Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2082dThe Report by Rachna Shetty

Lions crush Express, move into main league

A comprehensive win over Southern Express and Northern Knights' win over Mumbai Indians lifted Lahore Lions into the main draw of the Champions League T20

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez
67(40) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 27 runs
  • 1x4 - 3x6
0 7 10 3 6 1 24 16
J Mubarak
35(26) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 9 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 0 6 5 6 7 5 6

Best performances - Bowlers

Aizaz Cheema
O3
M0
R15
W3
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W1W
MF Maharoof
O4
M0
R28
W3
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Match Details

Toss

Southern Express , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.20, Interval 17.20-17.40, Second Session 17.40-19.00

Match days

16 September 2014 - day/night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Lahore Lions 4, Southern Express 0

Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Abhishek Purohit

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | Expre: 109/10 (56 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.05, RRR: 28.00)

  • Charith Jayampathi4 (8b)
  • Wahab Riaz4-0-20-2
  • Mohammad Hafeez4-0-26-1

That is all from this game. You can follow the last qualifying match between Mumbai Indians and Northern Districts here.

Hafeez is the Man of the Match. Hafeez: "We knew we had to win, and win comprehensively, and the boys have done the job. Some players came on this platform for the first time, and they have shown courage. We have done the job, let us see how it goes. I was struggling to hit the ball early on, in that over I thought why not go after every ball, and it worked for me. It is always good to come to India. And we want to stay here and play more cricket."

Mumbai Indians are still ahead of Lahore on the run rate, but they will have to beat Northern Districts to go through. The New Zealanders are almost through, barring a loss of staggering proportions

Mubarak says Express were never able to compete for 20 overs, and puts it down to the inexperience of his players. It will be a learning experience for the squad, he says, and points out that the young chinaman bowler Rangika must have picked up a lot

17.6
W
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, OUT, that is it, pushed down the pitch, Riaz gets a hand to it, they try to squeeze in a single, mid on picks it up and throws it to the keeper, Rangika is well short

PADLR Sandakan run out 1 (6m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

17.5
0
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, no run, slower one outside off, he waits and tries to cut, is beaten
17.4
1
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, 1 run, opens the face and squeezes this full one to deep point
17.3
0
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, no run, has him fending at this lifter around chest height, he is able to bring it down awkwardly
17.2
0
Wahab Riaz to Sandakan, no run, length ball cramping him for room just outside leg, pushed away
17.1
1
Wahab Riaz to Jayampathi, 1 run, pushes at a pitched up ball and thick edges it to third man

Express 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27TN SampathMDKJ Perera
2nd0TN SampathMD Gunathilaka
3rd9J MubarakTN Sampath
4th44J MubarakAK Perera
5th1MF MaharoofAK Perera
6th4S PrasannaAK Perera
7th1MDK PereraS Prasanna
8th12MDK PereraHIA Jayaratne
9th9WMC JayampathiHIA Jayaratne
10th2WMC JayampathiPADLR Sandakan

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
KKR440160.716
CSK421100.945
PS4228-0.038
Lions4126-0.051
DOLPH4040-1.338
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
PBKS440162.13
HH431121.193
BR4134-0.256
COBRA4134-0.955
ND4134-2.667
Qualifying Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
ND330122.08
Lions3218-0.065
MI3124-0.064
Expre3030-2.033