Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs | MS: 183/5 | RR: 9.15

  • Sohail Tanvir2 (3b)
  • Khushdil Shah20 (18b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain4-0-44-0
  • Khurram Shahzad4-0-26-2

SM Tanoli: ".Johnsn and Shanoo made 120 runs in 66 balls......plus 13 extras = 133 runs in 11 overs. The rest of the batters made 50 runs in 9 overs......not justified. It could be 220 runs if they batted wisely. Whats ur opinion?" --- Doesn't quite work that simply does it? Every lead actor needs a support cast. Meanwhile, here is Blessing Muzarabani with the first over for Multan

Saad: "@Faisal, bro there are at least 10-15 bowlers who can said to be 'the ones for the future'. Nevertheless, raw talent doesn't necessarily translate to international success if not nurtured. Secondly, it's the batsman Pakistan is lacking, especially middle order batsman in white ball cricket."

Dileep: "Can anyone provide insight on how the pitch is behaving" --- It's a fresh pitch, said Nawaz during an interview around the timeout. He said that was why there isn't much of turn on this surface. From what we saw of Masood and Charles, it's a good pitch to be able to play shots on the up from the crease, without much spin or movement available for the bowlers.

Thanks, Himanshu. I wish that were true, though. I am ageing, and a painful reminder of that is that I rarely make it beyond the first half before I doze off!

And while you await the chase, here's Debayan, who can't wait for the late night Euro match to begin.

ABAE: "Wasn't Sohail Tanvir sometimes used as a pinch-hitting opener? What happened to that hitting?" --- I wouldn't say he's often been used in the top order. But he has a good record as a batter in the top five: a strike rate of 127, including his highest T20 score of 60*.

9.50pm So the Gladiators will need 184 to remain alive in the tournament. Shan Masood set the tone with an aggressive 73 up top and Johnson Charles' 47 from just 24 balls meant the Sultans were able to cross 180. Nothing much in that scorecard there, as Khurram Shahzad's change of pace and Zahir Khan's economical bowling were effective on a slowish track.

Faisal: "Keep an eye on khurram the young man might be one for the future.."

19.6
1lb
Mohammad Hasnain to Sohail Tanvir, 1 leg bye, change of pace on a fuller length on middle and leg, and Tanvir flicks. But he's beaten by the lack of pace, and the ball trickles to point

Last ball coming up

19.5
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, slower ball on off, and mistimes this slog to long-off. One bounce to the fielder, who rushes forward to collect it
19.4
6
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, SIX, hits this yorker length ball like a full-toss and crashes it over the bowler's head for six. That was very full on middle, and he cleared his front leg to help him give the room. Classy shot right down the ground
19.3
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Sohail Tanvir, 1 run, short of a length on middle, pulled away to deep square leg

Quiet start here for the Sultans in the final over

19.2
1lb
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, 1 leg bye, gets a leading edge to short third man, as he goes for the heave on the leg side off this full ball on middle and off
19.1
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, no run, nails that yorker on middle and leg. Slower delivery too, and Khushdil digs it out under his bat

Hasnain

Final over. Can the Sultans touch 190?

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 173/5 | RR: 9.10

  • Khushdil Shah13 (14b)
  • Sohail Tanvir1 (1b)
  • Khurram Shahzad4-0-26-2
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-36-0
18.6
1
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, driven hard to the right of long-off, as Khurram continues to apply that change of pace. It was too full on off, and was driven well
18.5
1
Khurram Shahzad to Sohail Tanvir, 1 run, digs this full length ball on off to deep point. It was aerial for a while, but safe with the fielder being right on the boundary

Tanvir is the new batter

18.4
W
Khurram Shahzad to Charles, OUT, the slower ball castles him this time. Scrambled seam and an offcutter on a yorker legnth on off stump, and Charles' push at the ball is late. But he's played a brilliant hand to get the Sultans past 170, though they would have loved for him to hang on

J Charles b Khurram Shahzad 47 (24b 5x4 2x6) SR: 195.83

msrk: "16.6, not an easy catch by any means, Charles timed it beautifully, so it was coming to him at some speed, and high catches under the lights makes it more difficult" --- Agreed.

18.3
1
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, and change of pace again. Yorker length on middle, driven straight back beyond the bowler
18.2
4
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, creamed to the right of long-off. Slower ball and almost a yorker on off, and that's driven late all along the ground to tease the fielder diving to his right
18.1
1
Khurram Shahzad to Charles, 1 run, yorker length on off, and opens the bat face to guide that to point's right

Khurram will finish off

END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs | MS: 165/4 | RR: 9.16

  • Johnson Charles46 (22b)
  • Khushdil Shah7 (11b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-36-0
  • Khurram Shahzad3-0-18-1

19 off the over. Charles on the attack here.

17.6
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 1 run, slogs this full length, slower ball on middle to deep midwicket

Sarat: "any score of > 170 is tough to chase for QG. "

17.5
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, 2 runs, yorker bang on target this time. Slower delivery on off, and pushes that to long-on
17.4
6
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, SIX, crashed to deep midwicket. Full on middle and leg, and Charles makes room by clearing his front leg. The fielder thinks he has a chance for a moment as he rushes to his right, but that's a boundary yet again.
17.3
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, FOUR, top-edges this pull, but gets a four to fine leg. He pulled this short of a length ball on off, which got good bounce too. But that goes beyond short fine leg, who chases it all the way in vain
17.2
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Charles, FOUR, slower delivery and in the slot. Charles makes room to this full, which was an offcutter. Crashes that past the bowler to the long-off fence, as mid-off was inside the circle
17.1
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, swivels this pull off to deep square leg, as Hasnain goes short of a length on middle and off
17.1
1w
Mohammad Hasnain to Khushdil Shah, 1 wide, good length wide of off, and angling away from the batter. He cuts, misses it and it's a wide too

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | MS: 146/4 | RR: 8.58

  • Johnson Charles29 (17b)
  • Khushdil Shah6 (10b)
  • Khurram Shahzad3-0-18-1
  • Zahir Khan4-0-25-1
16.6
6
Khurram Shahzad to Charles, SIX, and that's gone through the hands of deep midwicket for six. slower ball on on middle and off, and Charles makes room to try and smother it. Gets a good whack to deep midwicket by bending low and that somehow lands just on the rope
16.5
1
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, Digs this yorker length ball on off to long-off

Adil: "Drop Catch from Sarfraz and he is not showing his anger to himself." --- He's the captain after all.

16.4
2
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, slower ball and yorker length on middle. Flicked off the inside half of the bat to the right of short fine leg
16.3
2
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, gets a top edge to this pull, and long-on rushes to his right to stop the ball from crossing the rope. This was shorter on off this time, and his pull doesn't get the timing. Good stop by Nawaz there

And the physio is out for attending to Khushdil.

16.2
0
Khurram Shahzad to Khushdil Shah, no run, that's a blow to Khushdil's arm it seems. He went for the pull to this short of a length ball on middle and off, but instead it hits his arm first and then his back pad

Gladiators 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27J WeatheraldUsman Khan
2nd0CS DelportUsman Khan
3rd8Sarfaraz AhmedUsman Khan
4th11Sarfaraz AhmedAzam Khan
5th13Sarfaraz AhmedMohammad Nawaz (3)
6th0Mohammad Nawaz (3)Hassan Khan
7th0Usman ShinwariHassan Khan
8th0Usman ShinwariKhurram Shahzad
9th7Usman ShinwariMohammad Hasnain
10th7Zahir KhanMohammad Hasnain

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
IU1082160.859
MS1055101.05
PZ1055100.586
KK105510-0.115
LQ105510-0.589
QG10284-1.786