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United vs Zalmi, 21st Match at Dubai, , Mar 09 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
21st Match (N), Dubai (DICS), March 09, 2018, Pakistan Super League
(20 ov, T:183) 156/9

United won by 26 runs

Player Of The Match
73* (54)
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92.95 ptsImpact List
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end of over 2010 runs • 1 wicket
PZ: 156/9CRR: 7.80 
Wahab Riaz33 (25b 5x4)
Ibtisam Sheikh0 (0b)
Faheem Ashraf 2-0-17-1
Mohammad Sami 4-0-29-0

11.38pm Tell you what, that margin of defeat does not reflect the kind of dominance that Islamabad asserted. It was a pristine display of spin bowling from Islamabad - among the best you'll see in T20 cricket. There was grip, turn, flight, dip, loop - just everything you want to see from a spinner. Rare is the T20 that's dominated so much by the spinners but this was that kind of game. But full credit to Peshawar's lower order for fighting until the end. They largely reduced the margin of defeat and these kind of runs are really helpful when it comes down to decimal points and net run rate in the race to the playoffs. Islamabad rise to the top of the table with this win.

Shernawaz: "What a beautiful points table, 10, 9,8,7,6 and lahore qalandars."

K: "Wahab riaz is top scorer while chasing 182.. That probably ends the story "

Shabaib Abdulla: "At the end PZ has done well by minimizing the loosing margin as it will keep ther NRR in check"

Faizan Ahmed: "This has been the issue with United in their last 2 games.Played Brilliently but couldn't finish their Bowling decently."

Akhtar Khan: "Really tough competition in PSL. This moment up and next moment down. All teams fighting for a spot in top 4."

19.6
1
Faheem to Wahab Riaz, 1 run

full and angling in on leg, backs away and pushes down to long-on

19.5
4
Faheem to Wahab Riaz, FOUR runs

short ball, pulled through midwicket and he finds the gap again

19.4
4
Faheem to Wahab Riaz, FOUR runs

full on middle and leg, gives himself room and thumps it down the ground

19.3
Faheem to Wahab Riaz, no run

extremely full and angling on leg stump, backs away and pats it away

19.2
W
Faheem to Umaid Asif, OUT

and finally the partnership is broken. A really full one and he looks at collecting another six. Just that he fails to get underneath it entirely and miscues the slog to long-off

Umaid Asif c Patel b Faheem Ashraf 25 (17b 1x4 2x6) SR: 147.05

This is now the highest ninth-wicket partnership in PSL

19.1
1
Faheem to Wahab Riaz, 1 run

full and angling in, a yorker, squeezed out to long-on

end of over 1916 runs
PZ: 146/8CRR: 7.68 RRR: 37.00
Wahab Riaz23 (20b 3x4)
Umaid Asif25 (16b 1x4 2x6)
Mohammad Sami 4-0-29-0
Zafar Gohar 4-0-25-3
18.6
1
Sami to Wahab Riaz, 1 run

sower fullish one outside off, picked early and he waits for it before pushing it into the off side

Saad: "This is PSL in which the heroes can besmacked for sixes by no. 10 batsmen.....lovin' it"

18.5
Sami to Wahab Riaz, no run

slower length ball, goes over middle as he moves away and tries to guide it with an open face

18.4
4
Sami to Wahab Riaz, FOUR runs

backs away to give himself room and slaps this short of a length delivery through mid-off. Fifty of the partnership

18.3
1lb
Sami to Umaid Asif, 1 leg bye

short, tries to pull and gets an inside edge to the back of the hip

18.2
1
Sami to Wahab Riaz, 1 run

no damage on the free hit. Full toss, punched down to long-on

18.2
5nb
Sami to Wahab Riaz, (no ball) FOUR runs

short of a length, moves away and pulls it away through midwicket. And the bails have been dislodged by the bower's front foot. Runs in too close to the stumps

18.1
4
Sami to Wahab Riaz, FOUR runs

backs away to a fullish one and crashes it through the covers

end of over 1818 runs
PZ: 130/8CRR: 7.22 RRR: 26.50
Wahab Riaz9 (14b)
Umaid Asif25 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Zafar Gohar 4-0-25-3
Mohammad Sami 3-0-14-0
17.6
1
Zafar to Wahab Riaz, 1 run

short of a length on middle and leg, backs away and forces a punch to the off side

17.5
1
Zafar to Umaid Asif, 1 run

reaches out and knocks it between cover and point

17.4
6
Zafar to Umaid Asif, SIX runs

full and angling towards leg this time, carted with the angle over long-on

17.3
6
Zafar to Umaid Asif, SIX runs

clean connection. Rare punishment copped by the spinner tonight. Skips down the track, gets to the pitch and heaves it over

17.2
Zafar to Umaid Asif, no run

back of a length, shifts back and tries to tuck and gets hit on the pad

17.1
4b
Zafar to Umaid Asif, 4 byes

gets past everything. Looped in towards leg, comes down the track and swipes and misses. The ball misses leg-stump by inches and gets past the left of the keeper

end of over 176 runs
PZ: 112/8CRR: 6.58 RRR: 23.66
Umaid Asif12 (10b 1x4)
Wahab Riaz8 (13b)
Mohammad Sami 3-0-14-0
Zafar Gohar 3-0-11-3
16.6
1
Sami to Umaid Asif, 1 run

short, pulled away to deep midwicket

Win Probability
IU 100%
IUPZ
100%50%100%IU InningsPZ Innings

Over 20 • PZ 156/9

Umaid Asif c Patel b Faheem Ashraf 25 (17b 1x4 2x6) SR: 147.05
W
United won by 26 runs
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