PSL 2016: Hodge inspires Peshawar to five-wicket victory over Karachi
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Karachi Kings set a 153-run target for Peshawar Zalmi in the nineteenth match of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
After opting to bat first, Karachi were inspired by opener Lendl Simmons' 37-ball 49 runs innings. Ravi Bopara in the middle scored 23 off 22 balls, meanwhile, no other batsman was able to go past the 20-run mark.
For Peshawar, five out of six bowlers took one wicket each.
PES 158-5 (18.3 overs)
SIX! Sammy swings the winning shot over deep midwicket.
Sohail Khan with the penultimate over. Karachi don't have much to play with now. Two runs off 12 balls needed.
PES 151-5 (18 overs)
SIX! Another slow and short ball pulled by Hodge over deep midwicket. He is hitting everything out of the ground.
SIX! Slow and short and pulled by Hodge.
Ravi Bopara brought in now by Shoaib Malik.
PES 135-5 (17 overs)
FOUR! Perfect yorker and perfect defensive shot by Sammy. Runs down to third man.
SIX! A full-toss and Hodge whacks it over covers.
Single by Sammy.
Muhammad Amir has to bowl a very good over here is Karachi want to stay in this tournament.
PES 121-5 (16 overs)
RUN OUT! Kamran Akmal is just about half and inch short at the non-striker's end.
SIX! This time inside-out and over extra cover. Hodge is on fire!
SIXx2! Brad Hodge completes his fifty with two maxmimums. First one over long-off and the second over swept over square leg.
FOUR! Inside edge and it runs down to the fine leg boundary.
Usama Mir.
PES 98-4 (15 overs)
FOUR! Fuller delivery and Hodge goes straight past mid-off.
Muhammad Amir is back to find a wicket for Karachi.
PES 88-4 (14 overs)
FOUR! Slow and short, Hodge powers it to midwicket where Wessels gets a hand to it but couldn't restrict it from running to the boundary.
Bhatti in for his last over.
PES 80-4 (13 overs)
FOUR! This time Hodge goes straight.
FOUR! Brad Hodge goes towards deep midwicket.
Usama Mir.
PES 70-4 (12 overs)
Bhatti is struck on the back by Afridi. It doesn't seem intentional but Afridi was looking at the bowler and Bhatti was busy appealing and celebrating.
LBW! Afridi dismissed by Bhatti.
FOUR! Brad Hodge edges it to third man boundary.
A double and a single by Afridi.
Bhatti is back and he bowls to Afridi.
PES 61-3 (11 overs)
Peshawar needed to be on 77 at least at this time in case of rain.
LBW! Allenby (31 off 29) departs. Tries to sweep, misreads the spin. Shahid Afridi comes out early.
Usama Mir into his second over.
PES 57-2 (10 overs)
Three runs off the over.
Shakibal Hasan into his third over.
PES 54-2 (9 overs)
FOUR! Cheeky shot by Allenby. Goes on front foot and just scoops it towards fine leg.
FOUR! Hodge warms up with a strong cut past point.
Right-arm leggie Usama Mir comes on to bowl now.
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PES 44-2 (8 overs)
Three singles from first three balls and the two dots follow with Brad Hodge on strike. Another single off the last ball.
Shakibal Hasan continues.
PES 40-2 (7 overs)
FOUR! Short ball and it was there to be struck. Allenby goes for the pull towards square leg.
Bilawal Bhatti continues.
PES 32-2 (6 overs)
FOUR! Swept with absolute timing by Allenby.
Left-arm spinner Shakibal Hasan brought on by Shoaib Malik
PES 26-2 (5 overs)
OUT! Slow ball and Malan skies it for the keeper. Bhatti strikes for Karachi as rain is expected soon at Dubai Cricket Stadium. The T20 specialist Brad Hodge is in.
FOUR! Pulled this time towards unguarded midwicket. Malan this time.
FOUR! Bhatti welcomed with a cut past third man. Allenby hits a welcome boundary for Peshawar.
Bilawal Bhatti is in now and Peshawar have a chance to score boundaries.
PES 14-1 (4 overs)
Just five runs off the over. Only one boundary in the first four overs with powerplay in effect. Good bowling by Karachi.
Sohail Khan continues.
PES 9-1 (3 overs)
Just three runs off the over. Karachi are creating pressure.
Muhammad Amir starts with a wide.
PES 6-1 (2 overs)
Right-arm quickie Sohail Khan shares the new ball with Amir.
PES 4-1 (1 over)
OUT! Top-edge and Hafeez is caught at short midwicket by Wessels. Amir started celebrating even before the catch was taken. James Allenby comes in early to join Malan.
Hafeez hit under his abdomen. That is a nasty blow. He takes a walk to recover.
FOUR! Amir starts with width on off and Hafeez lunges onto it.
Left-armer Muhammad Amir opens the bowling for Karachi. Meanwhile, Muhammad Hafeez will be opening with Dawid Malan as Tamim Iqbal is back with his wife due to the birth of his child.
KHI 152-7 (20 overs)
RUN OUT! Sohail Khan walks back because off a direct hit from Sammy.
Hassan Ali.
KHI 147-6 (19 overs)
SIX! Fetched by Bhatti from off and dispatched towards midwicket. Whacked hard!
SIX! The muscular Sohail Khan goes big over midwicket.
CAUGHT AND BOWL! Ravi Bopara departs after a soft dismissal.
Imran Khan Jr.
KHI 134-5 (18 overs)
FOUR! Bhatti pulls a short ball and the ball just bounces before the boundary.
OUT! Shakib departs, caught at mid-off.
Sammy.
KHI 127-4 (17 overs)
Eight runs off the Imran Khan Jr over.
KHI 119-4 (16 overs)
Only six off the over.
Darren Sammy comes on at the death.
KHI 113-4 (15 overs)
Imran Khan Jr operates. Nine runs off the over only.
KHI 104-4 (14 overs)
FOUR! Bopara goes past point.
Shakibal Hasan joins Ravi Bopara in the middle.
OUT! Fine leg comes into play as Shoaib Malik flicks it. Wait... there is still drama; the bowler's foot has landed on the line, it might be a no ball. No, the umpire says some part of the foot was behind the crease. Malik takes the long walk back!
Aamer Yamin comes on to bowl after the short break.
KHI 97-3 (13 overs)
Only five runs off the over. Strategic time out in play right now.
Shahid Afridi in for his fourth over.
KHI 92-3 (12 overs)
FOUR! Hit straight and goes flat on the ground past the bowler. Bopara with another stylish entrance.
Abdur Rehman on now.
KHI 83-3 (11 overs)
OUT! Simmons pulls it on to his stumps.
FOUR! Width on off and cut beautifully by Simmons.
FOUR! Leg glance and it runs down to the fine leg boundary.
Shahid Afridi.
KHI 74-2 (10 overs)
SIX! Simmons comes out to Rehman and goes straight over his head.
Abdur Rehman in for his second over now.
KHI 66-2 (9 overs)
SIX! Swept hard and over deep midwicket. Simmons with a powerful shot.
Shahid Afridi in for his second over.
KHI 56-2 (8 overs)
RUN OUT CHANCE! Rehman has dislodges the bails and Wessels is just a few centimetres out. The third umpire signals OUT and that is the end of Riki Wessels.
Left-armer Abdur Rehman is the new bowler for Peshawar.
KHI 45-1 (7 overs)
He goes for only three runs.
Shahid Afridi is the new batsman in.
KHI 41-1 (6 overs)
OUT! Hassan picks his first wicket. Shahzaib goes back to the pavillion.
FOUR! Shahzaib lobs one over mid off for a boundary
Hassan Ali
KHI 31-0 (5 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Imran Khan Jr.
KHI 25-0 (4 overs)
Four runs off the over.
Hassan Ali
KHI 21-0 (3 overs)
Eight runs off the over
FOUR! Simmons cuts one past third man for a boundary
Amir Yamin
KHI 13-0 (2 overs)
Seven runs off the second over
FOUR! Inside edge and Simmons earns four runs through square-leg
Hassan Ali
KHI 6-0 (1 over)
Six runs off the first over.
FOUR! First boundary of the innings for Karachi.
Amir Yamin to start for Peshawar
Toss: Karachi win the toss and elects to bat first
Shoaib Malik: We will bat first. We are playing with six batsman and four pacers. We will try to give our best. We will utilize our skills, and try to get the all-important win.
Shahid Afridi: Yes we are ready for the fight, but we have some changes in the team. We have performed more than we expected at the start of the tournament. Pitch looks good for batting. 180 should be par on this track.
Thank you Alan Wilkins for giving us a clear picture of the possible scenarios we can see today.
After opting to bat first, Karachi were inspired by opener Lendl Simmons' 37-ball 49 runs innings. Ravi Bopara in the middle scored 23 off 22 balls, meanwhile, no other batsman was able to go past the 20-run mark.
For Peshawar, five out of six bowlers took one wicket each.
PES 158-5 (18.3 overs)
SIX! Sammy swings the winning shot over deep midwicket.
Sohail Khan with the penultimate over. Karachi don't have much to play with now. Two runs off 12 balls needed.
PES 151-5 (18 overs)
SIX! Another slow and short ball pulled by Hodge over deep midwicket. He is hitting everything out of the ground.
SIX! Slow and short and pulled by Hodge.
Ravi Bopara brought in now by Shoaib Malik.
PES 135-5 (17 overs)
FOUR! Perfect yorker and perfect defensive shot by Sammy. Runs down to third man.
SIX! A full-toss and Hodge whacks it over covers.
Single by Sammy.
Muhammad Amir has to bowl a very good over here is Karachi want to stay in this tournament.
PES 121-5 (16 overs)
RUN OUT! Kamran Akmal is just about half and inch short at the non-striker's end.
SIX! This time inside-out and over extra cover. Hodge is on fire!
SIXx2! Brad Hodge completes his fifty with two maxmimums. First one over long-off and the second over swept over square leg.
FOUR! Inside edge and it runs down to the fine leg boundary.
Usama Mir.
PES 98-4 (15 overs)
FOUR! Fuller delivery and Hodge goes straight past mid-off.
Muhammad Amir is back to find a wicket for Karachi.
PES 88-4 (14 overs)
FOUR! Slow and short, Hodge powers it to midwicket where Wessels gets a hand to it but couldn't restrict it from running to the boundary.
Bhatti in for his last over.
PES 80-4 (13 overs)
FOUR! This time Hodge goes straight.
FOUR! Brad Hodge goes towards deep midwicket.
Usama Mir.
PES 70-4 (12 overs)
Bhatti is struck on the back by Afridi. It doesn't seem intentional but Afridi was looking at the bowler and Bhatti was busy appealing and celebrating.
LBW! Afridi dismissed by Bhatti.
FOUR! Brad Hodge edges it to third man boundary.
A double and a single by Afridi.
Bhatti is back and he bowls to Afridi.
PES 61-3 (11 overs)
Peshawar needed to be on 77 at least at this time in case of rain.
LBW! Allenby (31 off 29) departs. Tries to sweep, misreads the spin. Shahid Afridi comes out early.
Usama Mir into his second over.
PES 57-2 (10 overs)
Three runs off the over.
Shakibal Hasan into his third over.
PES 54-2 (9 overs)
FOUR! Cheeky shot by Allenby. Goes on front foot and just scoops it towards fine leg.
FOUR! Hodge warms up with a strong cut past point.
Right-arm leggie Usama Mir comes on to bowl now.
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PES 44-2 (8 overs)
Three singles from first three balls and the two dots follow with Brad Hodge on strike. Another single off the last ball.
Shakibal Hasan continues.
PES 40-2 (7 overs)
FOUR! Short ball and it was there to be struck. Allenby goes for the pull towards square leg.
Bilawal Bhatti continues.
PES 32-2 (6 overs)
FOUR! Swept with absolute timing by Allenby.
Left-arm spinner Shakibal Hasan brought on by Shoaib Malik
PES 26-2 (5 overs)
OUT! Slow ball and Malan skies it for the keeper. Bhatti strikes for Karachi as rain is expected soon at Dubai Cricket Stadium. The T20 specialist Brad Hodge is in.
FOUR! Pulled this time towards unguarded midwicket. Malan this time.
FOUR! Bhatti welcomed with a cut past third man. Allenby hits a welcome boundary for Peshawar.
Bilawal Bhatti is in now and Peshawar have a chance to score boundaries.
PES 14-1 (4 overs)
Just five runs off the over. Only one boundary in the first four overs with powerplay in effect. Good bowling by Karachi.
Sohail Khan continues.
PES 9-1 (3 overs)
Just three runs off the over. Karachi are creating pressure.
Muhammad Amir starts with a wide.
PES 6-1 (2 overs)
Right-arm quickie Sohail Khan shares the new ball with Amir.
PES 4-1 (1 over)
OUT! Top-edge and Hafeez is caught at short midwicket by Wessels. Amir started celebrating even before the catch was taken. James Allenby comes in early to join Malan.
Hafeez hit under his abdomen. That is a nasty blow. He takes a walk to recover.
FOUR! Amir starts with width on off and Hafeez lunges onto it.
Left-armer Muhammad Amir opens the bowling for Karachi. Meanwhile, Muhammad Hafeez will be opening with Dawid Malan as Tamim Iqbal is back with his wife due to the birth of his child.
KHI 152-7 (20 overs)
RUN OUT! Sohail Khan walks back because off a direct hit from Sammy.
Hassan Ali.
KHI 147-6 (19 overs)
SIX! Fetched by Bhatti from off and dispatched towards midwicket. Whacked hard!
SIX! The muscular Sohail Khan goes big over midwicket.
CAUGHT AND BOWL! Ravi Bopara departs after a soft dismissal.
Imran Khan Jr.
KHI 134-5 (18 overs)
FOUR! Bhatti pulls a short ball and the ball just bounces before the boundary.
OUT! Shakib departs, caught at mid-off.
Sammy.
KHI 127-4 (17 overs)
Eight runs off the Imran Khan Jr over.
KHI 119-4 (16 overs)
Only six off the over.
Darren Sammy comes on at the death.
KHI 113-4 (15 overs)
Imran Khan Jr operates. Nine runs off the over only.
KHI 104-4 (14 overs)
FOUR! Bopara goes past point.
Shakibal Hasan joins Ravi Bopara in the middle.
OUT! Fine leg comes into play as Shoaib Malik flicks it. Wait... there is still drama; the bowler's foot has landed on the line, it might be a no ball. No, the umpire says some part of the foot was behind the crease. Malik takes the long walk back!
Aamer Yamin comes on to bowl after the short break.
KHI 97-3 (13 overs)
Only five runs off the over. Strategic time out in play right now.
Shahid Afridi in for his fourth over.
KHI 92-3 (12 overs)
FOUR! Hit straight and goes flat on the ground past the bowler. Bopara with another stylish entrance.
Abdur Rehman on now.
KHI 83-3 (11 overs)
OUT! Simmons pulls it on to his stumps.
FOUR! Width on off and cut beautifully by Simmons.
FOUR! Leg glance and it runs down to the fine leg boundary.
Shahid Afridi.
KHI 74-2 (10 overs)
SIX! Simmons comes out to Rehman and goes straight over his head.
Abdur Rehman in for his second over now.
KHI 66-2 (9 overs)
SIX! Swept hard and over deep midwicket. Simmons with a powerful shot.
Shahid Afridi in for his second over.
KHI 56-2 (8 overs)
RUN OUT CHANCE! Rehman has dislodges the bails and Wessels is just a few centimetres out. The third umpire signals OUT and that is the end of Riki Wessels.
Left-armer Abdur Rehman is the new bowler for Peshawar.
KHI 45-1 (7 overs)
He goes for only three runs.
Shahid Afridi is the new batsman in.
KHI 41-1 (6 overs)
OUT! Hassan picks his first wicket. Shahzaib goes back to the pavillion.
FOUR! Shahzaib lobs one over mid off for a boundary
Hassan Ali
KHI 31-0 (5 overs)
Six runs off the over.
Imran Khan Jr.
KHI 25-0 (4 overs)
Four runs off the over.
Hassan Ali
KHI 21-0 (3 overs)
Eight runs off the over
FOUR! Simmons cuts one past third man for a boundary
Amir Yamin
KHI 13-0 (2 overs)
Seven runs off the second over
FOUR! Inside edge and Simmons earns four runs through square-leg
Hassan Ali
KHI 6-0 (1 over)
Six runs off the first over.
FOUR! First boundary of the innings for Karachi.
Amir Yamin to start for Peshawar
Toss: Karachi win the toss and elects to bat first
Shoaib Malik: We will bat first. We are playing with six batsman and four pacers. We will try to give our best. We will utilize our skills, and try to get the all-important win.
Shahid Afridi: Yes we are ready for the fight, but we have some changes in the team. We have performed more than we expected at the start of the tournament. Pitch looks good for batting. 180 should be par on this track.
Thank you Alan Wilkins for giving us a clear picture of the possible scenarios we can see today.