Nicely done, deft touch earns him a boundary behind square on off side. Mardan Warriors have been superb tonight in all departments of the game.
Raiders vs Warriors, Eliminator at Lahore, PJL, Oct 19 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Warriors won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Another low-scoring affair as Mardan Warriors coast home with six wickets and eight balls to spare. The Warriors put up a disciplined bowling performance and they kept breaking partnerships, never allowing the Raiders to tee off. Captain Habibullah held things together with his 65 but there was no other innings of substance.
Warriors' pacer Abidullah and dextrous legspinner Haseeb Khan stemmed the flow of runs, conceding less than five runs per over which proved to be a major turning point in the match. In reply, with no scoreboard pressure, the southpaw Shahzaib Khan went all guns blazing in the powerplay while Mohammad Farooq made a quickfire 32 off 20 deliveries to break the back of the chase. Thereon, Olly Cox made sure there was no hiccup and helped his side book a spot in the Qualifer.
Thanks for joining us today. Please do join us tomorrow for Qualifier 2 between Bahawalpur Royals and Mardan Warriors. Till then, good night from Rvel Zahid.
Worked to the on side and pinches a run
Hares for a couple and gets it, only five runs left to get over the line
Half-tracker, angled in and straightening down the line outside off, the ball kept very low and wasn't far away from rearranging the stumps
On a length, ghosts past the edge, that's a lovely line, with a hint of movement
On a length, curving away outside off, leans out and stabs it towards cover
Straight down mid-on's throat! Mistimes it straight to the fielder as he looked to finish this off in a hurry, just didn't get underneath this time. Credit to the bowler who hit the hard length and cramped him up for room
Back of a length, gets a bit of inward seam movement off the track and he pushes it down the ground, hit through the line
Slower one on a slightly shorter length, just outside off, hacked away off the backfoot behind square on the leg side, third man rushes to his right and cuts it off
Short of a length, angled into off stump, punches it back to the bowler
Gave a lot of air on this occasion and almost caught by the bowler in his follow-through
Again goes back in the crease and drives it on the rise towards mid-off
Lobbed up on a shorter length, angled into leg stump, follow the batter who ends up defending it back to the bowler
Change of pace from Afnan, bunted down the ground
Length, turning from middle, walks across and slices it away towards cover-point
Inverses his stance to play a switch hit, it thuds him on the pads as Afnan shrieks for an lbw, they take the review but the on-field decision stands
Down the track to create his own length and punches it to the left of long-off
Swats it away in his favorite region again, ball skittles away into the covers, protection in the deep
Too short and width on offer, leans back and hacks it away off the backfoot into the covers
Tossed up from round the wicket on a length, drifts down the leg side, clipped with the spin