Quetta Gladiators win by eight runs
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Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Squads:
Lahore Qalandars
Aamer Yamin, Azhar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, CS Delport, GD Elliott, Fakhar Zaman, JEC Franklin, Ghulam Mudassar, CJ Green, BB McCullum*†, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan, SP Narine, JJ Roy, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah
Quetta Gladiators
Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Bismillah Khan, N McCullum, T Mills, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Nawaz, Noor Wali, NLTC Perera, KP Pietersen, RR Rossouw, Saad Nasim, Sarfraz Ahmed*†, Umar Amin, Umar Gul, L Wright, Zulfiqar Babar
QUE 4-0 (1 over)
Sohail Tanvir gave away just four runs in the first over
QUE 12-0 (2 overs)
Mohammad Irfan Jr starts the second over
QUE 14-1 (2.3 overs)
OUT! Ahmed Shehzad nicked the ball to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. Lahore draw first blood.
Kevin Pietersen the new batsman in. Gets off the mark immediately.
Fruitful over for Tanvir. Big wicket of Shehzad.
QUE 22-1 (4 overs)
Sunil Narine starts his spell
Irfan Jr to continue
QUE 23-2 (5 overs)
Irfan takes a brilliant wicket, Pietersen departs.
QUE 23-2 (5 overs)
Narine to continue
QUE 26-2 (6 overs)
Just three runs in the last over. Quetta under the cosh at the moment.
Bilawal Bhatti to bowl to Rossouw
FOUR! Shafiq smashes one to the boundary
Roussow's bat cracks in half as he pulls a shot
Eventful over, Quetta 34-2 (7 overs)
QUE 34-2 (7 overs)
Yasir Shah to bowl
QUE 42-2 (8 overs)
Bilawal continues his spell
Quetta finding it difficult to get in the groove. Lahore in control at the moment
Expensive over; nine runs off it
QUE 51-2 (9 overs)
What a ball from Narine. Dismisses Shafiq, who made 29 runs off 28 balls.
Captain Sarfraz Ahmed the new man in who gets off the mark with a quick single.
Another wicket!! Narine on fire as he dismisses Sarfraz. Quetta in real trouble now!
Three runs and two wickets off the last over. Lahore in complete control
QUE 54-4 (10 overs)
Just two runs in the over. Yasir Shah really miserly in giving away runs
QUE 56-4 (11 overs)
Grant Elliott starts his first over of the game
OUT! Mohammad Nawaz gets run out after facing just three balls.
Quetta Gladiators 56-5
Just four runs off the over.
QUE 60-5 (12 overs)
Narine to continue
Thisara Perera the new batsman in. Quetta in desperate need of a strong partnership
Five runs off the last over
QUE 65-5 (13 overs)
Elliot to continue
Expensive over by the New Zealander; Quetta will take anything that comes their way.
QUE 80-5 (14 overs)
Yasir Shah will try to keep Quetta in check.
And he does!! Perera departs! And just when it looked like Quetta were getting in their groove, Yasir strikes. Timely selection of spinner by McCullum. Brilliant captaincy.
Hasan Khan the new batsman in
Nine runs off over after a misfield gifted Quetta a boundary
QUE 89-6 (15 overs)
McCullum brings Tanvir in
Rossouw the only man standing for Quetta. He gets a lucky nick but will be glad to see the runs flowing in
12 runs off the last over
QUE 101-6 (16 overs)
Yasir Shah to bowl his last over
QUE 114-6 (17 overs)
Irfan Jr to continue
Gets hit for a boundary on the very first ball
Rossouw reaches his fifty ; brilliant innings by the South African
QUE 125-6 (18 overs)
Tanvir to continue
Claims a wicket and gives away just four runs
Hasan Khan departs
QUE 129-7 (19 overs)
Irfan Jr to continue
Quetta just can't seem to get the ball across the boundary. Another wicket.
Roussow departs after a brilliant innings
Quetta Gladiators give a target of 137 runs to Lahore Qalandars.
The second innings starts with Jason Roy and Brendon McCullum in the middle.
Brilliant start for Lahore as Jason Roy smashes a six and four off successive deliveries; Zulfiqar Babar not a happy man
LAH 10-0 (1 over)
Tymal Mills to start his over
Brilliant shot by Roy through the slip cordon. No chance for the fielders.
Looks like Roy has somewhere to be because he is in a hurry to reach the target. Another FOUR!
Quetta miss a chance for a run-out following a mix-up between the batsmen
Another FOUR! Three fours off the over. Roy too hot to handle
LAH 23-0 (2 overs)
Four and another Four. Its raining boundaries for Lahore.
OUT! Roy departs after misjudging Babar's delivery. But he did his job as Lahore got a solid start to the 137-run chase
LAH 34-1 (3 overs)
Mills to continue
McCullum smashes the ball for a four
LAH 41-1 (4 overs)
SIX! McCullum hits Babar for a six off the first delivery. Brilliant shot by the Lahore captain
OUT! McCullum caught by Perera off Babar
LAH 49-2 (5 overs)
Anwar Ali to start his spell
Umar Akmal the new man in
OUT! Poor shot selection leads to his dismissal.
Mohammad Rizwan the new batsman in
LAH 57-3 (6 overs)
Mohammad Nawaz to start his spell
Just three runs off the over
LAH 60-3 (7 overs)
Hasan gets a wicket off the first ball of his over; Rizwan the victim
Quetta creeping back in the game
Grant Elliott the new batsman in
Three runs off the over
LAH 63-4 (8 overs)
Nawaz to continue
Lahore need 72 runs in 68 balls
Just three runs off the over
LAH 66-4 (9 overs)
Babar in his last over. Has already claimed two wickets.
OUT! Fakhar Zaman run out. Brilliant throw by Shafiq and well taken by Sarfraz.
Lahore feeling the pressure now.
LAH 68-5 (10 overs)
Tanvir the new batsman in
Hasan Khan to continue his spell
Four runs off the over, Lahore require 65 in nine overs
LAH 72-5 (11 overs)
Perera starts his spell
Shahzad drops Elliott on 7
A target which seemed so reachable at the start of Lahore's innings, is looking well beyond reach now.
Five runs off the over
LAH 77-5 (12 overs)
What a lazy way to get out. Tanvir makes a fool of himself. Completely misses the ball to get bowled off Nawaz.
Lahore in hot waters now! They really need someone to step up
It has been 39 balls since the last delivery! Lahore need to up their game
Ramiz Raja is absolutely right
Four runs off the over
LAH 81-6 (13 overs)
Narine the new man in; Perera to continue
Finally! A boundary! It needed a bit of luck but Lahore will take it with open arms.
Another boundary! Looking like a good over for Lahore
LAH 94-6 (14 overs)
Mills back in the fray
Elliott keeping Lahore in the game
SIX! Narine smashes the ball for a six! Third six of the innings
Lahore require 33 off 30 balls
LAH 104-6 (15 overs)
SIX! Narine doing what many Lahore batsmen failed to do so
Anwar makes a good effort but ball there was too much on the ball
Seems like the match will go down to the wire! Exciting stuff. Elliott, Narine keep Lahore ticking
Lahore need 23 off 24 balls
LAH 114-6 (16 overs)
OUT! Nawaz dismisses Elliott to turn the match on its head
Bilawal Bhatti the new man in
SIX! Narine smashes another six. Don't really know how he is doing it but it's happening!
LAH 124-7 (17 overs)
Mills to continue
OUT! Appeal for a run-out, umpire thought for a moment to use his own judgement but then decided against it. Third umpire found Bilawal Bhatti to be just outside the crease!
All hopes now rest on Narine's shoulder. Didn't think this would be such a tight match! Amazing stuff!
OUT! Mills traps Narine leg before with a brilliant delivery! Simply unreadable
Lahore need a miracle to conjure a win now!
Irfan Jr and Yasir Shah in the middle
Lahore need 12 off 12 balls
LAH 125-9 (18 overs)
Anyone's game this!
Yasir skies the ball in the air which finds the hands of Hasan, who has had a brilliant game today!
Quetta win by eight runs!
The Outstanding Performance award goes to Rilee Rossouw
Hasan Khan has been named as the man of the match for his brilliant all-round performance.
"I play from Karachi Zone VI. Yes I was a bit scared at this big stage, but my team always backed me and the confidence they gave me allowed me to play my game," said Hasan.
Quetta captain Sarfraz Ahmed said: "The team played brilliantly. It was a combined team effort with the ball, the bat and in the field. We lost concentration a little bit but I'm glad we made up for it. Hasan played brilliantly. I've said it before and I'll say it again; he is one of the most exciting prospects for Pakistan cricket."