22/02Result
4th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Karachi, Feb 22 2021
Qalandars won by 9 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar ZamanLahore Qalandars
22/02Result
4th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Karachi, Feb 22 2021
Qalandars won by 9 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar ZamanLahore Qalandars

Guess there was a miscommunication by TV earlier. Fakhar Zaman has officially been presented with Man of the Match honors and check after the win at post-match presentation. Anyway, that's it for today's coverage. Come back tomorrow for more PSL coverage. For Danyal Rasool, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care!

Chris Gayle has just snapped up the hat for leading scorer and Afridi now holds the cap for leading wicket-taker in PSL 2021.

10.45 pm So Lahore makes it two from two. Quetta on the other hand are now winless after their first two matches.

Mohammad Hafeez: "I believe this is something I'm working on in the last one and a half years, where I'm not trying to hit it really hard, just time the ball and get power behind it. So that's really working for me. I need to work really hard to get these things and I'm really happy it's working for me at the moment."

Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed: (Translated from Urdu) "Batting is well and good but bowling and fielding wins you matches. We were terrible in both departments and no surprises we lose the game. I batted well but I've been batting well in the nets. On a day like this that doesn't matter."

18.2
4
Mohammad Hasnain to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, another drive by Hafeez to the rope appropriately finishes it. In the slot wide on sixth stump, leans forward and smokes this flat over extra cover. Whistles away to end it. The teams shake hands. Gayle wants to have a look at The Professor's bat. Even though Gayle made 68, he's a bit envious of what Hafeez did out there just now. What a performance, arguably overshadowing Fakhar who ended with nine more runs that Hafeez but the Professor seals a nine-wicket win with 10 balls to spare.

Ryan: "I think Professor has a point to prove to the PCB."

18.1
0
Mohammad Hasnain to Mohammad Hafeez, no run, full on fourth stump, driven firmly but straight to mid-off.

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | LQ: 175/1 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.72, RRR: 2.00)

  • Mohammad Hafeez69 (31b)
  • Fakhar Zaman82 (52b)
  • Usman Shinwari4-0-47-0
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-27-0

Hassan: "Professor punishng his students from the middle of his willow.... Great Hitting Show"

17.6
1
Usman Shinwari to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, slower ball lands too short on fifth stump, pulls this gently to deep midwicket.
17.5
6
Usman Shinwari to Mohammad Hafeez, SIX, drags the length back on the stumps, another back of a length ball sits up for him to swivel and heave flat high and deep over midwicket.

Naveed: "Professor should be rightly elevated as Dean of University of POWER HITTING. "

17.4
4
Usman Shinwari to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, Hafeez doffs his university commencement cap! Overpitched on middle searching for the yorker, doesn't get the length right, Hafeez smokes a drive flat over the non-striker's stumps that whistles past the umpire to the rope.

Malik Murad: "Waiting for the moment when Hafeez and Sarfraz shaking hands finally, may be a little hug :)"

17.3
2
Usman Shinwari to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs, another slower ball lands short on off, Hafeez keeps his hands back to pull this through midwicket, sliding stop on the rope before a relay in for a second. 100 partnership comes up with that shot. Second one in the match.

Mahd Khalid: "Its only fair, we dropped Gayle twice"

17.2
4
Usman Shinwari to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR, length ball on fifth stump, sits up for Hafeez to smoke over midwicket, splits deep midwicket and long-on boundary riders perfectly.

Shinwari back around the stumps now to Hafeez.

17.1
1
Usman Shinwari to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, length ball lands wide on sixth stump, goes to pull and drags this through square leg.

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs | LQ: 157/1 (22 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.23, RRR: 7.33)

  • Fakhar Zaman81 (51b)
  • Mohammad Hafeez52 (26b)
  • Mohammad Hasnain3-0-27-0
  • Ben Cutting3-0-31-0
16.6
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, attempted yorker on middle, lands full and driven to extra cover on the rope.
16.5
2
Mohammad Hasnain to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, dropped! Again! This was very tough to be fair, Tom Banton the culprit this time running back from cover on the ring. It was full on leg stump, tried to flick this over midwicket, leading edge is skied over extra cover from the ring. Banton covers 15 yards trying to catch this over the shoulder. He gets there in stride and looked settled under it but it bursts through his fingertips. 7/10 on difficulty. No matter the degree of toughness, everything seems to be going down in this match.
16.4
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, goes for yorker, lands it full on fourth stump, jammed out through mid-on.

Farhan Ahmad: "the real MVP of the match is M Hafeez, Come on Professor, teach your students something to remember and do a bat drop"

16.3
1
Mohammad Hasnain to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, wide yorker on sixth stump, jammed out with an open face to deep third man, tumbling stop on the rope.

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
MS1073141.15
PZ1063130.147
IU1054110.224
QG105411-0.921
KK10468-0.192
LQ10183-0.554