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
Lahore Lions vs Express, 5th Match, Qualifying Group at Raipur, Sep 16 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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
slower one outside off, he waits and tries to cut, is beaten
opens the face and squeezes this full one to deep point
has him fending at this lifter around chest height, he is able to bring it down awkwardly
length ball cramping him for room just outside leg, pushed away
pushes at a pitched up ball and thick edges it to third man
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
shuffles across to push off the back foot to the bowler
forward to smother a tossed up ball just outside off
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
flighted full toss hit down to long on
punches off the back foot to the bowler
pats a yorker close to the pitch on off and they go through for one
low full toss hit hard to long on, to him on a couple of bounces
that is a fine connection, sharp head high short ball hooked in the air to the deep backward square rope
full delivery worked to deep square leg
length ball outside off, left alone
back of a length, guided to deep point for a single
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
slower one from the back of the hand, he misses, and the ball goes just past leg stump