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Zalmi vs Gladiators, 3rd Match at Dubai, PSL, Feb 15 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Match (N), Dubai (DICS), February 15, 2019, Pakistan Super League
(19.4/20 ov, T:156) 161/4

Gladiators won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
75* (50)
umar-akmal
Cricinfo's MVP
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Not many players divide opinion as much as the Akmal brothers. Both of them had excellent games here, but it was the younger Umar's little gem, an unbeaten 75, that helped the Gladiators off to a winning start, after they found themselves in a spot of bother at 34 for two. He started with a flurry of boundaries, rotated the strike expertly through the middle and batted through to the end to see his team home. He had support from his captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, as the duo stitched a vital 62-run stand for the fourth-wicket, despite some frenetic running between the wickets. That's all from us. Thanks for joining

19.4
6
Pollard to Umar Akmal, SIX runs

finishes it off in style, with a massive six over deep mid-wicket after having curbed his attacking instincts through the middle stages. That's the match, a fairly convincing win for the Gladiators

19.3
1
Pollard to Smith, 1 run

full on middle, squeezed to long-on to level the scores

19.2
Pollard to Smith, no run

length on middle, defended back to the bowler

19.1
1
Pollard to Umar Akmal, 1 run

length on middle, pushed to cover

end of over 1910 runs
QG: 153/4CRR: 8.05 RRR: 3.00
Dwayne Smith10 (7b 2x4)
Umar Akmal68 (48b 7x4 2x6)
Sameen Gul 4-0-36-0
Umaid Asif 4-0-42-1
18.6
Sameen Gul to Smith, no run

short ball, Smith wants to duck under it, doesn't get low enough and the ball doesn't rise high enough resulting in a blow to his shoulder

18.5
1
Sameen Gul to Umar Akmal, 1 run

slower ball, length outside off, steered to third-man

18.4
1
Sameen Gul to Smith, 1 run
18.3
4
Sameen Gul to Smith, FOUR runs

full on off, yorker length, Smith squeezes it between his legs and down to fine-leg

18.2
4
Sameen Gul to Smith, FOUR runs

short ball and Dwayne Smith whips it off his hip with immense power down to the deep squareleg fence

18.1
Sameen Gul to Smith, no run

length outside off, punched to cover

end of over 188 runs
QG: 143/4CRR: 7.94 RRR: 6.50
Umar Akmal67 (47b 7x4 2x6)
Dwayne Smith1 (2b)
Umaid Asif 4-0-42-1
Wahab Riaz 4-0-18-2
17.6
4
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, FOUR runs

full outside off, almost a yorker but Umar Akmal manages to not only bring his bat down on out but also pierce the cover field

17.5
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run

full toss, pushed back to the bowler

17.4
4
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, FOUR runs

length on off, spotted the slower ball and swatted it past midwicket and it raced to the fence to release the pressure that had built over the last few balls

srk: "Dwaye Smith in middle-order has not had much success, i think QG might be wasting one of Int'l spot for him by keeping him in middle-order"

17.3
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run

yorker on off, squeezes it out

17.2
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run

length outside off, slower ball, Umar Akmal jumps down the wicket and is beaten by a long way

17.1
Umaid Asif to Umar Akmal, no run

length outside off, steered to point

end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
QG: 135/4CRR: 7.94 RRR: 7.00
Umar Akmal59 (41b 5x4 2x6)
Dwayne Smith1 (2b)
Wahab Riaz 4-0-18-2
Hasan Ali 4-0-30-1
16.6
1
Wahab Riaz to Umar Akmal, 1 run

length on middle, pushed to deep midwicket

16.5
1
Wahab Riaz to Smith, 1 run

another yorker, angled in, steered to third-man this time

16.4
Wahab Riaz to Smith, no run

yorker from wide off the crease, outside off, can't jam his bat down on it

16.3
W
Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz, OUT

full outside off, nails the drive to cover but aerially and Sammy latches on to it comfortably

Sarfaraz Ahmed c Sammy b Wahab Riaz 37 (29b 3x4 1x6) SR: 127.58
16.2
1
Wahab Riaz to Umar Akmal, 1 run

length, angled in, helped along to the right of deep squareleg

16.1
1
Wahab Riaz to Sarfaraz, 1 run

length outside off, sliced over point

Win Probability
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Over 20 • QG 161/4

Gladiators won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
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