- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.1 leg stump half-volley and he holes out flicking this to deep backward square leg. It was there to smash, just flicked it a touch too fine, looked to be aiming wider for midwicket and it comes off the inner half of the bat picking out Samit Patel on the rope. Catch taken at head height two yards in from the rope. But not before Sharjeel made Qalandars pay severely for a first over dropped chance on 8. 113/42.5 bowled him! And Afridi gives Babar a side hug with a smile. Good length on middle. Angling into leg. Babar tries to nudge it leg side, and it hits his front leg before crashing into middle stump. What a weird over this has been! 20/14.5 run out? They are celebrating. This was a slower ball, and it's been tapped to short third man. Rauf runs forward, picks up in one hand, and gets a beautiful direct hit to catch Clarke napping 37/24.6 gone first ball! Yorker, on middle, and Ingram is too slow to get his bat down. Stumps knocked back, and Daniyal points at the back of his shirt to show his name. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G 37/315.5 change of pace results in leading edge to extra cover! Fullish length on off stump at 132 kph, offcutter and Nabi through the shot a touch early trying to flick to midwicket, it lobs up to Sohail Akhtar who settles under this at extra cover on the ring. Does what he should have done in the first over on a similarly easy chance off the bat of Sharjeel! 158/517.6 goes yorker now at 145 kph and Christian does well to jam this out to deep midwicket. Samit Patel is the fielder, not exactly fleet of foot and Christian is determined for a second, turns and starts hustling back to the striker's end. Maqsood is jogging the first casually keeping in mind it's the last ball of the over and Christian should be keeping the strike. Confusion results and Christian is stranded halfway down the pitch as an accurate throw from Samit comes over the non-striker's stumps to Afridi who takes the bails off with Christian two yards short. 176/716.1 well how do you like that?! Length ball on the stumps, Imad is licking his lips wanting to tuck into a tasty delivery and tries to whack this out of the ground but doesn't get the distance. Picks out the man at deep midwicket five yards in from the rope. Tries to get off the mark in style and instead is back in the pavilion. 162/619.3 yorker yorker yorker! Afridi and Rauf have been on the money at the death with their lengths and Afridi rips out leg stump with another perfectly placed delivery to complete the knockout punch for Maqsood's innings. 184/819.5 another yorker! Another wicket! Another raucous celebration! Amir tried to get a bit too cheeky and walk across his stumps to ramp Afridi over fine leg. The yorker was directed on fourth stump and Amir does get bat on it barely only enough to ricochet back onto the stumps. Afridi runs past Amir screaming with intensity just past Amir's ear. Not in his face, but close enough that the second innings bowling from Amir should be plenty spicy... 185/9Extras13 (b 2, w 11)TOTAL186/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.3)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Babar Azam, 2.5 ov), 2-37 (Joe Clarke, 4.5 ov), 3-37 (Colin Ingram, 4.6 ov), 4-113 (Sharjeel Khan, 12.1 ov), 5-158 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.5 ov), 6-162 (Imad Wasim, 16.1 ov), 7-176 (Dan Christian, 17.6 ov), 8-184 (Waqas Maqsood, 19.3 ov), 9-185 (Mohammad Amir, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 27 3 6.75 14 3 0 2 0 Mohammad Hafeez 2 0 19 0 9.50 6 1 2 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 32 1 8.00 13 5 1 0 0 Ahmed Daniyal 4 0 37 1 9.25 8 2 2 3 0 D Wiese 4 0 42 1 10.50 5 3 2 2 0 SR Patel 2 0 27 1 13.50 4 3 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.2 wicket time! Fakhar nabbed with a slower ball! The globetrotting T20 champion Christian shows the sly fox he is with an offcutter landing full on fifth stump, Fakhar's timing is off and skies a drive to long-off. Babar is underneath it with hands in front of his face, palms out getting his eye literally right behind the ball as it comes down in his hands five yards inside the rope. The crowd roars for the home side. They're still in it! 152/40.4 direct hit! And he's out for a zero-ball duck! Sohail the unlucky man. This was a length ball, on off stump, and he tapped it square. They go for the run, but Sohail - who dropped Sharjeel in the first over of the first innings - is out trying to complete the single. Fielder from cover runs in, picks up and releases underarm in one swift movement 0/10.5 Amir is racing to the boundary to celebrate! Full, on middle, and Denly looks to check drive. But the ball goes through him, past the inside edge, and hits middle stump! What a start 0/24.2 straight to point! And Babar takes the catch. Length ball, angling across, and Hafeez wants to cut over the infield. Can't get it as high as he'd like, and Babar pockets this by moving to his left 33/3Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL189/4 (19.2 Overs, RR: 9.77)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sohail Akhtar, 0.4 ov), 2-0 (Joe Denly, 0.5 ov), 3-33 (Mohammad Hafeez, 4.2 ov), 4-152 (Fakhar Zaman, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Amir 4 1 34 1 8.50 11 5 1 0 0 Mohammad Ilyas 2 0 25 0 12.50 4 2 2 1 0 Waqas Maqsood 3 0 34 1 11.33 2 4 1 0 0 Arshad Iqbal 3 0 25 0 8.33 6 1 2 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 31 0 7.75 8 3 1 0 0 DT Christian 3.2 0 39 1 11.70 6 2 3 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Lahore Qalandars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
28 February 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Lahore Qalandars 2, Karachi Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 3 wickets)
- Karachi Kings: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 5
- Sharjeel Khan: 50 off 34 balls (3 x 4, 6 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Sharjeel Khan 35, Mohammad Nabi 16, Ex 2)
- Karachi Kings: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Karachi Kings - 107/3 in 11.0 overs (Sharjeel Khan 62, Mohammad Nabi 29)
- Mohammad Nabi: 50 off 30 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Karachi Kings: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 11
- Over 17.3: Review by Lahore Qalandars (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batsman - Waqas Maqsood (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Karachi Kings - 186/9 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Ilyas 4, Arshad Iqbal 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 3 wickets)
- Lahore Qalandars: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Fakhar Zaman 31, BR Dunk 19, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Lahore Qalandars - 85/3 in 11.0 overs (Fakhar Zaman 48, BR Dunk 19)
- Fakhar Zaman: 50 off 36 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Lahore Qalandars: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 62 balls (Fakhar Zaman 53, BR Dunk 46, Ex 2)
- Lahore Qalandars: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 3
- BR Dunk: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
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