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Alby Zalmi win by 4 wickets with 9 balls to spare
A target of 85 was never going to be enough to contain the Zalmi side and nothing out of the ordinary transpired during the chase either. Rahel Khan, the skipper who has been horrendously out of touch during the tournament, once again departed without troubling the scorers in the first over. However, that was the only moment where super kings looked remotely interested in extracting a result in their favour.
Afterwards, it was the pyrotechnichs of Taj Hussain, Azam Khalil and wicketkeeper Zabibullah Niazy that ensured Zalmi got over the line, relatively unscathed. Barring Ashok Bishnoi, none of the Super Kings bowlers could contain the opposition batters. They bowled wrong line and did not make the batters work hard, even when chasing a small total.
To compound the misery, Super kings wicketkeeper Aaftab Khan sustained a twisted ankle at the fag end of the innings which makes his further participation in the tournament difficult. He was the top scorer for his side in the first inning and his absence may have cataclysmic effect for Kings, who are already struggling.
So that was that from our side. This is Abhinav Singh signing off. Do join us tomorrows in the afternoon as we bring all the action from the playoff stage of the competition. Until then, stay safe, stay gold and do get vaccinated if you haven't already! Ciao!
9.0
8.3 Justin Shaju to Zabibullah Niazy, DROPPED! ALBY ZALMI GET OVER THE LINE! A bizzare end to the round robin stage of the tournament. Fuller length ball delivered on the offstump. Niazy goes for the biggie. However, he skies it straight up in the air towards the mid off fielder where Bikram -- the skipper, drops an absolute sitter. Meanwhile, the two batters saunter across and do the needful
8.2 Justin Shaju to Mashal Khan, short of good length ball on wide offstump line. Khan on the backfoot allows the ball to come to him and dabs it gently to the left of backward point for a single. SCORES LEVEL!
Mashal Khan, RHB is the new man in and he will have the responsibility to complete the formalities
8.1 Justin Shaju to Tas Qureshi, OUT! CAUGHT! A consolation wicket for Super Kings as Qureshi attempting to finish the chase with the glorious skies a back of length delivery towards the backward point region. The keeper runs all the way there and takes the catch. However, in the process, he collides with the fielder and whimpers in pain instantly.
The physio is out in the middle and it looks serious. He may have injured his ankle which appears swollen. A stretcher is coming to the ground and it takes Khan out of the park for treatment
Tas Qureshi c A Khan b J Shaju (3 runs, 4 balls, 0x4, 0x6)
Only formalities remain now as Zalmi need 2 runs in 12 balls. Justin Shaju [1-0-16-0] to bowl the penultimate over
8
overs
83/5score
1
6
0
1w
0
1
1
runs
Zabihullah Niazy
21(12)
Tasaduq Hussain*
3(3)
Muhammad Ajmal
0/22
7.6 Muhammad Ajmal to Tas Qureshi, half volley on middle and leg. Tas backs away and heaves the ball straight down to long on for a single
7.5 Muhammad Ajmal to Zabibullah Niazy, another yorker on the offstump. Niazy gets his bat down and chops the ball across to short backward point for a single
7.4 Muhammad Ajmal to Zabibullah Niazy, yorker length ball bowled in the blockhole. All Niazy can do is jam his bat down and drill it back to the bowler
7.4 Muhammad Ajmal to Zabibullah Niazy, length ball splashed down the leg. Collected brilliantly by the keeper but called a WIDE by the umpire
7.3 Muhammad Ajmal to Zabibullah Niazy, good length ball pitching wide outsid eoff and decking away from the batter. Niazy goes feeling for it but cannot make any contact
7.2 Muhammad Ajmal to Zabibullah Niazy, SIX! GONE! Overpitched ball on stumps. Niazy clears the front leg, opens up the hips and slams the ball straight over the sight screen for a MAXIMUM
7.1 Muhammad Ajmal to Tas Qureshi, overpitched ball bowled wide outside off. tas hangs back and comfortably drives the ball through covers for a single
Muhammad Ajmal to bowl out here. ALZ need 11 runs off 18 balls
7
overs
73/5score
1
0
1W
W
1
6
runs
Zabihullah Niazy*
14(8)
Tasaduq Hussain
1(1)
Fanyan Mughal
0/9
6.6 Fayan Mughal to Zabibullah Niazy, SIX! DEPOSITED! Half voley delivered in the slot on legstump. Niazy on the backfoot hauls the ball with utnost ease over the long off fielder for a MAXIMUM to ease the nerves
6.5 Fayan Mughal to Tas Qureshi, good length ball on middle and leg. Tas pumps it straight down to long on for a single to get off the mark
6.4 Fayan Mughal to Saad Nawaz, RUNOUT AGAIN! Fuller length ball on offstump. Nawaz facing his first ball drives it straight to extra cover nd sets off for a suicidal single. Before he can return to the crease, the keeper collects the ball and whips the bails off
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