Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Riaz to Pollard, FOUR, short delivery at the torso, Pollard wrists the pull away and gets it past the fine, fine leg fielder for a four. 10 runs of the last over won't hurt Peshawar as much..

Riaz to Pollard, FOUR, slower short delivery and the ball takes the top edge to go over the keeper. The ball dribbles away into the fence ever so teasingly

Jordan to Pollard, SIX, that was short and Pollard swiveled across to pummel the pull away. The man at deep square leg - Riaz tried to lift a hand and fetch that, almost was taken along with the ball by the momentum of that shot. He packed all his might into that shot

Riaz to Imad Wasim, out Caught by Sammy!! Tries to force the issue with a lofted punch but manages to sky it up in the air for the man at mid-off to run back and take an easy catch. Another one bites the dust. It was a back of a length delivery and Imad Wasim backed away and decided to launch it in the air. But found no distance on it. Imad Wasim c Sammy b Riaz 0(2)

Riaz to Shoaib Malik, out Caught by K Akmal!! The batsman goes for a wild swing and gets a faint tickle on its way to the keeper. Shoaib Malik walked the moment he edged it making it easier for the umpire, who looked to be not so confident about the appeal. Another timely strike for Peshawar as they get the set batsman. That was a quick slanted across fuller length delivery and the batsman could not get it away where he intended it to. Shoaib Malik c K Akmal b Riaz 44(36) [4s-3 6s-1]

Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, stamps down the track and tramples the shortish delivery through the sweeper cover region for a four

Hasan Ali to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, dropped at short fine leg by Afridi. That was a short delivery and Shoaib Malik opting to pull it away with a dance down the track, got a fat top edge. Afridi circled under the ball but made a mess of it

Mohammad Asghar to Shoaib Malik, SIX, Shoaib Malik joins the bandwagon as well! A dance down the track and then the full face of the bat makes contact to lift the ball over the bowler's head for a maximum

Mohammad Asghar to Pollard, SIX, that has gone many a mile!! He mistimed the big heave but got enough on it to send it well over long-on after the slight skip down the track

Mohammad Asghar to Bopara, out Caught by Jordan!! The partnership has finally ended. That was a tossed up delivery outside off and Bopara slaps it in the air for it to be taken at long-off. The man in the deep had enough time to adjust and take it. There was slight amount of extra bounce on it which the batsman could not account for. Bopara c Jordan b Mohammad Asghar 33(40) [4s-3]

Riaz to Bopara, FOUR, short ball and that was whacked away! Slower delivery which sat up and Bopara was waiting on the back foot to dismiss it away. And so he did

Mohammad Asghar to Bopara, 1 run, the partnership between Bopara and Shoaib Malik is now 50! Onto the pads and knocked away into the on-side

Jordan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, drops it short and Shoaib Malik was waiting on the back foot. He then pressed forward and smacked it despite the weight not going onto the back foot. The man at long-on was nowhere in the picture

Hasan Ali to Bopara, FOUR, talk about adding salt to your wounds! That was short and Bopara flamingo pulls it behind square for a four. That was serene from Bopara

Hasan Ali to Bopara, FOUR, the batsman pokes, the keeper fishes, angst for the bowler and the end result is a four! That was on a length and decked away. The batsman had to play at it, got an edge only for Akmal to escort his hands as he could not react in time to grab the ball onto his right. Poor from Kamran!!

Hafeez to Gayle, out Lbw!! Stunned silence as the big man departs. The slider, Gayle is late on it. Tries to eke out some bat on it but the ball snaked in to trigger the dreaded movement from the umpire. It has completely fallen apart for Karachi. The ball dipped in ever so slightly and Gayle played outside the line of the ball to miss it. It was going on to hit the sticks. The Peshawar unit were thrilled to bits. Gayle falls again to an offie. The only chink in his monumental armour. Gayle lbw b Hafeez 2(9)

Jordan to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, full delivery aimed for the boot and Shoaib Malik gets the driving license to stroke it down the ground through the legs of his partner for a screaming boundary. The man at mid-on chased it but only to fetch it back

Jordan to Sangakkara, out Caught by Hafeez!! Can you believe it? Short delivery, asking to be rubbished and what Sangakkara does is, he finds the man at square leg. He pivoted onto the back foot and hammered the pull, never bothered to keep it down and manages to find the bucket like hands of Hafeez, who cups that over his head. Their innings is in tatters! Sangakkara c Hafeez b Jordan 5(6)

Hasan Ali to Babar Azam, out Caught by Sammy!! Whatta catch!! Throws his right hand into the air and plucks out a blinder. That was slashed hard by Babar Azam but the outside edge never went from the reach of the skipper. Talk about leading from the front. And he takes a mock selfie by calling all his team mates into a group. Such an entertainer!! Ian Bishop on air says "catch of the tournament". You can't help but agree. The crowd are up on their feet. Sammy O Sammy! Innovator.. Babar Azam c Sammy b Hasan Ali 1(5)

Hafeez to Shahzaib Hasan, out Caught by Jordan!! Tragedy!! Hafeez got out to the first ball of the championship but gets Shahzaib Hasan a taste of the bitter medicine as he deceives him in flight to get the better of him. Shahzaib Hasan danced down to launch it away but never got to the pitch of the ball. Ended up skying it for Jordan to take it in the deep at long-on. Shahzaib Hasan c Jordan b Hafeez 0(3)