END OF OVER:20 | 16 Runs | PZ: 140/6 | RR: 7.00
- Amad Butt23 (11b)
- Wahab Riaz1 (2b)
- Ahmed Daniyal4-0-41-0
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-1-14-3
3.46 pm Two ducks in the top four, but Bopara (with an assist to Rutherford) helps Zalmi up to a battling total. Qalandars still should be overwhelming favorites to chase this. Stay with us for the start of the reply shortly.
Sheikh Bilal Kh: "Question: in this era of technology, why do we still need scorers working on a paper register ?" Yes! You wouldn't believe how often technology breaks down at cricket grounds. My trusty pen + yellow scoring pad has never let me down. Ink + paper is undefeated since the Egyptians first made papyrus.
19.6
6
Ahmed Daniyal to Amad Butt, SIX, in the slot on fourth stump, went for yorker but missed the length barely and Amad punishes him flicking this wristily over long-on.
19.5
2
Ahmed Daniyal to Amad Butt, 2 runs, missed runout! Afridi again! Full and wide yorker carved to mid-off. Afridi has a shy at the non-striker's stumps with Wahab six yards short. He decided to fire a bullet at the base of the stumps when a simple relay to Daniyal would have had Wahab clearly out and the throw goes wide.
19.4
1
Ahmed Daniyal to Wahab Riaz, 1 run, Afridi's day continues to get better! Back of the hand slower ball lands on a length on fifth stump, miscues this high toward mid-off where Afridi charges forward and puts in a superb athletic dive forward to claim this catch inches from the ground. It kind of bobbled off his left hand into the right hand. Looked peculiar but the ball didn't look like it hit the ground. The third umpire decides differently though! Declares it not out. It was definitely a strange sequence of the ball clanging off both of Afridi's hands, but it did not appear to hit the grass at any stage.
19.3
0
Ahmed Daniyal to Wahab Riaz, no run, full and wide on sixth stump, clears the front leg trying to heave this over cow corner but misses wildly with his head bobbing around.
19.2
1
Ahmed Daniyal to Amad Butt, 1 run, thigh high full toss on middle stump, tries to muscle this over long-on but flubs it well short of the boundary rider for one.
19.1
6
Ahmed Daniyal to Amad Butt, SIX, full on the legs, Butt finally frees the arms for a mighty heave over backward square leg. Tried to hit this for 12 over the roof, has to settle for it landing 15 rows back into the empty yellow seats.
END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 124/6 | RR: 6.52
- Amad Butt8 (7b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-1-14-3
- Salman Mirza4-0-35-2
Superb delivery (and the setup) to end a superb spell from Afridi.
18.6
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bopara, OUT, another slower ball fetches a wicket for Afridi. Lands this one full on the stumps, Bopara through the shot too soon chipping it in the air toward mid-off, simple catch.
RS Bopara c Rashid Khan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 50 (71m 44b 6x4 0x6) SR: 113.63
18.5
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amad Butt, 1 run, wide yorker, guided out to the point sweeper.
18.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amad Butt, no run, wide yorker on fifth stump, Butt plays over the top of it.
18.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bopara, 1 run, attempted yorker on middle, slower ball is a low full toss at shin height chipped out off a leading edge toward extra cover. 50 up off 43 balls.
18.2
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bopara, no run, full and wide, Bopara backs away from leg stump but is beaten trying to stab this out, out of his reach.
18.1
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amad Butt, 1 run, good length ball on the hips, flicked through square leg.
Afridi comes around the stumps to Butt.
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs | PZ: 121/5 | RR: 6.72
- Amad Butt6 (4b)
- Ravi Bopara49 (41b)
- Salman Mirza4-0-35-2
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-1-11-2
17.6
1
Salman Mirza to Amad Butt, 1 run, bouncer on the legs, awkward flick in the air toward the square leg umpire but falls safely in front of the short fine leg fielder circling around.
17.5
1
Salman Mirza to Bopara, 1 run, yorker on middle and off, jammed out toward extra cover for one.
17.4
4
Salman Mirza to Bopara, FOUR, length ball angled across fourth stump, Bopara aims to slog for midwicket, thick edge flies over short third man for a boundary. Not where he intended to hit it, but the intended result.
17.3
1
Salman Mirza to Amad Butt, 1 run, good length ball on off, goes back to play with soft hands into the off side.
17.2
0
Salman Mirza to Amad Butt, no run, back of a length on off, beats Butt playing back.
17.1
4
Salman Mirza to Amad Butt, FOUR, wide yorker but too clever from Amad Butt as he opens the face of the bat to run this past short third man up in the ring and it races away.
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 110/5 | RR: 6.47
- Ravi Bopara44 (39b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-1-11-2
- David Wiese4-0-30-1
16.6
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Rutherford, OUT, goes for yorker again targeting the legs, slower ball at 123 kph that Rutherford chips off balance toward long-on for a very simple catch by Agha Salman running in 15 yards from the rope before stumbling forward on his knees to complete the take.
SE Rutherford c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi 26 (41m 27b 0x4 2x6) SR: 96.29
16.5
4b
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Rutherford, 4 byes, goes for the yorker again, completely unlucky from Afridi. Inswinger knocks Rutherford off his feet, goes through the legs nutmeg style and down the leg side of the keeper to the rope.
16.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Rutherford, no run, yorker on middle, jammed out back to Afridi.
16.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bopara, 1 run, wide yorker on sixth stump, jams this out wide of Afridi toward mid-off for a single.
Shaheen switches to around the stumps now.
16.2
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bopara, FOUR, short on fourth stump, slashes at this and gets a thick edge wide of the keeper to the third man rope.
