END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | Lions: 98/10 (73 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.44, RRR: 36.50)
- Aizaz Cheema2 (2b)
- Trent Boult4-0-12-2
- Ish Sodhi4-0-30-2
Uwaisul Karnain: "Typical Pakistani stuff from Lahore Lions, clinical performance to ridiculous performance within less than 24 hours. How casual were the last 2 run outs!"
rudhra: "What an embarrassment for Saad Nasim :) when you are in Rome, act like a Roman :D All your teammate scored single digit and you reached half-century? Not fair"
chotu: "More wickets than boundary never a good sign for a batting lineup"
That was pretty poor all around from Lahore Lions, here's what Mohammad Hafeez has to say: "Our bowlers didn't bowl well, they batted well. They scored 170 on a pitch like that, we didn't play smart cricket. We didn't bowl at the right areas, we lost early wickets and we couldn't recover. We have to improve, fielding is one of the areas."
Emmad Hameed: "Northern Districts...The Knights in the shining pink armour!"
More from the presentation ceremony.
Daniel Flynn: "Today was a fantastic performance. The pitch was a little bit tacky, but we just played it out. It was a matter of time before Boult and Southee did this sort of damage, and hope they can repeat it."
Tim Southee is the Man of the Match: "[About the catch] There was a bit of luck there as well, you have limited time to think, which is a good thing as well, your instincts take over. "
That was a top-notch effort from Boult and Southee, destroyed the Lahore top order and the game was over even before the Powerplay was done. So, it's two in two for Northern Knights, two teams which haven't won a match yet to play next. Mumbai Indians v Southern Express coming up.
Saad Nasim run out 58 (66m 40b 4x4 1x6) SR: 145.00
Sud: "Forget the monetary stakes; more teams like ND must be given a chance - the quality of cricket is so good. 3 teams from IPL - well, I am not sure it is so well deserved! " Forget the monetary stakes? The organisers stopped hearing you at that point.
END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | Lions: 92/9 (79 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.41, RRR: 26.33)
- Saad Nasim53 (35b)
- Aizaz Cheema1 (1b)
- Ish Sodhi4-0-30-2
- Tim Southee4-0-22-3
Pras G: "A request to Mumbai Indians and Southern Express, please lose the next matches with a bigger margin than this and let Lahore through. These guys are irresistibly entertaining, be it winning or losing. "