The players are out..here begins the race to the finale!
Sharjeel Khan (117) + Extras (12) = 129. So that makes up for almost 75 percent of Islamabad United's scorecard. Simple story folks! Sharjeel Khan looked like he couldn't get out while the rest of the batters looked ominous. After Shaun Tait ended Dwayne Smith's struggle, Haddin got out next ball and had it not been for Sharjeel's blazing ton Islamabad United would have had a very paltry total on the board. Khald Latif struck a few lusty blows towards the end and Peshawar Zalmi will defintely fancy their chances here. There's plenty of dew and the ball is coming on nicely. Chasing coming up in a short while...
19.6 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, 1 run, yorker just outside off, Latif comes forward and taps to point
19.5 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, FOUR, full ball outside off and Khalid slams it past the non-striker, raced away to the long-on boundary
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, out Sharjeel Khan Run Out!! 1 run completed. Sharjeel Khan walks off to a warm gesture from Peshawar Zalmi. He gets a pat on the back from a couple of the fielders and crikey! What a gem of knock this has been. Coming to the dismissal: He drives a full ball back towards the bowler, Riaz sticks his left hand and richochets the ball towards mid-wicket. Sharjeel Khan squeezes a single and looks for a double. Wahab flings the ball to Hasan Ali who flicks the bails and sees Sharjeel Khan struggling who slips while trying to get back. Sharjeel Khan run out (Riaz/Hasan Ali) 117(62) [4s-12 6s-8]
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.3 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, 2 runs, hoo! What was that? ABD-esque. Walks across, drops to one knee and looks to lap this over the keeper, gets some bat and manages to evade the keeper, third man tidies up in the deep
19.2 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, 1 run, slower bouncer around off, Latif toe-ends the pull in front of mid-wicket
19.1 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, no run, off-cutter outside off, Latif reaches out and goes for a wild slog, under-edges it to the keeper
Phew! Six balls left and how much can Islamabad United squeeze?
18.6 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, full toss on the pads, Sharjeel Khan smites it over mid-wicket and the fielder from long-on had no chance
18.5 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, 1 run, in the air and safe! Dug in short and Latif gets a top-edge on the pull, dropped well short of an incoming deep mid-wicket
18.4 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, 2 runs, walks across and biffs this full ball through cover
18.3 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, no run, off-pace full delivery outside off, Latif slogs across the line, missed by a country mile
18.2 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, FOUR, full and in the slot for Latif who carves it through extra cover, pinged off the middle and raced away!
18.1 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, no run, very full outside off, a swing and a miss
Hasan Ali [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, no run, woof! That hit the stumps but guess what! The bails didn't even move, not an inch. Slower length delivery angled in and Sharjeel Khan misses out on the cut, the ball grazes the off pole but the stumps failed to respond
17.5 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, no run, the cover fielder has dropped a dolly. It was a pacy full delivery and Sharjeel Khan has clubbed that straight into the lap of cover who grabs on the first attempt but fails to cling on. It was hit with some power and that might have been the reason why the fielder struggled to pouch with both hands. Nevertheless, by current T20 standards, you have to take those
17.4 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, 1 run, full and just outside off, Latif shuffles and slogs down the ground, long-on moves to his left and denies Latif a boundary
17.3 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, too full outside off, Sharjeel Khan taps in front of point and nabs a quick single
17.3 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, wide, slower ball darted well outside the tramline and Sharjeel Khan doesn't bother with it
17.2 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, no run, full and around the outside off channel, Sharjeel Khan looks to force that through the off-side, fails to lay bat on ball
17.1 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, 1 run, low full toss wide of off, gets it to tail away a bit, Latif throws the kitchen sink, gets an outside edge which dribbles down to third man
17.1 -
Riaz to Khalid Latif, wide, very full sprayed wide of off, Latif swings and misses
Wahab Riaz [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Tait to Khalid Latif, 1 run, another full ball at the stumps, wristed to mid-wicket
16.5 -
Tait to Khalid Latif, 2 runs, good running from the pair! Digs out a yorker to the leg-side and brings up the 150 for Islamabad United. There was a direct hit from mid-wicket at the striker's end but Latif was well inside the crease
16.4 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, fullish just outside off, Sharjeel Khan drills it to deep cover and hustles for a quick single
16.3 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, full toss and he's smoked that back over the bowler's head, all power on that occasion!
16.2 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, no run, very full aiming for the base of off, Sharjeel Khan keeps it out
16.1 -
Tait to Khalid Latif, 1 run, nudged in front of mid-on
Shaun Tait [3.0-0-24-2] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, looks to shovel this quicker delivery, beaten by the pace
15.5 -
Afridi to Khalid Latif, 1 run, drifted away just outside off, Latif walks across and tucks it behind square on the on-side
15.4 -
Afridi to Khalid Latif, 2 runs, top-edge and over the keeper! Latif knelt down on one knee and had an ugly swipe, the edge flies over the keeper and towards third man
15.3 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, chopped away behind backward point
15.2 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, Take a bow Sharjeel Khan! Becomes the first man to hit a 100 in the PSL. And what a way to get there! Lofts one straight down the ground and does a sajda after acknowleding the applause from the elated crowd. Jumps high in the air while getting to the other end and gets a handshake from his partner too
15.1 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, quicker and straight, driven back to the bowler
Shahid Afridi [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, FOUR, and Khalid Latif makes full use of the free-hit, full ball outside off and Latif bludgeons it wide of mid-off
14.6 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, no ball, Gone! Hasan Ali pumps his fist in delight and hang on ladies and gentlemen. He has overstepped!! A cardinal sin. Short ball well outside off at 126ks, Latif looks to cut it over short third man but mistimes it completely. Off the toe-end and straigtht to the fielder at backward point. An easy catch but Hasan Ali has to reload that again for he has overstepped. To make matters worse, there will be a free-hit next ball
14.5 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, leg byes, 1 run, shortish around off, Sharjeel looks to pull one-legged, misses and the ball brushes the thigh pad en route to third man
14.4 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, 1 run, short and rose steeply, Latif tries to cut but bottom-edges in front of cover, manages a single nonetheless
14.3 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, off-speed full delivery outside off, Sharjeel drives to long-off
14.2 -
Hasan Ali to Khalid Latif, leg byes, 1 run, slower short ball on off, Latif was a tad too early on the pull, swivels but fails to make any connection. The ball rolls away to third man off the body
14.1 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, dipping full ball around off, Sharjeel Khan digs the drive wide of mid-off
Hasan Ali [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
Strategic time-out! Will we see the first hundred of the PSL?
13.6 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, another bumper outside off, Sharjeel Khan opens the blade and flays the cut to third man
13.5 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, ah, shot! Short ball outside off and Sharjeel Khan upper-cuts it on the back foot, Shaun Tait's pace took care of the rest, went all the way over the third man fence
13.4 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that's deft! Saw plenty of room on this full delivery and just opened the bat face to steer it to the third man fence
13.3 -
Tait to Khalid Latif, 1 run, shortish down leg, Latif gets some glove on the tickle and Kamran Akmal makes a meal of it. Moves swiftly but fails to clasp the ball. Hat-trick missed!
13.2 -
Tait to Haddin, out Bowled!! TIMBAAAAAH - Gone first ball and Shaun Tait is chuffed to bits. Bowls a toe-crunching yorker at the base of leg-stump and Haddin had exposed all his stumps. Backed away and failed to get under the ball and sees his bails flying. Shaun Tait is on a hat-trick now. Haddin b Tait 0(1)
Tait to Haddin, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Brad Haddin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.1 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, out Lbw!! Shaun Tait ends Smith's scratchy stay at the crease. It was a slower delivery pitched up around middle and leg. Smith with his feet stuck in blob plays a cross-batted slog and misses it completely. Was beaten by the lack of pace. Hit him in front of leg the umpire has his index finger up in a flash. In fact the replays show that it was going to disturb the leg-peg. Dwayne Smith lbw b Tait 19(37)
Tait to Dwayne Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Shaun Tait [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, no run, off-pace length delivery wide of off, Sharjeel Khan cuts but cannot get it past point
12.5 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, that's a bonzer! Full and in the swinging arc for Sharjeel Khan who dismisses it out of his sight, kept his head still and powered this over wide long-on fence
12.4 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, short and wide, Smith late-cuts to third man
12.3 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, no run, pacy bouncer outside off, Smith lets it pass
12.2 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, short and Sharjeel Khan swivels to pull this square on the leg-side
12.1 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, chopped to backward point and brings up the 100-run stand.
11.6 -
Sammy to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, fetches a full delivery with a crossed bat and gets it off the inside half to deep square leg
11.5 -
Sammy to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, into the pads and he works it towards mid-wicket for a sharp single
11.4 -
Sammy to Sharjeel Khan, no run, eased to cover where the fielder makes a good effort to stop the single
11.3 -
Sammy to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, Sammy has his hands on head! Shortish slower delivery, ill-directed. Down leg and Sharjeel Khan pulls it over the fine leg fence, just over the ropes but he has middled the shot
11.2 -
Sammy to Sharjeel Khan, no run, full ball on off, nearly a yorker, Sharjeel Khan digs it back towards the bowler and Sammy exhibits some football skills
11.1 -
Sammy to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that's muscled! Slower length ball outside off, Sharjeel Khan makes room and thrashes the drive through cover, sped away to the fence
Darren Sammy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, slower bouncer angled in, on middle and leg, Sharjeel swivels and rolls his wrists on the pull, all along the ground through mid-wicket
10.5 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, another pacy short delivery just outside off, Smith awkwardly pulls it to deep square
10.4 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, another one dragged short and Sharjeel Khan half-turns to pull that through mid-wicket
10.3 -
Riaz to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, length and ample width on offer, Sharjeel Khan cuts square on the off-side and jeez! It just flew off the bat, no feet movement but the timing was sublime
10.2 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, short of length and on leg-stump, Smith tucks off his hip and places it towards fine leg
10.1 -
Riaz to Dwayne Smith, no run, back of a length around the hip, Smith was hurried for pace as he looks to pull, misses and takes a blow on the body
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, looks to cut a wrong' un and misses
9.5 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, slower through the air, nudged down the ground in front of long-on
9.4 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, fullish outside off, driven to long-off
9.3 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, more aggression from Sharjeel Khan who stakes down the track and mows a flighted delivery over the cow corner fence
9.2 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that's some shot! Gets down and sweeps this quicker full delivery behind square on the leg-side
9.1 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, bends down on one knee and swipes hard to long leg
8.6 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, and again! This time biffs this flattish delivery back over the bowler's head
8.5 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, that's monostrous! Drops to one knee, picks this full ball and sends it sailing over the long-on fence
8.4 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, no run, Sharjeel Khan goes back and chops this loopy delivery, Sammy throws himself at point to stop a certain boundary
8.3 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, superb stroke! Dances down the pitch and tonks this flat delivery over the cow corner fence, that went straight into the stands
8.2 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, no run, slower and just outside off, Sharjeel Khan looks to sweep but ends up dragging it towards mid-wicket off the inside half
8.1 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, Smith brings up the team's 50 with a single down to long-on
7.6 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, flat on middle, worked away towards mid-wicket
7.5 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 2 runs, edged and safe! This was tossed up on middle and spun away just outside off, Smith goes hard on the loft and the outside edge flies over a backward sprinting short third man
7.4 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, spun in slightly, Sharjeel Khan eases it down to long-on
7.3 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, floated up just outside off, Sharjeel Khan cuts it towards cover
7.2 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, a misfield from Hafeez and Islamabad United can finally see a boundary in their scorecard. Cut away behind backward point and Hafeez's desperate dive at deep point wasn't good enough
7.1 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, touch fuller on middle, Smith drives with hard hands to long-on
6.6 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, pitched on a length around off, Smith bunts it down the ground, towards long-on for a single
6.5 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, quicker and spun in late, Sharjeel cuts square on the off-side, the spinners have certainly dried up the runs here, something's gotta give
6.4 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, stays leg-side of the delivery, it was an arm-ball and Smith awkwardly tucks wide of mid-wicket
6.3 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, drifting in with the arm, blocked back to the bowler
6.2 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, stoops low and gets an inside edge on the sweep to short fine
6.1 -
Asghar to Sharjeel Khan, no run, spun in from a fullish length, Sharjeel nudges in front of mid-on
5.6 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, looped up on off, Sharjeel cuts in front of cover and keeps the strike
5.5 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, slower through the air, outside off, Sharjeel's drive is intercepted at mid-off
5.4 -
Afridi to Sharjeel Khan, no run, the googly from BOOM BOOM and Sharjeel Khan didn't read it. Looks to cut past point sans any feet movement and is beaten neck and crop
5.3 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, on the stumps, Smith clips wide of mid-wicket and gets across for an easy single
5.2 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, no run, flat on middle, Smith tucks to mid-on
5.1 -
Afridi to Dwayne Smith, no run, quick and very full, just outside off, Smith digs the drive back towards the bowler
Shahid Afridi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
One slip in place for Afridi
4.6 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, finally! Manages to send a quicker delivery in the gap at mid-wicket, with a wristy flick
4.5 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, shortish and just outside off, punched in front of cover
4.4 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, darted in around middle, Smith flicks to square leg
4.3 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, another slider from Asghar, Smith taps with soft hands towards cover
4.2 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, the arm-ball from Mohammad Asghar and he nearly had Smith in trouble. Smith made room and failed to pick it, ended up playing all over. Gets some inside edge which sneks between his legs and towards short fine
4.1 -
Asghar to Dwayne Smith, no run, flat and straight, Smith drives to mid-on
Mohammad Asghar, comes into the attack
Right then! Time for some spin....
3.6 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, no run, dug in short around leg-stump, Sharjeel Khan spots it early and ducks under that
3.5 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that's S-M-A-S-H-E-D. Picks the slower ball and lifts the drive over mid-on, played the ball late and ensured the ball met the meat of the bat
3.4 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, sprayed full on the pads and Smith is content with a flick to mid-wicket
3.3 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, pacy length ball on leg-stump, Sharjeel Khan goes on the back foot and clips it to long leg
3.2 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, leg byes, 1 run, curling into the pads from a length, Smith fails to tuck it away. Wears it on the pads and the ball rolls square on the leg-side
3.1 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, no run, good length around the fifth stump channel, Smith defends solidly towards mid-off
2.6 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, Islamabad united are off to a brisk start here. Full on off-stump and Sharjeel Khan drives through the line, past the non-striker. Didn't try to overhit the ball, sublime timing!
2.5 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, no run, length delivery just outside off, Sharjeel Khan punches straight to point
2.4 -
Hasan Ali to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, full and straight, eased down to long-on
2.3 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, drops this length delivery in front of point and scampers through for a quick single
2.2 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, brilliant! That's right from the West Indian school. One legged pull and strong wrists from Sharjeel Khan who times the pull to perfection, that fine leg fence has been kept busy so far
2.1 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, no run, fullish around off, Sharjeel defends solidly
1.6 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, no run, full and drifting towards leg, Smith fails to lay bat on the flick, hit on the pads but that was missing leg
1.5 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, no run, good length on middle, Smith blocks it down the pitch
1.4 -
Tait to Dwayne Smith, leg byes, FOUR, full and speared down leg, Smith fails to get bat on the tickle and it races away to the fine leg fence off his boot
1.4 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, 2 wides, short and well down leg, Kamran Akmal fails to gather it cleanly and ends up conceding an extra run
1.3 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, a bit too straight from Shaun Tait who was looking for an inswinging yorker. Fired on leg-stump and Sharjeel flicks nonchalantly, raced away to the fine leg fence
1.2 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, no run, at the hip, on a length, Sharjeel swivels and pulls, picks out square leg
1.1 -
Tait to Sharjeel Khan, no run, pacy inswinger outside off, Sharjeel Khan was beaten all ends up as he drives sans any feet movement
Shaun Tait, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Hasan Ali to Dwayne Smith, no run, blocked towards mid-on
0.5 -
Hasan Ali to Dwayne Smith, no run, edged and just short of the lone slip! Good length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, nipped away slightly to kiss the outside edge of a tentatively pushing Dwayne Smith. The edge though tantalizingly dies in front of Sammy at first slip
0.4 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, short and a bit wide of off, Sharjeel goes for a cross-batted swat, mistimed towards Afridi at mid-on
0.3 -
Hasan Ali to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, wah! Just a flick of the wrist and it raced away. Length delivery on the stumps, not much of swing on this one and Sharjeel twirls his wrists on the flick, over mid-wicket and into the fence
0.2 -
Hasan Ali to Dwayne Smith, 1 run, hint of width and Smith pounces on it, goes deep inside the crease and cuts to the right of third man, off the mark with a single
0.1 -
Hasan Ali to Dwayne Smith, no run, fullish with a hint of inswing on middle, Smith drives gently towards mid-on
Dwayne Smith and Sharjeel Khan are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Hasan Ali will open the attack
That's it from tonight. Join us for the all-important final between Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United on Tuesday, February 23. Should be a sizzling contest given the teams' red-hot form and the high confidence wave. Cheers and good night. Ta-ta.
Misbah: I think the credit should go to the team for picking us up from the abyss. We were down but the bowling unit supported us well. And the batting too is on the upward curve. I told the guys that fear should have been over for us. League's over and the pressure's gone, and we are playing with nothing-to-lose attitude. Our strength is that all our bowlers - pacers and spinners - are strike bowlers and I can call upon any bowler anytime. We have to play the final like a normal game, just like we have played these two knockout games. Play it like a normal game, don't take pressure and execute your plans.
Afridi: Congrats to Islamabad. Wish both the finalists all the best. Today's day was all about Sharjeel and he will get a gift for this [laughs]. The highlight of this ground has been Peshawar Zalmi. We didn't expect to go this far in the tournament. I think it was difficult to comeback after Sharjeel's innings. Could have done things differently but he was too good for us.
Sharjeel Khan: This has been a dream innings. I had planned that whenever a big opportunity comes, I will play a big innings. I had planned to score the first ever PSL ton. Last three innings, I got out early but I was more focused today. Played balls on their merit. There's a lot of pressure in T20s but this format is all about momentum. If the first few balls go for runs, it's easy. PSL has its own pressure but it's about taking the pressure in the right away. If you do well here, the world will take note.
Sharjeel Khan is the Man of the Match for his 62-ball 117
And Islamabad dump Peshawar out with a 50-run hammering. Peshawar Zalmi have fluffed their second chance to make it to the final and end up as the forever-forlorn bridesmaid. It will be Quetta Gladiators vs Islamabad United in the PSL final. Sharjeel Khan started it all with PSL's first ever century - an innings that made up for Smith's longish struggle and scootered Islamabad to a good-looking but iffy 176. The chase never got going for Peshawar. Badree brokethrough and then Khalid tore apart the middle order with a 4/20 spell that included the wicket of a free-flowing Kamran Akmal. Afridi threatened with a 17-ball assault but the target was too Himalayan, more so after being 105/8.
17.6 -
A Russell to Asghar, out Bowled!! Islamabad United win by 50 runs and storm into the final. And what a picture-perfect finish. Yorker swerving in, Asghar was standing outside leg and had a tame poke hoping to keep the ball out. Missed and the leg-stump was pegged back. Asghar b A Russell 0(2)
A Russell to Asghar, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
17.5 -
A Russell to Asghar, no run, fullish delivery, Asghar pushes it awkwardly to cover
Shaun Tait, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.4 -
A Russell to Afridi, out Caught by Dwayne Smith!! And the threatening cameo's over. Back of a length, Afridi clubbed it across the line, got it high but couldn't get the distance. Smith at deep mid-wicket waited inches inside the ropes to take the catch that's seeing people queueing out of the stadium. Afridi c Dwayne Smith b A Russell 38(17) [4s-2 6s-4]
A Russell to Afridi, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.3 -
A Russell to Afridi, SIX, do we have something in store here? Full ball on middle, Afridi gets forward and carves it ruthlessly over cover. Middled to the extent that it clears the boundary e-a-s-i-l-y
17.2 -
A Russell to Afridi, FOUR, just an ugly swish of the bat but you know what? He gets a boundary to third man! Swings his bat like a grass-slasher and the outside edge runs through third man. As long as the runs come, edges or middle don't matter
17.1 -
A Russell to Afridi, SIX, go Afridi! Stretches forward to make the ball a full toss and then ramps it over short fine leg. It carries all along!
Andre Russell [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Sami to Afridi, byes, 1 run, Afridi steals the strike here. Shortish ball, Afridi looks to heave, misses and immediately charges off. Keeper under-arms the throw at the striker's end but an urgent Asghar had responded well. Made it back in as the ball missed the stumps
16.5 -
Sami to Afridi, no run, a hopping slash of the bat as another ambitious swing-and-a-miss occurs. Back of length, Afridi made room and just ended up swishing the air
16.4 -
Sami to Afridi, FOUR, full ball on the stumps, a backed-away Afridi swings his bat looking to squeeze it out and the outside edge runs through third man. A much needed four!
Mohammad Asghar, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.3 -
Sami to Hasan Ali, out Caught by Misbah!! Another one and the end's nigh! Back of a length outside off, Ali looks to club it over mid-on, not in control and ends up slicing it to Misbah at extra cover. Hasan Ali c Misbah b Sami 1(4)
Sami to Hasan Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.2 -
Sami to Hasan Ali, no run, short ball banged over the stumps, Ali backs away, kingpins around his right heel and looks to flog one down the ground. Fails to connect and the ball vrooms through
16.1 -
Sami to Afridi, 1 run, Afridi is standing outside leg and Sami follows him with a yorker that's been clipped to deep mid-wicket...and he's off the strike
Mohammad Sami [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Irfan to Afridi, 1 run, just between the third man and a backward-running backward point! Looks to go big through the leg-side, gets a top-edge off this length ball and the ball teasingly falls just between the two fielders
15.5 -
Irfan to Hasan Ali, 1 run, pacy short ball outside off, bounds off the pitch and Ali hops inside his crease to bunt it to point
15.4 -
Irfan to Hasan Ali, no run, knife'd him into two! Shortish ball cutting into Ali, he looks to work it into the leg-side but the ball is through the bat-torso plughole
15.3 -
Irfan to Afridi, 1 run, nudges this round the corner for a single. Just not enough, Afridi. Just not enough
Hasan Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Irfan to Riaz, out Caught by A Russell!! And cameras pan to Kamran Akmal in the dugout - had his mouth covered with his hands in disbelief and disappointment. Short of length ball, Riaz looks to slog it out of the park, employs a flat bat and mistimes it to long-on. Riaz c A Russell b Irfan 1(3)
Irfan to Riaz, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.1 -
Irfan to Riaz, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Riaz looks to punish it down the ground. Doesn't connect and ends up looking ugly
Mohammad Irfan [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Almost two runs and a half off each delivery
14.6 -
A Russell to Afridi, no run, lots of room created and Russell foxes him with a wide and full one. Afridi bends and reaches out only to toe-end it back to the bowler
14.5 -
A Russell to Riaz, 1 run, another attempted yorker but it ends up being a low full toss, Riaz works it to long-on and gives Afridi the strike
Wahab Riaz, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.4 -
A Russell to S Yousuf, out Bowled!! Russell churns out that moment that Islamabad might look back at. Not Afridi's wicket but this sixth wicket makes the equation near impossible. Yorker speared at the basr of the stumps, Yousuf misses to dig it out and is bowled. S Yousuf b A Russell 4(5)
A Russell to S Yousuf, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
14.3 -
A Russell to Afridi, 1 run, the 100 is up. Afridi was backing away, Russell follows him with a full one that's worked to long-on
14.2 -
A Russell to Afridi, SIX, helicoptered away! This match is just not over. Bends low, reaches out and swings it high over the cow corner
14.1 -
A Russell to S Yousuf, 1 run, short of length delivery, Yousuf heaves it over mid-wicket for a single
Andre Russell [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Strategic time-out! Peshawar fans shouldn't give up as long as Afridi's there..we know what he is capable of. Five minutes of mayhem and we might have a game on our hands
13.6 -
Sami to Afridi, SIX, turn back the clocks. Afridi's here. Smoked! Length ball, Afridi turned around in his crease and launched this length ball over cow corner
13.5 -
Sami to S Yousuf, byes, 1 run, all sorts of things happening there. Dipping full toss, Yousuf was looking to whip it. Missed, the ball took the thigh and then made way through his compass-wide feet to run through for two leg byes
13.4 -
Sami to Afridi, 1 run, lets this fullish delivery come to him and whips it one-legged through mid-wicket for a single
13.3 -
Sami to S Yousuf, 1 run, straighter delivery, Yousuf clobbers it over deep mid-wicket. Raced away and it's only a single
13.2 -
Sami to Afridi, 1 run, length outside off, Afridi waits on it and glides it to third man
13.1 -
Sami to Afridi, no run, pacy delivery, Afridi looked hurried as he looked to work a ball round the corner. Missed and took the pad. No real appeal as it was going down leg
Mohammad Sami [1.0-0-1-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Imran Khalid to S Yousuf, 2 runs, a run out appeal sent upstairs as a direct hit was effected at the bowler's end but Afridi was well in. Short delivery, Yousuf pulled and got a brace to long-on
Shahid Yousuf, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.5 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, out Bowled!! You don't often see that. Last ball was a stumping appeal and this has taken the leg-stump's throat. Quick delivery fored on leg-stump, Sammy had his feet glued to the crease. Just turns around to tickle it fine, is late and the leg-stump's pegged back. Sammy b Imran Khalid 9(8) [4s-2]
Imran Khalid to Sammy, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
12.5 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, wide, this was fired down the leg-side, Sammy shuffled around to tickle it. Misses and the keeper takes the bails off. Sent upstairs but flat-footed Sammy had never left his crease
A stumping appeal sent upstairs. Fair delivery.. and he looks fine. Not out
12.4 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, no run, fired in on the pads, Sammy gets his bat down and straight in defence
12.3 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, FOUR, what a follow-up! Fuller and flatter, Sammy gets under it and cannons the loft through extra cover
Shahid Afridi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.2 -
Imran Khalid to Hodge, out Caught by (sub)Kamran Ghulam!! His struggle is over. Perishes. Imran Khalid gives it more tweak, the ball responds with more turn and Hodge ends up mistiming it. Had to extend his hand further to reach out but couldn't get well behind the loft over cover. Caught by the sweeper. Hodge c (sub)Kamran Ghulam b Imran Khalid 5(11)
Imran Khalid to Hodge, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.1 -
Imran Khalid to Hodge, no run, loud arms-in-the-air appeal but not given. The slider from Imran Khalid, Hodge swivels to thump it square on the leg-side, misses and is hit in front of leg. Was perhaps going down
11.6 -
Irfan to Sammy, no run, lets this back of a length ball come in and closes the bat face in defence. Irfan runs forward and fields to prevent a run. But for the full tosses, it's been a good over
11.5 -
Irfan to Sammy, FOUR, low full toss outside off this time, Sammy flogs the drive through cover and it speeds off this turf to the fences
11.4 -
Irfan to Hodge, 1 run, was it high? Umpire thinks the height on this full toss is alright. The dip might have saved him. Hodge presented a straight bat and punched this to the sweeper cover
Peshawar Zalmi need 107 runs in 51 balls..
11.3 -
Irfan to Hodge, 2 runs, length outside off, Hodge crashes it to sweeper cover for a brace
11.2 -
Irfan to Hodge, no run, and another big whooping swish but no leather. Only air. Back of a length delivery veering down, Hodge looks to help it over fine leg but the ball goes through
11.1 -
Irfan to Hodge, no run, length ball zipping away outside off, Hodge swings and misses
Mohammad Irfan [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Imran Khalid to Hodge, 1 run, fuller delivery, Hodge bends low and paddles it to backward square leg
10.5 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, 1 run, arm-ball, Sammy dug deep while backing away and punched it through cover
10.4 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, no run, turn allowing Sammy the width to cut, cannot get it past backward point
10.3 -
Imran Khalid to Sammy, no run, that's a ripper! Flighted on middle, Sammy looks to poke at the forward defence. Ball grips and turns past the blade and over the stumps
Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Sammy and Hodge...plenty of hope still
10.2 -
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, out caught!! Akmal's gone! Sped to his 45 but couldn't carry on. Imran Khalid sees Akmal shimmying down, rips it wide of off. Akmal extends his arms to reach out and ends up getting up a soft outside edge. Haddin moves to his left, snaffles the ball and flicks the bails off. K Akmal c Haddin b Imran Khalid 45(32) [4s-5 6s-2]
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
10.1 -
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, 2 runs, flatter on the pads, Akmal gets low and swipes it down to backward square leg for a brace
9.6 -
Badree to Hodge, no run, tossed up outside off, Hodge stays put and punch-defends it into the off-side
9.5 -
Badree to Hodge, no run, big, big appeal. How close was that? Googly that beats him all ends up, scissors back in and raps him on the pad. Not given and Badree shows his funny side as he raises his hand perhaps wanting a review
9.5 -
Badree to Hodge, wide, slips it down leg, Hodge misses the glance and the keeper takes the bails off
9.4 -
Badree to Hodge, no run, gets forward and defends it with a straight bat
9.3 -
Badree to K Akmal, 1 run, crashes this off the back foot to the sweeper cover fielder
9.2 -
Badree to Hodge, 1 run, full length dive at backward point and Badree applauds in response. Ferocious cut and Badree's short-wide ball is goes unpunished
9.1 -
Badree to K Akmal, 1 run, gets on his knee and opens up to send the ball soaring down the ground. Doesn't connect well and it's mistimes over the bowler for a single only
Samuel Badree [3.0-1-16-1] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, 1 run, straightening off the pitch, Akmal stays back and just turns the ball to mid-wicket
Brad Hodge, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Imran Khalid to Hafeez, out Caught by Asif Ali!! A gargantuan six, a cheeky single and then a wicket. Horror delivery that's dragged down, Hafeez pulls but mistimes it. Perhaps held in the pitch a bit, took the bat's toe-end and it's an easy catch deep mid-wicket. Runs in and grabs it with ease. Hafeez c Asif Ali b Imran Khalid 8(14)
Imran Khalid to Hafeez, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.4 -
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, 1 run, again lets the ball come to him and laps it fine. The short fine leg cuts it off
8.3 -
Imran Khalid to K Akmal, SIX, been long since I saw the ball being assassinated. Drifting in, Akmal gets on his knees and helps it with a slog-sweep over mid-wicket
8.2 -
Imran Khalid to Hafeez, 1 run, lets the ball to turn and looks to steer. Gets it off the outside half to short third man for a single
8.1 -
Imran Khalid to Hafeez, no run, grips and turns, Hafeez gets the width to flash it to cover
Imran Khalid, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
7.6 -
A Russell to K Akmal, no run, you could really tap that energy and put it to use somewhere else. Huge bat swing to deposit this length ball down the ground but the ball swings away a touch and beats the wild swish
7.5 -
A Russell to K Akmal, FOUR, short ball sitting up pretty, Akmal rolls his wrists while swiveling and got the ball to deep backward square leg fence
7.4 -
A Russell to Hafeez, 1 run, Sami can not only bowl..he can pull off a dive at mid-off to cut off Hafeez's ambitious flat-batted punch down the ground
7.3 -
A Russell to Hafeez, no run, extra bounce on this shortish delivery outside off. Hafeez wanted to cut it but sees the ball eagle over his horizontal blade
7.2 -
A Russell to Hafeez, 2 runs, a pick-up pull. Swivels and mistimes the pull through mid-wicket and collects a brace
7.1 -
A Russell to Hafeez, no run, back of a length delivery nipping in, Hafeez was cramped as he got his bat high to dig the ball into the pitch
6.6 -
Badree to Hafeez, 1 run, this one's worked to long on, retains the strike with that run
6.5 -
Badree to K Akmal, 1 run, fires this in to follow Akmal who adjusts with a clipped single to backward square leg
6.4 -
Badree to K Akmal, SIX, take that! Tuk-tuks out of his crease and lofts this delivery over Badree's head. Kept sailing over the fence
6.3 -
Badree to Hafeez, 1 run, waits for the slower delivery to arrive and works it to long-on
6.2 -
Badree to Hafeez, no run, quicker delivery outside off, Hafeez plonks his front leg forward and eases it with an open bat to point
6.1 -
Badree to K Akmal, 1 run, flighted fuller, Akmal backs away and squeezes it out uppishly to long-off
Samuel Badree [2.0-1-6-1] is back into the attack
5.6 -
A Russell to K Akmal, 1 run, full toss veering into Akmal who flicks but can get it only as far as backward square leg
5.5 -
A Russell to Hafeez, 1 run, lets the ball come in and opens the dead blade at the last second to steal a run to point
5.4 -
A Russell to K Akmal, 1 run, widens his stance to heave this length ball, ends up dragging it through square leg for a single
5.3 -
A Russell to K Akmal, no run, goes deep and punches this good length delivery to mid-off
5.2 -
A Russell to Hafeez, 1 run, straight length ball on the pad, Hafeez twirls it behind square. Only a single as the ball was timed too well
5.1 -
A Russell to K Akmal, 1 run, length ball on off, Akmal taps it to cover and hurried through
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Sami to Hafeez, no run, hops behind in his crease to ride the bounce and pats the ball with a horizontal bat towards cover
4.5 -
Sami to K Akmal, 1 run, pacy length ball that pushes Akmal back and sees him close-bat the punch to mid-wicket for a hurried single
4.4 -
Sami to K Akmal, no run, another one down the leg-side, Akmal again turns to tickle, misses and thigh-pads it back
4.3 -
Sami to K Akmal, leg byes, FOUR, length ball veering down, he looks to tuck it fine. Sort of resembled a lift-your-bat-and-let-go too. Off the thigh pad and off she goes
4.2 -
Sami to K Akmal, no run, another ball dragged back, Akmal goes deeper and flat-bats it towards cover-point
4.1 -
Sami to K Akmal, no run, short of length delivery, Akmal opens up a bit as he punches it, couldn't get it past cover-point
Mohammad Sami, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Badree to Hafeez, no run, tossed up delivery zipping off the turf, Hafeez rides the bounce and flashes it deftly to cover-point
Mohammad Hafeez, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.5 -
Badree to Malan, out Caught by Haddin!! And there's the first breakthrough. Wrong'un hurled at pace outside off, Malan stays put and looks to punch-drive it. Ekes out an outside edge that's snaffled well by the half-squatting close-in keeper. Malan c Haddin b Badree 7(12) [4s-1]
Badree to Malan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.4 -
Badree to Malan, no run, tossed up outside off, Malan punches it into the off-side
3.3 -
Badree to Malan, FOUR, flatter delivery, Malan backs away and gets under this with a loft over the inner circle. Goes over extra cover and Russell, despite his fielding prowess, had no chance
3.2 -
Badree to Malan, no run, length ball, Malan crashes it back to the bowler
3.1 -
Badree to Malan, 2 runs, what an effort that at long-off. Runs back from mid-off, attempts a one-handed catch, misses but recovers well to haul this loft just inside the ropes
2.6 -
Irfan to K Akmal, FOUR, width on offer this time, he stands taller in his crease and late-cuts it wide of a diving backward point
2.5 -
Irfan to K Akmal, FOUR, that's a squash forehand. Stands tall, takes the shortish ball on and flogs it over mid-on, one bounce over the ropes
2.4 -
Irfan to Malan, 1 run, on a yorker length nearly, Malan holds his bat close to his pad and jams it out to mid-on. Russell one-hands the rifle of a throw but all safe for the time being
2.3 -
Irfan to K Akmal, 1 run, shortish ball with width from over the wicket, Akmal flicks his wrists as he guides the ball past slip for a single
2.2 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, length ball, Akmal pats it to extra cover and there's no run on offer
2.1 -
Irfan to K Akmal, FOUR, poor ball. Full toss wide of off, Akmal protracts his hands and punches it through cover
1.6 -
Badree to Malan, no run, maiden to start. Quick and flat on the pad, Malan dug deep to punch it back but perhaps eked out an inside edge. Haddin was marooned in his appeal there
1.5 -
Badree to Malan, no run, another dot ball. Slow outside off, Malan is early into his steer. Another miss
1.4 -
Badree to Malan, no run, googly, Malan reads it and creates further room but could only punch it to cover
1.3 -
Badree to Malan, no run, flatter, Malan stands tall and punches it back
1.2 -
Badree to Malan, no run, tossed up on the pads, Malan leans forward to clip it, closes the face of the bat early and leading edge rolls to cover
1.1 -
Badree to Malan, no run, quicker delivery outside off, Malan looks to run it down to third man but misses
Samuel Badree, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, back of a length delivery scuttling past Akmal, Akmal pokes at it and sees the ball beat his outside edge
0.5 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, goes fuller and Akmal has missed out. Ends up mistiming the drill back to Irfan
0.4 -
Irfan to K Akmal, FOUR, venom-free short ball, he swivels and picks it up with a pull over mid-wicket
0.3 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, allows this back of a length delivery come to him and then walks into a punchy defence to cover
0.2 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, short of length delivery going across Akmal, he flashes and sees the ball zoom over his blade
Two slips
0.1 -
Irfan to K Akmal, no run, length ball outside off, Akmal punches it to cover
K Akmal and Malan are at the crease. K Akmal is on strike. Irfan will open the attack