Thisara Perera to Rizwan, SIX, and one now comes out right off the screws. A pad feeder and he just pounces on it like a hungry predator. All too familiar with his bat swing to deposit this - one handed
19
4
Anwar Ali to Rizwan, FOUR, 14 runs off the penultimate. And the leakage just continues. Anwar loses his line on yet another occasion and smashes it into his favoured area - behind square. Off one hand too
18.2
6
Anwar Ali to Delport, SIX, oh Anwar. You really do not gift him a full toss. Not in the mood he is in at the moment. Misses the yorker by a cool few inches and Delport gets all the time to get under it to tonk it showing the full bat face over the bowler's head. By far the best of the day
17.4
6
Thisara Perera to Delport, SIX, quite some way to bring up the 50-run stand between these two. Perera doles out a juicy full toss on the pads. And Delport doesn't believe in forgiveness. Crouches low and slams it into the stands
16.5
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Rizwan, SIX, the carnage only continues. Bangs the ropes on the full, all off a rampaging dance forward to pull a long hop and give it the necessary treatment
16.2
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, SIX, this time he puts his big biceps to use. The line continues to remain on the leg-side and Delport plonks his front leg forward to muscle it over cow corner. All the way this time
16.1
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Delport, FOUR, down the wrong line. The one gone horribly wrong. Slips one onto the pads from round the wicket and Delport has all the room to swivel and swipe it across the line. Reintroduces it to the long leg fence
16
6
Mahmudullah to Rizwan, SIX, Rizwan is back to his slogging ways. Commits himself into a sitting stance and just swings. Gets the perfect crunchy sound that could only mean one thing. A chance for ethe crowds to ctach a crore
14.5
6
Mohammad Nawaz to Rizwan, SIX, some dancing shoes on now. Way down the track, makes it a certain half volley getting right under it and balances himself perfectly to execute the full bat swing in tonking it right into the sightscreen
13.1
W
Babar to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Ahmed Shehzad!! Important strike for QG as Fakhar Zaman falls to a heave. That was fetched from the sticks and hoicked away to land into the palms of Shehzad. That never was timed and thus ended on a fatal note for the batsman. He was cramped for room despite the walk down the track. Fakhar Zaman c Ahmed Shehzad b Babar 47(31) [4s-6 6s-1]
12.5
6
Hasan Khan to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, finally! The length delivery is picked up and deposited over widish long-on. He decided to hold his cards back by staying in his crease and bottom-handed the murderous slog to get half-a-dozen runs for his team
10.4
W
Hasan Khan to Umar Akmal, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! He again plays a shot which defines harakiri. That was dragged down towards long-on and straight down the throat of the fielder. That was a nothing shot in the end. The young man picks up another wicket. The only successful bowler so far gets the bonus for his flatter deliveries. Umar Akmal c Mahmudullah b Hasan Khan 17(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
10.1
4
Hasan Khan to Umar Akmal, FOUR, goes aerial after the walk down the track to bludgeon it over the bowler's head for a four
8.4
6
Hasan Khan to Umar Akmal, SIX, goes inside out and does it handsomely! That went into orbit before coming down onto earth. Slightly flighted, Umar Akmal backed away to crush that over covers
7.3
4
Mahmudullah to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, goes aerial, goes inside out, goes for four. The man at sweeper cover had no chance. That was fired in outside off and Fakhar Zaman created slight bit of room to smash it through the off-side
7.1
4
Mahmudullah to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, some welcome for Mahmudullah as he has slapped down the ground. The man at the bowler's end had to hop instantly to allow the passage for the ball to speed into the fence
6.4
W
Hasan Khan to Roy, out Bowled!! The fun ends. Tries to go through the off-side and misses the missile of a delivery fired in at the base of the sticks. That gets Sir Viv on his feet. That was quick and straight from the baby-faced assassin who has a bemused look despite getting his man. Time for QG to claw back into the game. Roy b Hasan Khan 51(27) [4s-6 6s-3]
6
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, creates room and slaps the ball back past the bowler for another four. 75 runs in the powerrplay period. Formula one stuff from the two openers
5.5
F
Mohammad Nawaz to Roy, 1 run, another meaty bottom-handed slog to get to the quickest fifty of the series. This knock has sent the bowlers into a defensive mode. Fours and sixes galore. 50 off only 24. Slow pitch? Nahh
5.4
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Roy, FOUR, UFF! This man is not going to stop. That was a freebie. An invitation to be butchered. Short, dragged down delivery and hammered with pull towards the vacant cow corner for a four
5.2
4
Mohammad Nawaz to Roy, FOUR, up and over! Picks the length early, stamps back and tramples the pull over the man at mid-on for a four, which landed just inside the ropes
4.3
6
Thisara Perera to Roy, SIX, another maximum! He is going bonkers now. That was a slower delivery. He recoiled his bat, waited for it and then spanked it well over long-on for a sixer
4.1
4
Thisara Perera to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, fifty of the partnership is up!! That was a slower delivery angled across and Fakhar Zaman eases into the drive though the covers for a four
4
6
Anwar Ali to Roy, SIX, another length delivery, slightly onto the pads and Roy again created room. This time peppers the area over cow corner. He had a clear vision of that delivery as he had a great sight of that
3.5
6
Anwar Ali to Roy, SIX, the free-hit delivery was a length ball. ENOUGH SAID. He backed away a wee bit. Created room for the wind in his arms to biff it over long-on. That went many a mile!! Phew
2.5
4
Babar to Roy, FOUR, same shot, different route, same result. Another reverse hack and the ball stays along the carpet and easily beats the man at backward point for a four
2.4
4
Babar to Roy, FOUR, the hammering reverse heave and gets enough of wood on it to get it well over the man at point. That was so powerfully done and the quick hands ensuring he met it off the meat of the bat
2
4
Anwar Ali to Roy, FOUR, slightly skiddy, not too short, Roy swivels in his crease and bullets the pull through the mid-wicket region for a four. That was not a bad delivery at all but was put away with elan
1
4
Babar to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, skips down the track and cannons it over the bowler's head
0.5
4
Babar to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, gets a high full toss and tonks it behind square for a four. That was a gift and the batsman picked the bones out of that
0.2
4
Babar to Roy, FOUR, that was slightly shortish and Roy steered to hammer it away into the on-side for a four