T10 League: Maratha Arabians vs Punjabi Legends Live Score, Match Updates & Commentary

So folks, that's it from the live coverage of today's third game between the Maratha Arabians and the Punjabi Legends. The bowling might of the Legends was just too good for the Arabians on the day.

It is another triple header tomorrow with the Pakhtoons beginning the proceedings against the Rajputs at 5 pm IST. Do join us for the live coverage. Until then, see ya !

Zahir Khan is rightly adjudged the Man of the Match for his match turning spell of 3/8.

Previously, some excellent cameos from the lower order of the Legends had powered them to a strong score of 121 runs. They were struggling at one point of time with the score at 56/3 after 6 overs but some big hits at the end from the likes of Jordan and Akmal provided a great finish to their innings.

So thats it folks ! We have an upset of sorts on our hands as the strong line up of Maratha Arabians are beaten by Punjabi Legends. Chasing a stiff target of 122 runs, Arabians began strongly as the openers hammered 32 runs from the first two overs. However, the match was turned on its head by a brilliant double wicket over from the Afghani left arm china-man Zahir Khan who dismissed the dangerous looking Alex Hales and James Vince in the fourth over of the chase. It was all downhill for the Arabians from there on as they kept on losing wickets regularly. No other batsman posed any challenge to the Punjabi Legends. Chris Jordan was another star with the ball for the Legends as he picked up 4 wickets from just 8 balls !

And its over !

Its the first time a side has been bowled out in the history of T-10 cricket.

Jordan unleashes another cracking yorker to send the leg stump of Zahoor Khan flying a few yards.

Zahoor Khan 0(1) b Jordan

Maratha Arabians 78 all out after 9.2 overs

Punjabi Legends won by 43 runs !

Another wicket for Jordan who takes out the leg stump of Gleeson with a fine yorker.

Richard Gleeson 4(6) b Jordan

The match is all but over as Plunkett concedes just 8 runs from his over.

44 runs required of the last over to be bowled by Chris Jordan.

Maratha Arabians 78/8 after 9 overs

Liam Plunkett comes back on to bowl the penultimate over.

A four run over from Sami just about seals the deal for the Punjabi Legends.

Maratha Arabians 70/8 after 8 overs

An improbable 52 runs are needed from the last 2 overs.

Roelof Van Der Merwe and Richard Gleeson are at the crease.

56 runs needed of the last 3 overs.

Mohammad Sami is brought back into the attack and gets a wicket of his first ball of the over as Faulkner picks out the cover fielder of a high full toss.

James Faulkner 4(5) c Plunkett b Sami

Another wicket for Zahir Khan as Zadran tries to hit him out of the ground but can only spoon a catch to Umar Akmal at deep cover.

N Zadran 17(12) c Umar b Zahir

Maratha Arabians 66/7 after 7 overs

Zahir Khan to bowl the seventh over.

A tidy over from McClenaghan is spoiled by a six from Zadran.

Maratha Arabians 60/6 after 6 overs

Mitchell McClenaghan comes on to bowl the sixth over and picks up a wicket on his second ball as captain Dwayne Bravo is caught at third man by Zahir Khan.

DJ Bravo 0(2) c Zahir b McClenaghan

Game gone for the Maratha Arabians?

Another wicket goes !

Rashid Khan, the new man at the crease, tries to cut away his first ball over the point boundary but can only present the simplest of catches to Anwar Ali at deep point.

Rashid Khan 0(1) c Anwar Ali b Jordan

Maratha Arabians 51/5 after 5 overs

What is happening here?

Chris Jordan comes on to bowl the fifth over but a mindless shot from Kamran Akmal sees him walking back to the hut as Ronchi takes a skier at mid-off.

Kamran Akmal 0(3) c Ronchi b Jordan

A brilliant double wicket over from Zahir.

Maratha Arabians 44/3 after 4 overs

Najibullah Zadran joins Kamran Akmal at the crease.

Zahir is on a roll here !

James Vince, the new man at the crease, tries to charge him but is beaten for pace and spin and has his timber disturbed.

James Vince 1(2) b Zahir

Maratha Arabians 44/3 after 3.4 overs

Keep an eye on Zahir, he is being built up as the next big thing from Afghanistan.

Zahir Khan, the left-arm china-man from Afghanistan castles Hales of his very first ball with a very well disguised wrong-one. Match on !

Alex Hales 32(13) b Zahir

A wicket finally for the Legends !

Zazai tries to muscle one over mid-wicket but can only drag it on to his stumps.

H Zazai 8(5) b Ali

Maratha Arabians 41/1 after 3 overs

Anwar Ali replaces Plunkett for the third over of the chase.

A fantastic start from the Arabians. 16 runs came from that over as well.

Maratha Arabians 32/0 after 2 over

Hales means business here !

Sami tries to bounce him out but Hales is a tall lad and easily hooks it away for another huge six.

Wow ! What a shot !

Attempted slower ball from Sami but Hales picks it up and unleashes a beautiful lofted cover drive for the biggest six of the night !

Mohammad Sami to begin the proceedings from the other end.

Plunkett sticks to his back of the length stuff and is hooked away for a gigantic six by the Afghan. Some poor fielding by Shaiman Anwar at deep mid-wicket gives another four to the Arabians. The last ball is driven past cover for the third boundary of the over. An expensive one from the experienced Plunkett. 16 runs came from it

Maratha Arabians 16/0 after 1 over

Here begins the chase.

Hazratullah Zazai and Alex Hales will open the batting for Maratha Arabians.

Liam Plunkett to open the bowling for the Legends.

The Legends began their innings on a bad note and were struggling at 56/3 after 6 overs. However, some fine hitting by Umar Akmal accompanied by some huge hits at the death by their fast bowlers ensured that the Legends have more than a decent chance of pulling this one off. For the Arabians, Richard Gleeson was the star with the ball as he picked up 3 wickets for just 18 runs from his two overs.

A massive 65 runs came from the last 4 overs ! Would this prove to be the difference at the end ? We ll get to know soon.

A dreadful over from Bravo ! 21 runs came from the last over. A length delivery and a juicy full toss is deposited over the ropes by Plunkett and Jordan respectively. An excellent finish to the innings power the Legends to a very competitive score of 121 runs.

Punjabi Legends 121/6 from 10 overs

Wicket !

Anwar Ali replaces Umar Akmal in the middle and gets going straight away by launching Bravo for a six over long off but is castled off the very next ball by Bravo.

Anwar Ali 7(3) b Bravo

Jordan has had enough of Gleeson's back of the length stuff and hammers him over the square leg fence for a much needed six.

Punjabi Legends 100/5 after 9 overs

A big blow for the Legends !

Gleeson's day just keeps on getting better as Umar Akmal is caught behind the wicket by his elder brother Kamran.

Umar Akmal 31(18) c Kamran b Gleeson

Rashid shows everyone why he is one of the best in the world as he gives away just 8 runs from the over, which also included a missed stumping of Akmal.

Punjabi Legends 83/4 after 8 overs

The impressive Richard Gleeson to bowl the penultimate over.

Chris Jordan joins Umar Akmal at the crease.

Rashid to bowl his second over.

The comeback is well and truly on ! After a 13 run over from Bravo, the Legends pair smashes three fours and a six from the next over. However, Anwar holes out to Rashid at deep mid-wicket.

Shaiman Anwar 25(11) c Rashid b Zahoor

Punjabi Legends 75/4 after 7 overs

Zahoor to replace Rashid from the other end.

Bravo is mixing his pace nicely but is drilled down the ground for a four by Anwar. Anwar is not done here and smashes the last ball of the over for a beautiful six down the ground. Would this over provide the much needed momentum to the Legends innings?

Punjabi Legends 56/3 after 6 overs

Captain Dwayne Bravo replaces Zahoor from the other end.

Rashid makes an excellent comeback after the six and concedes just a single from the remaining 5 balls.

Punjabi Legends 43/3 after 5 overs

Rashid Khan, the star of Afghan cricket comes on to bowl the fifth over and is launched over the sight screen for a huge six by Akmal.

Two fine boundaries, one from the bat of Umar Akmal and another from the bat of Anwar provides some momentum to the innings.

Punjabi Legends 36/3 after 4 overs

Shaiman Anwar, a local lad, comes on to replace Moores.

Another Wicket goes !

Tom Moores who was looking good in the last over tries to pull a short delivery over the ropes but can only pick out Zazai at deep sqaure leg.

Tom Moores 12(7) c Zazai b Zahoor

Zahoor Khan from UAE to bowl the fourth over.

Moores tries to break the shackles and launches Faulkner for a massive six over long off. The next ball is then cut away to the point boundary for a four. A good over for the Legends as 12 runs came from it.

Punjabi Legends 26/2 after 3 overs

James Faulkner to bowl the third over

Umar Akmal joins Moores in the middle.