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Legends vs Knights, 5th Match at Sharjah, Oct 07 2018 - Match Result

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5th Match (N), Sharjah, October 07, 2018, Afghanistan Premier League

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Balkh Legends

165/5

Kandahar Knights

(20 ov, T:166) 152/7

Legends won by 13 runs

Player Of The Match

Gulbadin Naib

, BL

14* (14) & 4/12

McCullum has become the top scorer for KK in T20s with 50 runs, going past Karim Janat's 39

Asghar Afghan's 45 is the highest individual score in T20s (for KK), surpassing Karim Janat's 39

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Balkh Legends • 165/5(20 overs)

46 (24)

1/23 (4)

34 (29)

1/19 (3)

Kandahar Knights • 152/7(20 overs)

45 (32)

4/12 (4)

31 (29)

1/19 (3)

end of over 2017 runs

KK: 152/7CRR: 7.60

Amir Hamza18 (12b 1x4 1x6)

Sayed Shirzad16 (9b 3x4)

Ben Laughlin 4-0-44-1

Aftab Alam 4-0-38-1

19.6

Laughlin to Amir Hamza, 1 run

19.5

Laughlin to Amir Hamza, SIX runs

19.4

Laughlin to Sayed, 1 run

19.3

Laughlin to Sayed, FOUR runs

19.2

Laughlin to Sayed, FOUR runs

19.1

Laughlin to Amir Hamza, 1 run

end of over 1912 runs

KK: 135/7CRR: 7.10 • RRR: 31.00

Sayed Shirzad7 (6b 1x4)

Amir Hamza10 (9b 1x4)

Aftab Alam 4-0-38-1

Gulbadin Naib 4-0-12-4

18.6

Aftab Alam to Sayed, FOUR runs

18.5

Aftab Alam to Amir Hamza, 1 run

18.4

Aftab Alam to Amir Hamza, FOUR runs

18.3

Aftab Alam to Sayed, 1 run

18.2

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Aftab Alam to Sayed, no run

18.1

Aftab Alam to Amir Hamza, 1 run

18.1

Aftab Alam to Amir Hamza, 1 wide

end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket

KK: 123/7CRR: 6.83 • RRR: 21.50

Amir Hamza4 (6b)

Sayed Shirzad2 (3b)

Gulbadin Naib 4-0-12-4

Aftab Alam 3-0-26-1

17.6

1lb

Gulbadin to Amir Hamza, 1 leg bye

17.5

Gulbadin to Sayed, 1 run

17.4

Gulbadin to Amir Hamza, 1 run

17.3

Gulbadin to Sayed, 1 run

17.2

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Gulbadin to Sayed, no run

17.1

Gulbadin to K O'Brien, OUT

Kevin O'Brien b Gulbadin Naib 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket

KK: 119/6CRR: 7.00 • RRR: 15.66

Kevin O'Brien1 (2b)

Amir Hamza3 (4b)

Aftab Alam 3-0-26-1

Ben Laughlin 3-0-27-1

16.6

Aftab Alam to K O'Brien, 1 run

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Match details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Toss	Kandahar Knights, elected to field first
Series	Afghanistan Premier League
Season	2018/19
Player Of The Match	Gulbadin Naib
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20:00:00 PM
Match days	7 October 2018 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Ahmad Shah Pakteen Izatullah Safi
TV Umpire	Farooq Khan
Reserve Umpire	Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Match Referee	David Jukes
Points	Balkh Legends 2, Kandahar Knights 0

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Knights Innings

Player Name		R	B
PR Stirling	caught	20	12
BB McCullum	caught	31	29
Karim Sadiq	lbw	0	1
Asghar Afghan	bowled	45	32
Karim Janat	lbw	8	14
Najibullah Zadran	caught	3	8
KJ O'Brien	bowled	1	3
Amir Hamza	not out	18	12
Sayed Shirzad	not out	16	9
Extras	(lb 1, w 9)
Total	152(7 wkts; 20 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Nabi	3	19	1	6.33
Aftab Alam	4	38	1	9.5
Gulbadin Naib	4	12	4	3
B Laughlin	4	44	1	11
Qais Ahmad	3	20	0	6.66
RS Bopara	2	18	0	9

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	39	Brendon McCullum	Paul Stirling
2nd	0	Brendon McCullum	Karim Sadiq
3rd	29	Brendon McCullum	Asghar Afghan
4th	32	Asghar Afghan	Karim Janat
5th	15	Asghar Afghan	Najibullah Zadran
6th	0	Kevin O'Brien	Asghar Afghan
7th	4	Kevin O'Brien	Amir Hamza
8th	33	Amir Hamza	Sayed Shirzad

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Afghanistan Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BL	8	6	2	12	0.782
PP	8	5	3	10	0.144
KZ	8	4	4	8	-0.070
NL	8	3	5	6	-0.582
KK	8	2	6	4	-0.226

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