Azhar AliNasir JamshedKevin PietersenM.S. DhoniKamran AkmalNicholas ScholtzYasir ArafatBilawal BhattiRahat AliZulfiquar BabarSunil Narine0.1 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
Azhar Ali b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.3 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
0.4 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
0.5 Anwar Ali to Nasir Jamshed, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
Nasir Jamshed lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, , Wide, one run (1)
0.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 1
Faislabad Storm 7/2 (RR : 7)
Kevin Pitersein 5 (3b)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Anwar Ali 1-0-7-21.1 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, That's a single. (1)
1.2 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.3 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
1.4 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
1.5 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.6 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 2
Faislabad Storm 13/2 (RR : 6.5)
MS Dhoni 5 (4b)
Kevin Pitersein 7 (6b)
Mitchell Johnson 1-0-6-0
2.1 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.2 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
2.3 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.4 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
2.5 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 3
Faislabad Storm 25/2 (RR : 8.33)
Kevin Pitersein 13 (9b)
MS Dhoni 11 (7b)
Anwar Ali 2-0-19-2
3.1 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.2 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
MS Dhoni c Andre Russell b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 11 Balls : 9 S/R : 122.2
(0)
3.3 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
3.4 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
3.5 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
3.6 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 4
Faislabad Storm 33/3 (RR : 8.25)
Kamran Akmal 8 (4b)
Kevin Pitersein 13 (9b)
Mitchell Johnson 2-0-14-1
4.1 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.2 Anwar Ali to Kamran Akmal, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
Kamran Akmal lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
(0)
4.3 Anwar Ali to Nicholas Scholtz, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Nicholas Scholtz c Brendon McCullum b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
4.4 Anwar Ali to Yasir Arafat, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.5 Anwar Ali to Yasir Arafat, He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Yasir Arafat lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
4.6 Anwar Ali to Bilawal Bhatti, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Bilawal Bhatti c & b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
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End of over 5
Faislabad Storm 34/7 (RR : 6.8)
Rahat Ali 0 (0b)
Kevin Pitersein 14 (10b)
Anwar Ali 3-0-20-6
5.1 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.2 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Kevin Pitersein c Anwar Ali b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 14 Balls : 12 S/R : 116.7
(0)
6.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
6.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.4 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.6 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 7
Faislabad Storm 42/8 (RR : 6)
Rahat Ali 3 (4b)
Zulfiqur Babar 5 (6b)
Andre Russell 1-0-4-0
7.1 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
7.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.3 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
7.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.6 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Faislabad Storm 49/8 (RR : 6.13)
Rahat Ali 4 (6b)
Zulfiqur Babar 11 (10b)
Imran khan Jr. 1-0-7-0
8.1 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.2 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.3 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.4 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
8.5 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
8.6 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 9
Faislabad Storm 61/8 (RR : 6.78)
Zulfiqur Babar 12 (11b)
Rahat Ali 15 (11b)
Shoaib Malk 1-0-12-0
9.1 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.3 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, One more to the total. (1)
9.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.6 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 10
Faislabad Storm 73/8 (RR : 7.3)
Rahat Ali 26 (15b)
Zulfiqur Babar 13 (13b)
Imran khan Jr. 2-0-19-0
10.1 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
10.2 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
10.3 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
10.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.5 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.6 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 11
Faislabad Storm 86/8 (RR : 7.82)
Rahat Ali 33 (18b)
Zulfiqur Babar 19 (16b)
Mohammed Irfan 1-0-13-0
11.1 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.1 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, That's a single. (1)
11.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, That's a single. (1)
11.4 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, One more to the total. (1)
11.6 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 12
Faislabad Storm 91/8 (RR : 7.58)
Zulfiqur Babar 21 (20b)
Rahat Ali 35 (21b)
Andre Russell 2-0-9-0
12.1 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Very well bowled. (0)
12.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.6 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 13
Faislabad Storm 98/8 (RR : 7.54)
Zulfiqur Babar 25 (24b)
Rahat Ali 38 (23b)
Imran khan Jr. 3-0-26-0
13.1 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.2 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.3 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.4 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.5 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.6 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 14
Faislabad Storm 103/8 (RR : 7.36)
Zulfiqur Babar 27 (27b)
Rahat Ali 41 (26b)
Shoaib Malk 2-0-17-0
14.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
14.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
14.4 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
14.5 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
14.6 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 15
Faislabad Storm 113/8 (RR : 7.53)
Rahat Ali 44 (28b)
Zulfiqur Babar 34 (31b)
Andre Russell 3-0-19-0
15.1 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.2 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.3 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, , Wide, one run (1)
15.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
15.6 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 16
Faislabad Storm 118/8 (RR : 7.38)
Zulfiqur Babar 36 (35b)
Rahat Ali 46 (30b)
Mohammed Irfan 2-0-18-0
16.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
16.3 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, No shot offered. (0)
16.4 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
16.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Rahat Ali c Mohammed Rizwan b Andre Russell
Runs : 54 Balls : 35 S/R : 154.3
(0)
16.6 Andre Russell to Sunil Narine, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
End of over 17
Faislabad Storm 129/9 (RR : 7.59)
Zulfiqur Babar 36 (35b)
Sunil Narine 3 (1b)
Andre Russell 4-0-30-117.1 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, , No Ball. He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
17.1 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
17.2 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
17.3 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
17.4 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!
Sunil Narine b Mohammed Irfan
Runs : 11 Balls : 6 S/R : 183.3
(0)
Faislabad Storm Innings
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Azhar Ali b Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0
Nasir Jamshed lbw Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Pitersein c Anwar Ali b Mitchell Johnson 14 12 1 0 116.7
MS Dhoni c Andre Russell b Mitchell Johnson 11 9 1 0 122.2
Kamran Akmal lbw Anwar Ali 8 5 0 1 160
Nicholas Scholtz c Brendon McCullum b Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0
Yasir Arafat lbw Anwar Ali 0 2 0 0 0
Bilawal Bhatti c & b Anwar Ali 0 1 0 0 0
Rahat Ali c Mohammed Rizwan b Andre Russell 54 35 3 1 154.3
Zulfiqur Babar not out 36 35 2 0 102.9
Sunil Narine b Mohammed Irfan 11 6 2 0 183.3
Total: 138 Overs: 17.4 Run Rate: 8.118
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0Karachi Kites Bowling
Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Shoaib Malk 2.0 0 17 0 8.5
Andre Russell 4.0 0 30 1 7.5
Anwar Ali 3.0 0 20 6 6.67
Mitchell Johnson 3.0 0 18 2 6
Imran khan Jr. 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Mohammed Irfan 2.4 0 27 1 10.13
Total: 138 Overs: 17.4 Run Rate: 8.118
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
0.1 Anwar Ali to Azhar Ali, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling!
Azhar Ali b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 00.2 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.3 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
0.4 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
0.5 Anwar Ali to Nasir Jamshed, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
Nasir Jamshed lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 00.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, , Wide, one run (1)
0.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 1
Faislabad Storm 7/2 (RR : 7)
Kevin Pitersein 5 (3b)
MS Dhoni 1 (1b)
Anwar Ali 1-0-7-21.1 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, That's a single. (1)
1.2 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
1.3 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
1.4 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (3)
1.5 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.6 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 2
Faislabad Storm 13/2 (RR : 6.5)
MS Dhoni 5 (4b)
Kevin Pitersein 7 (6b)
Mitchell Johnson 1-0-6-0
2.1 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
2.2 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
2.3 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.4 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
2.5 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.6 Anwar Ali to MS Dhoni, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 3
Faislabad Storm 25/2 (RR : 8.33)
Kevin Pitersein 13 (9b)
MS Dhoni 11 (7b)
Anwar Ali 2-0-19-2
3.1 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
3.2 Mitchell Johnson to MS Dhoni, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
MS Dhoni c Andre Russell b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 11 Balls : 9 S/R : 122.2
(0)3.3 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
3.4 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
3.5 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
3.6 Mitchell Johnson to Kamran Akmal, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 4
Faislabad Storm 33/3 (RR : 8.25)
Kamran Akmal 8 (4b)
Kevin Pitersein 13 (9b)
Mitchell Johnson 2-0-14-1
4.1 Anwar Ali to Kevin Pitersein, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.2 Anwar Ali to Kamran Akmal, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
Kamran Akmal lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
(0)4.3 Anwar Ali to Nicholas Scholtz, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Nicholas Scholtz c Brendon McCullum b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)4.4 Anwar Ali to Yasir Arafat, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
4.5 Anwar Ali to Yasir Arafat, He tries to play that off the backfoot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
Yasir Arafat lbw Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)4.6 Anwar Ali to Bilawal Bhatti, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Bilawal Bhatti c & b Anwar Ali
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)End of over 5
Faislabad Storm 34/7 (RR : 6.8)
Rahat Ali 0 (0b)
Kevin Pitersein 14 (10b)
Anwar Ali 3-0-20-6
5.1 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.2 Mitchell Johnson to Kevin Pitersein, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Kevin Pitersein c Anwar Ali b Mitchell Johnson
Runs : 14 Balls : 12 S/R : 116.7
(0)6.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
6.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.4 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
6.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.6 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 7
Faislabad Storm 42/8 (RR : 6)
Rahat Ali 3 (4b)
Zulfiqur Babar 5 (6b)
Andre Russell 1-0-4-0
7.1 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
7.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
7.3 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
7.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
7.6 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Faislabad Storm 49/8 (RR : 6.13)
Rahat Ali 4 (6b)
Zulfiqur Babar 11 (10b)
Imran khan Jr. 1-0-7-0
8.1 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.2 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
8.3 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Good running, two runs. (2)
8.4 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
8.5 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
8.6 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 9
Faislabad Storm 61/8 (RR : 6.78)
Zulfiqur Babar 12 (11b)
Rahat Ali 15 (11b)
Shoaib Malk 1-0-12-0
9.1 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
9.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.3 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, One more to the total. (1)
9.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
9.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
9.6 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 10
Faislabad Storm 73/8 (RR : 7.3)
Rahat Ali 26 (15b)
Zulfiqur Babar 13 (13b)
Imran khan Jr. 2-0-19-0
10.1 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
10.2 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
10.3 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
10.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
10.5 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
10.6 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 11
Faislabad Storm 86/8 (RR : 7.82)
Rahat Ali 33 (18b)
Zulfiqur Babar 19 (16b)
Mohammed Irfan 1-0-13-0
11.1 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.1 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
11.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, That's a single. (1)
11.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, That's a single. (1)
11.4 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
11.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, One more to the total. (1)
11.6 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 12
Faislabad Storm 91/8 (RR : 7.58)
Zulfiqur Babar 21 (20b)
Rahat Ali 35 (21b)
Andre Russell 2-0-9-0
12.1 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.2 Imran khan Jr. to Rahat Ali, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.4 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Very well bowled. (0)
12.5 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.6 Imran khan Jr. to Zulfiqur Babar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 13
Faislabad Storm 98/8 (RR : 7.54)
Zulfiqur Babar 25 (24b)
Rahat Ali 38 (23b)
Imran khan Jr. 3-0-26-0
13.1 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.2 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.3 Shoaib Malk to Rahat Ali, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
13.4 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.5 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.6 Shoaib Malk to Zulfiqur Babar, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 14
Faislabad Storm 103/8 (RR : 7.36)
Zulfiqur Babar 27 (27b)
Rahat Ali 41 (26b)
Shoaib Malk 2-0-17-0
14.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
14.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
14.3 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
14.4 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
14.5 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
14.6 Andre Russell to Zulfiqur Babar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 15
Faislabad Storm 113/8 (RR : 7.53)
Rahat Ali 44 (28b)
Zulfiqur Babar 34 (31b)
Andre Russell 3-0-19-0
15.1 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
15.2 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
15.3 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, , Wide, one run (1)
15.4 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 Mohammed Irfan to Zulfiqur Babar, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
15.6 Mohammed Irfan to Rahat Ali, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
End of over 16
Faislabad Storm 118/8 (RR : 7.38)
Zulfiqur Babar 36 (35b)
Rahat Ali 46 (30b)
Mohammed Irfan 2-0-18-016.1 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
16.2 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
16.3 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, No shot offered. (0)
16.4 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)16.5 Andre Russell to Rahat Ali, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
Rahat Ali c Mohammed Rizwan b Andre Russell
Runs : 54 Balls : 35 S/R : 154.3
(0)16.6 Andre Russell to Sunil Narine, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
End of over 17
Faislabad Storm 129/9 (RR : 7.59)
Zulfiqur Babar 36 (35b)
Sunil Narine 3 (1b)
Andre Russell 4-0-30-117.1 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, , No Ball. He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
17.1 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
17.2 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
17.3 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)17.4 Mohammed Irfan to Sunil Narine, Reverse sweep, and he's missed completely! Boy that's humiliating!
Sunil Narine b Mohammed Irfan
Runs : 11 Balls : 6 S/R : 183.3
(0)The second innings begins now
0.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
0.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
0.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
0.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
0.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
End of over 1
Karachi Kites 13/0 (RR : 13) Required RR(6.58)
Alex Hales 0 (0b)
Raftullah Momand 13 (6b)
Bilawal Bhatti 1-0-13-0
1.1 Yasir Arafat to Raftullah Momand, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
1.2 Yasir Arafat to Alex Hales, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
Alex Hales c Kevin Pitersein b Yasir Arafat
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
1.3 Yasir Arafat to Brendon McCullum, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
Brendon McCullum b Yasir Arafat
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
1.4 Yasir Arafat to Shoaib Malk, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
Shoaib Malk lbw Yasir Arafat
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
1.5 Yasir Arafat to Mohammed Rizwan, One more to the total. (1)
1.6 Yasir Arafat to Raftullah Momand, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 2
Karachi Kites 15/3 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(6.83)
Raftullah Momand 14 (8b)
Mohammed Rizwan 1 (1b)
Yasir Arafat 1-0-2-22.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Mohammed Rizwan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Raftullah Momand, Ah, great ball. It bounced more than the batsman expected it to, causing him to check his shot at the last moment and lob the ball into the air for an easy catch.
Raftullah Momand c Nasir Jamshed b Bilawal Bhatti
Runs : 14 Balls : 9 S/R : 155.6
(0)
2.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
2.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 3
Karachi Kites 18/4 (RR : 6) Required RR(7.06)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 2 (4b)
Mohammed Rizwan 2 (2b)
Bilawal Bhatti 2-0-16-03.1 Yasir Arafat to Mohammed Rizwan, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.2 Yasir Arafat to Mohammed Rizwan, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
3.3 Yasir Arafat to Mohammed Rizwan, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
3.4 Yasir Arafat to Mohammed Rizwan, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
Mohammed Rizwan b Yasir Arafat
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
3.5 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
3.6 Yasir Arafat to Andre Russell, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 4
Karachi Kites 27/5 (RR : 6.75) Required RR(6.94)
Sarfaraz Ahmed 2 (4b)
Andre Russell 3 (2b)
Yasir Arafat 2-0-11-34.1 Bilawal Bhatti to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.2 Bilawal Bhatti to Andre Russell, That's a single. (1)
4.3 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
4.4 Bilawal Bhatti to Sarfaraz Ahmed, Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Clean bowled!
Sarfaraz Ahmed b Bilawal Bhatti
Runs : 8 Balls : 6 S/R : 133.3
(0)
4.5 Bilawal Bhatti to Anwar Ali, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
4.6 Bilawal Bhatti to Andre Russell, Plumb!
Andre Russell lbw Bilawal Bhatti
Runs : 4 Balls : 5 S/R : 80
(0)
End of over 5
Karachi Kites 35/7 (RR : 7) Required RR(6.87)
Mitchell Johnson 0 (0b)
Anwar Ali 1 (1b)
Bilawal Bhatti 3-0-24-2
5.1 Yasir Arafat to Anwar Ali, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.2 Yasir Arafat to Anwar Ali, That's a single. (1)
5.3 Yasir Arafat to Mitchell Johnson, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
5.4 Yasir Arafat to Mitchell Johnson, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three. (3)
5.5 Yasir Arafat to Anwar Ali, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
5.6 Yasir Arafat to Anwar Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
Karachi Kites 41/7 (RR : 6.83) Required RR(6.93)
Anwar Ali 2 (5b)
Mitchell Johnson 5 (2b)
Yasir Arafat 3-0-17-3
6.1 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
6.2 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.3 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
6.4 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Very well bowled. (0)
6.5 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.6 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 7
Karachi Kites 49/7 (RR : 7) Required RR(6.85)
Mitchell Johnson 10 (6b)
Anwar Ali 5 (7b)
Sunil Narine 1-0-8-0
7.1 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.2 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
7.3 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
7.4 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.5 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.6 Nicholas Scholtz to Mitchell Johnson, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 8
Karachi Kites 60/7 (RR : 7.5) Required RR(6.5)
Mitchell Johnson 10 (7b)
Anwar Ali 16 (12b)
Nicholas Scholtz 1-0-11-0
8.1 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
8.2 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.3 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
8.4 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.5 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
8.6 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 9
Karachi Kites 71/7 (RR : 7.89) Required RR(6.09)
Mitchell Johnson 17 (10b)
Anwar Ali 20 (15b)
Zulfiqur Babar 1-0-11-0
9.1 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.2 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
9.3 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
9.4 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
9.5 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.6 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 10
Karachi Kites 78/7 (RR : 7.8) Required RR(6)
Mitchell Johnson 17 (10b)
Anwar Ali 27 (21b)
Nicholas Scholtz 2-0-18-0
10.1 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
10.2 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.4 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
10.6 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
End of over 11
Karachi Kites 80/7 (RR : 7.27) Required RR(6.44)
Anwar Ali 28 (22b)
Mitchell Johnson 18 (15b)
Zulfiqur Babar 2-0-13-0
11.1 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, That's a single. (1)
11.2 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
11.3 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
11.4 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
11.5 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.6 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 12
Karachi Kites 92/7 (RR : 7.67) Required RR(5.75)
Mitchell Johnson 24 (18b)
Anwar Ali 34 (25b)
Sunil Narine 2-0-20-0
12.1 Rahat Ali to Anwar Ali, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.2 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.3 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.4 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.5 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
12.6 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 13
Karachi Kites 101/7 (RR : 7.77) Required RR(5.29)
Mitchell Johnson 32 (23b)
Anwar Ali 35 (26b)
Rahat Ali 1-0-9-0
13.1 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
13.2 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
13.3 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, That's a single. (1)
13.4 Zulfiqur Babar to Mitchell Johnson, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.5 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.6 Zulfiqur Babar to Anwar Ali, That's a single. (1)
End of over 14
Karachi Kites 110/7 (RR : 7.86) Required RR(4.67)
Mitchell Johnson 33 (24b)
Anwar Ali 43 (31b)
Zulfiqur Babar 3-0-22-0
14.1 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
14.2 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.3 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.5 Sunil Narine to Mitchell Johnson, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
14.6 Sunil Narine to Anwar Ali, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 15
Karachi Kites 114/7 (RR : 7.6) Required RR(4.8)
Anwar Ali 46 (35b)
Mitchell Johnson 34 (26b)
Sunil Narine 3-0-24-0
15.1 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, , No Ball. Good running, two runs. (2)
15.1 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.2 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.3 Rahat Ali to Mitchell Johnson, Ahhh that's poor fielding. The batsman taps it away for a single, and the fielder fires in an over-eager throw well wide of the stumps. No one is backing up and some the batsmen run two more in overthrows! The captain isn't happy! (3)
15.4 Rahat Ali to Anwar Ali, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
15.5 Rahat Ali to Anwar Ali, Very well bowled. (0)
15.6 Rahat Ali to Anwar Ali, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
End of over 16
Karachi Kites 129/7 (RR : 8.06) Required RR(2.25)
Mitchell Johnson 43 (30b)
Anwar Ali 51 (38b)
Rahat Ali 2-0-24-0
16.1 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
16.2 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
16.3 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
16.4 Nicholas Scholtz to Anwar Ali, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 141
Wickets : 7
Overs : 16.4
what a win[DOUBLEPOST=1449504481][/DOUBLEPOST]First cricket league which I won!!!
