Peter Siddle to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Caught by Mohammad Nawaz!! Pace off from Siddle and he gets Iftikhar. Hits the deck hard with a slower delivery, Iftikhar slogs across the line and gets catch just inside the boundary rope at deep square leg. It came off the inside half off the bat, hence couldn't go all the way. Nawaz takes a good running catch. Iftikhar Ahmed c Mohammad Nawaz b Peter Siddle 10(5) [4s-1 6s-1]
18.5
6
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Iftikhar Ahmed, SIX, another poor delivery and is put away from Iftikhar. It's a knee high full toss on the pads, Iftikhar gets across and heaves it over deep square leg fielder. All the way into the stands for a maximum
18.4
4
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR, another full toss from Mohammad Wasim Jr. This time he pays the penalty. Was wide outside off, Iftikhar makes room and opens the bat face to guide it wide of backward point. Raced away
18
W
Muhammad Ismail to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Mohammad Nawaz!! Another wicket for Muhammad Ismail for the short ball ends a good knock from Mendis. Slight bit of extra bounce this time. Mendis gets it high on the bat as he goes for the pull. Nawaz settles under the ball and takes a simple catch at long-on. Kusal Mendis c Mohammad Nawaz b Muhammad Ismail 68(40) [4s-6 6s-3]
17.4
4
Muhammad Ismail to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, powered up and over mid-off. Mendis stands tall and picks the back of a length delivery and flat bats it comfortably over the inner circle. Few bounces and over the fence for four
17.2
W
Muhammad Ismail to Michael Bracewell, out Caught by Shan Masood!! Another short ball from Ismail. This time it's the slower short delivery on leg-stump. Bracewell goes for the pull, doesn't get a hang on it. Gets a leading edge that skies to deep backward square leg. Shan Masood runs to his right and takes a good catch. Michael Bracewell c Shan Masood b Muhammad Ismail 14(8) [4s-1 6s-1]
17
4
Peter Siddle to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, slower, on a length, Michael Bracewell walks across and scoops the ball down to fine leg for a four. That was helped on its way by Michael Bracewell
16.2
6
Peter Siddle to Michael Bracewell, SIX, whipped off the hips for a sixer. Was a back of a length delivery, on the hips, Michael Bracewell stayed inside the line of the delivery and swivelled a little to send it over fine leg
15.3
Faisal Akram to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, short ball, the batter pulls the ball down to deep mid for a couple
15
4
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, four more. Mendis on fire. That was short, angled in, Kusal Mendis got inside the line of the delivery and pulled it wide of deep mid for a four. Good placement from the Lankan
14.5
F
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, four more! Another misfield. Akram under fire again. Was a low full toss, on the pads, Kusal Mendis clipped it fine and the ball spun away at the last moment and Akram was left befuddled. Fifty for Kusal Mendis. His prime form continues
14.4
4
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Akram at fine leg makes a mess of it. That was pulled down to fine leg, the fielder should have stopped it but he fumbled and let it go to the fence
14.2
W
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Farhan Yousaf, out Caught by Shan Masood!! One shot too many. The short ball does the trick. Second time today a batter has fallen to a short ball. That was angled in, short, Farhan Yousaf looked to pull but failed to beat the man at deep mid. Good sliding take from Masood in the deep. Third one down. The batter was gutted as he felt he could have hit that better. Farhan Yousaf c Shan Masood b Mohammad Wasim Jr 30(22) [6s-3]
14.1
6
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Farhan Yousaf, SIX, straight down the ground for a sixer. The wind takes it over long-on. On a length, at the sticks, Farhan Yousaf stays his crease and stays back to loft it down the ground. It felt like he didn't time it but went over
13.4
6
Arafat Minhas to Kusal Mendis, SIX, six more. Clean hitting. Dances down to a tossed up delivery and shows the makers name to send it over the ropes. Fifty of the partnership coming up as well
13.3
6
Arafat Minhas to Kusal Mendis, SIX, and slammed over long-off. In his last over, Arafat Minhas decides to toss it up a little outside off and Kusal Mendis slammed it over long-off. Good hit
12
6
Faisal Akram to Farhan Yousaf, SIX, slog swept over deep mid! That was tossed up, Farhan Yousaf knelt down and slammed the slog sweep over deep mid. Good clean hit from Farhan Yousaf. The man at deep mid leapt up but it went over him
10.5
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Farhan Yousaf, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, patted down back past the bowler for a single. 100 up for the Zalmi side
10.2
6
Mohammad Wasim Jr to Kusal Mendis, SIX, walks across his sticks, gets inside the line of the delivery and ramps a short of length delivery over short fine. Just pure timing and class from Kusal Mendis. Used the pace of the bowler and executed it with clinical precision
9.3
4
Faisal Akram to Farhan Yousaf, byes, FOUR, tossed up delivery, outside off, the batter looks to slog sweep and misses. The ball spins away and misses the keeper's gloves as well. Four byes
9.2
6
Faisal Akram to Farhan Yousaf, SIX, in the arc and out of the park. Was a tossed up delivery, on the sticks, some air on the ball and the batter further gave it more air by launching it over deep mid. Massive sixer
7.5
W
Mohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, out Caught by (sub)Muhammad Shahzad!! Taken at long-on. The batter danced down, never got to the pitch of the ball and looked to launch it down the ground. But he never had the elevation and the distance on the shot. Easy take indeed for the man at long-on. Second one down and the expensive spell from Mohammad Nawaz has a wicket to its name now. Babar Azam never looked settled and has to depart. Babar Azam c (sub)Muhammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nawaz 18(20) [6s-1]
7.3
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, they were itching to get a four and have one finally. Little short, Kusal Mendis hangs back and plays the cut between short third and point. Clinically done
5.1
4
Muhammad Ismail to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, the ball raced away past the short fine fieder. Was a length delivery, slower, on the pads, Kusal Mendis nudged it fine and managed to beat the dive of the fielder. The man from deep square had no chance running to his right
4.5
Peter Siddle to Babar Azam, 1 run, stabs a length delivery down to the third man region for a single
4.3
W
Peter Siddle to Mohammad Haris, out Caught by Josh Philippe!! The experience of Peter Siddle helps the Sultans bargain a wicket here. Digs it in, effort ball, Mohammad Haris was late on the pull and the ball went off the top-edge. The keeper called for it and ran to his left to take it easily. The Zalmi side losing their first wicket. That was a good short ball from Peter Siddle. It hurried on to the batter. End of a fine little cameo from Mohammad Haris. Mohammad Haris c Josh Philippe b Peter Siddle 38(17) [4s-4 6s-3]
4.1
4
Peter Siddle to Mohammad Haris, FOUR, ramped over short fine. Short of a length delivery, just outside off, Mohammad Haris walked across his sticks, got inside the line of the delivery and played the ramp shot
3.3
4
Muhammad Ismail to Mohammad Haris, FOUR, and four more. Backs away, length delivery, the batter slashes hard and the ball goes off the edge and over short third man for a four. The ball flew away quickly
3
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Haris, SIX, six more. Third sixer off the over. In the arc, Mohammad Haris got under it and smoked it over long-on. Massive hit from Mohammad Haris as the Zalmi side race to 38 off 3 overs. The idea of opening with spin hasn't worked so far
2.5
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Haris, SIX, Mohammad Haris joins the fun as well. That was a tossed up delivery, Mohammad Haris backed away and slog swept it down the ground. That was hit well and over the top
2.3
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Babar Azam, SIX, gives room and lofts it over cover. Backed away, opened the off-side up and then let his hands take over. The still head also helped. Clean as a whistle and over the ropes at cover. One of the hardest shots to go inside out. He seems to have hurt his neck in the process. The physio is having a check on him. He was hit on his neck earlier in the tournament. Has that flared up again? He is good to continue...
1.4
6
Arafat Minhas to Mohammad Haris, SIX, goes over! Smith tried his best. Mohammad Haris had sliced the ball down the ground. The man at long-off leapt up, got a hand and failed to push it back as he fell over the ropes. Got lucky over there did Mohammad Haris
0.2
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Haris, FOUR, four more. Poor start for the Sultans and Mohammad Nawaz. Short, outside off, Mohammad Haris hangs back and slaps the cut between cover and point for a four
0.1
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Mohammad Haris, FOUR, starts with a poor delivery does Nawaz and has been put away with elan by Mohammad Haris. The batter trekked back and slapped it wide of cover. That threaded through the gap