backs away but that's a gem of a last ball to end a gem of a last over. Follows the batsman and bowls a yorker and the batsman gets cramped for room and cannot put bat to ball which goes to the wicketkeeper
Zalmi vs Gladiators, 9th Match at Sharjah, Feb 17 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
5.50pm So Peshawar have managed to put up 117 for 3 despite all the interruptions. Must have been frustrating for the Zalmi batsmen to go off and come back on and rediscover the momentum T20 cricket demands. But Tamim Iqbal has played a wonderful innings and given his team a total to play with. This pitch has assistance for the spinners and the ball will grip and turn, and it could be a tricky target for the Gladiators to chase down. Join us shortly for the chase.
slower low full toss, whipped away off the pads to deep midwicket
on the blockhole and on the stumps, dug out into the leg side and they can only get a single. Been an excellent last over so far
very full ball, almost a yorker, wide outside off and Tamim drills it wide of mid-on
fuller ball, slower in pace as well and Tamim reaches a long way outside off looking to slog, can't get the timing right and completes the shot way too early as the ball goes to the wicketkeeper
backs away and looks to go inside-out but can only drill it to extra cover for a single
Perera to bowl the last over. Comes from around the wicket to the right-hander
Right then. We have a bizarre timeout with one over remaining. That's an odd way to make up for lost time.
Fahad Rahim : "What's the purpose of strategic timeout one over before scheduled end of innings? Can't they add one more over in place of this useless timeout? " The mysteries of T20 cricket!
very full ball, drilled down to long-off
yorker, squeezed out to sweeper cover
Zulfiqar just can't get the ball to pitch, can he? another full toss and this one is slogged hard and high and deep into the deep midwicket fence. That's a humongous hit. Wet ball, must be hard to grip it
full toss again and that is a massive six. Tamim lays into a pull shot as the ball goes into the deep midwicket fence. That's the fifty for Tamim
backs away early and the bowler follows him with one that slides in with the angle on leg stump. It's a full toss and is drilled out to sweeper cover
tossed up outside off, pushed along the ground to long-on
Two overs left in the innings. Zulfiqar from around the wicket to the left-handed Tamim.
very full ball outside off, jams the bat down and squeezes it out to sweeper cover
advances down the ground to meet the pitch of this length ball and shovels it wide of long-on. Tremendous strike
backs away but the bowler follows him and fires it full on leg stump as Maqsood is forced to drill it to mid-off
can't get hold of this slog and the ball goes along the ground to deep square leg
tries to shuffle across and slog it and the skews it off the leading edge as the ball drops short of the fielder running in from long-off
fullish length ball outside off and he absolutely thumps it as he fetches it from outside off and slogs it over deep midwicket. In the slot and he lays into the shot. Bat makes a lovely follow-through and tremendous balance as well
A drizzle has started again.
backs away to make room for himself, too much flight on this ball and ends up bowling a full toss that is whipped down to long-on, the ball is fielded before the boundary
short ball, turns a mile after landing and Maqsood ends up dragging his attempted slap towards mid-on