Qalandars vs Gladiators, 12th Match at Sharjah, PSL, Feb 23 2019 - Match Result

7.19pm Gladiators continue their unbeaten run, courtesy a perfectly timed knock from Sarfraz. Another tight finish in the PSL, and those five or six missed run-outs in the field really came back to haunt Qalandars. Had they been able to break the stand between Sarfraz and Nawaz a little earlier, it all could have been very different.

TahirTDM: "Sarfaraz you Beautyyyyyyyy.... "

Naseef: "Wiese gets back what he gave last night!!"

Dr. Haroon : "Sharjah and last ball sixers: a great love story "

Carey Over: "We still need to give it up for Abhijato. He may have finally been on the wrong side of the prediction, but how close was it? Please, Liam, describe his endeavours! Irrespective of what has happened, he will forever remain a cult hero in many of our eyes!"

ABdullah: "Semi instant karma for wiese :D"

19.6

Wiese to Sarfaraz, SIX runs

Sarfraz wins it! A low full toss from Wiese, Sarfraz bends low and belts it over wide long on. The fielder out there thought he was in business, but the ball just kept going.

Two required off the last over. Sarfraz on strike. A single will see a super over.

19.5

Wiese to Tanvir, 1 run

and he turns the strike back over with a single, clubbing a length ball out to deep midwicket

19.4

Wiese to Sarfaraz, 1 run

full again, driven down the ground and this time it's just a single as Devcich is quickly in

Khurram Shahzad: "Super Over Smelling" -- Could be, they need 3 from 2

19.3

Wiese to Sarfaraz, 2 runs

big swing from Sarfraz to a full ball, the ball coming off the cue end and rolling slowly down to long on - so slowly that there's time for them to rush back for a second

19.2

Wiese to Tanvir, 1 run

another very full ball from Wiese, and Tanvir jams his drive out through cover to turn the strike over

Should they have taken that single at the end of the last over? Surely better to have Sarfraz on strike. There is a lengthy conference in the Qalandars camp as the new bat walks out.

Rashid: "@Shehryar, Crystal ball still creating fog. Don't undermine Abhijito's predictions until last ball is balled."

19.1

Wiese to Anwar Ali, OUT

bowled him! Wiese runs in and bowls an inswinging yorker, right on his toes. The ball reverses in and dips, zipping under Anwar's bat and shattering the stumps

Anwar Ali b Wiese 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Last over coming up. Wiese will bowl it. He hit the winning runs last night, can he bowl the winning over this time around. Gladiators need 7 to extend their unbeaten run

Over19

7 runs, 1 wicket

QG 137/6CRR: 7.21 RRR: 7.00

Anwar Ali 1 (1b)Sarfaraz Ahmed 43 (33b 4x4)

Haris Rauf2/25 (4)

18.6

Haris Rauf to Anwar Ali, 1 run

rising delivery on off stump, Anwar Ali rides the bounce and taps to point, and they take the single

Mo: "captaincy requires experience, pak have to start grooming our younger players to take up the mantle so we are not in the position we were in when the butt scandal happened, or when misbah retired, although azhar did fine for a short while, we should be able to promote a leader from within the squad rather than out of the blue make the new squad member the captain. teams like NZ with kane, SAF w markram, Engl with Root, and India with Kohli are a few examples of this"

18.5

Haris Rauf to Sarfaraz, 1 run

yorker from Rauf, tailing in at 144km/h, but Sarfraz gets the bat down on it to find a single to third man

Awais Muhammad: "anyone smelling super over?"

18.4

Haris Rauf to Nawaz, OUT

caught at the boundary! Rauf sends down an offcutter, on a length, and he goes for a big pull. He hit it fairly well, but not well enough to get it over Sohail Akhtar, who is very close to the boundary when he takes the catch. So close, in fact, that the umpire's want to have another look at where his foot was in relation to the boundary marker. Seems it's a clean catch though. Is there a twist?

Mohammad Nawaz c Sohail Akhtar b Haris Rauf 19 (18b 0x4 1x6) SR: 105.55

18.3

Haris Rauf to Sarfaraz, 1 run

length again, Sarfraz targets wide long on but the fielder runs around and stops the shot, on the bounce

ShehryarAhmed: "Alas!I have lost count of the run out chances missed by LQ in this innings"

18.2

Haris Rauf to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

smeared through midwicket! Sarfraz clears his leg, picks the length, and smacks it right between the two fielders on the boundary

AB de Villiers is up and about in the dug-out, but clearly not well enough to take the field

18.1

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Haris Rauf to Sarfaraz, no run

good start from Rauf, who can bowl at fiery pace but starts with a canny slower ball at 114km/h, deceiving Sarfraz who drives and misses outside off

The partnership is worth 49, and Quetta Gladiators need 14 from 12 to win

Over18

13 runs

QG 130/5CRR: 7.22 RRR: 7.00

Mohammad Nawaz 19 (17b 1x6)Sarfaraz Ahmed 37 (29b 3x4)

D Wiese0/26 (3)

17.6

Wiese to Nawaz, 2 runs

through the finger tips! Nawaz throws his hands at a wide one, slapping it just over a leaping fielder at extra cover

Ossama: "Lahore have only themselves to blame for their poor fielding. So many run out chances missed. And why isn't Anderson bowling? Better than Weise surely."

17.5

Wiese to Sarfaraz, 1 run

pinpoint yorker, another tight run, and another missed run out! Sarfraz gets bat on it and just sets off. The keeper runs in, picks up the ball and throws at the stumps, but misses. Nawaz was out if he had hit

17.4

Wiese to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

pulled over fine leg! Another change-up from Wiese, the slow offcutter bouncer, but Sarfraz won't be hoodwinked, waiting on it and deliberately pulling it in the air down to fine leg

17.3

Wiese to Nawaz, 1 run

full and wide, and Nawaz brings his bat down on it to collect a single to cover

17.2

Wiese to Sarfaraz, 1 run

full toss from Wiese, and Sarfraz swats it out to long leg - but there's protection on the boundary

ShehryarAhmed: "According to the great Abhijato, LQ will win now. Maybe it's the time that one of the predictions of Abhijato turns out to be wrong"

17.1

Wiese to Sarfaraz, FOUR runs

slammed through extra cover! Change of pace from Wiese, and Sarfraz spots it early, clearing his left leg and smashing his drive through the gap

Over17

4 runs

QG 117/5CRR: 6.88 RRR: 9.00

Mohammad Nawaz 16 (15b 1x6)Sarfaraz Ahmed 27 (25b 1x4)

S Lamichhane1/20 (4)

16.6

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Lamichhane to Nawaz, no run

excellent finish, Lamichhane beating Nawaz yet again with a googly that rushed right past the outside edge of his flailing bat

Asif Ali: "When someone talks about a good player to be a captain. The next thing come to mind is, his performance will be effected. I am just curious where are players like Imran khan, Wasim and clark , dhoni whose performance got improved with capatiancy "

16.5

Lamichhane to Sarfaraz, 1 run

Sarfraz waits in the crease, swiping the ball down to long on for one

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Match details

GroundSharjah Cricket Stadium

TossQuetta Gladiators, elected to field first

Series

Pakistan Super League

Season2018/19

Player Of The Match

Sarfaraz Ahmed