T10 League: Pakhtoons vs Rajputs Live Score, Match Updates & Commentary

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Andre Fletcher is adjudged the Man of the Match for his blistering knock.

Previously, batting first, the Rajputs had put on a impressive score of 121 runs on the board courtesy some big hitting from captain Brendon McCullum and a handy cameo from Rilee Rossouw. For the Pakhtoons, captain Shahid Afridi lead the bowling attack from the front, giving away just 11 runs and picking up the important wicket of Rossouw.

What a thriller ! Easily the best match of the tournament so far. Pakhtoons openers began well and raced away to 32 runs from first two overs. Three good overs in the middle brought the Rajputs back into the game but Andre Fletcher showed his class with a match winning innings of 68 runs. He was ably supported from the other end by Shafiq who was slow to begin with but later on played the ramp shot to very good effect. For the Rajputs, Sayed Shirzad was the pick of the bowlers and gave away just 15 runs from his 2 overs.

Fletcher does it in style !

A six down the ground hands Pakhtoons their first win of the tournament. What a brilliant knock from Fletcher who finishes on 68 runs from just 27 balls with 6 fours and 5 sixes.

Pakhtoons won by 9 wickets with 2 balls to spare !

After singles of the first 2 balls, a straight four down the ground by Fletcher just about seals it for the Pakhtoons.

Pakhtoons 114/1 after 9 overs

8 runs needed of the last over to be bowled by Samit Patel.

Wow !

Shafiq does it again. Another ramp over the keeper goes for four. Surely the Pakhtoons cannot lose it from here?

Fletcher slams a back of the length delivery to the boundary.

14 needed of 9

A good couple of balls from Shirzad, just 2 runs from it.

18 needed of 10

Shirzad to bowl the penultimate over. Can he continue his good work?

Mills is unlucky there. He made a good comeback but two inside edges off the bat of Fletcher goes past the keeper for two fours.

Pakhtoons 102/1 after 8 overs

20 runs needed of the last 2 overs

We have a thriller on our hands !

Mills bowls a slower delivery which is picked and duly dispatched for a six by Fletcher over the long on fielder.

Mills to bowl the eighth over. He was very impressive in his first over.

Deja Vu !

Its even better than the first one. This is not full enough to play the ramp but Shafiq somehow still manages to get it away for a six.

Pakhtoons 83/1 after 7 overs

39 runs needed of 18 balls

Shafiq gets down on one knee and ramps it over the keeper for another six !

45 runs needed of 21 balls

Braithwaite comes on to bowl the seventh over and is flicked stylishly over fine leg for a gigantic six. The ball goes out of the stadium. New balls please !

Shafiq finally gets going and slams the last ball of the over for a six. Still a good over from Munaf in the context of the game. Just 8 runs came from it.

Pakhtoons 64/1 after 6 overs

58 runs needed from 24 balls

Good first 3 balls from Munaf, just a single from them.

Shafiq is struggling at the crease. Tries to slog it over the mid wicket region but can only connect with air.

Munaf Patel to bowl the sixth over.

Shirzad, the left arm pacer from Afghanistan bowls a brilliant over, giving away just 3 runs.

Pakhtoons 56/1 after 5 overs

66 runs needed of 30 balls.

69 runs required from the last 6 overs.

Shafiqullah Shafiq joins Fletcher at the crease.

Sayed Shirzad to bowl the fifth over.

Wicket !

Delport tries to up the tempo but launches a back off the hand slower delivery, high into the sky and Ben Dunk settles under it to complete a good catch.

Cameron Delport 22(14) c Dunk b Mills

Pakhtoons 53/1 after 4 overs

Wow ! A flying save from McCullum at long off and saves a certain boundary. Incredible.

Mills bowling it short and fast and the Pakhtoons batsmen are struggling to get him away.

Tymal Mills to bowl the fourth over for Rajputs.

Brathwaite keeps it straight and full. Just a solitary boundary coming from that over.

Pakhtoons 45/0 after 3 overs

The lanky West Indian Carlos Brathwaite to bowl the third over.

Munaf tries to keep it simple and bowls it wicket-to-wicket but is still dispatched for two fours by the impressive Fletcher. Fletcher then gets under a length ball and flicks it over the square leg boundary for a six.

Pakhtoons 36/0 after 2 overs

Former Indian pacer Munaf Patel to bowl the second over. He had a good outing in the previous game.

Poor bowling this from Patel. Bowls one right in the slot for Delport who helps himself by lofting it over the long off boundary. the next ball is slog-swept for a four as well. Great start this for the Pakhtoons.

Pakhtoons 20/0 after 1 over

Fletcher gives himself room on his first ball and hammers a six over the cow corner boundary.

The chase is about to get underway.

Andre Fletcher and Cameron Delport would open the innings for Pakhtoons.

Left arm spin of Samit Patel to start the proceedings for Rajputs.

The Rajputs began on a great note as McCullum and Rossouw smashed the Pakhtoons bowlers in the powerplay. They were 70/1 after 4 overs. But a couple of good overs from captain Shahid Afridi and left arm spinner Ashraf brought them back into the game. Irfan then delivered a dream last over to restrict the Rajputs to a score of 121 runs. Rajputs looked set to cross the 140 run mark and will be disappointed with their final score at the end. Can the likes of Andre Fletcher, Colin Ingram power the Pakhtoons to 122? We will get to know shortly.

Carlos Brathwaite replaces McCullum and can only get a single of the last ball of the over. Super over from Irfan who gave away just 5 runs from it.

Pakhtoons require 122 runs to get their first win of the tournament.

Rajputs 121/3 after 10 overs

Wicket !

Irfan makes a fantastic comeback after being plundered for 24 runs in the first over. McCullum struggles to get him away and is cleaned up of a low full toss by Irfan. 3 dot balls before that.

Brendon McCullum 58(29) b Irfan

Mohammad Irfan to bowl the last over.

A back off the hand slower delivery is picked up early by Evans who launches it high into the sky but it also has the desired legs on it to cross the boundary ropes easily. Evans then dinks Sohail over the keeper for another four. 14 runs came from that over.

Rajputs 116/2 after 9 overs

Sohail Khan comes back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over.

Some drama here as McCullum is bowled of a waist high full toss. The on-field umpires check with the third umpire who rightly labels it as a no ball above waist height. The free-hit is then smashed to the boundary for a four by McCullum.

Rajputs 102/2 after 8 overs

McCullum brings up his fifty from just 21 balls. A fine knock from the captain who has kept the Rajputs innings going.

Ashraf to continue from the other end.

Afridi continues his good work for the 5 balls of his over but bowls the last ball in the hitting arc of McCullum and is launched into the cow corner for a six !

Rajputs 88/2 after 7 overs

Afridi continues from the other end.

The comeback is on for the Pakhtoons. Ashraf delivers another dream over with just 5 runs coming from it. It could have been even better had Dawson held on to a catch from McCullum on the last ball of Ashraf's over. Big miss that !

Rajputs 76/2 after 6 overs

Left arm spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf comes into the attack.

Stunning over that from Afridi. Just a single came from that over ! Thats pure gold in this format of the game.

Rajputs 71/2 after 5 overs

Laurie Evans joins Baz in the middle