Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalandars, 8th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shaheen Afridi to Bopara, SIX, he gets to fifty! A short ball and Bopara swivels into the pull, nails it over backward square leg for six and ends things well for the Karachi Kings!

Shaheen Afridi to Bopara, 2 runs, slower one on a back of a length outside leg, angling towards off, Mohammad Irfan makes room and comes down the track and is deceived by the lack of pace, as he ends up checking the lofted drive, but it ends up dropping right between mid-off running back and long-off coming in! Oh, how fortunate is Ravi Bopara...

Shaheen Afridi to Mohammad Irfan, SIX, length ball, a huge no-no at this stage, Mohammad Irfan makes room and comes down the track cross-bat that lofted drive over long off for six!

Sohail Khan to Bopara, SIX, full-toss this time, errs in length, and Bopara's eyes light up and he elevates that over the deep extra cover fence and into the crowd for six

Sohail Khan to Mohammad Irfan, FOUR, back of the hand slower delivery, very wide and short-ish, Mohammad Irfan leans forward and runs his hands through the slash, gets an edge through where 2nd slip would have been away to third man for four

Sohail Khan to Bopara, FOUR, length ball outside off, room to free his arms, and Bopara obliges. The fielder at the deep point boundary fumbles it to allow four! Terrible fielding. Abominable...

Sohail Khan to Afridi, out Caught by Sohail Akhtar!! Short-ish just outside off, Afridi shuffles across and plays another checked swat to heave it over the on-side, top-edges it and sends a steepler down towards the deep backward square leg fence where Sohail Akhtar holds on to a well-judged catch. Afridi c Sohail Akhtar b Sohail Khan 6(2) [6s-1]

Sohail Khan to Afridi, SIX, and Boom Boom goes Afridi! No time to get his eye in. Full-ish delivery outside off, Afridi shuffles across and whips that elevated swat over the deep mid-wicket fence for a first-ball six

Sohail Khan to Imad Wasim, out Caught&Bowled!! Back of the hand slower one on a back of a length on middle and leg, a component of top-spin and another of lateral spin (googly), turns away from the left-hander and Imad Wasim is early int the attempted glance and ends up getting a leading edge back to the bowler who holds on to a straightforward caught&bowled... Imad Wasim c and b Sohail Khan 15(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Sohail Khan to Imad Wasim, SIX, full-toss on the thigh, in line with leg, Imad Wasim just has to play a pick-up short over the deep backward square leg fence for six. Falls just beyond the rope for six

Mustafizur to Imad Wasim, FOUR, length ball with some width outside off, Imad Wasim gets n his back knee and laces a Sanga-esque drive pas tthe diving in-fielder to the deep extra cover fence for four

Narine to Rizwan, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! Another carom ball/doosra turning away on a back of a length just outside off, Rizwan is drawn into a poke off the back foot and Baz at slip picks it up! Soft signal is out, as they are checking whether or not it is a clean catch. And it is given! GONE. No conclusive evidence to overturn the soft signal, and it has been given. Narine's variations account for yet another! Rizwan c Brendon McCullum b Narine 1(2)

Yasir Shah to Ingram, out Caught by Umar Akmal!! What a catch! A full delivery on middle, and slog-swept into the stratosphere! 17-year-old Afridi (not that one) keeps his eye on it and uses his height to just toss it up, keeping it from going over the deep mid-wicket fence, and ends up lobbing it to Umar Akmal who was a converging fielder. One of the catches of the tournament for sure! Ingram c Umar Akmal b Yasir Shah 28(29) [4s-2 6s-1]

Yasir Shah to Bopara, 1 run, 50 partnership up! Full and flat on middle, Bopara comes down the track, yorks himself, and inside edges it to cover point a they scramble a quick single

Shaheen Afridi to Ingram, SIX, full and just a tad outside off, Ingram launches into a cross-batted lofted drive straight down the ground. Even the camera loses it in the night sky and finds it again as it lands on the sight-screen

Agha Salman to Ingram, FOUR, not too short just outside off, Ingram gets low in his stance and cuts it hard towards the backward point fence for four

Narine to Ingram, FOUR, Wow! A high-risk shot! Against the best off-spinner in the world (Ashwin fans, don't kill me). Length ball on leg and middle, Ingram gets across and plays a ramp-scoop over the keeper and makes to get it away for four...

Mustafizur to Bopara, FOUR, full and wide-ish outside off, Bopara comes half-forward and gets room to free his arms, plays a full-fledged drive to deep extra cover for four

Narine to Manzoor, out Caught by Umar Akmal!! Length ball outside off, Manzoor drags it and tries to loft through the line over long-on, fails to clear mid-on though as Umar Akmal holds on to a dolly. 3 down are the Kings, and in deep trouble! Manzoor c Umar Akmal b Narine 8(13) [4s-1]

Mustafizur to Babar Azam, out Lbw!! And the umpire raised his finger even before he started appealing properly! The ball - a back of a length delivery on middle and off and staightening off the seam from the original line, rapping Babar Azam on the pads and in front of off-stump as he tried a cross-batted flick. Not the plumbest, but he looked like he had hurried the batsman. The umpire was fully convinced! First ball wicket for the Fizz! Babar Azam lbw b Mustafizur 0(1)

Yasir Shah to Denly, out Caught by Narine!! Ah, let me just brag for a moment that I called it ! Dragged just a tad short on middle and leg, Denly got across towards off and swat-swept that, got a top-edge high into the night sky and Narine took an impressive catch running backwards. First blood for the Qalandars. Denly c Narine b Yasir Shah 28(14) [4s-5 6s-1]

Yasir Shah to Denly, FOUR, another leg-break dragged down short and wide, Denly makes room and slashes it hard square of the wicket for four..

Yasir Shah to Denly, FOUR, full delivery just outside off, Denly shimmies down with nimble feet and lofts it just past the arm of Shah straight down the ground for four...

Sohail Khan to Denly, FOUR, he's absolutely smoked that to the deep extra cover fence! Short and not even too wide, but Denly came down the wicket and horinzontal-batted that hard to the extra cover boundary. Power personified!

Shaheen Afridi to Denly, SIX, into orbit! Length ball on middle, Denly gets his front leg out of the way, comes down the track, and strikes it cleanly through the line high into the sky and it disappears just about a kilometer beyound the long-on fence...

Shaheen Afridi to Denly, FOUR, short-ish and wide outside off, Denly accepts the gift and dispatches that to the square third man fence for four

Sohail Khan to Denly, FOUR, nearly unplayable and he's done well to get bat on that! A good length ball just outside off and swinging away but nipping in unpredictably off the seam, taking the inside edge past the leg-stump for four

Sohail Khan to Manzoor, FOUR, short-ish and wide outside off, Manzoor cuts and cuts hard, and it blazes away to the point boundary for four