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Hassan Nawaz, Player of the Match:: I was nervous early on but not later when I got set. Wanted to go run a ball. Talked to Wasim about taking the game deep. I think Wasim deserves a lot of credit for this win. My plan was to take the ball on the body to target leg-side but they were bowling outside off-stump but then there were a few drops and that changed the complexion of the game
One of the rare matches this season with innumerable twists and turns. The game kept seesawing until the very end. But sloppy fielding towards the end from Islamabad United cost them the game as Nawaz kept his calm and got Quetta over the line. It was an exhilarating and engrossing affair that had everything. It was also lovely to see how involved Sir Vivian Richards was, with a whole buffet of emotions on display
19.5
6
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, Touch short on middle, shifts his weight back and sends it miles over deep backward square for a six; Quetta win the cliffhanger, what a sensational game of cricket that kept us hooked right till the end
19.4
2
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, On a length and angled in at middle, goes for the pull and gets a thick top-edge and it's beyond comprehension, third drop in a short span of time, keeper runs back, third man runs in, nobody calls for it and gets out of the way, Gous dives and it pops out of his gloves, Quetta have got luck on their side, they have got so many lives
19.3
6
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, Fraction short and just outside off, loses his shape but still manages to get decent enough connection to send it sailing over long-off for a six, that will calm Quetta's nerves. Two dropped chances and now this will salt on IU's wounds; brings up his fifty but that doesn't matter, the match is on a knife's edge
19.2
2
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, Another drop at short third, back of a length wide of off, throws his hands at it and runs across and it brushed fielder's fingers but most importantly for Quetta it dribbles away to the rope
19.1
0
Muhammad Shahzad to Hasan Nawaz, no run, Short of a length and meandering outside off, he slices it in the air and it stayed up in the air for a while, Mayers and Shahzad run in at point, Mayers stopped and Shahzad got the ball and fluffed it, he is absolutely livid with himself
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 143/8 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.52, RRR: 15.00)
- Hasan Nawaz48 (36b)
- Naseem Shah4-0-31-2
- Salman Irshad4-0-31-2
18.6
W
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, OUT, He does swing and gets a faint edge according to the on-field umpire who raises the finger quickly, it was a snorter in the channel and he threw the kitchen sink at it, troubled by the pace, trying to smash it across the line, ball is close to the bat. Wasim wants another opinion. There is a spike and he has to go
Mohammad Wasim (1) c †Gous b Naseem Shah 16 (11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 145.45
18.5
1
Naseem Shah to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Superb wide yorker, opens the blade and nurdles it to short third man up in the ring; 15 to win the game, little too steep but gettable, Wasim needs to swing
18.4
1
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, 1 run, Climbing from shorter length and attacks off-stump, hurries him as he goes for the pull, not off the middle, stops near midwicket, excellent comeback after being hit for a four earlier, experience coming to the fore
18.3
0
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, no run, Pulls his length back, effort ball that rises steeply, millimeter from hitting the top of his helmet but he crouched too and he asks for a wide and everyone sees the funny side of it
18.2
0
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, no run, Back of a length, nibbling away in the channel, swing and a miss. Polite inquiry for a caught behind, Salman wants another look. ball is nowhere near the bat, excitement getting better of IU
18.1
4
Naseem Shah to Mohammad Wasim, FOUR, Over the wicket, short of a length and shaped outside off, he plays a glorious cover drive and it's been timed to perfection, no need to run for that
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs | QG: 137/7 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.61, RRR: 10.50)
- Mohammad Wasim11 (6b)
- Hasan Nawaz47 (35b)
- Salman Irshad4-0-31-2
- Jason Holder4-0-40-1
17.6
1
Salman Irshad to Mohammad Wasim, 1 run, Back of a length slanting away outside off and doesn't offer much pace, steered away past point for a run
17.5
1
Salman Irshad to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Low full-toss on the shin, shanked to deep backward square; QG need a boundary to keep asking rate in check
17.4
2
Salman Irshad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, Too short and outside off, pulls it across the line to deep midwicket, IU are unable to prevent these ones and twos
17.3
3
Salman Irshad to Mohammad Wasim, 3 runs, Shorter on middle, worked wristily to midwicket and a misfield allows them to add another run, third
17.2
1
Salman Irshad to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Short and angled wide of off, forehands it down to long-off for a run
17.1
2
Salman Irshad to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, Over the wicket, near yorker on off, hacked to deep midwicket's right, gathered quickly and pings a sharp throw
END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | QG: 127/7 (31 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 10.33)
- Mohammad Wasim7 (4b)
- Hasan Nawaz41 (31b)
- Jason Holder4-0-40-1
- Salman Irshad3-0-21-2
16.6
4
Holder to Mohammad Wasim, FOUR, That'll help Quetta, length and given width, he gets a fat outside edge, played it fine and third man has no chance to get around it, a timely boundary for Quetta and ruins the over for Holder
16.5
2
Holder to Mohammad Wasim, 2 runs, Pace-off shorter length ball on middle, drags it away square of midwicket, quick running, puts pressure on the fielder
16.5
1w
Holder to Mohammad Wasim, 1 wide, Yorker fired in and a fraction outside leg-stump and he is not happy with the umpire's signal
16.4
1
Holder to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Rams the yorker on middle, opens the face to plink it out to wide long-off
16.3
1
Holder to Mohammad Wasim, 1 run, Shorter in length, floating outside off, knifed to point and ambles across to the other end
16.2
0
Holder to Mohammad Wasim, no run, Over the wicket, bowling straight and bowling gas, not giving much room, dropped to Holder's right who hunts it down quickly
16.1
1
Holder to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Pitched up just outside off, forced to long-off for a run
