Hello and welcome for the 1st semi-final of Faysal Bank T20 Cup between Lahore Lions and Islamabad Leopards being played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Both the teams are unbeatable in this tournament, Lahore Lions played three and won three, beat Falcons, Panthers and Tigers, on the other hand Islamabad Leopards played two won two, beat Bears and Wolves on their way to the semis News from the middle is that Leopards captain Shoaib Akthar wins toss and opts to bat first Both the teams are unchanged Islamabad Leopard team: Raheel Majeed, Umair Khan, Fayyaz Ahmed, Zeeshan Mushtaq, +Naeem Anjum, Azhar mahmood, Iftikhar Anjum, Imad Wasim, *Shoaib Akhtar, Kamran Hussain, Zohaib Ahmed. Lahore Lions team: Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, *Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Raza Ali Dar, +Adnan Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Cheema, Shabbir Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed. Pitch looks flat and perfect for batting Players and umpires are coming to the middle and play is about to start Raheel Majeed and Umair Khan are the openers for Leopards and Raheel to face Razzaq

0.1

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, no run, fuller in length, on off stump, comes forward and drives to cover superb diving stop by Raza, saved a certain four

0.2

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, 1 wide, good length ball, angling well down the leg side called a wide

0.2

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, no run, good delivery, fuller in length, just outside off and nips back ssharply, Raheel gets forward to defend, gets beaten by in-dipper from Razzaq, hits the pad bit high, shout for lbw, turned down by Asad rauf

0.3

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, no run, overpitched, nicely driven on the front foot and another good stop this time Ahmed Shehzad at short cover

0.4

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, no run, good length ball, outside off and left alone

0.5

Abdul Razzaq to Raheel Majeed, OUT, Razzaq strikes in his first over, good length ball, Raheel tries to play a big shot on the off side, gets the leading edge and Shehzad at extra cover takes a well judged catch

Raheel Majeed c Ahmed Shehzad b Abdul Razzaq 0 (4m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

0.6

Abdul Razzaq to Umair Khan, no run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, pushes to mid-on

1.1

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good delivery, slightly short in length, just outside off and moves away with extra bounce, goes for the cut shot and gets beaten

1.2

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 wide, once again, short and well wide outside off, goes for the cut and misses it, Riazuddin called a wide

1.2

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, pushed to cover

1.3

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, outside off, plays and misses

1.4

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, again fuller in length, on off stump, pushes to cover

1.5

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, short in length, outside off and moves away, plays and misses

1.6

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, pushed to cover

2.1

Abdul Razzaq to Umair Khan, 1 run, good length ball, outside off, angles it down to third man for a single

2.2

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, Dropped! fuller in length, just outside off, tries to drive it on the off side, thick outside edge goes high in the air to third man, Shabbir misjudged that one and dropped it at the end

2.3

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, comes forward and pushes to cover

2.4

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, goes back and pushes to point

2.5

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, Cracking shot! short and wide outside off, Fayyaz goes back and punches it away in the gap between point and cover for four

2.6

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, turned away off his pad to deep square leg for a single

3.1

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good delivery, short in length and nips back a bit, tries to drive, gets the inner edge and just short of diving keeper

3.2

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, goes back and across and pushes to cover, thinks about a single, decided against it at the end

3.3

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 leg bye, short in length, on leg stump, off the pad to fine leg for legbye

3.4

Shabbir Ahmed to Umair Khan, 1 run, good length ball, just outside off, gets forward and angles it down to third man for an easy single

3.5

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, another edge and goes for four, short in length, just outside off, tries to force it on the back-foot, thick outside edge and no chance for the third man fielder to stop that one

3.6

Shabbir Ahmed to Fayyaz Ahmed, 2 runs, Dropped by Umar Akmal this time, short and wide outside off, cuts in the air, Umar jumps in time at gully but not able to hold the ball

4.1

Abdul Razzaq to Umair Khan, no run, good length ball, on off stump, comes forward and pushes to cover

4.2

Abdul Razzaq to Umair Khan, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, drives on the up, down the ground to mid-off for a single

4.3

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 wide, short ball, down the leg side, goes for the pull, misses it, called a wide

4.3

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, goes back and pushes to off side

4.4

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, good length ball, worked away to midwicket and ran a quick single

4.5

Abdul Razzaq to Umair Khan, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump, flicks away off his pad to long leg for a single only

4.6

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, goes back and punches down the ground to mid-off

Wahab replaces Shabbir

5.1

Wahab Riaz to Umair Khan, FOUR, fuller in length, on off stump, Umair drives on the up and over mid-on fielder, one bounce over the long-on fence

5.2

Wahab Riaz to Umair Khan, 1 wide, slower ball, misdirected down the leg side, called a wide

5.2

Wahab Riaz to Umair Khan, 2 runs, fuller in length, on leg stump, flicks away off his pad to backward square leg for couple of runs

5.3

Wahab Riaz to Umair Khan, 1 run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, pushes to mid-on and runs a quick single

5.4

Wahab Riaz to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, comes forward and pushes to cover

5.5

Wahab Riaz to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, pushed to cover

5.6

Wahab Riaz to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, on middle and leg stump, turned away to long leg for a single

Aizaz comes on in place of Razzaq

6.1

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, Top shot! good length ball, on off stump, leans into it and drives on the up and clears Yousuf at mid-off for four

6.2

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives to long-off for a single

6.3

Aizaz Cheema to Umair Khan, no run, good change in pace, fuller in length, just outside off, goes for the drive and misses it

6.4

Aizaz Cheema to Umair Khan, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, pushes to cover

6.5

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, good length ball, just outside off, guides it down to third man for a single

6.6

Aizaz Cheema to Umair Khan, no run, good length ball, on off stump, slower in pace, defends to cover

7.1

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, superb shot! tosses up, on off stump, down on one knee and plays a lovely slog sweep over midwicket for four

7.2

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, arm ball, just outside off, tries to play it late, gets beaten

7.3

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, on middle and leg stump, turned to short fine leg for a quick single

7.4

Raza Ali Dar to Umair Khan, 2 runs, tosses up, comes down the wicket and goes for the another slog shot, mistimes it but luckly it lands safely between long-on and midwicket fielder

7.5

Raza Ali Dar to Umair Khan, OUT, tosses up, on middle and leg stump, comes down the wicket and tries to clear the long-on fielder, mistimes again and this time Ahmed takes a simple catch

Umair Khan c Ahmed Shehzad b Raza Ali Dar 14 (37m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

7.6

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, on middle and leg stump, turned to midwicket for a single

8.1

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, short ball, ducks underneath it, umpire calls one for the over

8.2

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, slower ball, fuller in length, pushes it down the ground to long-on for a single

8.3

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, 1 wide, good lengthb all, pitches on leg stump and angling down the leg side, Azhar plays and misses, shout for caught behind, turned down and called a wide

8.3

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, no run, another good delivery, good length ball, just outside off and nips back a bit, Azhar gets forward to defend it, goes through the gate, misses the inside edge on the way to keeper

8.4

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, 2 runs, low full toss, wide outside off, drives to wide of sweeper cover for couple of runs

8.5

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, no run, fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, turned to midwicket

8.6

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, no run, again fuller in length, nips back a bit, gets forward and across, hits the pad just outside off, big shout for lbw, turned down by Asad Rauf

9.1

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, tossse up, well outside off, drives to deep point for a single

9.2

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, well tossed up, driven down the ground to long-off for a single

9.3

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, on off stump, tries to play a sweep shot, top edge hits him on the grill of his helmett

9.4

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, on middle and leg stump, goes back and turns to midwicket

9.5

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 2 runs, tosses up, again goes for the big slog sweep shot, top edges and falls between long-on and extra cover fielder

9.6

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, lovely delivery, arm ball, just outside off, plays and misses

10.1

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, turned to fine leg for a single

10.2

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, SIX, Super shot! short ball, on leg stump, Fayyaz pulls it away and it goes all the way over fine leg fence for a six

10.3

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, short in length, just outside off, tries to cut it, misses the outside edge in the gloves of keeper

10.4

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, no run, good length ball, on off stump, comes down the wicket and pushes to cover

10.5

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, fuller in length, drives back to bowler, Cheema takes the pace off in his follow through, Fayyaz takes a single

10.6

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, good length ball, just outside off, angles it down to third man for a single

11.1

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, no run, tosses up, on off stump, comes well forward and drives to extra cover

11.2

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, on middle and leg stump, turned away to fine leg for a single

11.3

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 leg bye, faster ball, on leg stump, goes for the sweep, misses it, off the pad to short fine leg

11.4

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, no run, low full toss, hammers it back to bowler, stumps saved a certain four

11.5

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, on middle and leg stump, goes back and drives to long-on for a single

11.6

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, tosses up, on off stump, leans well forward and drives to long-off for a single

12.1

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, Shot! short in length, on middle and leg stump, goes back and pulls it away over short fine leg fielder for four

12.2

Abdul Razzaq to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 leg bye, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, tries to work it away on the leg side, misses it and off the pad to fine leg

12.3

Abdul Razzaq to Azhar Mahmood, no run, slower ball, on off stump, comes forward and pushes to cover

12.4

Abdul Razzaq to Azhar Mahmood, no run, good length ball, on off stump, comes forward and pushes to cover

12.5

Abdul Razzaq to Azhar Mahmood, SIX, look at that shot, fuller in length, on leg stump, Azhar picks it early and flicks it away off his pad and it lands well over longleg fence for a big six

12.6

Abdul Razzaq to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, leans well forward and drives to cover for a s ingle

13.1

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, short and wide outside off, goes back and drives to deep cover for a single

13.2

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, tosses up, just outside off, goes inside out and drives to deep cover for a single

13.3

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, tossed up, on off stump, driven down the ground to long-off for a single

13.4

Raza Ali Dar to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, tosses up, drives in the air down the ground and well short of long-off fielder for a single

13.5

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, poor delivery and put away in style by Azhar, short and wide outside off, leans back and cuts it to backward point fence for four

13.6

Raza Ali Dar to Azhar Mahmood, 1 run, arm ball, on leg stump, goes back and works away to fine leg for a single

14.1

Aizaz Cheema to Azhar Mahmood, OUT, big wicket for Lions danger man goes, fuller in length, on leg stump, flicks it away off his pad and it goes straight in the hands of Waqas at short fine leg who takes a good sharp catch

Azhar Mahmood c Waqas Ahmed b Aizaz Cheema 21 (25m 20b 1x4 1x6) SR: 105.00

14.2

Aizaz Cheema to Naeem Anjum, 1 run, good length bal, on middle and leg stump, turned to fine leg for a single

14.3

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Fayyaz reaches for it and drives to deep point for a single

14.4

Aizaz Cheema to Naeem Anjum, 1 run, good slower ball, Naeem picks it late, pushes to cover and runs a quick single

14.5

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, FOUR, another slower ball but this time on leg stump, Fayyaz flicks it away and beats the long leg fielder for four

14.6

Aizaz Cheema to Fayyaz Ahmed, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, drives on the up, down the ground to long-off for a single

Wahab back on

15.1

Wahab Riaz to Fayyaz Ahmed, OUT, good length ball, just outside off, Fayyaz tries to play inside out hit over extra cover, top edges and Yousuf takes a simple catch at extra cover

Fayyaz Ahmed c Mohammad Yousuf b Wahab Riaz 53 (62m 50b 7x4 1x6) SR: 106.00

15.2

Wahab Riaz to Naeem Anjum, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, pushes back to bowler, Wahab picks up and tries to hits the stumps at bowling end, misses it and batsmen run a single

15.3

Wahab Riaz to Zeeshan Mushtaq, no run, good length ball, on off stump, goes back and defends back to bowler

15.4

Wahab Riaz to Zeeshan Mushtaq, 1 run, short in length, just outside off, nudges it down to third man for a single

15.5

Wahab Riaz to Naeem Anjum, no run, short in length, wide outside off and moves away, lets it go through to keeper

15.6

Wahab Riaz to Naeem Anjum, FOUR, good length ball, on off stump, gets across and tries to play it on the leg side, leading edge over gully to third man fence for four

16.1

Shabbir Ahmed to Zeeshan Mushtaq, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, drives to mid-off for a single

16.2

Shabbir Ahmed to Naeem Anjum, OUT, Gone! lovely yorker, full and fast on middle stump, Naeem tries to drive it, plays all over it and ball hits the base of the middle stump, Shabbir gets his 1st wicket!

Naeem Anjum b Shabbir Ahmed 7 (11m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

16.3

Shabbir Ahmed to Zohaib Ahmed, 3 runs, full ball, on off stump, drives up and over extra cover for three runs

16.4

Shabbir Ahmed to Zeeshan Mushtaq, no run, good length ball, on middle stump, tries to play a sweep shot over short fine leg, misses it and ball goes over the middle stump in the gloves of keeper

16.5

Shabbir Ahmed to Zeeshan Mushtaq, no run, full toss, on off stump, goes back and drives back to bowler

16.6

Shabbir Ahmed to Zeeshan Mushtaq, no run, superb over by Shabbir, again full and fast yorker just outside off, tries to drive and gets beaten

17.1

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, FOUR, Shot! fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, flicks away off his pad over midwicket for four

17.2

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, no run, short and wide outside off, goes for the upper cut and misses it

17.3

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, no run, good length ball, just outside off, again plays and misses

17.4

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, no run, full ball, yorker length, digs out back to bowler

17.5

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, 1 run, OUT, fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, turns to deep square leg and comming back for the 2nd run, Nasir at deep square leg fires at bowling end, Shabbir takes the bails off, Zeeshan was well short of crease

Zeeshan Mushtaq run out 2 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

17.6

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, 3 runs, fuller in length, on off stump, pushes to mid-off, runs a quick single, useless throw given away two extras

18.1

Shabbir Ahmed to Zohaib Ahmed, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives to cov er

18.2

Shabbir Ahmed to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, on middle and leg stump, turned away off his pad to fine leg for couple of runs

18.3

Shabbir Ahmed to Imad Wasim, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives to long-off for a single

18.4

Shabbir Ahmed to Zohaib Ahmed, 1 run, fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, driven to long-on for another single

18.5

Shabbir Ahmed to Imad Wasim, FOUR, Shot! full ball, on off stump, hammers it down the ground and even long-on fielder has no chance to stop that one

18.6

Shabbir Ahmed to Imad Wasim, FOUR, another full toss, on off tump, this time drives with open face of the bat and beats diving Yousuf at extra cover for four more

19.1

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, 1 run, full ball, yorker length, drives to cover for a single

19.2

Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, no run, short in length, outside off, slower in pace, goes for the pull and misses it

19.3

Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, full ball, on middle and leg stump, heaved away to deep midwicket for couple of runs

19.4

Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, no run, another slower short ball, Imad goes for the pull and misses again

19.5

Wahab Riaz to Imad Wasim, OUT, good length ball, just outside off, tries to play a cut shot, top edges, Ahmed Shehzad takes as simple catch at point

Imad Wasim c Ahmed Shehzad b Wahab Riaz 13 (7m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 162.50

19.6

Wahab Riaz to Zohaib Ahmed, OUT, yet another wicket for Wahab, low full toss on off stump, Zohaib hits down the ground and Waqas takes a well judged catch at long-off

Zohaib Ahmed c Waqas Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 14 (15m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 127.27

Match State: Innings Break That is the end of Leopards innings set a target of 133 runs for Lions to qualify for the final