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Gladiators vs Zalmi, Qualifier at Karachi, PSL, Mar 13 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
Qualifier (N), Karachi, March 13, 2019, Pakistan Super League
(20 ov, T:187) 176/7

Gladiators won by 10 runs

Player Of The Match
71 (43) & 1/10
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end of over 2010 runs • 2 wickets
PZ: 176/7CRR: 8.80 
Hasan Ali3 (2b)
Wahab Riaz0 (1b)
Shane Watson 1-0-10-1
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-52-0

11:15pm And that is it from our live coverage. It was great having you along for this incredible game. See you soon!

Shane Watson is the Man of the Match.

Moeed: "I hope i won't be the only to think that this is the best PSL edition so far.. on par with the top franchise leagues.."

Naseef: "WATTO team player!! Haven't bowled for a long time, team needs him to bowl one of the most crucial overs of the campaign and he obliged!!"

Umar Butt: ""Elementary my dear Watson" says Wilko. Cracking me up"

Syed Hasan: "What an all round performance by Watson. Massive respect for him. First he came to Pakistan for his team and now taking the last over responsibility for his team."

Amir: "Yeahhhhhh that's what exactly I have mentioned and he has delivered it. Shane Watson you beauutttyyyyyy"

Khan Mudasir: "Finally we can say OLD IS GOLD.. LOVE YOU WATSON"

Usman Khalid: "Teams usually lose games because of their fifth/Part time bowlers but Quetta's part timers have brought Quetta back in the game whenever they bowled!"

10:59 pm What a finish. Quetta Gladiators have held on. With two part-timers, and one spinner who's lost a tooth. You don't usually do that in T20 cricket. But they have and they go through to the final. Shane Watson with a massive, massive contribution towards that. Destroyed Zalmi at the start of the batting innings and returned selflessly at the end to keep Zalmi quiet yet again. Bowling after nearly a year and with hardly any legs to take half his normal run-up, he's pulled it off for them. What a player. He spoke of the fast bowling depth in Pakistan before this match, but he's given them something to look at. Superb effort from Sammy and Pollard at the end, but Hasnain and Nawaz had done splendidly to give Zalmi no momentum at all at the start of their chase.

19.6
1
Watson to Hasan Ali, 1 run

full at off stump, mistimed drive to long-on

19.5
2
Watson to Hasan Ali, 2 runs

mistimed and to long-off's left! That is it, surely? Short of a length outside off, slices it to that fielder's left. The throw comes back, and Sarfraz asks his local crowd to clap for his team. They've held on

19.4
W
Watson to Wahab Riaz, OUT

they've got Sammy! A length ball outside off, there to be hit, but Wahab is beaten on the swish. Sarfraz gather and underarms it onto the stumps as Sammy looks to plonk his bat in. He's well short. Viv Richards overjoyed on the touchline

Daren Sammy run out (†Sarfaraz Ahmed) 46 (21b 2x4 5x6) SR: 219.04

You wanted drama? Here is some more: Wahab Riaz with the bat, Watson with the ball. Watson is not going to be bowling bouncers, I can tell you...

19.3
W
Watson to Pollard, OUT

the top of middle stump! Oh Watson, you beauty! Sheepish grin, but has he done it for his team? Length ball on middle. Pollard loses his shape completely as he looks to slog this and his stumps are damaged

Kieron Pollard b Watson 44 (22b 6x4 1x6) SR: 200
19.2
6
Watson to Pollard, SIX runs

sends him over midwicket! Length ball, not troubling Pollard with that pace. On his pads, swivels and sends it flying. His first six of the night

Watson, about ten steps now, his run up

19.1
1
Watson to Sammy, 1 run

length and in at leg stump. Gets the front leg out of the way and heaves it to deep square off the inside half

Twenty one off six! Can you believe Zalmi are still in this? Quetta can't. They're having a massive discussion...and they've convinced Shane Watson to take the ball! This is superb from the verteran. He hasn't bowled in AGES. Since IPL last year. But it was him or it was Ahsan, or Rossouw. He says gimme it. Here we go...

end of over 1914 runs
PZ: 166/5CRR: 8.73 RRR: 21.00
Daren Sammy45 (20b 2x4 5x6)
Kieron Pollard38 (20b 6x4)
Dwayne Bravo 4-0-52-0
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-38-0
18.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, 1 run

low full toss on leg stump, sliced off the toe-end to extra cover

18.5
6
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, SIX runs

fool me twice! Sammy knows what's coming this time! A slower ball at a length and he waits for it in the crease. Waits and waits and waits and pummels this, all core strength, off the back foot and over long-on. Superb. Just superb.

Tell you what, Zalmi will be happy chasing 20 against a part-timer in the last over.

18.4
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, no run

beats him on the inside edge. Superb. Digs another slower ball into the pitch, short of a length, and that length is virtually unhittable. Cuts in past the pull shot and rises over middle stump

18.3
6
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, SIX runs

huuuuuuuuge! Oh Bravo, what have you done! Two top deliveries followed by an overpitched ball on leg stump. Sammy doesn't miss out on those. Pumps it 93 metres in the direction of long-on

Mokee: "Heart rate has gone into triple digits now..."

18.2
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, no run

skids under the bat! Slower ball, short of a length and skids through at knee height past off stump! He was looking to hit that at waist height

18.1
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, no run

lovely! A yorker at leg stump. Sammy swings, but this comes back down the pitch off the toe-end

18.1
1w
Dwayne Bravo to Sammy, 1 wide

slower ball out of control. Very short and very wide. Left alone

In the end, a good over from Tanvir in an otherwise below par spell. 36 needed off 12. Can Bravo leave enough for the man who will bowl the last over?

end of over 189 runs
PZ: 152/5CRR: 8.44 RRR: 17.50
Daren Sammy32 (14b 2x4 3x6)
Kieron Pollard38 (20b 6x4)
Sohail Tanvir 4-0-38-0
Mohammad Hasnain 4-1-28-2
17.6
1
Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run

short of a length on off stump, cramped and can only pull along the floor to long-on

17.5
1lb
Tanvir to Pollard, 1 leg bye

slower short ball coming in at the body. Looks to pull and cops it on the body

17.4
1
Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run

yorker length at leg stump, hurriedly jabbed to long-on

17.3
4
Tanvir to Sammy, FOUR runs

low full toss sliced over point and short third. Not in control, but there's no one behind there. But once again, poor bowling. Knee height full toss with a lot of width outside off

17.2
1
Tanvir to Pollard, 1 run

length at off stump, opens the face and runs it to point

Owais: "Sirfraz should give ball to a spinner here these two are too good against pace"

17.1
1
Tanvir to Sammy, 1 run

length outside off, mistimed punch to long-off

Tanvir around the wicket

end of over 1714 runs
PZ: 143/5CRR: 8.41 RRR: 14.66
Kieron Pollard37 (18b 6x4)
Daren Sammy25 (10b 1x4 3x6)
Mohammad Hasnain 4-1-28-2
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-38-0
16.6
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Pollard, 2 runs

this is extremely ordinary cricket from Quetta. Length ball outside off, defended to short third man who misfields and allows a run. Then puts in a wild throw that gives them another run in the leg side. From there - another throw. This ends up at sweeper cover and they have half a chance to take three. They don't. Sarfraz asking his fielders to calm down.

Win Probability
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Over 20 • PZ 176/7

Kieron Pollard b Watson 44 (22b 6x4 1x6) SR: 200
W
Daren Sammy run out (†Sarfaraz Ahmed) 46 (21b 2x4 5x6) SR: 219.04
W
Gladiators won by 10 runs
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