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Gladiators vs Qalandars, 2nd Match at Dubai, Feb 10 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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2nd Match, Dubai (DICS), February 10, 2017, Pakistan Super League
Quetta Gladiators FlagQuetta Gladiators

#2

136/9
Lahore Qalandars FlagLahore Qalandars

#5

(18.4/20 ov, T:137) 128

Gladiators won by 8 runs

hassan-khan
Player Of The Match
Hassan Khan
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7.00pm Whew, what a game. The Qalandars were rocking that chase for its majority. The Gladiators chipped away and kept themselves in the hunt with wickets. Their fielding was decent, their accuracy good. And the Qalandars have just been undone by some spectacular spin bowling. A rather sluggish surface and a low-scoring thriller, superb entertainment.

Presentation time.

Hasan Khan is the Man of the Match

Brendon McCullum: "A funny old game, both teams feeling out the competition. Timid in parts. We tried to get too safe against spin, we got good players, I'd rather them caught at the boundary than bowled or lbw."

Sarfraz Ahmed: "A couple of fielding lapses but we recovered well. A lot of motivation from our support staff. The key was wickets."

18.4
W
Hassan to Yasir Shah, OUT

straight up and Hasan takes a juggled catch. The Quetta Gladiators complete a stunning turnaround victory. A touch short from Hasan, yasir goes back and looks to pull but gets a thick leading edge, goes straight up and Hasan settles underneath it.

Yasir Shah c & b Hassan Khan 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25
18.3
1
Hassan to Mohammad Irfan (4), 1 run

driven decently to long-off. Another single.

10 off 10

18.2
1
Hassan to Yasir Shah, 1 run

shouldn't be a run there. Worked down to short fine leg for a quick single. Is there a direct hit? Irfan took his time to get across but got there eventually

18.1
1
Hassan to Mohammad Irfan (4), 1 run

short on off, pulled to long-on

Pressure on the batting side. One boundary changes things though. Hasan will bowl. A slip

Over18
1 run, 2 wickets
LQ 125/9CRR: 6.94  RRR: 6.00
Yasir Shah 0 (2b)Mohammad Irfan 1 (1b)
Tymal Mills1/31 (4)
17.6
•
Mills to Yasir Shah, no run

uh oh. Full and wide, Yasir looks to go over mid-off. No contact. Suddenly, run rate is a factor too

Plenty of noise around too. A proper low-scoring thriller

17.5
•
Mills to Yasir Shah, no run

good length outside off, blocked to cover

17.4
1
Mills to Mohammad Irfan (4), 1 run

just wide of slip. Full outside off, a thick outside edge. Splendid captaincy from Sarfraz, he has third man so fine for the No. 11

13 off 15. One wicket. Quetta suddenly favourites. A slip in place

17.3
W
Mills to Narine, OUT

gone! Quetta have the wicket they need. What bowling from Mills. Doesn't bother with the slower delivery, goes full and straight. Just a touch short than a full length. Narine is rooted in the crease and the ball pins him right in front. On this surface, bounce is hardly going to be a factor. Given.

Sunil Narine lbw b Mills 26 (15b 0x4 3x6) SR: 173.33

13 needed off 16. More importantly,. Gladiators need a wicket. Yasir Shah is the new man.

17.2
W
Mills to Bhatti, OUT

how is that? A direct hit at the bowler's end. it's either a wicket or two runs. A length delivery from Mills, tapped to cover. The fielder picks up, turns around and effects a direct hit at the bowler's end. Bhatti is short by a few inches. Fantastic fielding. How crucial will that be?

Bilawal Bhatti run out (Perera) 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
17.1
•
Mills to Bhatti, no run

full and wide, inside the tramline. Bhatti misses his drive

Over17
9 runs, 1 wicket
LQ 124/7CRR: 7.29  RRR: 4.33
Sunil Narine 26 (14b 3x6)Bilawal Bhatti 1 (1b)
Mohammad Nawaz2/19 (4)
16.6
6
Nawaz to Narine, SIX runs

fired outside off, Narine doesn't care, clears his front leg and heaves the ball way over long-on. Six more. What an innings he has played

Zameer Arif: "A MoM performance from Narine. Well done."

16.5
1
Nawaz to Bhatti, 1 run

driven to long-off with the spin

16.4
W
Nawaz to Elliott, OUT

bowled. Big wicket. Flat delivery and straight, not very pacey. Gets the ball to stop a touch, beats the bat and hits middle stump. Undone by the pace of the surface. Beautifully bowled

Grant Elliott b Mohammad Nawaz 26 (30b 2x4 0x6) SR: 86.66
16.3
•
Nawaz to Elliott, no run

slow down leg, Elliott misses his sweep, struck on the pad. Missing leg

16.2
1lb
Nawaz to Narine, 1 leg bye

a wild swing, off the pad and away towards fine leg

16.1
1
Nawaz to Elliott, 1 run

tossed up on leg, driven to long-on. That's all the Qalandars need

Over16
11 runs
LQ 115/6CRR: 7.18  RRR: 5.50
Grant Elliott 25 (27b 2x4)Sunil Narine 20 (12b 2x6)
Thisara Perera0/27 (3)
15.6
1
Perera to Elliott, 1 run

slower ball o off, swiped to deep square leg for one

15.5
1
Perera to Narine, 1 run

a slower ball on middle and leg, driven to long-on. Just one

15.4
1
Perera to Elliott, 1 run

slower ball outside off, pushed long-off

15.3
1
Perera to Narine, 1 run

driven upto long-off

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