it's a six! Andre Russell, you beauty! Scenes at Sharjah, and Dean Jones is on his feet! It's a back-of-a-length ball on middle stump, Russell stands tall and muscles this over long on. McCullum - at long on - has no chance!
United vs Qalandars, 12th Match at Sharjah, Mar 02 2018 - Match Result
Match tied (United won the one-over eliminator)
Here's Fakhar, only one ball for him to face. How can Lahore finish?
Fine leg's gone back, third man's come up.
12.30am That is now Lahore's sixth-consecutive defeat. They came close, didn't they? But just not good enough tonight. It's been an excellent game of cricket. Cricket, T20 cricket especially, is a game of such fine margins and today shows exactly that.
Remember that catch Yasir Shah dropped off Islamabad's final ball? Remember the wide Fizz bowled in the super over? Remember the many dot balls Baz ate today? It all makes a difference in this format. Islamabad United win a thriller, and we hope you enjoyed the coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.
That's all from us. It's Sreshth Shah, on behalf of Ranjith P, signing off. Thanks for your company. Bye bye!
Big conference between Baz and Fizz here. Reminder: a tie means Lahore win. Yasir Shah joins the conference too. Kyle Mills shows a stoic look at the dug out.
short on middle stump, pulls, but it's been top edged! Flies over Ramdin's head, and it's a boundary! Gets the equation down to three off the final ball
full and wide outside off. Too wide! The drama's going to continue. Ramdin does really well to get his body behind the line. Awry line
short on middle stump, tries to pull but bottom edged to the keeper. Ramdin misfields, as the ball goes between his legs. Doesn't go too far, though. Eight needed off two balls
short and wide outside off, forces the batsman to reach at it but he can't connect. Is it a wide? Nooo, Fizz gets away with it.
McCullum drops the catch at long on, and it's a six! He's furious. It's full on leg stump, and lifted over the bowler's head. Two fielders congregating there, but Umar Akmal got in the way of Baz's attempted catch. Tries to flick it back, but can't.
good length on middle stump, pulled over midwicket to the man at cow corner. Falls just in front of the fielder there. Russell gets off strike. Fifteen needed off five balls
Shiv: "Remember that drop catch from yasir shah in the last ball of the 1st innings "
Yep, looks like it's Mustafizur whose gonna bowl. Russell takes strike. Sit back, fellas. The last six balls of this epic T20 match.
Advantage Lahore in Sharjah. If it's a tie, they're certain to win. They have five more boundaries than Islamabad.
Conference between Ramdin and McCullum near the boundary rope. It's either Narine or Fizz whose gonna bowl the super over for Lahore. Both are practicing, probably so that the Islamabad batsmen remain confused. Russell's padded up, so is Asif Ali.
Muhammad ayub : "How it is decided that which team will bat 1st in super over.?" -- team that bats second in regular time, bats first in the super over. It's a rule
yorker wide outside off, crunches it to deep extra cover on the full. They'll come back for the second. Islamabad need 16 to win
Here's Fakhar, only one ball for him to face. How can Lahore finish?
Fine leg's gone back, third man's come up.
yorker on middle stump. Can't put that away! Dug away towards the off side and Akmal scampers across
top edged for a maximum! You can't set a field for that kinda shot. Back of a length outside off, tries to slog towards the leg side, but it takes the outside edge. Goes over the keeper's head and beyond the ropes! Akmal takes full advantage of Sami's pace
Malik Tanzeel: "How the match is twisted in last overs, i think super overs will also be tied" -- teams with more boundaries win, in case of a tie
short on off stump, tries to pull but can't connect. Goes over his shoulder and through to Ronchi. Excellent delivery
Here's Umar Akmal. He's taking strike. Four balls to go.
another flat-batted six, oh no! He's holed out. That fielder came in after the first ball, and Baz tries to repeat that. It's good length on middle once again, but McCullum pings it straight to deep backward square. That's one down
swivels! And it's a flat-batted six! Good length on middle stump, goes deep into the crease and pulls over the square-leg umpire. Lands flat just beyond the rope. No one there in the deep
Lahore will bat first in the super over. Sami to bowl. Brendon McCullum and Fakhar Zaman in the middle. Remember, two wickets in hand.
12am Big conference going on in the middle. It's the first time in the PSL that we're having a super over. Waqar Younis and Dean Jones having a chat with Luke Ronchi.
Mubashir Imam: "I just screamed at top of my lungs when it went to super over and my mom think I am crazy.
Shahid Shaikh : "Omg....... I am shivering in the middle of the night..... Come on LQ... "
Azmat Siddiqui: "If Super overs are also tied then Misbah and Devichich would have beard competition."
Noman: "Who cares for 1st game as a washout when you got super over!!!"
Obaid: "I have nothing to bite... this is PSL!!!!!!"
Atif Sharif: "Is it happening or I am dreaming "
super over! Short on middle stump, tries to pull and mistimed. Taken by square leg and we've had an epic finish to regulation time! What scenes
soars over deep point! Takes a wicket first ball, hits a six first ball! It's good length outside off, and he slashes hard at it. Uses the bottom hand and sends this into the stands. Scores are tied!. Unbelievable stuff
Lahore need seven off four. One wicket in hand. What a crazy match.
Scenes at the PSL! What is happening?! Let me gather my breath. Good-length on middle stump, pulls towards midwicket. Excellent stop by the mid-wicket fielder, who throws the ball towards Sami at the non-striker's. The stumps are broken, but McCullum thinks he's safe. They're taking the second run. But hold on, we're going upstairs. Sami's work at the non-striker's is clean! McCullum has to go. Celebrations in the Islamabad camp
Farooq : "Madness! This is Madness No, THIS IS PSL "
back of of a length on middle and leg, defended down the ground towards the non-striker. Excellent stop by Sami, who dives to his right on his followthrough
Seven runs for a Lahore win. Six runs means it's a super-over. Five and below means Islamabad win. Nail-biting stuff. Here's Mohammad Sami. Experienced bowler v experienced batsman.
full on middle stump, needed the single and earns it. Tucked towards the leg side for a single. He'll keep strike
AyeshaSalam: "As a cricket pundit you want Lahore to lose this one after a pathetic batting display. But as a fan you desperately want Mccullum to pull this through!"
full on off stump, walks down the wicket and taps it back to the bowler. Excellent line
more drama! He holes out! Straight to long off. Full on off stump, and doesn't have the distance. Pouched in the deep
misses everything! Four byes! That's perfect for Lahore. Full on leg stump and McCullum tries to sweep. He misses, nad so does Ronchi. Just misses leg stump, but goes away for four
full on off stump, shoveled to Russell at long on. Misfield from Russell, allowing them to take the extra run. Chance of a run out, but Patel already broke the stumps with his boot
Bilal Ahmed: "Fielding has been the outstanding factor in this year's psl so far. Extreme athleticism and good technique has seen shown us some stunners"
full on off stump, walks down the ground and drives to long off
Fifteen needed off two overs
full on off stump, defended with soft hands towards point. Yasir wants the single, but Baz turns it down
Qaisar Hayat: "Fasten your seats belts. We are going to see another low scoring thriller of #PSL"
Hafiz: "There should be some kind of measurement of twisting in a scale ranged from 0 to 100. Then we can compared which league has most twisting among BPL, IPL, PSL, CPL, BBL. That can say which league is more interesting to watch!! "
full on off stump, turns away towards the off side and McCullum pushes towards midwicket. They scamper across for the single
shoaib malik: "Qalandar's think tank should have realised before the tournament that this is not T10 league where you can have three or four power hitters and will win the match without a strong middle order.."
good length on off stump, punched off the back foot to long on
Seventeen needed off 15 balls now. They've lost five wickets for 28 runs now
flying catch at midwicket! Back of a length on middle stump, pulled off the back foot, but Asif Ali - at midwicket - charges to his left and takes an excellent catch
good length on middle stump, defended back to the bowler
good length on off stump, turned towards the leg side
soft catch! Narine's blitz comes to an end. It was short on middle, and Narine tries to pull. Top edges it, and Misbah composes himself at mid off to complete a single catch
shoveled! Full on off stump, and lifted over cover. Narine is great with his bottom hand, and it's in Narine's slot. Sent to the extra-cover boundary!
good length on middle and leg, bunts this shot to deep extra cover
good length on off stump, slight tail into McCullum. Tapped off the back foot, back to Russell
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Toss | Lahore Qalandars, elected to field first |
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Season | 2017/18 |
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Match days | 02 March 2018 - night (20-over match) |
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Points | Islamabad United 2, Lahore Qalandars 0 |
Over 20 • LQ 121/10