Hello and Good evening all. Welcome for the final of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012. It is between Faisalabad Wolves and Lahore Lions at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Both the sides are unbeatable so far, Lions won their Semi Final very convinsingly against Stags while Wolves also had an easy victory over Tigers. Lahore Lions having a power pack batting line up in the liking of Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Akmal's brother, Hafeez, Razzaq and many more but they have some concern in their bowling department. On the other hand, Wolves will definately miss the services of Saeed Ajmal who went to Australia during this tournament for the Big Bash but they still have a very strong bowling attack, both in pace and spin department, their pacer Asad Ali is the top wicket taker in this tournament so far. So all eyes will be on experienced Misbah how he will tackle this aggressive Lahore Lions team. Both the teams have won this tournament once, Wolves won the very first tournament in 2005 and Lions won in 2010. We are few mins away for the toss News from middle is that Lahore Lions captain Mohammad Hafeez has won the toss and decided to bat first. Lahore Lions make one change, Zia-ul-Haq comes in place of Sohail Ahmed while Faisalabad Wolves remain unchanged. Umpires and players are coming to the middle and play is about to start Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad are the openers for Lahore Lions. Ahmed Shehzad to face Khurram Shehzad.

0.1

Khurram Shehzad to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, driven down the ground to long-on for a single

0.2

Khurram Shehzad to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, arm ball, on leg stump, worked away off his legs to square leg for a single

0.3

Khurram Shehzad to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, went across and turned to midwicket

0.4

Khurram Shehzad to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Shot. Here comes the first boundary with the bat of Shehzad. Bit faster ball, just outside off, goes for the drive, slices it down to third man fence for four

0.5

Khurram Shehzad to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, another one, Shehzad starts where he left the other day against Wolves. Tossed up, on leg stump, this time went across and swept away to fine leg fence for four more

0.6

Khurram Shehzad to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, tossed up, on off stump, came well forward and driven to extra cover

1.1

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, Nasir flicks away to deep square leg for a single

1.2

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Another fantastic drive by Shehzad. Fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, picks up off his toes and whips away to deep midwicket fence for four

1.3

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, goes back and punches to mid-on

1.4

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, saw him coming down the wicket, Samiuallh pitches short in length, Ahmed goes for the pull shot and misses it, takes it on the body

1.5

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide, fuller in length, angling well down the leg side through to keeper for a wide

1.5

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, short in length, on off stump, goes back and defends back to bowler

1.6

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, slightly short in length, on middle and leg stump, pulls to deep midwicket for a single

2.1

Imran Khalid to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, tossed up, just wide outside off, pushed to gully for a single

2.2

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, slightly short in length, goes back and punches to long-on for a single

2.3

Imran Khalid to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Great shot. Tossed up, just outside off, Shehzad went inside out and driven to extra cover fence for four

2.4

Imran Khalid to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, came down the wicket and pushed to mid-on for a single

2.5

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, again tossed up, this time Nasir came down the wicket and driven to long-on for a single

2.6

Imran Khalid to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, That is even better shot by Shehzad. Flat and wide outside off, Shehzaad gives himself some room and plays a blistering cover drive for four

3.1

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, short in length, just outside off and moves away, goes for the drive, gets a thick outside edge wide of keeper and no slip was in place, races away down to third man fence for four

3.2

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, no run, fuller in length, on off stump, pushes to cover

3.3

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, Shot. Fuller in length, just outside off, Nasir drives with open face off the bat, finds the gap between point and cover for four

3.4

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, good length ball, on leg stump, punches to mid-on for a single

3.5

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 wide, fuller in length, angling well down the leg side through to keeper for a wide

3.5

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, short in length, on leg stump, goes back and defends back to bowler

3.6

Samiullah Khan to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, pushes to mid-o0n for a single

4.1

Asad Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Ahmed cuts it hard, in the air but well wide of cover fielder for four

4.2

Asad Ali to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT, What a catch by Farrukh. Good length ball, on off stump and moves away a bit, Shehzad goes for the drive on the up, hits high on the bat and goes in the air, Farrukh at mid-off running back and takes a superb catch. Big wicket for Wolves.

Ahmed Shehzad c Farrukh Shehzad b Asad Ali 29 (18b 6x4 0x6) SR: 161.11

4.3

Asad Ali to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, Look at that shot. Slightly short in length, just outside off, Nasir stands tall and punches it away between point and cover for four

4.4

Asad Ali to Nasir Jamshed, no run, good length ball, pitches just outside leg, nips back a bit, tries to play across the line, misses it and hits the pad, big shout for lbw, turned down

4.5

Asad Ali to Nasir Jamshed, 2 runs, fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, clipped away to deep midwicket for couple of runs

4.6

Asad Ali to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, again short in length, on middle and leg stump, tucked away to deep square leg for a single

5.1

Khurram Shehzad to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, That is a cracking shot. Tosses up, just outside off, comes well forwrad and drives it over extra cover fielder for four

5.2

Khurram Shehzad to Nasir Jamshed, 2 runs, tossed uyp, wide outside off, driven in the air just short of point fielder, who dived and took the pace off

5.3

Khurram Shehzad to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, tossed up, on leg stump, turned to midwicket for a single

5.4

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, pushed to long-on for a single

5.5

Khurram Shehzad to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, short in length, goes back and punches down the ground to long-on for a single

5.6

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, Excellent shot. Short fast and wide outside off, Hafeez uses the pace of the ball, goes back and cuts it late down to third man fence for four

6.1

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, well tossed up, on middle and leg stump, driven to long-on for a single

6.2

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, well tossed up, on middle and leg stump, defended back to bowler

6.3

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, short in length, on leg stump, goes back and drives to wide of long-on, Hafeez wants the 2nd run, sent back by Nasir

6.4

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, pushed to long-on for a single

6.5

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, tosses up, on leg stump, gets some turn, tries to work it away, goes back to bowler

6.6

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, arm ball, on middle and leg stump, worked away to leg side for a single

7.1

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, Here is the fist six of this final. Tossed up, on middle and leg stump, Hafeez came down the wicket and lofted it over long-on fence for a big six

7.2

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, short in length, keeps bit low, goes for the pull and takes it on the pad, shout for lbw, turned down as it was going down the leg side

7.3

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, tossed up, just outside off, came well forward and driven to wide of long-off for couple of runs

7.4

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, full and fast on midddle stump, pushed back to bowler

7.5

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, low full toss on middle and leg stump, Hafeez missed it and turned to midwicket fielder

7.6

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 wide, faster ball, well down the leg side through to keeper for a wide

7.6

Khurram Shehzad to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, pushed down the ground to long-on for a single

8.1

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, well tossed up, on leg stump, swept away to long leg for a single

8.2

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, faster ball, on middle and leg stump, worked away to wide of Misbah at short midwicket for a single

8.3

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, tossed up, Hafeez came down the wicket and almost beaten by length, checked his shot and tried to defend, inside edge onto pad

8.4

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up, on middle and leg stump, swept away to long leg for a single

8.5

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 2 runs, short in length, on leg stump, turns to short fine leg and excellent diving save by Ehsan, saved couple of runs

8.6

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, FOUR, That is Nasir special shot. Tosses up, just outside off, Nasir drives through extra cover fence for four

9.1

Samiullah Khan to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, short in length, on off stump, goes and defends back to bowler

9.2

Samiullah Khan to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, slightly short in length, bit slower in pace, just outside off, Hafeez goes for the pull shot and misses it through to keeper

9.3

Samiullah Khan to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, again short in length, on middle and leg stump, punches down the ground to long-on for a single

9.4

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, driven to long-off for a single

9.5

Samiullah Khan to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, slower ball, fuller in length, Hafeez goes forward and defends to cover for an easy single

9.6

Samiullah Khan to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, slower ball, short in length, Nasir works away to short fine leg for a quick single

10.1

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, no run, arm ball, just outside off, Nasir goes for the big slog sweep, misses it through to keeper

10.2

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 1 run, faster ball, on leg stump, driven down the ground to long-on for a single

10.3

Imran Khalid to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, tossed up, just outside off, tried to hit it over extra cover, thick outside edge to deep cover for a single

10.4

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, no run, short in length, on leg stump, turned to midwicket and Hafeez came down the wicket, wanted a single, sent back by Nasir

10.5

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, 2 runs, tosses up, on middle and leg stump, drives it hard down the ground to long-on and gets couple of runs

10.6

Imran Khalid to Nasir Jamshed, OUT, Another fantastic catch by Farrukh at long-on. Tosses up, on middle and leg stump, comes down the wickets and chips in the air to long-on, Farrukh running in, dives forward and takes a superb low catch.

Nasir Jamshed c Farrukh Shehzad b Imran Khalid 42 (28b 5x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

11.1

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, short in length, just outside off, guides to gully, fielder dives and takes the pace off, Umar comes back for the 2nd run

11.2

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 1 run, short in length, wide outside off, slices it down to third man for a single

11.3

Ehsan Adil to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, good length ball, on off stump, drives to wide of mid-off for an easy single

11.4

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 1 run, slower ball, short in length, worked away to cover for an easy single

11.5

Ehsan Adil to Mohammad Hafeez, OUT, Gone. Fuller in length, just outside off, Hafeez tries to hit it over extra cover, slices in the air and Imran at deep cover, running in and dives forward, takes another good catch

Mohammad Hafeez c Imran Khalid b Ehsan Adil 22 (22b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

11.6

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, fuller in length, just outside off, drives to deep cover for couple of runs

12.1

Khurram Shehzad to Kamran Akmal, no run, tossed up, on leg stump, pushed back to bowler

12.2

Khurram Shehzad to Kamran Akmal, no run, low full toss on middle and leg stump, turned to short midwicket

12.3

Khurram Shehzad to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, well tossed up, wide outside off, driven to deep cover for a single

12.4

Khurram Shehzad to Umar Akmal, no run, full and fast on leg stump, digs out back to bowler

12.5

Khurram Shehzad to Umar Akmal, 1 run, tossed up, on off stump, driven to long-off for a single

12.6

Khurram Shehzad to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump, driven to long-on for a single

13.1

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs, short in length, just outside off, cuts it down to third man for couple of runs

13.2

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs, good length ball, on middle and leg stump, turned to leg side for couple more

13.3

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives to long-off for a single

13.4

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, no run, good length ball, on target, gets right behind it and defends to cover

13.5

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, no run, short in length, wide outside off, goes back and cuts to point

13.6

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 1 run, full ball, yorker length, digs out to long-on for a single

14.1

Asad Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, turned to fine leg

14.2

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, short in length, just outside off, cuts to point for a single

14.3

Asad Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, pushes to mid-off for a single

14.4

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, 2 runs, fuller in length, just outside off, drives on the up to extra cover and good sliding save by fielder, saved couple of runs

14.5

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, no run, lovely delivery, full and wide outside off, goes for the drive and gets beaten

14.6

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, full and wide outside off, sliced away on the bounce to deep cover fielder

15.1

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, low full toss, Kamran tries to whip it away, chips in the air to mid-on

15.2

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 1 run, short in length, wide outside off, cuts it down to third man for a single

15.3

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, full ball, yorker length, just outside off, guides it down to third man for a single

15.4

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 2 runs, fuller in length, just outside off, drives on the up and in the air, just wide of long-off fielder for couple of runs

15.5

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, no run, slower ball, just outside off, tries to play a sweep first and then tries to steer that one, misses it through to keeper at the end

15.6

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, FOUR, Great shot. Fuller in length, on middle and leg stump, Umar drives in the air just over outstretch hand of Misbah at midwicket and goes for four

16.1

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, 1 leg bye, fuller in length, just wide outside off, tries to play a sweep shot, hits the pad and goes to third man for a legbye

16.2

Asad Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives to cover for a single

16.3

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, FOUR, full and wide outside off, goes for the drive, gets a thick outside edge wide of diving keeper and races away down to third man fence for four

16.4

Asad Ali to Kamran Akmal, 1 run, full ball, yorker length, digs out to leg side for a single

16.5

Asad Ali to Umar Akmal, 2 byes, fuller in length, slower in pace, tries to sweep it and misses it, keeper fumbles and runs a bye, takes one more with the throw

16.6

Asad Ali to Umar Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, driven to cover for a single

17.1

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, 1 run, fuller in length, on off stump, driven to deep cover for a single

17.2

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, 1 leg bye, fuller in length, just outside off, goes for the sweep and misses it, off the pad to leg side

17.3

Ehsan Adil to Umar Akmal, OUT, Gone. full toss, on leg stump, goes for the big hit, hits high on the bat and goes in the air, Khurram takes the catch, umpire is checking the noball either too high or not, replay shows it is not too high and out given

Umar Akmal c Khurram Shehzad b Ehsan Adil 20 (20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

17.4

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, no run, slower ball, just wide outside off, goes for the big shot and misses it through to keeper

17.5

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, no run, another superb delivery, slower ball, just wide outside off, goes for the big heave and beaten again

17.6

Ehsan Adil to Kamran Akmal, OUT, Gone. Lions are slipping away. Fuller in length, on off stump, Kamran drives on the up and tries to clear the long-off fielder, fails to do so and Farrukh takes his 3rd catch of the innings.

Kamran Akmal c Farrukh Shehzad b Ehsan Adil 18 (20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.00

18.1

Asad Ali to Abdul Razzaq, no run, fuller in length, on off stump, drives back to bowler

18.2

Asad Ali to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs, slower ball, short in length, pulls it away to deep midwicket for couple of runs

18.3

Asad Ali to Abdul Razzaq, SIX, What a shot by Razzaq. low full toss on middle and leg stump, Razzaq puts it away in style over deep midwicket for a six

18.4

Asad Ali to Abdul Razzaq, OUT, Gone. Another short ball, on middle and off stump, Razzaq goes for the pull shot, top edge goes high in the air and Farrukah takes yet another catch at long leg

Abdul Razzaq c Farrukh Shehzad b Asad Ali 8 (4b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

18.5

Asad Ali to Mohammad Yousuf, no run, good length ball, on off stump, tries to drive and mistimes back to bowler

18.6

Asad Ali to Mohammad Yousuf, 2 runs, full ball, on off stump, drives to extra cover, Misbah fields and Yousuf comes back for the 2nd run

19.1

Samiullah Khan to Wahab Riaz, no run, full ball, yorker length, on middle stump, goes for the big shot, bottom edge to keeper

19.2

Samiullah Khan to Wahab Riaz, 2 runs, slower ball, short in length, Wahab slices it hard to deep cover and another excellent save by fielder, saved two runs

19.3

Samiullah Khan to Wahab Riaz, 2 runs, short in length, on off stump, tries to play on the off side, inside edge onto pad

19.4

Samiullah Khan to Wahab Riaz, OUT, Gone. From round the wicket,fuller in length, on off stump, Wahab goes for the big shot across the line, misses it and ball hits the off stump

Wahab Riaz b Samiullah Khan 4 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.5

Samiullah Khan to Adnan Rasool, 1 run, fuller in length, just outside off, tries to drive on the off side, hits the inner part of the bat and goes to long-on

19.6

Samiullah Khan to Mohammad Yousuf, 1 run, good length ball, just outside off, cuts to deep cover for a single

That is the end of Lahore Lions innings, set a target of 155 runs for Wolves to win this title. Nasir Jamshed was the top scorer with 42 runs and superb come back by Wolves at one stage Lions were racing along with the game but Wolves pulled back nicely. Ehsan Adil and Asad bowl really well. Ehsan took 3 and Asad took 2 wickets each. We will be back in 20 mins for the Wolves chase. Match State: Innings Break