• BATSMEN
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    0.3 Slightly loopy ball angled into middle, stands deep in the crease and is not fully through the shot, lofts it in the air and Mohammad Haris gobbles it with a juggling act, think there were at-least 3 juggles before he settled down. Ahsan departs early in the piece, totally crestfallen while walking back to the pavilion 4/1
    4.2 Around the wicket, floated on a length and makes it race back just outside off, chopped out to point and Yousuf, the under-19 captain of Pakistan, pings a bull's eye throw to Iftikhar who comfortably collects the ball and whips off the bails, made it easier for the bowler to run out Quetta's captain, a massive wicket owing to a communication breakdown, he stuttered after playing the shot and by then the non-striker was already halfway throw so he had to continue running 39/2
    7.5 On a fuller length and followed him as he steps away to the leg-side, gets trapped on the crease and then there's a belated attempt to flick but ends up dragging it back onto the stumps off the left pad and Sufiyan pumps his fists in elation. He is having a fabulous tournament! 62/3
    14.5 Edged and taken! bowls an absolute thunderbolt and dropped down pace which befuddled him as he went early through the pull across the line and he will be gutted with himself because he got a stable start and was ready to tee off, timely scalp for Zalmi though 112/5
    11.4 Tries to break the shackles and once again Sufiyan emerges on top, tried to loft the incoming spinning delivery from off towards middle, trying to clear the rope at long on and finds Hardie in the deep who hangs onto the catch brilliantly 86/4
    15.4 Gets his man! Optimistic appeal for an lbw and the umpire raises the finger in agreement! Batter has asked for a review and there're three reds on the big screen. 120/6
    18.2 Hammered in and veering outside off, pace is off, he tries to hoic it out of sight and gets caught at deep midwicket, fielder was perfectly stationed near the rope and took it comfortably, Yousaf is a very safe fielder! 143/8
    17.3 bowls at a length and gives some leeway outside off, blazes it out to Babar at mid-off who gets rid of the ball in a flash and throws directly at the non-striker's end, Jahandad is not even in the picture 136/7
    18.6 Slow ball does the trick! Flexes his muscles and launches it in the air, lots of height but not the requisite distance, Kusal Mendis settles under it at deep backward square region and takes a gem! 150/9
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    19.6 Bouncer that shoots up quickly and all he can do is force it back to Raza, gets a scampered single. It's been an unblemished last over, reminds me of how Mohammad Amir used to bowl at the start of his career. Meanwhile, the replay shows that Usman was short of his crease at non-striker's end and it will be OUT 154/10
    Extras
    8 (lb 5, nb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    154 all out (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ahsan Ali, 0.3 ov), 2-39 (Saud Shakeel, 4.2 ov), 3-62 (Rilee Rossouw, 7.5 ov), 4-86 (Shamyl Hussain, 11.4 ov), 5-112 (Hasan Nawaz, 14.5 ov), 6-120 (Khawaja Nafay, 15.4 ov), 7-136 (Jahandad Khan, 17.3 ov), 8-143 (Tom Curran, 18.2 ov), 9-150 (Alzarri Joseph, 18.6 ov), 10-154 (Usman Tariq, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Iftikhar Ahmed402015132010
    Mohammad Basit40363986000
    MG Bracewell2023011.543100
    Ali Raza402807124011
    Sufiyan Muqeem402536.2581100
    AM Hardie201708.532000

Match Notes

Zalmi 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st75Babar AzamMohammad Haris
2nd49Babar AzamBKG Mendis
3rd32Babar AzamAM Hardie