END OF OVER:20 | 23 Runs 1 Wkt | QG: 201/9 | RR: 10.05
- Khurram Shahzad2 (3b)
- Salman Mirza4-0-51-2
- Haris Rauf4-0-41-2
Lahore Qalandars started off terrifically but the innings ebbed and flowed. Despite losing wickets, Quetta Gladiators never let their intent waver and kept finding the fence at regular intervals. Shaheen Afridi was right on top of his game - electric in the field -and delivered a stupendous opening burst. Hasan Nawaz then came in and batted fluently, capitalizing on his rich vein of form and showing no signs of nerves. Quetta lost a flurry of wickets at the death but Faheem Ashraf clubbed three sixes and a four in the final over to swing the momentum back in their favor. There were also quite a few dropped chances that could prove decisive in the end
Lahore Qalandars have taken a concussion substitute for Asif Ali, who collided with Mohammad Naeem in the field during their 12th over. Mohammad Akhlaq will replace Asif for the remainder of the innings.
19.6
W
Salman Mirza to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, Tries to pummel it again, idea is right but the execution not quite spot on, taken at deep midwicket but he has done his job
Faheem Ashraf c Mohammad Naeem b Salman Mirza 28 (8b 2x4 3x6) SR: 350
19.5
6
Salman Mirza to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, That's three in a row, he has gone berserk, all the way for a six to cause delirium in the stands, biggest over of the innings, smokes it over cow corner for a six, on top of it
19.4
6
Salman Mirza to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, Into the stratosphere, very deep in the crease, gets on top of the slightly shorter ball at off and pumps him over long-on, soaring high into the air, up and up and eventually coming down in the stands
19.3
4
Salman Mirza to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, Oh wow, playing a gem of a little cameo, length into the pads, rooted firmly back in the crease, low full toss smeared into the gap at deep midwicket, easy pickings, big moments, momentum shifting
19.2
6
Salman Mirza to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, Gets hold of this one, rising at head height, a swivel of the hips and it's a thunderous pull shot over backward square, timely blow
19.1
1
Salman Mirza to Khurram Shahzad, 1 run, Around the wicket, lands it on a length at middle and off, worked to midwicket, batter wasn't even in the picture at non-striker's end, direct hit would have been curtains, Khurram already gave up, bowler couldn't behind the stumps
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 178/8 | RR: 9.36
- Faheem Ashraf6 (3b)
- Khurram Shahzad1 (2b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-41-2
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-24-3
18.6
4
Haris Rauf to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, Around the wicket, thunderbolt and slightly leg-sidish, gets in a perfect position to tug it away to deep backward square, Naeem with a desperate lunge can't prevent the boundary, much-needed boundary for Quetta, 8 runs and 4 wickets in the last two overs, Lahore have managed to pull things back slightly and stymied the run-flow
18.5
1
Haris Rauf to Khurram Shahzad, 1 run, Bit short on middle, connected to long-on for a single
18.4
0
Haris Rauf to Khurram Shahzad, no run, Back of a length around the line off, opens the face and drives it on the rise to cover
18.3
W
Haris Rauf to Abrar Ahmed, OUT, Bowls a back of a length delivery angled into middle, backs away and larrups in the air and he has mistimed it, taken by Shaheen who has big bucket hands, reverse cups at his head height at mid-on, wickets continue to tumble
Abrar Ahmed c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Haris Rauf 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
18.2
W
Haris Rauf to Mohammad Amir, OUT, Stumps shattered, what a beautiful sight for the bowler. Mohammad Amir wanders the leg side and tries to uncoil a cut, ball nips back in and he gets a bottom-edge, chopping it back onto middle stump, the stump is uprooted, goes without troubling the scorers
Mohammad Amir b Haris Rauf 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
18.1
1
Haris Rauf to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, Around the wicket, cutter on a shorter length at middle, wafty whips towards midwicket, gobsmacked a little by the slower one
END OF OVER:18 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | QG: 172/6 | RR: 9.55
- Mohammad Amir0 (1b)
- Faheem Ashraf1 (1b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-24-3
- Sikandar Raza4-0-43-1
17.6
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Mohammad Amir, no run, Good length at off, stabbed out into the covers
17.5
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Hasan Nawaz, OUT, Pace-off length-ish delivery at middle and leg, snaffled that while moving to his right, costly dismissal, could have done substantial damage had he hung around but he was getting fidgety from last few overs but nevertheless a spellbinding innings that too in a final, plenty of clean hits, batted through the tough phase, navigating through treacherous waters and putting his team in a good position, pouched at wide long on region fielder didn't have to move much, took a few steps in and gobbled it under his eyes, made it look very easy
Hasan Nawaz c Sikandar Raza b Shaheen Shah Afridi 76 (43b 8x4 4x6) SR: 176.74
17.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Hasan Nawaz, no run, Around the wicket, yorker as expected, nutmegged him, well stopped by the keeper, like how he has used yorker to great effect
17.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, Over the wicket, short of a length, angling back in from outside off, worked around the corner
17.2
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Chandimal, OUT, Tries to whack it out of the park and can't clear the rope. Taken by Azam, the substitute fielder at short midwicket, was in the air for a while. Full-toss on middle, bowled plenty of full-tosses but they have been well-directed, flexes his muscles and launches it in the air, late on the pull and taken by the fielder inside the ring, nice little useful cameo, Nawaz is still out there
LD Chandimal c sub (Mohammad Azab) b Shaheen Shah Afridi 22 (13b 0x4 2x6) SR: 169.23
17.1
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Around the wicket, low full-toss on middle, blazed down to long-on
END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | QG: 170/4 | RR: 10.00
- Dinesh Chandimal22 (12b)
- Hasan Nawaz75 (40b)
- Sikandar Raza4-0-43-1
- Haris Rauf3-0-35-0
16.6
6
Sikandar Raza to Chandimal, SIX, Flays him for another six, gets some width, it's touch full and in his hitting zone, much more pleasing, perfect blend of technique, timing and placement, was leg-side and carved it up and over extra cover for a six, got plenty of width to work with
16.5
6
Sikandar Raza to Chandimal, SIX, Chandimal joins the party, takes pressure off Nawaz as well, sits up nicely for him, seam up ball on middle, plants his front leg and spanks it with insolence over long-on for a six, proper wallop
16.4
1
Sikandar Raza to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Goes full and just outside off, belted down the ground and Raza goes down the ground and can't stop the bullet, mopped by the fielder at long-off, he hurts his left arm
16.3
1
Sikandar Raza to Chandimal, 1 run, Length ball on off, slight inward deviation, swatted to midwicket with not a lot of grace
16.2
0
Sikandar Raza to Chandimal, no run, Precious dot. Low full-toss outside off, crunched to short third
16.1
1
Sikandar Raza to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, Dug in short outside off almost like a seamer, cross-bat shot to cover
