- BATSMENRB4s6sSR9.1 googly on the middle stump does it! Maher looks to run it down to third man but misses it as the ball strikes the top off the off stump. Disaster for Heroes 64/25.2 short outside the off stump, Razzaq goes back and looks to pull it but gets a top edge which is comfortably taken by Raza at extra cover 37/118.1 outside the off stump, Rayudu comes down the track and drives to extra cover and sees Inzamam throwing the stumps down 117/417.5 on the leg stump and fuller in length, Kemp comes down the track and looks to loft it but misses and the stumps are sent for a cartwheel 117/319.2 wide down the leg side and Stuart Binny backs up too far and is run out 131/519.6 on the middle stump and fuller in length, Harris drives to long off and wants a couple, but his dive is not enough to save himself from a run out 143/6Extras11 (lb 5, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL143/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.15)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Abdul Razzaq, 5.2 ov), 2-64 (Jimmy Maher, 9.1 ov), 3-117 (Justin Kemp, 17.5 ov), 4-117 (Ambati Rayudu, 18.1 ov), 5-131 (Stuart Binny, 19.2 ov), 6-143 (Chris Harris, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammad Sami 4 0 15 0 3.75 18 3 0 0 0 Azhar Mahmood 4 0 39 0 9.75 8 3 2 1 0 Naved-ul-Hasan 4 0 47 2 11.75 6 2 3 1 2 Mushtaq Ahmed 4 0 14 1 3.5 12 0 0 2 0 Shahid Nazir 4 0 23 0 5.75 8 2 0 0 0
Players of the Match
Players of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.1 on the middle stump and goes in straight through, Nazir comes down the track and has plans of sending the ball into the orbit, now he can do it from the confines of the dug out in the second final as the ball hits the top of the middle stump. Nazir throws it away yet again 13/15.4 fuller on the leg stump, Humayun's exagerrated movement towards off stump does him in as he misses it and is bowled round his legs. Now how ugly does that look? Every dismissal of his looks pretty ugly 28/27.3 on middle stump and on a good length, Raza looks to paddle it but is struck on the pads and is plumb in front 36/39.3 gets him! Binny foxes Inzamam with a slower one as he just tamely pushes it back to Binny, who lunges forward and takes the catch 50/412.2 fuller and slower on the middle stump, rolls his fingers on the ball as Latif tamely pushes it back to the bowler, Harris who does not drop many. Looks like a replica of Inzamam's dismissal 65/517.4 fuller on the leg stump, Mahmood jabs it to midwicket and sets off, Maher fires in a throw which sets the stumps flying and sends Mahmood on his way back. Quite a throw that by Maher 116/619.3 short on the middle stump, Umar swings and misses, Rana cant get to the other end as the bat gets stuck on the pitch and is run out 137/719.4 fuller on the middle stump, Sami has a huge swing at it and misses and Razzaq strikes as Sami is bowled 137/819.6 on the middle stump and coming in a touch. Nazir swings wildly at it and misses as the ball takes the leg stump off the ground. Razzaq does it for the Heroes 137/9Extras6 (w 6)TOTAL137/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85)Did not bat: Mushtaq AhmedFall of wickets: 1-13 (Imran Nazir, 2.1 ov), 2-28 (Humayun Farhat, 5.4 ov), 3-36 (Hasan Raza, 7.3 ov), 4-50 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 9.3 ov), 5-65 (Naved Latif, 12.2 ov), 6-116 (Azhar Mahmood, 17.4 ov), 7-137 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 19.3 ov), 8-137 (Mohammad Sami, 19.4 ov), 9-137 (Shahid Nazir, 19.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Hyderabad Heroes , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Hyderabad Heroes led the best-of-3-finals 1-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.20, Interval 20.20-20.40, Second Session 20.40-22.00
Match days
4 April 2008 - night match (20-over match)
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Hyderabad Heroes: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
- Hyderabad Heroes: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (AT Rayudu 36, JM Kemp 11, Ex 3)
- Innings Break: Hyderabad Heroes - 143/6 in 20.0 overs (Anirudh Singh 12)
- Lahore Badshahs: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (58 balls), Extras 2
- Lahore Badshahs: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (98 balls), Extras 2
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Taufeeq Umar 17, Azhar Mahmood 34, Ex 0)
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