Sami wins the game with a hat-trick! Hasan had to go for it. The ball was right up to him, a little wide of off, and he swung mightily, but could only get it as far as Farhan at cover. The ball went high, but it didn't go far, and Sami is pumped!
United vs Zalmi, 11th Match at Sharjah, PSL, Feb 22 2019 - Match Result
11.46pm What a finish to this double header. Ian Bell's fifty got Islamabad United a score, but Pollard's own half century made it seem as if they hadn't got nearly enough. But the quicks who started so well also finished things off superbly, with young Musa picking up three wickets - including one with his final ball - before Sami ended the show with a hat-trick. He has one in ODIs, and one in Tests, and now he's got one in the PSL too. And on that breathless note, I'll call time on tonight's coverage. Thanks for tuning in everyone. More of the same tomorrow
ShehryarAhmed: "A standing ovation to abhijato"
Muhammad Kashif: "I'm sorry everyone. I dared question the crystal ball. I am truly ashamed. If you forgive me, can you please predict if there will any useful thing happening in my Chemistry class tomorrow?"
ShehryarAhmed: "Anyone selling a crystal ball? "
Rashid : "@Abhijato your crystal ball rolling on and on all over cricinfo. Do something for Windies to win today's match to keep things lively."
Mazhar Shehzaad: "Two PSL thrillers in a day. The quality of this tournament is just unmatched. One finished with a last ball six and one with a hattrick."
Abhijato: "A stunning comeback from Sri Lanka, then an outstanding Hetmeyer century, a classical innings only Ian Bell can play, an epic cameo from Pollard, and finally a Sami hat-trick to round it all off... It's been a lovely evening for me and my Crystal Ball. The latted still has that magical glow, one we experience when we see something magical before our eyes. It's been a lovely day of cricket, and it was a pleasure to be involved. Long live cricket, and cheers!"
Carey Over: "Surely, it's time to start the club after the demise of Riaz? All hail Abhijato, and kneel before the Crystal Ball!"
big hit, straight, but not straight enough! Umaid has a go at his first ball, and he actually gets an excellent connection on it, but hits it straight down Faheem's throat at long off. He's on a hat-trick!
Najam Ul Hassan: "Someone please call Carlos Brathwaite!"
caught at cover! Or is it? It was a low full toss, outside off, and Riaz thumped it to cover, where Farhan was hovering. The ball dipped on him as it got close, but he timed his dive forward perfectly and holds a clean catch. The umpires want to have another look at the replay, but that just serves to confirm Riaz' demise
Danish Wahab : "Thriller of a cricketing day..... SL vs SA..... two thriller PSL matches...... now windies getting any early wicket in to defend a par score "
Zunaib Ali: "it seems like Pathan-Undertaker is working"
he's hit it for six! Sami slips in a low full toss, but it's straight and Riaz dispatches it acres over wide long on. Game on!
Abbas: "Six from the 19th...while 19 required from sixth" -- You said it, friend. Here we go ...
yorker this time, and it's dug out to cover - just singles off an excellent death over
Faheem sticks with his full-toss-outside-off approach, and Hasan can only drive to long off
Hasan walks way over to the off side but Faheem follows him, even wider. Hasan looks expectantly at the umpire, but it's not a wide as he had walked so far across
Dr Harpot: "I am trying my best, people, and Nurse Riaz is giving me a helping hand too! But this Crystal Ball is too much to handle for us... We are men of science, and yet Abhijato has entranced us with the fog which covers us... understanding it is beyond the limits of human understanding!"
another low full toss outside off, but again he finds the man at cover - it's the captain, Sami, who stops the shot
a dipping full toss outside off is pushed into the covers, and they take a single
full and wide again, but this time Riaz gets bat on it and finds a single
Moiz: "AB Wahab and AB Hassan to take it home now."
pushed through outside off, and it's called wide! That's marginal, and possibly a little harsh. But it's the umpire's call
Two overs left, and Zalmi need 25. Has Musa won the game for his team? Or can Wahab Riaz do this all on his own?
Musa strikes with his last ball! It's a full toss and Sammy loses his shape as he tries to power it out of the ground. The ball goes way up into the night sky, and the super-sub Salt is the one who charges round the outfield and holds the catch between deep cover and long off
Muhammad Kashif: "The crystal ball might just have been broken by Wahab. Naughty kids these days."
Sammy winds up and slams his drive out to the left of long off, who sprints around and dives to keep them to two
Khairullah: "AB Pollard has been replaced by AB Wahab. "
yorker this time, and it's slapped to mid off where Faheem dives to stop it
Fahad Baig: "@Dr Harpot, Its Emergency do some thing!!!"
even bigger! And this one goes all the way. Musa misses his length, it's a half volley and Riaz gets underneath it to smash the ball over long on
clubbed by Riaz! He sizes up his first ball, clears his front leg, and powers it down the ground. They're going down swinging
slammed down the ground, but he doesn't place it well enough to beat the long off fielder
Khairullah: "To all the doctors, the Windies can resuscitate back from any given situation. I hope, the world hasn't forgotten T20 worldcup final over " -- Here's Musa to bowl his final over
caught on the boundary! Pollard wanted a sixth six. The ball was full and wide, and the shot was on, but he just got too underneath it and the sub fielder - Salt - held his nerve and the catch very close to the boundary marker. Will that decide the game?
Danish Wahab : "@Liam was that AB Pollard there...??? "
how has this gone for six? We saw this sort of strokeplay from de Villiers earlier, and we almost expected it. You don't expect this from Pollard. He walks across to the off side, looking for the paddle-scoop, but the ball is wide, so he just turns the bat and guides it over third man instead. What a shot! And it takes him to fifty
Danish Wahab : "@Abhijato- I am an eye witness for that also bro..... you certainly need (not one) some Oscar's and Nobel prizes man"
chipped down to long off, where Shadab stops the ball on the bounce
Adnan Naeem: "I hope nobody tries catch a crore on pollard's shots after watching that six." -- Indeed, no. We would then have to call on one of the thousands of doctors who tune in to ESPNcricinfo live commentary to help out
Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Peshawar Zalmi, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2018/19 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20 |
Match days | 22 February 2019 - night (20-over match) |
T20 debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Islamabad United 2, Peshawar Zalmi 0 |
Over 20 • PZ 146/10