END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs | MS: 193/4 | RR: 9.65
- Khushdil Shah6 (5b)
- Rilee Rossouw14 (8b)
- Mohammad Imran4-0-24-1
- Saqib Mahmood4-0-36-2
8:52pm We're set for the chase. Sohail Tanvir taking furious steps to mark his run-up. Imam is taking strike.
8.40 pm Vince and Sohaib were crushing the ball down the stretch, but the last nine balls were more of a whimper than a flourish to end the innings for the Sultans. Solid final over by Imran to cover up for the poor bowling from Wahab in the rest of the death phase. Sultans looked like they were nailed on for 200+ so Zalmi may actually think they've contained them to an under par total. 194 to win is going to be a stiff chase regardless. Stay with us for the reply beginning shortly.
19.6
2
Mohammad Imran to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, slower ball lands short on middle, heaves a pull to deep square leg for another two.
19.5
2
Mohammad Imran to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, slower ball again lands wide outside off, slaps this wide of the extra cover sweeper for a pair.
19.4
0
Mohammad Imran to Khushdil Shah, no run, slower ball lands on a good length again outside off, bottom edged slog bounces into the keeper's gloves.
19.3
2
Mohammad Imran to Khushdil Shah, 2 runs, another miscued heave to the leg side. Mujeeb charges in from deep backward square but doesn't get a hand to it. He slid feet first football tackle style when he really needed to go head first if he was gonna have any shot at converting it into a chance.
19.2
0
Mohammad Imran to Khushdil Shah, no run, slower ball lands full on fifth stump, Khushdil is way way out in front trying to heave this to the leg side.
19.1
1
Mohammad Imran to Rossouw, 1 run, full on the legs, heaved to deep midwicket.
Imran for the final over.
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 186/4 | RR: 9.78
- Rilee Rossouw13 (7b)
- Saqib Mahmood4-0-36-2
- Wahab Riaz4-0-51-0
18.6
W
Mahmood to Vince, OUT, flicks it straight to Irfan at square leg on the ring! Saqib gets the yorker wrong, but the field placing is perfect. Vince backs away from leg with Saqib following him on a fullish length, he whips this crisply and it whistles to Irfan, who reaches up and plucks this at head height, 7 feet for him. Any other fielder there and it's going to be a much more difficult catch but he didn't have to move.
JM Vince c Mohammad Irfan b Mahmood 84 (87m 55b 9x4 3x6) SR: 152.72
18.5
1
Mahmood to Rossouw, 1 run, in the slot on off stump, goes to heave for cow corner but comes more off the toe of the bat and falls well short of long-on for a single.
18.4
1
Mahmood to Vince, 1 run, doesn't get the yorker full enough again, overpitched on middle at 142 kph and heaved to deep midwicket for a long single.
18.3
4
Mahmood to Vince, FOUR, overpitched on off stump, doesn't land the yorker right and Vince smashes this back over the bowler into the sightscreen.
100 still within striking distance for Vince. 21 off the last 10 balls needed.
18.2
6
Mahmood to Vince, SIX, slower length ball at 118 kph on the body follows Vince backing away from leg, Vince cranks this high over deep backward square this time.
18.1
2
Mahmood to Vince, 2 runs, short ball on the body, heaved to the leg side but picks out deep backward square for a long single, but they take on the arm for the throw to complete a second.
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs | MS: 172/3 | RR: 9.55
- James Vince71 (50b)
- Rilee Rossouw12 (6b)
- Wahab Riaz4-0-51-0
- Saqib Mahmood3-0-22-1
Wahab very lucky not to be punished on that ball to end his spell. Ends with 0 for 51, lucky it was not 60+. He bowled some other very poor balls that he got away with.
17.6
1
Wahab Riaz to Vince, 1 run, short ball on the legs, Vince pulls and manages to pick out 7 foot Irfan tumbling to his right on the ring at short fine leg. Three yards either side and it's another four.
17.5
1
Wahab Riaz to Rossouw, 1 run, full and wide, is at least three inches outside the guideline but Rossouw toe slaps this to Kohler-Cadmore diving to stop it on the ring at extra cover.
17.4
0
Wahab Riaz to Rossouw, no run, Rossouw shuffles way outside off to try to flick this over fine leg with a ramp, Wahab counters with an attempted wide yorker and Rossouw falls over missing the shot, winds up being pinged in the thigh.
Pure filth from Wahab here at the death.
17.3
6
Wahab Riaz to Rossouw, SIX, full toss on the knees following him backing away from leg stump, Rossouw just flicks this with his wrists over backward square leg.
17.2
4
Wahab Riaz to Rossouw, FOUR, tries for a slower ball on fourth stump landing it too full, Rossouw is fresh to the middle but he's not fooled one bit, spanks this flat back over Wahab's head to the rope.
17.1
0
Wahab Riaz to Rossouw, no run, short ball on sixth stump, Rossouw backed away quite early to the leg side to pull and is so far away that he can't get bat on this trying to slap over point.
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | MS: 160/3 | RR: 9.41
- Rilee Rossouw1 (1b)
- James Vince70 (49b)
- Saqib Mahmood3-0-22-1
- Wahab Riaz3-0-39-0
16.6
1
Mahmood to Rossouw, 1 run, length ball on leg stump, backs away to flick this to long-on.
Rossouw and Brathwaite were padded up, but it is Rossouw who is sent in at No. 5.
16.5
W
Mahmood to Sohaib Maqsood, OUT, bounced out! Well-directed bouncer at 136 kph targeted leg stump line and Sohaib is cramped for room on the pull, he gloves this through to Kamran who this time is a bit more sure-handed than he was a little earlier, simple catch at chest height.
Sohaib Maqsood c †Kamran Akmal b Mahmood 36 (34m 21b 4x4 2x6) SR: 171.42
16.4
1
Mahmood to Vince, 1 run, lands on a fullish length on fourth stump at 141 kph, goes to heave leg side and an inside edge goes off his pads before ricocheting toward point.
Ahsan Butt: "Multan should target 200 from this platform. They've got the firepower!"
16.3
1
Mahmood to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run, yorker on the money on middle stump at 142 kph, jammed out into the covers for one.
16.2
1
Mahmood to Vince, 1 run, full length ball on the legs, heaves this fine to deep backward square, fielded on a bounce by Mujeeb.
16.1
1
Mahmood to Sohaib Maqsood, 1 run, length ball into the legs, tries to heave this over midwicket and mistimes it off his pads trickling into short midwicket.
END OF OVER:16 | 16 Runs | MS: 155/2 | RR: 9.68
- James Vince68 (47b)
- Sohaib Maqsood34 (18b)
- Wahab Riaz3-0-39-0
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-40-0
Terrible over all around for Wahab. Lucky he didn't leak another four off of it on the first ball.
15.6
4
Wahab Riaz to Vince, FOUR, another full toss outside off at thigh height, Vince does what he should have done on the delivery that broke his bat at the start of the over and goes with the angle to carve this over point, another boundary.
