayne Bravo1 (2b)
- Mohammad Abbas4-0-33-0
- Mohammad Ilyas1-0-3-1
17.6
0
Mohammad Abbas to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, length ball on the stumps, pushed to cover for a tip and run, but he can't get it this time. This has been a fairly torrid innings from Shehzad so far
17.5
1lb
Mohammad Abbas to Bravo, 1 leg bye, tries to flick it off his pads, but the ball doesn't travel too far. They steal a quick single. Off cutter from a length and hit him on the pad flap
Graeme Smith really laying into Shehzad. "He hasn't even tried, there's been very little intent. He's certainly kept Multan in the game."
17.4
1
Mohammad Abbas to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, length ball on off, steered to third man
17.3
1
Mohammad Abbas to Bravo, 1 run, full ball on off, driven fluently to the man on the cover boundary
17.2
1
Mohammad Abbas to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, on the pads and flicked, but without timing and the ball only goes near short square leg. They take a single
17.1
0
Mohammad Abbas to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, down the track and the ball is through him. Not sure what shot he wanted to play because he just went for a poke - can do that from the crease, no need to rush down the track
16 needed off 18, which is much higher than Shehzad's strike-rate. And he's the 'set' batsman
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 106/4 (16 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.23, RRR: 5.33)
- Ahmed Shehzad17 (28b)
- Mohammad Ilyas1-0-3-1
- Mohammad Abbas3-0-30-0
16.6
W
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Akmal, OUT, holes out to deep midwicket this is what happens when the runs dry down to a trickle. Umar Akmal knew he had to get a move on because Shehzad wasn't, comes down the track and plays a pick-up pull but only finds the man at the boundary
Umar Akmal c sub (Shan Masood) b Mohammad Ilyas 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
16.5
0
Mohammad Ilyas to Umar Akmal, no run, good length on off, defended back to the bowler
16.4
1
Mohammad Ilyas to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, length ball on the stumps and Shehzad tickles it around the corner. He wanted to hustled for the second, but slipped and fell a quarter of the way down the pitch and scrambled to get back. Might have hurt his hand a bit too
16.3
0
Mohammad Ilyas to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, another play and miss. Ilyas brings his line closer to off and Shehzad is just looking to poke at the ball, misses it
