pitched up and outside off, Farhan reaches out for the ball with his hands and skies it over mid-off to seal Islamabad's six-wicket win
Qalandars vs United, 18th Match at Dubai, Mar 08 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
18th Match (D/N), Dubai (DICS), March 08, 2018, Pakistan Super League
163/8
(17.4/20 ov, T:164) 164/4
United won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
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6.50pm Lahore fall to their eighth successive loss - and sixth this season. What went wrong for them this evening? They were about 20-30 runs short on a good batting pitch. Instead of sending Baz or Narine at No. 4, they sent Ramdin, and he laboured to 9 off 20 balls. Baz smashed 33 off 12 balls in the death overs, but it isn't enough to keep Lahore alive in the tournament.
Ronchi launched Islamabad's chase with a rollicking 22-ball fifty - the joint fastest in the PSL. He holed out with his side 13 away from victory, but Misbah and Farhan confirmed the win with six wickets and 14 balls to spare. This means Islamabad move to second on the points table.
Ronchi (who else?) is the Player of the Match: It is going well at the moment and hopefully it continues. I am a quiet person, I just went for it. I enjoy facing spin - Yasir and Narine all these guys. I try to be as instinctive as possible. If I go on with a clear mind, things go well.
McCullum: We bowled really poorly and pretty disappointed with the bowling performance. We did well with the bat and Devcich was hungry. Young guys might get an opportunity with us out of the contention. Ultimately as captain, you are responsible for the performances. I have done what I have done with other teams as captain but it has not resonated.
Misbah: Good comeback from the bowlers. In the first ten overs, Lahore were scoring well. It becomes easy with Ronchi playing that way. Shadab has good technique and can bat at No.3. Those are qualities which can make him play anywhere. They were bowling a lot of spin, and he was good at it.
That's a wrap of this game. Thanks for tuning in. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off.
Sam: "Lahore need a full reboot, maybe change the skipper as well. They are really good team on paper but sometimes decision making comes short and sometimes execution. Sending Ramdin ahead of Baz or Naraine is truly head scratching move..."
17.4
1
Imran Khan to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
The field has been whisked in
17.3
1
Imran Khan to Misbah, 1 run
full-toss outside off, forced to long-off
17.2
1
Imran Khan to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
full and outside off, sliced between short third man and backward point
17.1
1
Imran Khan to Misbah, 1 run
middle-stump full-toss, whipped to deep square leg
end of over 179 runs
IU: 160/4CRR: 9.41 • RRR: 1.33
Misbah-ul-Haq10 (16b 1x4)
Sahibzada Farhan1 (2b)
Sohail Khan 3-0-29-0
Sunil Narine 4-0-28-3
Shen: "Watching Misbah play a T20 is as painful as watching Inzimam-ul-Haq play for Lahore Badshahs back in the days"
16.6
1lb
Sohail Khan to Misbah, 1 leg bye
slower offcutter, comes back in, and hits the pad outside the line. They sneak in a leg bye. Lahore review - only they know why - impact outside the line and missing off stump to boot
16.5
•
Sohail Khan to Misbah, no run
back of a length and just a shade outside off, defended back
Shabaib Abdulla: "Islamabad should win the match as soon as posible as at the end of the group stage NRR will play a vital role"
16.4
2
Sohail Khan to Misbah, 2 runs
short, wide, flayed away to the right of third man
16.3
4
Sohail Khan to Misbah, FOUR runs
Misbah gets inside the line of this short ball and tickles it fine of long leg for four
16.2
1
Sohail Khan to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run
now it's Farhan's turn to pull between deep midwicket and long-on
16.1
1
Sohail Khan to Misbah, 1 run
short and outside off, pulled along the ground to deep midwicket
end of over 162 runs • 1 wicket
IU: 151/4CRR: 9.43 • RRR: 3.25
Sahibzada Farhan0 (1b)
Misbah-ul-Haq3 (11b)
Sunil Narine 4-0-28-3
Yasir Shah 4-0-26-0
15.6
•
Narine to Sahibzada Farhan, no run
sliced off the outside half to backward point
Kashif: "Alas! Misbah Should have finsihed this match with sixes but he is playing at 25 strike rate. "
15.5
W
Narine to Ronchi, OUT
Ronchi holes out with Islamabad 13 away from victory. Short and skids on outside off, Ronchi lines it up and middles a pull but picks out deep midwicket. Rollicking innings - the joint-fastest fifty in the PSL
Luke Ronchi c Aamer Yamin b Narine 77 (41b 5x4 6x6) SR: 187.8
15.4
1
Narine to Misbah, 1 run
tossed outside off, eased to sweeper cover
15.3
•
Narine to Misbah, no run
Misbah rides the bounce and steers to backward point
15.2
•
Narine to Misbah, no run
Misbah backs away and slashes and misses outside off
15.1
1
Narine to Ronchi, 1 run
dragged down on off, pulled to deep midwicket
end of over 153 runs
IU: 149/3CRR: 9.93 • RRR: 3.00
Misbah-ul-Haq2 (8b)
Luke Ronchi76 (39b 5x4 6x6)
Yasir Shah 4-0-26-0
Sunil Narine 3-0-26-2
14.6
•
Yasir Shah to Misbah, no run
pitches on leg and turns away, Misbah gets behind it in defence
Muneeb Siddiqui: "Ronchi getting into form has really helped a struggling Islamabad United side"
14.5
•
Yasir Shah to Misbah, no run
Misbah backs away and quietly bunts a full ball back to the bowler
14.4
1
Yasir Shah to Ronchi, 1 run
short and fast outside off, dragged to wide long-on
14.4
1nb
Yasir Shah to Ronchi, (no ball)
slider on middle, defended. Called no ball as Lahore did not have four fielders in the ring
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