Lahore Lions vs Express, 5th Match, Qualifying Group at Raipur, , Sep 16 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
5th Match, Qualifying Group (D/N), Raipur, September 16, 2014, Champions League Twenty20
(18/20 ov, T:165) 109

Lahore Lions won by 55 runs

Player Of The Match
67 (40) & 1/26
mohammad-hafeez
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end of over 182 runs • 1 wicket
Expre: 109/10CRR: 6.05 RRR: 28.00
Charith Jayampathi4 (8b)
Wahab Riaz 4-0-20-2
Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-26-1

That is all from this game. You can follow the last qualifying match between Mumbai Indians and Northern Districts here.

Hafeez is the Man of the Match. Hafeez: "We knew we had to win, and win comprehensively, and the boys have done the job. Some players came on this platform for the first time, and they have shown courage. We have done the job, let us see how it goes. I was struggling to hit the ball early on, in that over I thought why not go after every ball, and it worked for me. It is always good to come to India. And we want to stay here and play more cricket."

Mumbai Indians are still ahead of Lahore on the run rate, but they will have to beat Northern Districts to go through. The New Zealanders are almost through, barring a loss of staggering proportions

Mubarak says Express were never able to compete for 20 overs, and puts it down to the inexperience of his players. It will be a learning experience for the squad, he says, and points out that the young chinaman bowler Rangika must have picked up a lot

17.6
W
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, OUT

that is it, pushed down the pitch, Riaz gets a hand to it, they try to squeeze in a single, mid on picks it up and throws it to the keeper, Rangika is well short

Lakshan Sandakan run out (Ahmed Shehzad/†Umar Akmal) 1 (6b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 16.66
17.5
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, no run

slower one outside off, he waits and tries to cut, is beaten

17.4
1
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, 1 run

opens the face and squeezes this full one to deep point

17.3
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, no run

has him fending at this lifter around chest height, he is able to bring it down awkwardly

17.2
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, no run

length ball cramping him for room just outside leg, pushed away

17.1
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, 1 run

pushes at a pitched up ball and thick edges it to third man

end of over 171 run • 1 wicket
Expre: 107/9CRR: 6.29 RRR: 19.33
Lakshan Sandakan0 (3b)
Charith Jayampathi3 (5b)
Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-26-1
Wahab Riaz 3-0-18-2
16.6
Hafeez to Sandakan, no run

that hardly got up, tossed up on a length and hurried through low, but hit him outside the line, Mumbai Indians will not like that

16.5
Hafeez to Sandakan, no run

shuffles across to push off the back foot to the bowler

16.4
Hafeez to Sandakan, no run

forward to smother a tossed up ball just outside off

16.3
W
Hafeez to Jayaratne, OUT

Hafeez can do no wrong tonight, he bowls a half tracker and the batsman pulls it straight to midwicket on the edge of the ring

Ishan Jayaratne c Nasir Jamshed b Mohammad Hafeez 16 (11b 1x4 1x6 15m) SR: 145.45
16.2
1
Hafeez to Jayampathi, 1 run

flighted full toss hit down to long on

16.1
Hafeez to Jayampathi, no run

punches off the back foot to the bowler

end of over 168 runs
Expre: 106/8CRR: 6.62 RRR: 14.75
Charith Jayampathi2 (3b)
Ishan Jayaratne16 (10b 1x4 1x6)
Wahab Riaz 3-0-18-2
Imran Ali 3-0-14-1
15.6
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, 1 run

pats a yorker close to the pitch on off and they go through for one

15.5
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayaratne, 1 run

low full toss hit hard to long on, to him on a couple of bounces

15.4
4
Wahab Riaz to Jayaratne, FOUR runs

that is a fine connection, sharp head high short ball hooked in the air to the deep backward square rope

15.3
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, 1 run

full delivery worked to deep square leg

15.2
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, no run

length ball outside off, left alone

15.1
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayaratne, 1 run

back of a length, guided to deep point for a single

end of over 153 runs • 1 wicket
Expre: 98/8CRR: 6.53 RRR: 13.40
Ishan Jayaratne10 (7b 1x6)
Imran Ali 3-0-14-1
Adnan Rasool 4-0-32-2
14.6
W
Imran Ali to Perera, OUT

excellent delivery, yorker on off, through him before he can get bat down on it, it brushes the stumps and the leg bail comes off to send Perera back even as the ball flies to the keeper

Dilruwan Perera b Imran Ali 3 (8b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 37.5
14.5
Imran Ali to Perera, no run

slower one from the back of the hand, he misses, and the ball goes just past leg stump

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KKR440160.716
CSK421100.945
PS4228-0.038
Lions4126-0.051
DOLPH4040-1.338
Group B
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KXIP440162.130
HH431121.193
BT4134-0.256
COBRA4134-0.955
ND4134-2.667
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MI3124-0.064
Expre3030-2.033