flicked through square leg, and that's that
Zalmi won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
7.29pm One minute before the toss for the next game is supposed to take place, Zalmi finally push ahead of Sultan's to win the game. Imam ul Haq's fifty set up their chase, but it took Pollard's explosive hitting to turn the match decisively in Zalmi's favour.
Abhijato: "What a lovely time to be alive, Mr Brickhill! Hasan Ali being on fire, and Pollard hitting sixes for fun like he's done forever! So, my Crystal Ball takes its last bow in PSL 2019 with an accurate prediction, and I shall take care of it forever! It has been a slow, yet entertaining thriller like cricket keeps producing. As I take my leave as an assumed mystic, I would like to thank fellow readers for playing along with the predictions, and you+Cricinfo for making cricket be even more lovely!"
caught and bowled chance missed! Sammy tapped a full one ever so gently back to him, but it just popped out
quicker one, Riaz forcing it out to the sweeper again to level the scores
legbreak, pushed out to the cover sweeper
Last over coming up, and Zalmi only need three from it. Afridi will bowl it
a bottom handed pull brings a single to square leg
Malik tinkers with the field, extending the game even further
Riaz is off the mark straight away, hacking the ball to deep mid off and taking the fielder on
pushed down to long off
Nisar: "Meanwhile Pollard has taken care of the time to some extent."
Umer: "Someone please check no ball"
Pollard's cameo comes to an end in the pursuit of another six. He set himself and aimed for midwicket, but sliced underneath the ball, Christian holding the high chance in the deep
yorker from Junaid and it takes the edge on the way down to third man
pushed softly to extra cover
Wajid Jawaid: "Vintage Pollard! Why did you release him KK!"
four in a row! Pollard backs away and hacks a mighty blow over long off
hat-trick of sixes! Irfan sends down a slower ball, but it's a full toss outside off and Pollard lifts it cleanly over wide long off this time. Pollard has now hit more sixes than fours in his T20 career
over long off this time! Pollard clears his front leg and sends a length delivery soaring over long off, baseball-style
now he puts bat to ball, and the crowd beyond midwicket is in danger! This one pinged right of the middle, and never got up high but cleared the boundary with ease
short again, and it's through Pollard's pull in a flash and through to the keeper
Hassan8018: "Junaid heel is on the line..so it is not a no ball..dont know which footage you saw..but in Pak. Geo super brodcasting the match.& It is out." -- Unfortunately some part of the heel has to be behind the line in order for the delivery to be legitimate, so, no.
short and it's pulled to Christian at mid on ... Sammy is late getting back to his crease, and a direct hit would have had him
7.15pm This game is taking forever - we're supposed to have the toss for the next game in just under 15 minutes
tapped to short extra, no single to be had there
Shiraz: "Commentator Danny Morrison absolutely furious with Rashid Riaz the TV umpire. Wrong decision, so fair enough. "
Sammy wears one on the thigh and wants to steal a single, but he's sent back
Khurram Zia Kha: "3rd Umpire gone totally mad"
low, dipping full toss from Junaid, and Imam misses it to be struck on the boot. There's an extended appeal, and eventually it's given out. Imam reviews ... and it doesn't look like Junaid has any part of his heel behind the line. It looks like a no-ball ... but it's been given out! Is the TV umpire seeing a different feed to everyone else? Not sure how this can be given out, but it has been. Ball-tracking shows umpire's call, and Imam trudges off
caught and bowled chance missed! If you can even call this a chance. Pollard slams a length delivery straight back at Junaid, who can't get his hands up in time and is struck on the shoulder
Shahbaz : "PSL and close finish games is too much fun."
worked off the hip, but again he finds the field
on a length, pushed back to the bowler
Syed Mohsin: "@Raja T, African pitches are different from England. English pitches suit his bowling style along with Amir and Faheem. Abbas has recently recovered from Injury plus his bowling style doesn't suit shorter format. For Wahab, can you question yourself how consistent he was throughout the years"
Over 20 • PZ 146/5
Zalmi won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)