00:00We'll be back.
00:30And here in Pindy we're ready for power, for precision, and we're so excited at the 10th edition of the HBL PSL.
00:55Welcome everybody, two fine teams here tonight, United and Kalandas, led by two excellent Pakistan cricketers, modern greats, you'd probably call them, of an age where the game has changed so dramatically.
01:10So it's the Kalandas who are going to bat first. Let's go for it.
01:15Yeah, when you talk about Lahore, Kalandas, they have the wherewithal to trance the opposition.
01:21They have Powerhouse and Fakhar Zaman up the order, along with Naim, who's getting his first opportunity, comes from Lahore, Kalandas, player development program.
01:31Abdullah Shafiq, reliable. Mitchell, also reliable.
01:34Then you talk about players who could flail the bat. They have Raza, Visa and Billings.
01:41It's Lama Bad United, current champions, Lisa.
01:44Yeah, and I like their top order straight away because we've got the first American house who's playing in the PSL.
01:53Farhan has scored over 600 runs in the T20 league just earlier on.
01:58And then the middle order of Jason Holder, the skipper as well.
02:03And then from a pace attack, Riley Meredith and Nassim Sharp, they will send down some thunderbolts.
02:08There's the show.
02:14These are the dancers.
02:17Those are the stars.
02:19Those folks are the fireworks and the troupe that gave us tonight's celebration.
02:25We've got liftoff.
02:42We're all ready.
02:43Here we go.
02:44The start of the 10th edition.
02:45Oh, she's a bit wide to start with and generosity from Chris Brown, who was, I thought, in the most charming mood out there.
02:57Well, that's out.
02:58That is out.
02:59Yeah.
03:01That extra pace.
03:04Really good ball, that.
03:07Frankly, the wrong line to be pulling anyway.
03:09What a big wicked it is.
03:11Yeah, just not short enough, is it?
03:18Top edge.
03:20Flew nicely.
03:22As I'm kind and taken easily.
03:24And Riley Meredith playing in his first PSL.
03:28He's able to pick up the wicked of Fakrasaman.
03:30He goes for one.
03:31Lahore a four for one.
03:36Beauty.
03:37That's what I mean about driving it.
03:39That was authentic.
03:41Saw the line and the length.
03:44And he decided it's going to go square of the wicket.
03:52Hey!
03:55Just picked it up well enough.
03:57First six of the tournament.
04:01Yeah, the first time that we've seen Nassim Shah go a little bit too straight.
04:06And with his pace of 140 kilometers an hour, all he had to do is...
04:11He loves that gap.
04:17Oh, Abiyoto Shafiq.
04:19Get him on that front foot.
04:20Well, there's not too late in the transition.
04:22Lovely timer.
04:23Lovely timer.
04:26That's out as well.
04:29dimensional.
04:30both openers gone
04:39now short his weakness earlier
04:44on his bslw for wild outside edge easy take behind the stance
04:55you can understand why he went for it there's a little bit of width
04:58and unfortunately didn't find the middle of the bat name goes for 11 Lahore a 30 for 2
05:07and he knew he had to try and give himself just a little bit of an angle
05:12when the cross opened himself up it's a beautiful shot
05:19sliced over the top and he might just get this in the gap it's a quick outfield here
05:24the role pindy and two boundaries in the over better over for the calendar seven gone 45 for two
05:35in the air should be out should be out is out it's a big wicket
05:41pace off from Imad was in maybe a little bit of turn
05:44and a simple catch for Shadav Khan
05:50yeah you just see that he just takes pace off and he goes wide
05:54daryl mitchell goes leg side he's trying to open both sides up and it's clever
05:59he's an experienced player Imad was him just goes wide and his hands go through the ball he knows
06:05happy captain decent position they find themselves in in what these 7.5 overs
06:13daryl mitchell out for 13 lahore kalender's 51 for three
06:20short put away it's huge it's a maximum
06:23one with that googly again it's top edge does he get enough no he straight into his hands
06:37try to get it into the gap and he argue with the catch and kalander's in massive trouble
06:45into the surface just tries to just clip it into the gap and gets too much of it
06:54simple catch for Salman Aliaga disappointment for Billings
07:03Sam Billings doesn't get any he's out without scoring 58 for four
07:07down the track beautifully hit Abdullah Shafiq looks in fine form the maximum over long on
07:21you see hit straight it always gets noticed ball just coming back in and he just went with it
07:29lovely footwork lovely balance as he smashes that away
07:37it goes big another heavyweight hit for six this is such a good counter punch
07:51there he goes for a flick shot that's beautifully played away into the gap for four this is good
07:55batting a very good comeback from razza
07:58catch it is the call has it done the distance no i think he's perished he's gone after playing so
08:09well it's shadab who's picked up Abdullah Shafiq no it's razza in fact he was in a good nick as well
08:17wanted a six his plate spins so well but didn't happen this time so this one was up a little bit
08:25gripped and turned second to razza was eyeing out that deep mid wicket he got more height than distance
08:34and shadab Khan who has copped a bit of flack of late not picking up as many wickets as
08:40he should get he does in fact dismiss razza for 23 and it's 93 for five
08:47and gone soft dismissal couldn't handle the bounce he's not very pacey but he's extremely tall and gets
08:59it to bounce from the length in well his promotion has earned calendars basically nothing i'm afraid
09:07gripped in the pitch a little bit slow had no idea you can tell by the fact that he dropped his head
09:13and just hoped and prayed that the ball would find some space in the end it didn't
09:21the johandan khan goes without scoring the hawkalanders 95 for six
09:26and what a yorker what a result it's outstanding stuff from jason holder bounced out a batsman and
09:39straight away yoked the other one fantastic bowling and he's got three for 12 and he's on a hat-trick
09:47that is the perfect delivery david lisa is tall guy as well so he was able to sneak the ball under his
09:55bat 130 kilometers two ducks and all of a sudden in a world of trouble 95 for seven
10:06you see him shah back into the attack he started well bowling back of the length at the pitch hard
10:11giving a bit about swing and that's beautiful timing a man in seeing it big yeah he's the first batter
10:19in the 10th edition of hbl psl to get to a 50
10:28that's also over pitched and it's over the ropes as well
10:34looked like that he tried to take the pace off and it was spotted by the batter
10:41just trying it it's so hard he's not even looking at it
10:51and it's the opposition captain in shine sharp reedy
10:55it's been the strength of his abilities tonight the ability to change his length
11:01and change his pace and it's been quite effective
11:04a feeling he goes for two the whole continues to struggle at 120 points
11:12and this time it disappears
11:15such is the price you pay
11:18who would be a bowler 17 gone one two six for eight
11:21and it is out if he catches it which he does well done because he saw it late
11:34yeah slow delivery working for the paceman the seam shot
11:37colin monroe i think that down there all the pace taken off the ball
11:45and he's done well because he was really slow to react to
11:50the distance the ball was traveling and he stayed calm
11:54picked it ended up on his knees which he wouldn't choose to do but
11:57he's got the big man out for 66 it's one three three for nine
12:05that one's out
12:07no problem with that one stumped off a wide
12:11and so an efficient not not glamorous i'd say an efficient performance
12:19the united
12:21they've been together today and happy to be a
12:24very effervescent shut up shadab khan is leading them he was chatty at the
12:28toss with a big smile on his face and he's had a smile on his face most of this innings he put
12:34the whole into bat and he's knocked him over 139
12:40it must be a happy captain
12:43shadab khan uh the entire team the bowling unit responded to his call
12:48bowled tightly picked up wickets at the right moment
12:51never allowed the opposition to come back into the game
12:56all that experience was evident in jason holder's performance
13:00shut up was pretty good too he had three to his bag 66 for shafiq who is comfortably the standout
13:08player really good player made good use of a good pitch
13:11unlike some of the others out there and the two stars overseas players said
13:16daryl mitchell and sam billings having quiet days as they look to bed in to their new team here the
13:23lahore colanders
13:26the figures we're talking about with holder and shadab seven for 51. i mean that's a terrific effort by that
13:34pair
13:37so a total of 140 to win the first match of the tournament
13:50here we go action about to begin first ball to be bowled by shine sharp fridi
14:01yeah there's that little bit of movement
14:08strikes it well into the gap for four that is such a good shot delicious shot in fact didn't try to hit
14:13it hard at all it was all about timing and great placement
14:20oh bull aim cleaned him up wanted a big heave over mid wicket not to be
14:25so a good change and a very good beginning by the left armor asif afridi picks up a wicket and keeps
14:31kalandas in the job got him ticking is andres coast and the skill is what did him the length as well we know
14:41that he doesn't get a lot of turn but he hits wicket to wicket and the jazz super wicket and kalandas are in the mix
14:51undis coast he goes for four his number but eight for one
14:57there's a smash and there's a misfeel for four the ball goes through
15:04strong shot from the left-hander
15:06and there's a good shot from the left-hander
15:10munro smashes it down the ground no need to run for that one will it go and hit the fence on the full
15:19brilliantly played through the offside
15:22very very dismissive was munro
15:25uh hits it straight gets an excellent result
15:34it's a sixer there's better for this till this point to find the model
15:39picks up the slow ball they know his ability and he finds the middle of the bat
15:44this one in the air in the gap the offside is where it's at for colin munro smashes it past cover
15:59lovely shot lovely timing yet again you've seen this so many times from colin munro the way that
16:06he strokes it through the offside and straight down the ground
16:13that one is out of the middle of the bat and out of the park the first one that is actually connected
16:21with
16:23well there you go this is what we were talking about and this is why he scored over 600 runs just
16:29recently just a little signal as well to the dugout
16:34maybe saying yes that feels a hell of a lot better for opening the middle of the bat
16:43poor delivery and saibzada connects with that catches up with it
16:48and hits it out of the ground back to back sixes for saibzada 50 partnership raised
16:54so my father didn't support here or jimmy that's a game of minutes start kia kilna
17:02all right sorry with the cotton for a guy because there's been a weekend it's back to you guys
17:09pace again beautiful looking shot opens up that front foot and helps himself
17:15gets it muscles it over extra cover and this will run away for a boundary this is quality from mondrell
17:32made triple hundreds in test measures or nine perhaps and you had to name them
17:36and the one that the people didn't really know the game got wrong or didn't get was honey
17:41that's a good shot just using all the pace of the ball i really like this innings i've seen
17:45colin munro play for a bit
17:51and the great thing now is to see it through i i always think there's a discipline in that
17:56for your own mind as a batsman see it through get the job done lovely 50 it's it it's come
18:03in at a good pace it's come with a lot of class and it's done exactly the job it's supposed to do in
18:08a run chase which is ensure that his team gets over the line which i think they're bound to do now
18:16lovely lovely footwork how about that that's as good as anything we've seen from anybody today
18:23he's got lovely wrists just get toes through the ball and be able to elevate it through over the top of
18:36mid-off
18:37and there is six of them how about that over extra cover off a bowler of the pace of shaheen
18:48sharifredi magic from colin munro
18:51they're staying inside the line and smashing it flat for six this is seriously good batting
19:08and there's the victory a fine performance from islamabad united they win by eight wickets at
19:15a canter canter they look an impressive cricket team been very much their night
19:24just to start that some islamabad united would have wanted some money liaga
19:29with the final blow but it was set up by jason holder with his four wickets in that spell but
19:35islamabad united well they wanted a easy victory in the first game they got that
19:42and they've been able to win this by eight wickets and with around 14 deliveries to spare so it's been
19:50comfortable it's been good from munro won the toss ball first everything went according to plan
19:56and in front of the home crowd they've delivered in the very first game
20:03143 for two in pursuit of 140 to win it they did it
20:07in 17 overs and four balls without really having to to step on it even munro who played so
20:13particularly well took 42 balls for his 59 one senses if he'd had to hit the accelerator he would
20:21have been able to do so
20:24no great celebration there asifafridi was very tidy as the figures show 14 doubles actually look at that
20:31from four overs that's a considerable effort
20:33so 139 lahore kirlandas could muster abdullah shafiq batted well for 66 jason holder four for 26 the
20:44standout islamabad united did it at 17.4 overs 59 not out munro and 41 salman ali aga islamabad united win by
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