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
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
155/4
(19.4/20 ov, T:156) 161/4
Gladiators won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
85.34 ptsImpact List
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
Over19
10 runs
QG 153/4CRR: 8.05Â Â RRR: 3.00
Dwayne Smith 10 (7b 2x4)Umar Akmal 68 (48b 7x4 2x6)
Sameen Gul0/36 (4)
18.6
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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
Over18
8 runs
QG 143/4CRR: 7.94Â Â RRR: 6.50
Umar Akmal 67 (47b 7x4 2x6)Dwayne Smith 1 (2b)
Umaid Asif1/42 (4)
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
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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
Over17
4 runs, 1 wicket
QG 135/4CRR: 7.94Â Â RRR: 7.00
Umar Akmal 59 (41b 5x4 2x6)Dwayne Smith 1 (2b)
Wahab Riaz2/18 (4)
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