Lala doesn't like dramas! He smashes the low full toss over the bowler's head and finishes the job
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I at Lahore, May 22 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st T20I (N), Lahore, May 22, 2015, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan
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10.16 pm They came for a thriller and their team gave them one! It had their bowlers hitting stumps, it had their fielders dropping catches, it had a superb opening stand between two young batsmen, and it had the quintessential collapse. Pakistan were going to take their fans through all the emotions before the finish was provided by the crowd favourite, Shahid Afridi, with a brutal hit down the ground. Can you ask for more?
Zimbabwe played their part, putting up a strong total, thanks to a superb fifty from their captain Elton Chigumbura, and picked up the wickets towards the end. Had it not been for the 142-run opening stand between Mukhtar Ahmed , who hit a fantastic 83 and was Man of the Match, and Shehzad, who knows what could have happened. The home side now lead the two-match series 1-0. Thanks for your comments and feedback. We can all sleep easy today. Ciao ciao.
Full house, great atmosphere, no security issues at all & a Pakistan win. Perfect return for international cricket to Pakistan #PakvZim
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) May 22, 2015
Alasdair Munn: "As usual Zim take it to the wire but don't convert. Hard work being a Zim fan as hopes are always raised but seldom realised. "
19.3
4
Panyangara to Afridi, FOUR runs
Here he is. Lala is in. And the crowd finds its voice
Abdullah: "Pakistan " The drama Queen of cricket ""
19.2
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Panyangara to Malik, OUT
he has got him! What a yorker is that! Malik's laboured innings comes to an end. He swings across the line but this one is too good, squeezes under the bat and hits the middle stump. What a time to bowl that delivery! Well done Panyangara
Shoaib Malik b Panyangara 7 (14b 0x4 0x6 23m) SR: 50
Mateen: "well gentlemen there are many other ways to say thanks to team ZIM"
19.1
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Panyangara to Malik, 2 runs
superb yorker! But the batsman get back for a couple as this one is pushed in the gap at wide long-on
And we are into the last over. Six needed. Just one hit away, but where will they find it? Panyangara comes in to bowl. "Shoaib, Shoaib" goes the crowd!
end of over 195 runs
PAK: 167/4CRR: 8.78 • RRR: 6.00
Shoaib Malik5 (12b)
Sarfaraz Ahmed3 (4b)
Chris Mpofu 3-0-32-0
Brian Vitori 4-0-24-1
Ali Abbas: "@Nitin: Is that a challenge? Because Pakistan can take you up on it"
18.6
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Mpofu to Malik, 1 run
he has missed a full toss! All Malik can do is inside edge it on to his pads. If games were won with inside edges, Pakistan would have cruised in this over.
Mpofu taking time to set the fields
Faizii: "I was right... The self destruction button has been pressed by Pakistan.... I know this wont get posted...but just commenting.."
18.5
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Mpofu to Malik, no run
looks to clobber this length delivery down the ground, but gets completely beaten by the pace. Ends up chopping it on the pitch
18.4
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Mpofu to Sarfaraz, 1 run
looks to work away this length delivery to the leg side, but gets an inside edge on to his pads. The ball rolls behind the stumps and the two take a quick single
18.3
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Mpofu to Sarfaraz, no run
poor delivery at this stage, it's down the leg side. Luckily for Mpofu, it flicks the pads on way to the keeper
18.2
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Mpofu to Sarfaraz, 2 runs
fuller on the pads, the batsman gets an inside edge towards square leg. Had he missed, he would have been plumb lbw
18.1
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Mpofu to Malik, 1 run
length delivery on off, the batsman makes room and chops it down to third man
11 off 12 balls needed. When did it come to this? Mpofu comes in
Nitin Chaudhary: "Surely Pakistan can't mess this up now... or can they?"
end of over 181 run • 1 wicket
PAK: 162/4CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 5.50
Sarfaraz Ahmed0 (1b)
Shoaib Malik3 (9b)
Brian Vitori 4-0-24-1
Graeme Cremer 4-0-28-2
Samad Naqvi: "So with the efforts of four batsman for getting out now finally we can see the glimpse of lala :P"
17.6
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Vitori to Sarfaraz, no run
length delivery on off, defended to mid-off
Sarfraz walks out to the middle
17.5
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Vitori to Umar Akmal, OUT
Zimbabwe are loving this! Umar Akmal closes the face of his bat a bit too early and sends the leading edge straight to cover. This are gifts being given to Zimbabwe and they are lapping them all up
Umar Akmal c Sibanda b Vitori 4 (3b 1x4 0x6 5m) SR: 133.33
A buzz in the crowd as they get a bit anxious. They want it to get over, now
17.4
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Vitori to Umar Akmal, no run
back of length delivery on off, Umar hops on the crease and defends it to point
17.3
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Vitori to Malik, 1 run
little width provided and Malik slides it to third man for a single
Shahyan: "Shoaib is the new Misbah!"
17.2
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Vitori to Malik, no run
leans into the length delivery and pushes it to cover thist ime
17.1
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Vitori to Malik, no run
comes forward and punches this beautifully, but hit straight to mid-off
Vitori comes back
Nikhil: "One more wicket for the loudest cheer.."
end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 161/3CRR: 9.47 • RRR: 4.00
Umar Akmal4 (1b 1x4)
Shoaib Malik2 (6b)
Graeme Cremer 4-0-28-2
Sean Williams 4-0-33-1
16.6
4
Cremer to Umar Akmal, FOUR runs
he gets off the mark with a powerful pull to the cow corner boundary. It was short and was asking to be hit
Lahore boy Umar Akmal, playing his first game in Pakistan, comes in
16.5
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Cremer to Hafeez, OUT
and the lecture is over! Hafeez looks to play the late cut but the extra bounce means he can only edge it to the gloves of Coventry. Will Pakistan get to cheer for Lala?
Mohammad Hafeez c †Coventry b Cremer 12 (11b 1x4 1x6 12m) SR: 109.09
16.4
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Cremer to Hafeez, no run
lots of respect from Hafeez as well as he defends it to off
16.3
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Cremer to Malik, 1 run
comes down the pitch, but has to pad it away as he realises he is not to the pitch of the delivery
16.2
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Cremer to Malik, no run
more flight from Cremer, Malik defends
16.1
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Cremer to Malik, no run
nicely tossed up, the batsman stays back and defends it to cover
Cremer continues
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