Gets down low, flexes his muscles and launches it over deep extra cover for a six. Don't think Mitchell was feeling okay after the blow on his arm, was a full-toss outside off, he kept his calm and dispatches it over the rope. We got another nail-biter, superb come from behind victory from Karachi
Qalandars vs Kings, 24th Match at Lahore, PSL, May 04 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Kings won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (DLS method)
Lahore Qalandars posted a competitive 160 on the board and the game remained neck and neck until Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf lost their lines in the 13th and 14th overs - there was a dearth of yorkers as well - , which completely shifted the momentum. Karachi got off to a sensational start as both openers tore into the bowlers with an aggressive onslaught. Although the momentum dipped during the middle overs, they were never entirely out of the contest. Irfan Khan, finding his rhythm after a long spell, played a brilliant 48-run knock that steered his team to the doorstep of victory
usman: "I am a KK fan but you know whats worrying me? These are the two best white ball fast bowlers of Pakistan and they haven't bowled even one yorker !!!!!"
That is respect worthy commitment from Daryl Mitchell, landed very awkwardly while running forward to his left and trying his best to prevent runs, landed on a shortish length and hung outside off, Hasan belted it out of the screws and he was trying for a caught and bowl and landed hard on the turf, got a lot of bruising and is taking his time to recover. Hurt his left arm and is getting some medical attention. He is getting ready to go back to his run up, got a lot of bandage on his arm, somehow he has to bowl four more deliveries if the game goes that far
Mudassar : "Mitchell should have given more overs."
Asking too much from Mitchell, eh? Well he delivers the goods, over the wicket, speared full and wide, he chases it and edges it straight to the man at short third. Another twist in the tale, most importantly it's a dot. Nabi punches the air in frustration but he has played a gem of an innings
UMER ADNAN : "Irfan Khan niazi remember the name."
Ah, that's too little, too late, searing yorker into his toes, tries to dig it out and can't do much about, shields his stumps though, last two overs have turned the tide
Oh, the senior pacers have led their team down in the crunch moments, again too straight on the pads, he whips it away in the gap behind square leg, wow, what a knock
Oh gosh, lands it short on middle, holds its line, Nabi knew the plan, picked it early, went leg-side, swiveled and lifted it over his shoulder, sending it over deep square for a six, blazed!
Fraction short and offered room, steps leg-side and takes the aerial route at deep cover, ball was destined to reach the fence but a superbly timed intervention from Asif Ali saves a couple, every run counts
Makes room and prods it down to mid-off for a run, pace-off quiets him down
Steps leg-side and Hartis follows him with an in-slanter, he wins the battle and uncoils a glorious pull over deep square and it goes all the way, Irfan, you beauty, this is some serious striking under pressure
Anwaar: "Shaheen giving pace and pace and getting smacked"
Oh, rams the yorker on middle, pushed across the line to deep backward square, this is momentum shifting over
Shorter in length and offers room, this is not good bowling, he stays still deep in the crease, got ice in his veins, sliced up and over deep backward point for a six, he is turning the game on its head, magnificent batting!!
Hits the deck and it holds its line wide of off, man that is a staggering stroke, shuffles way across his stumps and nailed it!!! Pulled over deep backward square for a six, outrageous
Back of a length, angled across off, connected to deep midwicket, they need another six at-least
Banged in short around the line off, clattered across the line to long-on for a run
Lahore's captain starts off with an attempted yorker from around the wicket, missed the blockhole and he makes room to pound it over Shaheen's head for a six, lands just over sightscreen, lovely leg side shimmy to be able to free his arms, need more of these to take the game deep
Ball got stuck between his legs, touch short and followed him, he tried to cart it into the leg side, ended up wearing it on his inner thigh
Shorter in length, touch too straight, glanced off the pads to deep fine
On a length and attacks middle, biffed out to deep midwicket
Over the wicket, flips it on a shorter length, errs down leg, tries to pull
Drags his length back, gives some room. he had to go big, there's no time, sliced in the air to the fielder behind square on off; Naeem takes a wonderful catch, eyes locked on the ball tracked it from the bat, in the air and then into his hands behind deep cover-point