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01:00From Erin of Pakistan Cricket, who have had many a battle in this competition.
01:04Islamabad riding high.
01:06Another fine performance.
01:09And I've got to say, they look a very well-equipped team.
01:11Having said that, Karachi Kings, Lahore Calendars, there's a lot of good players around in this tournament.
01:16And who's to say where we'll be come playoff time?
01:20This is an enticing contest this evening with the two teams set up nicely.
01:26One or two changes about.
01:28I'm not sure Peshawar are quite sure of their best side yet.
01:32And there he is, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
01:34Such a figure of Pakistan cricket.
01:36Darrell Mitchell, the overseas player from New Zealand, is a great pro.
01:40Turns it on for you when it matters.
01:41And there's one of the great young talents, by the way, zipped past the camera.
01:47Up went the coin.
01:48It hung in the air.
01:50Baba got the call right.
01:51He chose to bowl first.
01:54A little hug from two men who respect each other greatly.
01:58Okay, let's turn to that Lahore team.
02:03Yeah, the hometown heroes are certainly wanting to get their stretch of home games off to a good start.
02:08They've got two changes from that high-scoring encounter two nights ago.
02:12The left-arm emerging placer, Mohamed Azab, comes in as well as Asif Ali.
02:19And we know the spin trio has been exceptional in this tournament so far.
02:23And Hussain Raza, Asif Afridi.
02:25So can they dominate yet again today?
02:27Yeah, for Peshawar, coming off that close loss against Karachi in Karachi.
02:32But they've had their struggles up the order with the partnership in the opening stand.
02:36Simon, Babur, we know what they're capable of.
02:39TKC, Haris, Talat, Ovin, all amongst the runs.
02:41Abdul Samad as well, quickfire 40-odd.
02:44And they look a well-oiled bowling line-up.
02:47The only struggle could be their fifth bowler.
02:49But Ali Raza, the emerging guy to watch out for.
02:51Anyway, the countdown's rocking.
03:11And we're ready to go.
03:13The first game in Lahore.
03:15Big crowd expected.
03:16Here we go with Luke Wood.
03:17Very nice to see Asif Ali out there with Fakir Zaman.
03:26He's a tremendous ball striker.
03:31Well, that's obviously what they've decided.
03:34They need somebody who can change the tempo at the start of the innings.
03:37And that's clearly what he's about to try to do.
03:41If there was a little bit of swing.
03:43And told himself, right, I'm coming down.
03:46I'm making my name.
03:47Starring in the lights, really.
03:48And starts of well.
03:52Fakir Zaman.
03:56Yes, he does.
03:57Looks at times a little bit unconventional in his strike.
04:01But finds the power.
04:03He gets the length and just leans into it beautifully.
04:06Nice.
04:09Well done.
04:10Held on to that beautifully.
04:12Never lost his shape.
04:17Ball in.
04:18A mistake from Fakir Zaman.
04:21Maybe too much too soon.
04:23Too good, you feel, for that.
04:25Yeah, and he just wondered whether it was the change of field
04:28created the doubt in his mind,
04:30thinking that it's going to be hard length.
04:32Giving himself a little bit of room,
04:34trying to ride the pace of the ball.
04:36But he does so well.
04:37Does Joseph Lahore.
04:4015 for 1.
04:44That's brilliant bowling.
04:46Absolutely brilliant.
04:47Wood thinks he's got him again.
04:48And he keeps doing this.
04:51The run without looking around at the keeper.
04:53He's absolutely sure.
04:54He's just insisting to Baba they review it.
04:56Yeah, I agree with you.
04:57I don't think he's going to leave Baba with a choice.
05:00On for this scene is not out.
05:03Pitching in line.
05:04Impact in line.
05:04Wicked hitting.
05:05Asif, change your region of the field.
05:08That is an excellent review.
05:12And so the umpire, Asif Yakubi,
05:14got to change his original decision.
05:16Asif Ali gone for four.
05:18Just that one excellent stroke.
05:19It's 15 for two.
05:24Hangs in the air.
05:25Hangs in the air.
05:26Fielder takes it.
05:28That is now three down.
05:30The home side in a heap of trouble.
05:32It is a big wicket.
05:33Darrell Mitchell.
05:36Unbelievable.
05:37Three wickets.
05:37Bang, bang, bang.
05:38No time.
05:40Incredibly, Mitchell took him on.
05:42And Baba knows.
05:42He just looks and waits.
05:44And he kind of says his prayers.
05:46And guess what?
05:48The fielder is equal to the task.
05:50Amdil Samad's having a good tournament.
05:52And that's made everybody happy out there.
05:54Oh, look at him go.
05:56The captain.
05:56Will Bowley said,
05:58I'm not surprised.
05:59It's 17 for three.
06:04Whoa, what about that?
06:06And Wood finally bowed a ball
06:08that he'll be crossed with.
06:09A tad overpitched.
06:10And immaculate from Sam Billings.
06:12What cricket this is.
06:1321 for three.
06:18Oh, it's out.
06:19I think it's out.
06:20It is out.
06:21My goodness me.
06:23This is something else.
06:24Couldn't have predicted it.
06:26Looks a lovely pitch to bat on.
06:29If ever there was an ideal start in the power play.
06:33Winning the toss.
06:35Baba Razum.
06:36Putting Lawor into bat.
06:38And all of a sudden,
06:39we're in the fourth over.
06:40And they're all wickets down.
06:41Abdullah, he goes for zero.
06:44Lahore, 21 for four.
06:49Lovely, lovely batting.
06:52Oh, Sam Billings, you have played two good shots.
06:55What can he do now?
06:58Oh, he's going to hit the one.
07:01And he's hit it straight up in the air.
07:03And thankfully, for them, it's gone far enough.
07:08The last thing they did is that would have gone straight up.
07:14Leading edge.
07:15Out.
07:16Big one.
07:17Billings is a fine player.
07:18And he's struck straight away.
07:21This youngster, the 70-year-old, has picked up a big, big wicket.
07:25Well, against the runoff play, he lost the plot.
07:29You've got to say that.
07:30But this youngster is absolutely nailing it with the ball.
07:34First over.
07:35Picks up a wicket.
07:35And so, Kalunda slumped further.
07:39Billings gone for nine.
07:40It's 34 for five.
07:44Now, he's cracked that one.
07:46That's gone a long way.
07:48Six runs.
07:50Machine tire of Freddie.
07:51Really was a big, gigantic sixth.
07:54Clubbed over mid-wicket.
07:56There's no one patrolling the fence over there.
08:02Now, there might have been a deflection there.
08:04There was certainly a bat on pitch, which is what Afridi's reviewed.
08:08But I think there's a deflection also.
08:10I think that did the bat on the pitch and also got a nick on that.
08:14Keep rolling.
08:15Nice and slow.
08:17Roll back.
08:18And roll back one more time, please.
08:20Roll forward.
08:21And...
08:22Spikes when bottlenecks to the bat.
08:25I'm satisfied there's a bat involved.
08:27Go to on film pie.
08:29You're on screen, make a signal out.
08:31Straight away, Afridi was saying,
08:35No, I hit the ground.
08:36Hit the ground with my bat.
08:37He didn't realise at the same time.
08:39I don't think that he got the edge also.
08:41Shinesha Afridi looking at the bottom part of his bat.
08:4416 of 10.
08:46A chance he's 16.
08:47It's 44 for six.
08:48Good club.
08:53Straight down the ground.
08:54That's gone for six.
08:55That's a great start of the over.
08:57Crowd like that one.
08:59Rishat can be your six-hitting agent.
09:0450 comes up.
09:05That's a slice of that.
09:11Gets it away.
09:12Oh, and youngster through his legs.
09:14Four runs.
09:17That's not good.
09:22Slow delivery.
09:24And four runs.
09:25Good way to finish.
09:26Beg over.
09:2616 runs off that over.
09:28That's nicely played.
09:34This one into the gap.
09:35Once again.
09:37Raza is very dangerous in this sort of situation.
09:43Yeah, it's gone.
09:45Good catch taken by Harris.
09:47Wicked number seven goes.
09:49A wild swing outside off.
09:54It's the Jubilee.
09:55Safe hands, without a doubt, from the keeper.
09:58Yeah, great take in the end.
10:02And Rashad Hussain, he goes for 13.
10:05A couple of blows when Lahore.
10:0667 for seven.
10:10It's gone all the way.
10:12That's a beautiful hit.
10:14Got really close to the ball and opened the blade.
10:17Over extra cover.
10:18Fantastic hit.
10:19He's got hold of that.
10:28He's got hold of that for sure.
10:30Aris Routh finishes it off with a maximum.
10:33Taking Lahore to 86 for seven.
10:35Goes across the line.
10:42One bounce, four.
10:44And he finds the middle of the bat.
10:45Yet again does.
10:47Sekunda Raza.
10:47Down the ground, he's smacked that.
10:54That's a good start.
10:56Six runs.
10:57Perfect.
10:58First ball of the over.
10:59Quite an inning is this.
11:00We know that he's a ball striker.
11:02But it's a rescue job of note.
11:07Ball in.
11:08Whoa, that's important.
11:11Aris Routh was just beginning to show a bit of pedigree with the bat.
11:17Balls him through the gate slightly quicker as well.
11:20And just slides on.
11:22He plays all around at Aris Routh.
11:24Arif Yaku with his first wicket of the night.
11:27Aris Routh manages 10 lower, 103 for eight.
11:32It really is as simple as that.
11:35He's seen the weak link here.
11:37Medium paces with a bit of bounce that he can work with.
11:40And this could be carnage.
11:43He's going to aim for carnage for sure.
11:46Going to hit the middle of the pitch.
11:48That'll cost him.
11:48Don't worry about that.
11:50You set the field and telegraph the ball against someone seeing it this big.
11:54And the game could change.
12:02Excellent 50.
12:04Is it enough to give Lahore a serious chance in this game?
12:08It's a wonderful innings.
12:1030 balls striking at 166.
12:14Five fours, three sixes.
12:16And a huge crowd responding to him.
12:18That's a super strike.
12:23So that's what he can do.
12:25And that's probably what we would judge Sikandar Raza has got wrong.
12:29Not trusting him.
12:30Real-Rouge has made that point clearly.
12:32Excellent.
12:36That's out.
12:37That surely is out.
12:38Don't drop that.
12:39No, it's a big Aussie in the deep.
12:41They don't drop them.
12:43Nine down now.
12:44Just picked out Owen.
12:51Slower delivery.
12:52Right at the tail end of the bat.
12:56Comfortably taken.
12:58Goes to 52.
12:59128 for nine.
13:06And he's run out.
13:07Well, would you believe it?
13:09That is a chaotic end to the innings.
13:12At the end of the 17th over, 120 was on the ball.
13:16But two overs and three balls later.
13:18They're all out.
13:19They've only added eight.
13:21And they've got themselves in a right pickle here at Lahore.
13:24Run out by some distance in the end.
13:26Hesitation.
13:27Gave up.
13:29Stump out of the ground.
13:30Innings done.
13:33Sami will be really pleased.
13:35Really pleased.
13:36Really pleased.
13:36That only means a run will be added.
13:43So the drama does not continue in terms of the players coming back on field.
13:48But just a no ball signaled on review.
13:50So just a run added.
13:52So there it is.
13:53They just didn't play well to start with.
13:55There was very good bowling.
13:56We'll say that.
13:57Excellent.
13:57Luke Wood particularly.
13:59Alzari Joseph pretty good.
14:00But there were some poor shots there.
14:02And no real application to the task at hand.
14:05And then Sikandar Raza has given them at least an opportunity.
14:08Something to bowl to.
14:09With his 37 ball 52.
14:12Luke Wood two for 25.
14:13Alzari Joseph three for 15.
14:15Ali Raza one for 25.
14:16All superb.
14:17But don't forget Talatou had to bowl that last over the other night.
14:21That cost them the game against Karachi Kings.
14:24Two for 18.
14:25And then we get there for Yakub as well.
14:27So well done to Peshawar Zalmi.
14:30You've shown a lot of spirit tonight.
14:33So a good effort and a run chase to come.
14:38Skipper Shain Shah Afridi will take a new ball.
14:43And he'll be hoping to pick up early vickers.
14:48That's the only way.
14:49Power play is going to be very, very important.
14:52Very crucial.
14:53Slip in there.
14:53It's a little bit on the leg side-ish.
14:57And the first delivery dealt very well.
15:03This will give him confidence, Syama Youk.
15:08That's the offside field.
15:10Only one slip.
15:11Chance.
15:16Gone.
15:1823rd time he's taken a wicket in the first over.
15:22Shain Shah Afridi in T20s.
15:24Well, this wicket has lifted the crowd.
15:27It was full.
15:28It was there.
15:29Just trying to go over Midoan.
15:30Ball just nipping away from Syama Youb and Haris Rauf at Midoan.
15:36Hit the rest.
15:38That's a massive wicket.
15:39That will definitely put Zalmi under some sort of pressure.
15:43Two for one.
15:48Runs here.
15:50And it will be four of them to Baba Razum,
15:53who opens his account with that onside boundary.
15:56What a start to the innings.
15:59Position was perfect.
16:01Head still at point of delivery.
16:05And just leans into that one.
16:09Gone through.
16:11That's coming off the surface.
16:12And TKC just stood his ground.
16:15It's gone right through his defense.
16:17The length was just perfect.
16:20As the length did him.
16:23Ball nipping back.
16:25143 km per hour.
16:27Taking the leg stump.
16:28Good move by Shaina Freedy.
16:32Giving the new ball to Haris Rauf.
16:34Which has worked.
16:36Kadmo gone without scoring.
16:37It's 7 for 2.
16:38Which I was all mean.
16:44Yeah, wick provided.
16:45And he will throw his bat at it.
16:47Just like that.
16:49Yeah, the youngster.
16:51Azarb coming into the attack.
16:53Short of length.
16:58It's been picked up nice and easy.
17:00Standing tall by Baba Razum.
17:08Nice drive.
17:09Baba Razum.
17:11Trademark shot to end the over.
17:1328 for 2.
17:14Oh, he's managed to put bat on that.
17:22Using the pace.
17:23He knows there's nobody at third.
17:25Gets a maximum.
17:26And that's how he plays.
17:29Mohamed Harish.
17:30What about this one?
17:36What about this one?
17:38How beautifully he played that one.
17:40Previous one was one-handed.
17:43Towards the third man.
17:44This was in more control.
17:47He meant to hit there.
17:48And he went straight over point for six.
17:54He's played it straight to Sikandar Raza.
17:57Ah, finally Shahin Shah Freedy has the final laugh.
18:01Sort of looked like an incomplete shot there.
18:04Straight to the fielder.
18:06Yeah, 12 runs in the over already.
18:09And once you end it off with another boundary.
18:12That outfoxed by the captain.
18:15And they lose their third wicket now.
18:17Do the Zalmi.
18:19Explosive innings from Mohamed Harris.
18:21Harris comes to an end.
18:22He goes for 20.
18:23Peshawah, 40 for 3.
18:27Pull shot attempted.
18:31Too quick for Barbarazam.
18:33Top edge earns him a six.
18:35That'll be extremely helpful here.
18:38There's this smirk.
18:38That little smile that you saw from Barbarazam.
18:41Undone by Pace.
18:42And a good bouncer.
18:44Everything was so right about that delivery.
18:45Missing the stamps.
18:51He's on the back foot.
18:51And the finger is raised.
18:53Kalandas are very much in this now.
18:56Barbaraz reviewed it.
18:58Sent it straight upstairs.
19:00Straight away.
19:02On for the season is out.
19:04Pitching got runoff.
19:05Impacted line.
19:06Wicked missing.
19:08Goat on filmpire.
19:09Alex.
19:10Change your religion.
19:10Out the screen.
19:11Not out.
19:12Stand by.
19:13Well, the crowds erupt.
19:16Even though he's playing for Zalmi, there's a lot of support for Kalandas and, well, tremendous drama.
19:23Aris Ralf in again.
19:25Bulls at pace.
19:25Gets driven.
19:26Pass point for four.
19:28Fantastic response from Barbarazam.
19:32The king is middling them now.
19:3452 for three.
19:35There's that lovely drive.
19:40Hardly put an effort behind that glorious shot.
19:45Plenty of time just to line that one up and just lean into it.
19:48That's all he did.
19:48Oh, that's absolutely slapped.
19:58Nailed it.
19:59A little bit of width.
20:00And, well, he's in very good touch now.
20:03Barbarazam is middling almost everything.
20:05And that's a great shot in the end.
20:06Nice, nice, nice.
20:12Old-fashioned back cut.
20:13Don't see so many of those.
20:15You see the cuts that are thrashed.
20:16That one was eased.
20:18Played very late.
20:19Superb batting from Talat.
20:24He's been very unlucky not to do so straight away.
20:29Shake of the head.
20:30He knew that that shot was not in control.
20:33And that's pretty good, too.
20:40Yeah, into the crowd.
20:41100 up for Peshawar Zalmi.
20:45He plays that shot with good control.
20:48He just waited and waited that Asif Afriri
20:51pulled in that region.
20:53It was up there and he played it with the spin.
20:58And full swing of the bat.
20:59I think it's important for him to see this through, though.
21:05I really do.
21:06I think to finish unbeaten,
21:08he'll get a mighty reception now for that 50.
21:12It's a lovely innings.
21:13Full of stylish stroke play.
21:15He's much loved in these parts.
21:17Much admired around the world.
21:19And he's given everybody a treat this evening.
21:26Well, that's four.
21:27That's where you use the pace of the ball.
21:29That's the beauty of facing pace.
21:31If you get anything to work with at the top of the bounce,
21:34you just use the pace.
21:39Paddling that one around the corner.
21:41Nice and fine.
21:42That's going to run away for a boundary.
21:43That's one way to get there pretty quickly.
21:44Good point.
21:52Extra bounce.
21:53Just ramped.
21:54One bounce.
21:55Four runs.
21:58Yeah, you kind of anticipated this length,
22:00particularly with the field on the leg side.
22:03One to win.
22:04That's all it is now.
22:06Full task.
22:06Drilled.
22:07And that's drilled for four.
22:08That's it.
22:08They get up.
22:09They will be absolutely delighted with that performance.
22:12Teller goes to 50 in the end.
22:14And it's a very fine partnership, too, of 93 off 71 to finish.
22:18But Peshawazami will be really pleased with that performance against the top-notch.
22:23Lahore Colanders.
22:24Barbarazam not outs on 56 also, just to add to that all tour with 42 deliveries.
22:30Here are the winning runs.
22:31A full toss.
22:32And it is eased through the offside for the winning moment for the travelling side.
22:36And a fine all-round performance by Lazzami.
22:49Absolutely outstanding.
22:50Barbarazam not out 56 off 42.
22:52Felt to say not out 51 off 37.
22:57Mohamed Harris looked really good for his 20, but then sadly for him got out as well.
23:01And they got to 133.
23:03And Shahin Shahafridi, he gave it his all as Skipper led from the front with ball in hand.
23:102 for 22 and he's a lot of forwards.
23:12Saw some good pace and good bounce from Harris-Ralph.
23:16And unfortunately, wasn't good enough in the end with only 129 on the board.
23:22And we'll look at that match summary.
23:26Match number 14.
23:27Colanders just 129.
23:29They were 5 for 35 when the power play was done.
23:32Joseph 315.
23:34Zalmi 133 in reply.
23:36Barbarazam 56 not out.
23:39Tullet 51 not out.
23:40Sahin 2 for 22.
23:42And they won by 7 wickets.
23:45There's Lombard United on top, of course.
23:46As we know, Karachi Kings number 2.
23:49And the Lahore Cullen is third spot.
23:52And Pazawazami are staying at number four.
23:55So the net run rate didn't make that much of a difference.
23:58And the top four teams, of course, qualify for the playoffs.
24:00We'll see you next time.