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Gladiators vs Qalandars, 4th Match at Karachi, PSL, Feb 22 2021 - Match Result

RESULT
4th Match (N), Karachi, February 22, 2021, Pakistan Super League
(18.2/20 ov, T:179) 179/1

Qalandars won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
82* (52)
fakhar-zaman
Cricinfo's MVP
108.59 ptsImpact List
mohammad-hafeez
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Scorecard summary
Quetta Gladiators 178/6(20 overs)
68 (40)
3/38 (4)
Lahore Qalandars 179/1(18.2 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
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QG92.868(40)80.8992.8--0
LQ89.4682(52)90.3789.46--0
LQ55.7--03/382.9655.7
QG52.0333(20)31.1432.030/8-20

Guess there was a miscommunication by TV earlier. Fakhar Zaman has officially been presented with Man of the Match honors and check after the win at post-match presentation. Anyway, that's it for today's coverage. Come back tomorrow for more PSL coverage. For Danyal Rasool, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!

Chris Gayle has just snapped up the hat for leading scorer and Afridi now holds the cap for leading wicket-taker in PSL 2021.

10.45 pm So Lahore makes it two from two. Quetta on the other hand are now winless after their first two matches.

Mohammad Hafeez: "I believe this is something I'm working on in the last one and a half years, where I'm not trying to hit it really hard, just time the ball and get power behind it. So that's really working for me. I need to work really hard to get these things and I'm really happy it's working for me at the moment."

Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed: (Translated from Urdu) "Batting is well and good but bowling and fielding wins you matches. We were terrible in both departments and no surprises we lose the game. I batted well but I've been batting well in the nets. On a day like this that doesn't matter."

18.2
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Hafeez, FOUR runs

another drive by Hafeez to the rope appropriately finishes it. In the slot wide on sixth stump, leans forward and smokes this flat over extra cover. Whistles away to end it. The teams shake hands. Gayle wants to have a look at The Professor's bat. Even though Gayle made 68, he's a bit envious of what Hafeez did out there just now. What a performance, arguably overshadowing Fakhar who ended with nine more runs that Hafeez but the Professor seals a nine-wicket win with 10 balls to spare.

Ryan: "I think Professor has a point to prove to the PCB."

18.1
Mohammad Hasnain to Hafeez, no run

full on fourth stump, driven firmly but straight to mid-off.

end of over 1818 runs
LQ: 175/1CRR: 9.72 RRR: 2.00
Mohammad Hafeez69 (31b 4x4 6x6)
Fakhar Zaman82 (52b 8x4 2x6)
Usman Shinwari 4-0-47-0
Mohammad Hasnain 3-0-27-0

Hassan: "Professor punishng his students from the middle of his willow.... Great Hitting Show"

17.6
1
Usman Shinwari to Hafeez, 1 run

slower ball lands too short on fifth stump, pulls this gently to deep midwicket.

17.5
6
Usman Shinwari to Hafeez, SIX runs

drags the length back on the stumps, another back of a length ball sits up for him to swivel and heave flat high and deep over midwicket.

Naveed: "Professor should be rightly elevated as Dean of University of POWER HITTING. "

17.4
4
Usman Shinwari to Hafeez, FOUR runs

Hafeez doffs his university commencement cap! Overpitched on middle searching for the yorker, doesn't get the length right, Hafeez smokes a drive flat over the non-striker's stumps that whistles past the umpire to the rope.

Malik Murad: "Waiting for the moment when Hafeez and Sarfraz shaking hands finally, may be a little hug :)"

17.3
2
Usman Shinwari to Hafeez, 2 runs

another slower ball lands short on off, Hafeez keeps his hands back to pull this through midwicket, sliding stop on the rope before a relay in for a second. 100 partnership comes up with that shot. Second one in the match.

Mahd Khalid: "Its only fair, we dropped Gayle twice"

17.2
4
Usman Shinwari to Hafeez, FOUR runs

length ball on fifth stump, sits up for Hafeez to smoke over midwicket, splits deep midwicket and long-on boundary riders perfectly.

Shinwari back around the stumps now to Hafeez.

17.1
1
Usman Shinwari to Zaman, 1 run

length ball lands wide on sixth stump, goes to pull and drags this through square leg.

end of over 176 runs
LQ: 157/1CRR: 9.23 RRR: 7.33
Fakhar Zaman81 (51b 8x4 2x6)
Mohammad Hafeez52 (26b 2x4 5x6)
Mohammad Hasnain 3-0-27-0
Ben Cutting 3-0-31-0
16.6
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Zaman, 1 run

attempted yorker on middle, lands full and driven to extra cover on the rope.

16.5
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Zaman, 2 runs

dropped! Again! This was very tough to be fair, Tom Banton the culprit this time running back from cover on the ring. It was full on leg stump, tried to flick this over midwicket, leading edge is skied over extra cover from the ring. Banton covers 15 yards trying to catch this over the shoulder. He gets there in stride and looked settled under it but it bursts through his fingertips. 7/10 on difficulty. No matter the degree of toughness, everything seems to be going down in this match.

16.4
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Hafeez, 1 run

goes for yorker, lands it full on fourth stump, jammed out through mid-on.

Farhan Ahmad: "the real MVP of the match is M Hafeez, Come on Professor, teach your students something to remember and do a bat drop"

16.3
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Zaman, 1 run

wide yorker on sixth stump, jammed out with an open face to deep third man, tumbling stop on the rope.

Sourabh: "82 runs of the last 6 overs. Incredible." Poor fielding, no balls in there as well. But dreadful bowling above all too.

16.2
Mohammad Hasnain to Zaman, no run

wide yorker on fifth stump, swings over the top of it.

16.1
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Hafeez, 1 run

full toss at waist height on fifth stump, prods this tamely to mid-off.

end of over 1620 runs
LQ: 151/1CRR: 9.43 RRR: 7.00
Mohammad Hafeez50 (24b 2x4 5x6)
Fakhar Zaman77 (47b 8x4 2x6)
Ben Cutting 3-0-31-0
Anwar Ali 3-0-33-0
15.6
1
Cutting to Hafeez, 1 run

attempted yorker on the legs, ankle height full toss flicked to deep backward square. 50 up off 24 balls. What a performance. And dropped quite early on 24 by Ayub at deep midwicket.

15.5
6
Cutting to Hafeez, SIX runs

the Professor is giving quite a tutorial today in driving proficiency. Full and wide, almost on the guideline, effortless drive sliced high over cover, sails 15 yards over the rope.

15.4
1
Cutting to Zaman, 1 run

length ball on the stumps, mishits this through square leg for one.

15.3
4
Cutting to Zaman, FOUR runs

goes for wide yorker, but Fakhar is too too good for this. Was really trying to just jam this out through point but he smothers it very hard into the turf for the bounce to clear backward point on the ring and go to the rope.

15.2
2
Cutting to Zaman, 2 runs

full toss at thigh height, slapped straight down the ground and they scamper back for a sharp second.

15.1
6
Cutting to Zaman, SIX runs

starts with a slower ball, Fakhar welcomes him back by carving him over long-off for six. Too full with the delivery on fifth stump, enough width to free the arms. Sarfaraz just dips his head and says nothing. Saving his vitriol for the locals apparently.

Cutting back.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Fakhar Zaman
82 runs (52)
8 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
cut shot
18 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
75%
Mohammad Hafeez
73 runs (33)
5 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
pull
19 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
Haris Rauf
O
4
M
0
R
38
W
3
ECO
9.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Ahmed Daniyal
O
4
M
0
R
29
W
1
ECO
7.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
National Stadium, Karachi
TossLahore Qalandars, elected to field first
Series
Season2020/21
Player Of The Match
Match days22 February 2021 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsLahore Qalandars 2, Quetta Gladiators 0
Win Probability
LQ 100%
QGLQ
100%50%100%QG InningsLQ Innings

Over 19 • LQ 179/1

Qalandars won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
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