Welcome back.. Yesterday Karachi Kings couldn't defend 126 against Quetta Gladiators. They have two runs more today, but can they restrict Islamabad? Who have already thrown a surprise by promoting Andre Russell to open the innings. A slight delay as the bowlers landing area is taking a pounding from the groundsmen. Amir is back and has the new ball. All ready now and off we go...
Excellent finish from Azhar Mahmood. He's been drafted in for an injured Shane Watson and has done an excellent job in his first game for the new franchise. Such a pro. Plies his trade all around the world and is omnipresent these days. Coming to the innings, well, they were strangled right from the start. Misbah opened the attack with spin from either end and it fetched him a couple of wickets upfront. On a pitch where shot-making is not a very fruitful profession, Bopara continued his good form and got engaged in the rebuilding process along with Mushfiqur Rahim. The duo put on 60 runs for the fourth wicket and ensured that Karachi don't fall off the cliff. But their untimely dismissals at a time when they should have been accelerating has allowed Islamabad to take the momentum into the break. I won't say it's a doddle, but it's very gettable. We shall soon find out..
19.6 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, can't finish with a flourish. Looks to slug a slower length ball across the line and drags it in front of deep mid-wicket
19.5 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, no run, slower short ball which is widely propagated these days. Sticks in the pitch and never arrives due to which Malik is through with the pull. Gets it off the toe of the bat and dies on the half-volley in front of Haddin
19.4 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, byes, FOUR, follows Malik with a full delivery, manages to beat his slog and nutmeg him. But wait on, Haddin has failed to gather as well. Such a shame for Mahmood
19.3 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, no run, what an exceptional first half of the over it's turning to be. Might have been a slower ball and beats Malik's swing for the lack of pace
19.3 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, wide, now attempts a bumper and digs it a bit too short. Gets it to loop over Malik's head
19.2 -
A Mahmood to Shakib, 1 run, another very full ball which is brilliant at this stage. Shakib can't get under it and drills it to long-off
19.1 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, now Mahmood is down. The Islamabad United bowlers need to be wrapped in cottonwool. They are just collapsing. Cannons it into the blockhole before tumbling and Malik squeezes it down to long-on
Looks like all is not well with Russell actually. He's leaving the field
18.6 -
A Russell to Shakib, FOUR, Shakib swings a full 360 degrees and gets the ball in a completely diagonally opposite direction than originally intended. This length ball skims off a thick outside edge over short third man
18.5 -
A Russell to Shoaib Malik, leg byes, 1 run, slippery length ball angled into the pads, Malik slogs and misses and collects a leg-bye behind backward point
18.4 -
A Russell to Shakib, 1 run, slammed into the blockhole and Shakib can only squeeze it down to long-on. Russell tried to dive across to stop but lost his footing as his boot skidded on. Could have been ugly but he looks alright to continue
18.3 -
A Russell to Shakib, no run, walks well across outside off in response to which Russell bangs it short. It was there to be pulled away fine as Shakib managed to get inside the line. But just couldn't connect as he was beaten for pace
18.2 -
A Russell to Shakib, no run, good variation. Slower off-cutter which nips away on a back of a length and bounces spongily over the bat as Shakib looks to dab it fine
18.1 -
A Russell to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, not the yorker which one might expect at this stage. Bowls a brisk short of length delivery around off which Malik whips with powerful wrists to deep mid-wicket
17.6 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slower and fuller just outside off, Malik waits after prodding forward and drives it through the covers
17.5 -
A Mahmood to Shakib, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, chopped beside the pitch via an inside edge onto pad
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.4 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, out Caught by Asif Ali!! Amin is a relieved man. His drop earlier in the over has not cost anything much at all. Bopara actually hits this well. Picks the short ball early and nails the pull. However, much to his dismay, he picks out deep square leg who makes no mistake. Bopara c Asif Ali b A Mahmood 45(50) [4s-4]
A Mahmood to Bopara, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.3 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Malik glides a short of length delivery wide of backward point to hand it back to Bopara
17.2 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, 1 run, Mahmood must have patted himself on the back after getting the better of Bopara, dropped it short on seeing him give the charge, Bopara can only swat it high off the bat down towards long-on. A sitter of a catch which Amin makes a hash of
17.1 -
A Mahmood to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, Mahmood feeds length to his compatriot, he tries to heave it away but can only drag it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket
16.6 -
A Russell to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, skidding on from a back of a length just outside off, dabbed to third man
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
A Russell to Rahim, out Bowled!! Rahim's stumps have been clattered. Backed away slightly to slog a full ball into orbit. Lost his shape and couldn't lay any bat onto it. On second glance, it is eveident that the ball tailed back in slightly as well which contributed to Rahim's downfall. Middle and leg stump take a pounding. So, Sami's injury has at least some up-side for Islamabad. Rahim b A Russell 33(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
A Russell to Rahim, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Andre Russell [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
He's gone off the field actually, and Russell will complete the over.
16.4 -
Sami to Bopara, 1 run, Sami is down on the ground clutching his toes. He stuck his leg out to stop a Bopara bazuka, manages to do so but hurts himself in the process. Pitched it right up and Bopara didn't hold back. Stood there and hammered it hard. Must be throbbing, his leg
16.3 -
Sami to Rahim, 1 run, moves leg-side and then has to put on a stretch to cut this past backward point. Couldn't generate any power though and can only collect a single as sweeper cover rushes across
16.2 -
Sami to Rahim, no run, has a waft at a shortish ball outside off but cannot connect
16.1 -
Sami to Rahim, SIX, Rahim has picked his spot over short fine leg. And hang on. It's gone all the way. Walked well across outside off to get inside the line of a length ball and scooped it right off the middle
Mohammad Sami [2.0-0-4-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Rahim dabs it wide of backward point
15.5 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, 1 run, cut hard to backward point, Bopara comes to a stop after taking a couple of strides down but Rahim calls him through taking on the danger end and makes it through
15.4 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, 1 run, advances down to a short of length and chops it in front of backward point
15.3 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, FOUR, flogged behind square. Spearing in on middle and leg, Rahim swings it across the line and gets the boundary which he hopes would help him break the shackles
15.2 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, 2 runs, short of length delivery on off, Rahim pulls it wide of long-on. Timed it sweetly despite not being able to extend his arms
15.1 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, 2 runs, loopy slower ball, which almost lands in the yorker length, Rahim squeezes the drive wide of sweeper cover for a couple
14.6 -
A Russell to Bopara, FOUR, driven handsomely wide of long-off. This time, it's not full enough and enables Bopara to get under the inside-out loft
14.5 -
A Russell to Rahim, 1 run, moves leg-side one more time against a length ball and drags his slog off the inside half of the bat behind square
14.4 -
A Russell to Rahim, no run, and again. Nice, quick and full just outside off, Rahim hammers it along the carpet to extra-cover
14.3 -
A Russell to Rahim, no run, backs away to a length ball, swings across the line and misses. Wasn't far away from the leg-stump
14.2 -
A Russell to Rahim, no run, very full just outside off, Rahim can't get under it and drills it to mid-off
14.1 -
A Russell to Rahim, 2 runs, backward point gets a nasty bounce as Rahim's square cut kicks off the turf and bounces over him. They decide to go through for the second and make it fairly easily. Had the throw originally been at Bopara's end, it could have been close. But as it was, by the time Haddin collected and gunned down the stumps at the non-striker's end, Bopara was home
Andre Russell [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, no run, shortish outside off, cut to backward point
13.5 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, no run, jeez, now he is taking liberties! What kind of stroke is that? Length ball just outside off, Bopara shapes to play the lap-shot, only that he decides to help it through the off-side. Fails to connect
13.4 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, no run, holds up slightly from a short of length and Bopara chops his attempted punch off the inside edge onto pad
13.3 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, no run, fullish this time and driven to extra-cover
13.2 -
A Mahmood to Rahim, 1 run, keeps it in the channel, dabbed down to third man
13.1 -
A Mahmood to Bopara, 1 run, off-pace back of a length delivery just outside off, glided down to third man
Azhar Mahmood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
12.6 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, 1 run, remains flat-footed looking to punch a back of a length delivery through the covers, drags it to deep backward square instead off a thick inside edge
12.5 -
Rumman Raees to Rahim, 1 run, off-pace short of length delivery in line with leg, Rahim nurdles it towards fine leg
12.4 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, 1 run, patted in front of cover-point for a quick single
12.3 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, FOUR, woah, superb whip of the wrists. On a short of length on leg, Bopara is in such form. Swivels across smoothly and flogs the short-arm pull behind square
12.2 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, no run, might have been the off-cutter angled away on a back of a length, steered to backward point
12.1 -
Rumman Raees to Rahim, 1 run, shortish and leaving Rahim with the angle, he waits on the ball and back-cuts it to backward point
Rumman Raees [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
Strategic time-out!
11.6 -
Imran Khalid to Rahim, 1 run, quicker through the air and sliding on as Rahim makes room and punches it wide of backward point for a single
11.5 -
Imran Khalid to Rahim, FOUR, 'tock' screeches Rahim's bat as he nails the slog sweep in between two deep fielders on the on-side. Reached out after sitting on one knee and slapped it hard
11.4 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 1 run, tucked to deep mid-wicket. There is a thought given to a second which is quickly eliminated
11.3 -
Imran Khalid to Rahim, 1 run, goes down on one knee and biffs the slog-sweep to deep mid-wicket
11.2 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 1 run, slower through the air and drifting in on middle and leg, gently flicked through square leg
11.1 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, FOUR, tossed up just outside off, Bopara roundhouses the drive past extra-cover. Played with the turn and got close enough to the pitch to unleash his arms
10.6 -
Badree to Bopara, 1 run, shortish around off, Bopara is early on the pull and swats it off the bottom of the bat down to long-on
10.5 -
Badree to Bopara, 2 runs, nudges a flatter delivery wide of long-on and calls for two straightaway, the only threat he faces while taking the second run is of physical injury as the throw at the striker's end is wild and hits Bopara's bat with his back turned
10.4 -
Badree to Rahim, 1 run, rifled in on off, tucked to deep square leg
10.3 -
Badree to Bopara, 1 run, ventures out of the crease to a quicker leg-break and flicks it through mid-wicket
10.2 -
Badree to Rahim, 1 run, makes some room and extends his arms on the cut to deep point
10.1 -
Badree to Rahim, no run, flatter and turning away from off, Rahim dabs it to short third man
Samuel Badree [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 2 runs, whipped off the pads behind square where the fielder is forced into a sprint. Bopara sees the opportunity and hurtles back for a second
9.5 -
Imran Khalid to Rahim, 1 run, pushed through quicker on leg, clipped down towards long-on
9.4 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 1 run, fired in full outside leg, Bopara had made some room, sees it following him and tries to drive it down the ground. Can only eke out a thick inside edge towards short fine leg
9.3 -
Imran Khalid to Rahim, 1 run, loopy full toss drifting in on middle and leg, nudged wide of mid-wicket
9.2 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, leg byes, 1 run, darted in on leg, again Bopara can't cast his bat across in time, deflects off the thigh pad wide of short fine leg
9.1 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, sliding on after pitching on a length on middle and leg to hit Bopara's pad as he is late to get his bat across
Imran Khalid [2.0-0-2-2] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Sami to Rahim, no run, swing and a miss to a length ball outside off. Patience as a virtue has been eradicated it seems
8.5 -
Sami to Rahim, no run, on a back of a length just outside off, patted to backward point
Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.4 -
Sami to Shahzaib Hasan, out Caught by Haddin!! That's a real effort ball. Got it to kick and climb from a short of length just outside off, catches the outside edge of Hasan's wafting blade and carries through nicely to Haddin. Poor choice of stroke though. No footwork and just stands there trying to slap it through the off-side. Shahzaib Hasan c Haddin b Sami 27(19) [4s-3 6s-1]
Sami to Shahzaib Hasan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.3 -
Sami to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, hurries on towards Hasan's attempted pull, and swats it off the splice back down the pitch
8.2 -
Sami to Bopara, 1 run, doesn't quite have the length to free his arms, and short-arm jabs it behind square after hauling his front leg in the air
8.1 -
Sami to Bopara, no run, can't quite find the middle of the bat with this back-foot cover-drive and mistimes it to cover
7.6 -
A Russell to Bopara, 1 run, bends his back again seeking to clatter Bopara's rib-cage, Bopara rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
7.5 -
A Russell to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, uses the pace on the shortish ball and glides it down to third man
7.4 -
A Russell to Bopara, 1 run, hops to get on top of the bounce of a short of length delivery and punches it to deep point
7.3 -
A Russell to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, pulls the length back just outside off, dabbed down to third man
7.2 -
A Russell to Shahzaib Hasan, SIX, Hasan has been itching to smack a few. Looks that sort of a player who can't really tone down his instincts no matter the situation. Gets one right in his half and clouts it wide of long-on
7.1 -
A Russell to Bopara, 1 run, pitches his first ball right up on off, driven to long-on
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Sami to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, goes hard looking to swipe a length ball straight down, the bat twists and he mistimes it to mid-on
6.5 -
Sami to Shahzaib Hasan, 2 runs, keeping it in the channel and hitting the back of a length, Hasan stays leg-side of the ball and chops it behind backward point. Before third man's throw reaches the keeper, he is back for a couple
6.4 -
Sami to Bopara, 1 run, plants a closed bat-face on a back of a length delivery on middle, and works it down to long-on
6.3 -
Sami to Bopara, no run, zipping nicely from a short of length just outside off, punched to backward point
6.2 -
Sami to Bopara, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery which hurries on rapidly and beats Bopara for pace as he tries to force it through the off-side
6.1 -
Sami to Bopara, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, steered to backward point
Mohammad Sami, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, 1 run, pats a length ball in front of extra-cover and hurries through for a single
5.5 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, 2 runs, full toss on the pads, flicked behind square to scamper a couple before deep square leg tidies up
5.4 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, no run, closer to off stump this time, he is slowly getting the line where he wants to, Bopara moves half-forward and taps it to extra-cover
5.3 -
Rumman Raees to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, angling away from middle on a good length, Hasan whips it to deep square leg
5.2 -
Rumman Raees to Bopara, 1 run, similar delivery on the pads, Bopara flicks it through the mid-wicket region
5.1 -
Rumman Raees to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, length ball on leg-stump, clipped wide of mid-wicket
Rumman Raees, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, skips out of the crease again and swats it down to long-on
4.5 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, FOUR, here he goes. Adventurous but fraught with risk I would think. Makes some room to allow a clean swing of the arms and hoists a leg-break over extra-cover
4.4 -
Badree to Bopara, 1 run, excellent effort from backward point. Saves three runs for his team. Shortish outside off, Bopara slaps it behind square where the fielder is superb with his dive
4.3 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, what is Hasan trying to do here?Dances down while making some room only to be followed by a clever Badree, ends up dragging his attempted inside-out loft down to long-on
4.2 -
Badree to Bopara, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, wristed down to long-on
4.1 -
Badree to Bopara, FOUR, moves inside the line while kneeling down and cracks the sweep behind square. Some form he looks in
3.6 -
Imran Khalid to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, loopy delivery on off, just holds up a bit as Hasan tries to work it through the on-side, did well not to close the bat-face completely and a faint leading edge rolls back down the pitch
3.5 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 1 run, teased up just outside off, Bopara plants his foot forward and pushes it down to long-off
3.4 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, punched back to the bowler off the front foot
3.3 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, angled down leg and it simply slides on, nurdled to backward square
3.2 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, driven towards cover-point
3.1 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, tossed up and drifting in with the arm, blocked
2.6 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, did he manage an inside edge there? That was the only thing which could have saved him. Sliding on with the arm on off, Hasan is rooted in defence and hit on the pad. Umpire spots some wood
2.5 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, FOUR, now this is a rank bad ball. Short and turning away wide of off, Hasan gets on top of the bounce by rolling the wrists and cuts it behind square
2.4 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, FOUR, that's a very risky stroke especially against a slippery customer like Badree. Flipper around off, extract a lot of bounce from the surface and cramps Hasan for room as he tries to back away for a cut. Never in control of the stroke, and a thick outside edge whistles away through the vacant slip region
2.3 -
Badree to Bopara, 1 run, too straight on the occasion and Bopara works it towards long-on
2.2 -
Badree to Bopara, no run, oooh, close. Don't think he picked the googly and opted to shoulder arms. In the end, it misses off stump by only just
2.1 -
Badree to Bopara, no run, takes a couple of steps down and nearly yorks himself, rushes to dig it out
1.6 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, 1 run, shimmies down to get close and nudges it in front of mid-on
1.5 -
Imran Khalid to Bopara, no run, tossed up on off, Bopara prods forward to block
Ravi Bopara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
Imran Khalid to Imad Wasim, out Lbw!! Trouble brewing already for Karachi Kings and we are just in the second over. Wasim has only walked out but feels confident enough to premeditate the sweep. The length was there but he simply missed it and is hit on the back pad. Wait though, HawkEye shows that the ball hadn't turned and was skidding away outside off from the round the wicket angle. Imad Wasim lbw b Imran Khalid 0(2)
Imran Khalid to Imad Wasim, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
1.3 -
Imran Khalid to Imad Wasim, no run, flatter and drifting across off, punched to cover
Imad Wasim, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.2 -
Imran Khalid to James Vince, out Caught by Misbah!! And the move to send Vince up the order has failed. The idea might have been to allow the Englishman to express himself against the new ball. But Misbah countered it by opening with two spinners. Vince makes room looking to loft it inside-out over extra-cover, couldn't quite get underneath the stroke and chips it straight to the man. James Vince c Misbah b Imran Khalid 2(5)
Imran Khalid to James Vince, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.1 -
Imran Khalid to James Vince, no run, tossed up outside off from round the wicket, Vince drives it to extra-cover
Imran Khalid, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, googly which is floated up on middle, turned to mid-wicket
0.5 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, no run, huge shout from Badree. Umpire is quick to shake his head and turn it down forcing Badree to just look away. Very similar to the previous ball, skidding on from a length to trap Hasan on the crease and thud his pad. Looked fairly adjacent and HawkEye shows it would have hit leg
0.4 -
Badree to James Vince, 1 run, hangs back and plays for some turn, but there isn't any. It simply skids on to catch a thick inside edge through square leg
0.3 -
Badree to Shahzaib Hasan, 1 run, well flighted leg-break on middle, Hasan prods forward and nudges it down to long-on
0.2 -
Badree to James Vince, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, nudged away through mid-wicket to open his account
0.1 -
Badree to James Vince, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, glanced to short fine leg
James Vince and Shahzaib Hasan are at the crease. James Vince is on strike. Badree will open the attack
Islamabad United have qualified for the knock-out stages. So, only one spot left and it is between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars. The second game is between the top two sides - Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi. Switch tabs and catch all the action. For now, goodbye from here...
Misbah: In the end it is a good win. The youngster Asif played well to take us home. It was a crucial time (talking about his dismissal) and he really should his promise. The bowlers bowled really well and it is a confidence booster for us. When you go to the knock-out stage, you need just one good day to reach the final. We have to always have the hope. He (Russell) wasn't getting many overs and so we sent him up the order.
Malik: I am used to it now (referring about him being on the losing side). Even before this game we were in a desperate position. But we have another opportunity in a couple of days and we will try to do well. We are losing most games in the first six overs, be it batting or bowling. That is the area we need to improve.
Khalid: I am very happy. The captain and team management had given me plenty of confidence before this match. It is difficult to grip the new ball, but I have done it before in domestic cricket. It felt nice to put the base by scalping two wickets at the start. If you think about taking wickets, you will take wickets. I know what are my strengths and I bowl accordingly.
Imran Khalid is the Man of the Match for his figures of 2/19.
A crucial win for Islamabad United, keeps their hopes alive in the tournament. Coming into the game without Shane Watson, the bowlers responded to Misbah's decision to bowl first - restricted Karachi Kings to 128. Russell was promoted to open the innings in Watson's absence, the Jamaican couldn't do much. Haddin too departed early. Latif and Misbah were left with the repair work. The pair managed to put on a 50+ stand, but it was Asif Ali's cameo which saw them through.
18.5 -
Mir Hamza to Asif Ali, SIX, Islamabad United win by 5 wickets. The players in the dugout are on their feet. Wasim Akram is clapping. What a way to finish the game! The players shake hands. The ball was short and at chest height, Ali swivels on the back foot and hammers the pull over deep square leg
18.4 -
Mir Hamza to Asif Ali, no run, banged in halfway down, on leg-stump, Ali ducks and lets it pass. Looks at the umpire for a wide, doesn't get it
18.3 -
Mir Hamza to Asif Ali, SIX, Ali is in sixer hitting mode. Picks the slower delivery, eyes his spot, clears his front leg and heaves it across the line, sends it soaring over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
18.2 -
Mir Hamza to A Mahmood, 1 run, back of a length on off, Mahmood backs away and short-arm jabs it to deep mid-wicket
18.1 -
Mir Hamza to A Mahmood, no run, round the wicket, keeps it short of length outside off, Mahmood slashes it straight to backward point
Mir Hamza [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Bopara to A Mahmood, 1 run, full toss around off, Mahmood wants to have a sighter, opens the bat face and steers it to third man. An eventful over comes to an end. It had everything, wicket, wides, sixes...
17.5 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, 1 run, fuller and just outside off, Ali chips the loft to long-off
17.5 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, wide, Bopara is losing his radar. Sprays another one down leg, Ali can't get wood or pad on that, Rahim gloves it. Bonus run for Islamabad
17.4 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, SIX, that blow has tilted the game again. Pitched up and in the slot, Ali gets underneath it and smashes it flat over long-off, made good connection as it cleared the fielder with ease
17.3 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, leg byes, FOUR, Bopara is on his knees. Is disappointed with himself for slipping one down leg, Ali couldn't connect with the tickle, the ball hits the boot and races away fine
Azhar Mahmood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Bopara to Misbah, out Caught by James Vince!! Misbah is gone. Karachi have got the wicket they wanted and it is that man, Ravi Bopara. What a tournament he is having! Runs, wickets and crucial wickets. The slower delivery - back of the hand, Misbah steps out, doesn't get to the pitch, is deceived for pace but still goes through with the loft, skies it towards long-on. Vince settles under and takes it tumbling back. Misbah c James Vince b Bopara 38(38) [4s-5]
Bopara to Misbah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, 1 run, back of a length on off, Ali forces it off the back foot towards extra cover
17.1 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, wide, splays it down leg, Ali can't meet with the glance, Rahim dives to his left and makes an important save
So it is heating up at Sharjah. Islamabad need 26 runs off 18 balls. Karachi need Misbah's wicket. Heading towards a thrilling finish..
16.6 -
Amir to Misbah, no run, bumper angled into the batsman, Misbah doesn't take the risk of pulling it, sits down and allows the ball to sail over him. Amir finishes his spell, ends with: 4-0-21-1
16.5 -
Amir to Asif Ali, 1 run, very full and just short of yorker length, Ali squeezes the flick to deep mid-wicket
16.4 -
Amir to Misbah, 1 run, full and attacking off, Misbah shuffles across and works it through mid-wicket
Round the wicket now...
16.3 -
Amir to Misbah, no run, shortens the length around off, Misbah glides it to backward point, fielder swoops in and prevents the single
16.2 -
Amir to Misbah, FOUR, streaky! But Misbah and Islamabad won't mind it. He was winding up for the mow to the leg-side, goes deep in the crease, Amir fires a yorker, squirted off the inside edge through the batsman's legs, raced away to the fine leg fence
16.1 -
Amir to Misbah, no run, short of length on off, Misbah stands tall and blunts it back to Amir
Mohammad Amir [3.0-1-15-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, no run, repeat of the previous ball. Bopara slips in the back of the hand slower one, Ali aims for cow corner, but can only connect with thin air
15.5 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, no run, slower delivery outside off, Ali swings as hard as possible, is early into the shot and hence fails to connect
15.4 -
Bopara to Misbah, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Misbah moves across and dabs it in front of point, hurried single taken
15.3 -
Bopara to Misbah, 2 runs, fullish and just outside off, Misbah opens the bat face and square drives it through cover-point, sweeper had a lot of ground to cover and the duo come back for the second
15.2 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, Ali ekes out an inside edge onto the boot, the ball trickles behind square on the leg-side. Bopara went up for LBW, but Dar was not interested
15.1 -
Bopara to Asif Ali, FOUR, Usama almost pulled off a stunner. Length delivery, Ali fetches the hoick from outside off, lofts it wide of long-on, Mir runs to his right, dives full length and is inches away from pouching it
Ravi Bopara [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
The equation reads: 40 off 30. Misbah remains the key for both sides. His presence will make Islamabad breath freely, while Karachi will know his wicket will put them in the driver's seat...
14.6 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run, keeps it on the shorter side again, Misbah moves across, opens the bat face and directs it to backward point
14.5 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run, short of length on off, Misbah taps it gently in front of mid-wicket
14.4 -
Sohail Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run, back of a length around off, Ali pulls it to long-off, right off the base of the bat
14.4 -
Sohail Khan to Asif Ali, wide, sprays it down leg. It was the attempted inswinging yorker, goes down leg and Ali can't reach it
14.3 -
Sohail Khan to Asif Ali, 2 runs, risky shot for two runs. Good length ball on off, Ali swipes it across the line wide of long-on, all along the floor for a couple of runs
14.2 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, 1 run, short of length near the ribs, Misbah jumps across and tucks it to backward square leg
14.1 -
Sohail Khan to Asif Ali, 1 run, reverse swing? Certainly tailed in from a fuller length, Ali does well to play it in front of his pad and drives to long-on
Sohail Khan [3.0-0-17-2] is back into the attack
Strategic time out!
13.6 -
Usama Mir to Asif Ali, 1 run, drags the length back, Ali hops across and drops it wide of cover, Misbah responds with a single
13.5 -
Usama Mir to Asif Ali, no run, teased up on off, Ali whips it to mid-wicket, no timing on that
Asif Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease
A slip and leg slip in place..
13.4 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, out Stumped!! Usama deserved that wicket. The partnership has been broken and an opening is created. Floated up on off, Latif was lured into the big shot, races down the wicket to go downtown, is beaten by the turn and bounce. Rahim gloves and takes the bails off. That was well done as the ball bounced a touch more. Latif was well out of the crease. Khalid Latif st Rahim b Usama Mir 33(35) [4s-1 6s-3]
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
13.3 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, 1 run, flighted on off, Misbah milks a single through square leg
13.2 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, no run, now goes for the reverse sweep, is early into the shot and the toe-end dribbles to backward point
13.1 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, FOUR, that's very well played. Tossed up delivery on off and middle, Misbah moves across, stoops down on his knee and sweeps it behind square leg, rolls his wrist to get the placement right
12.6 -
Bopara to Khalid Latif, no run, short and outside off, Latif flashes a cut and fails to connect. A replay of how Misbah was beaten a couple of deliveries back
12.5 -
Bopara to Misbah, 1 run, short of length around off, Misbah walks across his stumps, twirls his wrists and nurdles it square on the leg-side
12.4 -
Bopara to Khalid Latif, 1 run, width offered on a shortish length, Latif's eye lit up and he slaps it to sweeper cover, straight to the fielder. He would be disappointed with himself
12.3 -
Bopara to Misbah, 1 run, fullish and on off, Misbah wrists it down to long-on
12.2 -
Bopara to Misbah, no run, shortish and outside off, Misbah cuts and misses, was undone by the lack of bounce. Went underneath the bat
12.1 -
Bopara to Misbah, no run, back of a length just outside off, Misbah steps out and across, dabs it to backward point
Ravi Bopara, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, no run, keeps the batsman calm by dragging the length back, blocked back to the bowler
11.5 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, no run, pushed back to the bowler off the front foot
11.4 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, 1 run, tossed up close to off, Misbah eases it down to long-off
11.3 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, 1 run, floated up around off, Latif plays an extended forward defence wide of cover, quick single taken
11.2 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, no run, direct hit would have been curtains for Misbah. Latif knocks the leggie in front of point. Misbah was racing down for the single before being sent back, Malik trifles at the bowler's end. Misses and Misbah lives on
11.1 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down leg, Misbah misses the glance, the ball brushes the pad on the way to short fine
10.6 -
Shakib to Misbah, 1 run, tossed up on off, Misbah moves forward and works it in front of square on the leg-side
10.5 -
Shakib to Misbah, FOUR, not all that short, but Misbah made good use of the crease, went deep and cut it behind point, splitting backward point and short third man to perfection
10.4 -
Shakib to Misbah, no run, quicker and carrying with the over the wicket angle, Misbah sits back in the crease and keeps it out
10.3 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, 1 run, flighted just outside off, Latif drives it to long-off
10.2 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, no run, the arm-ball which almost went through Latif, who just about managed to bring his bat down and bunt it to the off-side
10.1 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, no run, teased up around off, Latif pushes the forward defensive firmly to cover
9.6 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, no run, beauty! That's a classic leg-break. Plenty of loop and draws the batsman forward, Misbah lunges forward to defend, the ball turns and beats the outside edge. Rahim took the bails off and the square leg umpire sent it upstairs, Misbah was well inside the crease
9.5 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, 1 run, these two are looking at ease now. Latif drops it in front of cover, looks up at Misbah and gets the required response
9.4 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah emulates his partner and sends his drive to long-off
9.3 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, 1 run, flighted on off, Latif drives it down to long-off
9.2 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, no run, tossed up on off, Latif defends with the bat and pad close together
9.1 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, 1 run, slower and on off, Misbah leans forward and works it gently to the on-side, he played it with soft hands looking for two, but the fielder got to the ball quickly
8.6 -
Shakib to Misbah, 1 run, Misbah was shaping to play the sweep, Shakib drags the length back, Misbah changes his mind and punches it to sweeper cover
8.5 -
Shakib to Misbah, no run, flighted just outside off, Misbah forces it off the back foot to point
8.4 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, 1 run, arm-ball that drifts in, Latif hangs back and milks a single through mid-wicket
8.3 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, SIX, Latif likes clearing the fence a lot. His third six. Seemed like a mishit once again, but had enough wood on the heave to clear the long-on fence. Shakib can't believe it went the distance
8.2 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, no run, slightly short in length, Latif mistimes the slap to cover
8.1 -
Shakib to Khalid Latif, no run, looped up generously, Latif presses forward and blocks
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, no run, tossed up around off, Misbah pushes it to the left of the bowler, Usama moves across to field
7.5 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, FOUR, there's a Misbah special. Was ages early into the reverse sweep, Usama had the time to darted it in, but Misbah is too good with the shot, places it wide of the slip fielder and collects four more
7.4 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, 1 run, after being hit for a six Usama has forgotten to flight the ball, the slider that hurries onto Latif's prod, squirted off the inside edge to square leg
Usama has a slip in place..
7.3 -
Usama Mir to Misbah, 1 run, pushed through on off, nudged away through mid-wicket
7.2 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, 1 run, quicker and around off, Latif taps it wide of cover, crosses over to the other end
7.1 -
Usama Mir to Khalid Latif, FOUR, mishit and Usama is not a happy bowler. Floated up invitingly just outside off, Latif takes the bait, slices the inside out loft over extra cover, the ball beat both the converging fielders from deep extra cover and long-off
Usama Mir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Mir Hamza to Misbah, 2 runs, that's neatly done. Misbah gets inside the line of the back of a length delivery, nudges it with soft hands to the unmanned mid-wicket region, was always looking for two and gets it easily
6.5 -
Mir Hamza to Khalid Latif, 1 run, pushes it up around off, Latif has bat and pad close as he knocks it to sweeper cover
6.4 -
Mir Hamza to Khalid Latif, SIX, poor delivery. Short and down leg, even fine leg was square. Latif just needed to get some wood on that, helps it along the way with a pull, sailed over the rope by an inch or so
6.3 -
Mir Hamza to Khalid Latif, no run, the length remains the same, Latif fails to connect with the flick, wears it on the thigh pad. The ball drops adjacent to the wicket on the off-side
6.2 -
Mir Hamza to Khalid Latif, no run, back of a length close to off, Latif is right behind that, blocked in front of cover
6.1 -
Mir Hamza to Misbah, 1 run, short of length around off, steered away to third man with an angled bat
Mir Hamza, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Sohail Khan to Khalid Latif, 2 runs, banged in midway down the wicket, Latif does well to ride the bounce, roll his wrist over the pull and hit it along the ground to deep mid-wicket
5.5 -
Sohail Khan to Khalid Latif, no run, pulls the length back slightly, Latif chops the cut to backward point, went hard and hence didn't time it well
5.4 -
Sohail Khan to Khalid Latif, SIX, where did that come from? Latif was being bogged down and had been pushed to the corner, he responds with this. Length delivery right in the slot, a clean swing of the bat and the ball sails over the long-on fence
5.3 -
Sohail Khan to Khalid Latif, no run, good length ball, Latif offers the straightest of bats in defence
5.2 -
Sohail Khan to Khalid Latif, no run, fuller and just outside off, Latif push-drives it to cover-point, straight to the fielder
5.1 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, 1 run, short of length close to off, Misbah runs it off the face of the bat to third man
4.6 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, maiden! Back of a length around off, Latif opens the bat face and directs it to backward point
4.5 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, widish full delivery, just short of yorker length, Latif tries to squeeze it out. Fails to do so and the men behind the stumps go up. It was bat hitting the surface
4.4 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, Latif is not covering the angle. Amir slants it across the right-hander, Latif prods forward and is beaten again
4.3 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, touch fuller than the previous delivery, Latif presses it to cover after coming forward
4.2 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, drags the length back, Latif offers a dead-bat in defence
4.1 -
Amir to Khalid Latif, no run, good length ball homing away outside off, Latif is nowhere close to the ball, just hangs his bat out and allows it to beat the outside edge
3.6 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run, goes wide of the crease, lands it on short of length, Misbah gets behind the line and defends towards cover
3.5 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, FOUR, sloppy. Back of a length around off, Misbah steers it to third man, was rolling down towards Amir, who lets it escape through his hands, reaches the fence and Misbah is off and running
3.4 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run, on a length close to off, Misbah drops it with an open bat face in front of cover-point
3.3 -
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run, good length ball on off, Misbah prods forward and blocks it to the off-side
Misbah-ul-Haq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.2 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, out Caught by Shakib!! Three down and Islamabad are in all sorts of trouble. Bring out Misbah already. It was banged in short and was asking to be punished, Haddin transfered his weight back and was a tad early into the pull, lobs it towards mid-wicket. Shakib leaps up gobbles it safely. Timed the jump to perfection. Haddin c Shakib b Sohail Khan 4(6) [4s-1]
Sohail Khan to Haddin, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.1 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, no run, fuller and on off, Haddin defends it back to the bowler
Khalid Latif, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Amir to A Russell, out Hit Wkt!! That's a bizarre dismissal. Nonetheless, Amir is pumped up and so are the rest of his mates. The ploy to send Russell up the order hasn't worked for Islamabad. This was a widish yorker outside off, Russell makes room and tries to reach out, in the end hits the stumps with his bat. He was too far back in the crease. A Russell hit wkt b Amir 14(11) [4s-2 6s-1]
Amir to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Hit Wkt!!
2.5 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, well-directed short delivery, almost kissing Russell's right ear. He was looking for the flat-batted swat over mid-wicket, but is a bit late on the shot, is beaten on the top edge
2.4 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, goes back to the short stuff. It has worked for him against Russell, who keeps sinking down and eluding it. This time though he is on the ground
2.3 -
Amir to A Russell, SIX, Amir had to pitch it up as he had used up the two short deliveries. Russell was waiting for this one, hammers it into the stands over long-off for the first six of the innings
2.2 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, repeat of the previous ball. But again Russell backed away and the umpire keeps his arms down. Signals one bouncer for the over
2.1 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, Russell was moving to the leg-side, Amir bangs it short and Russell ducks under it, not called as a wide. Should have been given at least for the line
1.6 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, no run, fullish and on off, Haddin backs away and drives uppishly, on the bounce to Malik at mid-off
1.5 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, no run, much better. Sohail Khan shortens his length and gets a bit of nip away from the batsman, Haddin gives room to steer it to third man, is beaten comprehensively on the outside edge
1.4 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, FOUR, pitched up right in Haddin's arc, he gets his front leg out of way to get a free swing of the arms, drills it between extra cover and mid-off, raced away to the fence
1.3 -
Sohail Khan to Haddin, no run, fuller and around off, Haddin is half forward and defending to cover
Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Two slips in place, it's a 7-2 off-side field...
1.2 -
Sohail Khan to Sharjeel Khan, out Caught by Shahzaib Hasan!! That's a soft dismissal. Karachi have an early wicket. Full on middle and leg, Sharjeel goes for the flick, was never looking to keep it down, the bat face turns on impact and Shahzaib hangs on to a dolly at mid-wicket. Sharjeel Khan c Shahzaib Hasan b Sohail Khan 1(3)
Sohail Khan to Sharjeel Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.1 -
Sohail Khan to Sharjeel Khan, no run, stifled appeal for lbw. There were two noises. Full and tailing into the batsman, Sharjeel falls over on the flick, luckily gets an inside edge. Easy call for the umpire
Sohail Khan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Amir to A Russell, FOUR, no half measures with Russell. Full and in the slot, Russell gives it his all, goes hard and the outside edge flies over short third man, who was brought in just before this ball
Round the wicket now...
0.5 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, banged in halfway down angled across off, Russell clears his front leg and has a swing across the line, only connects with thin air
0.4 -
Amir to A Russell, FOUR, Amir followed the batsman who was backing away to the leg-side, the length was full and that allowed Russell to get under it, whipped it over square leg and it almost went the distance
0.3 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, lovely delivery. More deliveries and even Russell will struggle to strike the ball. Shortens the length and gets it to curl away late, Russell goes feeling for the ball and is beaten all ends up
0.2 -
Amir to A Russell, no run, cramps him for room with a back of a length delivery on the stumps, Russell hangs back and taps it in front of mid-wicket, wants a single but is sent back
0.1 -
Amir to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Sharjeel punches it behind point. Sohail Khan from third man runs to his left and tidies up
Sharjeel Khan and A Russell are at the crease. Sharjeel Khan is on strike. Amir will open the attack