00:00And it's all in readiness for this yet another star-studded contest
00:08Big wide to begin with and a huge stride for Sajjad Ali the 40 years old wicketkeeper
00:13for collect and find the basics
00:17Brilliant delivery playing away from his body almost paid the price
00:21Finally found that fuller in delivery perfect use of wrist and here comes the first boundary
00:30for a light back stallions and there comes the weight and here comes the first boundary
00:37for Shah Nasr once again fuller on the next term and almost clear the boundary and it
00:46will cover all the distance good movement and great bounce for Amir Yameen lovely delivery
00:56once again so that's the Shah Nasr flick once again towards the longer area and he went
01:08after that never mind straight into the hands of Jehandad but a free hit
01:17another play and a miss
01:20oh it's going right through him he's got that ball to nip back a little
01:27as he's taken what a good catch by Sajjad it was going further away it's taken the toe end
01:35of the bat good take there by the keeper and Amir Jamal well his foot has landed perfectly all
01:40right and that is wicket number one for his team could have been a wide ball should have been a
01:45wide ball but Yasir's premeditated intent oh got him has he or has got bumped what is it there was
01:56surely a sound is that the bat hitting the turf well i think so because the keeper did not seem
02:02very interested in this appeal the bowler got excited and why not i think he should wait for
02:07the ball this is once again this is even wider and he slashes hard and lucky once again they
02:18didn't carry to the third still shan is standing on the leg stump and this one well clipped off the toes
02:26this one has been pulled by Babar and into the gap first boundary for the champion batter
02:35and in the process conceding boundaries and this is close i believe yes the signal is there
02:43from Alim Dar it had the inside edge that's a good shot onto his legs you've seen him in
02:52complete control of stroke play
02:58again leg stump again the similar result it's been put away even mid-wicket cannot cut it off
03:04off the back foot played in the gap and just one bounce over the boundary door for four
03:09runs making full use of the width offer paid the price for the shot
03:16oh he told him he's bowling around his legs this is what we were talking about
03:20Faisal Akram and he was caught napping in this afternoon in Faisalabad showed the stumps and
03:28paid the price Shan Masood after all that hard work which he has done in this sweltering heat
03:34of Faisalabad he will have to take the long walk mistake he made oh slip was there but
03:39played gently into the gap it's a good start by Tayyip Tahir
03:42wow what placement what timing what a start by Tayyip Tahir 15 of 23
03:55and he cuts it beautifully right between the two how good is that by Babar Azam the crowd up on
04:03their feet Aamir Jamal putting the hard yards he was receiving in after getting the wicket
04:10down the leg side swept to perfection Babar Azam
04:17and the swing and a miss Sajjad is confident but even Faisal Akram was not convinced himself
04:26that's buffet bowling and a barber dines in
04:30barber dines in
04:34nice wrist work good timing on that
04:38very Babar Azam like he can't come back for three it's a big boundary
04:48that's a good shot that is such a good shot
04:54shot again timing again boundary again
05:01it's almost a tennis stroke you want to make inroads into that batting lineup
05:09short power that Tayyip Tahir possesses down the wicket opening the face of the bat
05:16that they're taking rotating strike at will bad ball again look at the placement perfectly
05:22between the two perfectly between the two you can't be more immaculate and absolute precision
05:3150 for Babar Azam as well and he brought it up in style 51st half century and fifth at Faisalabad
05:41might be seeing another 350 on the board look at that so classy so easily done excellent effort
05:49by Khush Dil definitely have a look at it again but again very comfortable at the crease Babar
05:55it's just Ubaid Shah is on screen and uh lucky type
06:03oh great shot uppercut into the gap and that would go for a boundary
06:12flick of the wrist a boundary yes a boundary will get him to his 50.
06:18that is a beautiful inning 20th of his career a fabulous inning by Tayyip Tahir
06:26yes Ali beautifully flicked that into the gap and making sure that the loose stuff doesn't go
06:33without taking advantage of it balling to Babar
06:39oh wow just the way he finds the gap the placement is beautiful we'll earn him a couple of runs
06:48the top players their zone is very close to their body it's right under their eyes
06:57oh there's a chance definite chance directed was required
07:01mom again there's a chance again save
07:07down the tracks still is manageable that's glorious by Babar Azam
07:12oh wow glorious on drive Babar at his very best
07:24well he's gone one-handed full stroke but straight down the throat of a fielder waiting
07:29on the square leg boundary it was there to be hit as just Salman was saying because once you're set
07:36you go for the big hits and that was in between not in the front foot not in the back foot just
07:42went after it Faisal Akram getting a smart catch and the signature celebrations yes Ali
07:49didn't have much control on it one hand coming off the bat
07:55here comes the flick and flick to perfection Tayyip Tahir
08:01this time what a shot that is when he made that connection he was airborne
08:06should be out what a try that was 100 out of 100 for that attempt he's taken the pace of it as well
08:16ball him played away from his body paid the price and what a time to bring Amir Jamal back into the
08:26attack his wicket at this stage will surely have an impact on the total that the allied bank stallions
08:35would finish with
08:41oh bad ball good shot dealt with it with a maximum Mohammed Harris's bat
08:51and the contrary short ball offered played into the gap long boundary out there three
08:56fielders are converging it will beat all of them another welcome boundary this is the first one
09:01for Hussain Talib or eight runs in over to get that big mark
09:07another good shot he's deliberately elevated that over Shahin Shafridi at short cover
09:13every single over is a power play
09:16for a moment i thought it was clean air to him but again Shahin Shafridi
09:22is just flying in the air but nowhere near the ball
09:25harris goes big goes over
09:41scoops one that's what he likes it that's what he loves doing
09:45can easily scoop it for harris he's looking so so good
09:51goes big just over this time is Hussain Talib this is absolute carnage here at the Iqbal Stadium
10:05take that that's hit the fence on the full this is harris at his very best
10:14hit the fence on the full this is harris at his very best
10:19give himself a little bit of room to open up that offside and allow the arms to go through
10:27and these expressions tells you a story that he didn't like it nobody likes it
10:34a low full toss he got underneath it probably didn't get all of it just lands inside the
10:40fence but that will take him to a 50 and the crowd will rise to Muhammad Harris
10:46an absolutely sensational knock just 31 deliveries well played Muhammad Harris
10:56well he'll get the boundary not what he intended to do he can certainly finish
11:02and Hussain Talib now plays Shahin Shafridi with an offer and punished
11:08slower Hussain Talib waited for it it has found the gap and it will hit the fence
11:17harris knew that he hadn't hit it cleanly Shahin has had the last laugh
11:22Abdullah Shafiq with a catch and harris is brisk cameo has come to an end
11:29got the important wicket of harris even at this late stage it could be a difference of 15 to 20
11:36runs that wicket Shahin finishes off and it's a 301 for five up 47
11:47gives himself some room not quite off the middle of the bat but the result
11:52is good for Jahandad Khan he gets his first boundary
11:55that's gone he's dismissed it from its presence just barely reaches the fence
12:04in fact lands just inside
12:08Hussain Talib will get a boundary he's looking to play towards fine leg it went towards third
12:14no justice for bowlers in this game ball maybe this one it was short allowed him to get underneath
12:22it no pace on it but it will still run away on this very fast Iqbal stadium outfield back-to-back
12:30boundaries low full toss a single will bring up his 50 Hussain Talib has really batted beautifully
12:41he came in at the fall of two quick wickets still not happy he wanted to get that full
12:46toss away but just a single and Hussain Talib raises the bat to the gallery very very important
12:53knock from the all-rounder thumped straight down the ground but Shahin strategically placed
13:03will gather in a couple of runs will close out the innings for allied bank stallions who finished on
13:11336 for five and very very welcome well-crafted innings I have to say
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