LAHORE: Gottime! Good length, slanted on middle, Azam lobs it and it’s not over the line, Babar Azam takes a great catch under pressure on middle. It’s a really scrumptious catch and Peshawar are back in the competition. Azam Khan will be gutted for not being able to do his job. He was overwhelmed by a hard length delivery and lost his shape as he tried to smash it in the middle of the city.
The crowd roars as Peshawar picks another! Another set batting in quick succession! Yaqoob showcases a beauty, a slow, mystifying and alluring pause that never reached him; Munro tries to smash him cheekily and gets away with that lovely trick, spin and makes a complete mess of it as he bounces down the track. Hasebullah, with a sharp glove, removes the bails in a flash and Munro has to take the long walk back to the pavilion. It turns out to be another nail biter!
Nicely bowled, not afraid to pitch it up and fly, decent spin towards middle and leg, clipped off the pads to back square
TAKEN AT DEEP MIDWICKET! Zalmi is on fire. He throws a delicious leg, turns away from the off, tries to flick it over the leg and just doesn’t get it far enough. Major plot twist! Islamabad United is collapsing like a house of cards. This is by no means sensible batting, everyone was frantically trying to swing from the first ball
Imad floats in a leg break that has more twists and turns than a mystery novel, reverses his stance, tries to connect and carries him on the pads
This is madness from Islamabad! Try an unconventional reverse sweep and play a bad shot on the point. Luke Wood took a few steps to the left and conveniently tucked them away. Yaqoob runs everywhere in jubilation! More was expected from Faheem, who has a wealth of experience in international cricket, but the shot selection is poor and not sensible from the Islamabad stalwart. Meanwhile, Arif Yaqoob gets a fifer! Look at him, go, the enthusiasm is evident on his face
What’s going on out there! Hunain drops to one knee and swings almighty. The ball hangs in the air for a moment, but it goes straight to Rovman Powell, who brilliantly catches it in his big bucket hands. Suddenly there is pandemonium! Yaqoob continues to produce magic in a match turning spell.
