LAH vs HYK Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! RUN OUT! A slower cutter around off. Riley Meredith looks to drive it away but inside edges it past the stumps to square leg. Ubaid Shah picks up and scores a direct hit at the batter's end. The replay shows that Ali was well short. Lahore Qalandars win by 69 runs.

Pushes it full and on off. Ali knocks it through cover for a single.

Short in length and on middle. Ali hits it away to deep mid-wicket for a couple more.

Fuller length and on the pads. Ali leans to flick it away but misses.

NO BALL! A waist height full toss on off, dipping a bit. Riley Meredith slaps it down to long off. The replay shows it was above the waist. Hence, it is called a no ball. Free-hit next...

Fizz again bowls a slower delivery on the pads, Ali tucks it to square leg for a single.

A slower length ball on off. RM drills it down to long on for a single.

Short in length and on off, Riley Meredith dabs it to third man for a single.

A low full toss, around off. Meredith is early to his drive and mistimes it to mid off.

Short in length and on off. Riley works it through mid-wicket for a couple more.

A good length delivery and around off. Riley backs away to drive but misses.

Shorter and on the pads. Ali clips it to fine leg for a single.

Fuller delivery on off. Riley Meredith pushes it to mid off for a quick single. The fielder picks up and has a shy at the batter's end but misses. Ali would have been a goner.

Length delivery, outside off. Riley makes room to drive it away but slices it to cover for a single.

Shorter delivery, into the surface and on middle. Riley gets on top to pull but under edges it to the leg side.

A slower length delivery on middle. Riley plays it back to the bowler.

Short of a length and on middle, slower delivery. Ali gets on top of the bounce and works it to mid-wicket for one.

Bowls an off-cutter, around off. Riley Meredith steers it wide of backward point for a single.

Slower delivery, back of a length and on off, Riley Meredith has a heave across the line but misses.

Very full and angling on middle. Riley Meredith makes room and swipes it to square leg for a single.

Touch fuller, outside off. Ali punches it wide of cover for a single.

Short in length and on leg. Riley Meredith turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length around off, Mohammad Ali pushes this to covers for one.

Good length, onto the pads, Mohammad Ali flicks this through mid-wicket for a couple.

WIDE! Full and way too wide of off, Mohammad Ali leaves it. Wided.

Good length, onto the pads, Riley Meredith pushes this away for a run.

OUT! RUN OUT! Bullseye from Raza. On a length and around off, Riley Meredith punches it to cover. The batters hesitate for a single but eventually runs across. Till then, Raza picks up at cover and hits at the batter's end. Clean as a whistle and Hammad Azam is not even in the frame. Also, Mohammad Ali is the last man in.

FOUR! Back of a length, on leg. Riley Meredith ducks-pulls. He hangs his bat out and edges it to deep square leg where the fielder runs to his left and dives but the ball just evades past him and rolls into the fence.

Serves it full and on middle and leg. Riley Meredith blocks it.

Slower one, on a length and on off, shapes in, Riley Meredith gets deceived by the lack of pace and gets hit on his pads.

Full toss, on leg, Akif Javed clips it thtough square leg for a run.

Pushes it full and around off, seaming in too. Riley Meredith leans to drive but gets a thick inside edge, past the stumps and to fine leg. The fielder slides to his right to save it from running away. He does well to keep his feet away from the ropes.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Ubaid Shah picks up his second wicket. A good length delivery, around off, nipping in sharply. Hammad Azam swings his blade across and connects with thin air around it. The ball goes past his blade and hits the off pole.

Touch fuller and on middle. Meredith drills it down to long on for a single.

Lahore Qalandars lose a review. Ubaid Shah bowls a bumper, over the batter on middle. Meredith tries to ramp it over but misses. Ubaid Shah appeals for a caught behind, but it is turned down. Shaheen Afridi takes his chances but it shows nothing on the UltraEdge.

Leg bye! Angles in a length ball on the pads. Azam looks to fend it away but misses. The ball rolls on the leg side and calls for a single. Ubaid Shah runs across, quickly, before Riley Meredith and underarms at the batter's end but misses from yards away. A big run out chance goes begging.

Short of a length and on off, Riley Meredith backs away and runs it to deep third for one.

On a good length and on middle. Azam nudges it to deep square leg for a run.

Shorter and outside off, Azam punches it behind point for a single.

Hard-length delivery, angling on leg. Riley Meredith looks to pull but gloves it away to square leg for a single. Riley is in pain right now.

Excellent from Rauf! A yorker-length delivery on middle. Riley Meredith solidly blocks.

OUT! TIMBER! Low full toss, bang into the stumps, Rizwan Mehmood looks to get bat on the ball but only manages an inside edge that goes onto the pads first and then onto the stumps. Haris Rauf gets his second as Rizwan Mehmood departs now.

Slower one, around middle and leg, Hammad Azam chips this just short of an aggressively running in Abdullah Shafique from long on for a single.

LEG BYE! On a length, angling into the batter, Rizwan Mehmood misses out on the flick and gets it clipped off his pads for a leg bye.

Full and on off, Rizwan Mehmood thumps this down to long on for one.

Quicker one, on off, Hammad Azam hits this to deep mid-wicket for a strike rotation.

Short of a length around off, Rizwan Mehmood punches this to sweeper cover for one.

Full and on off, Rizwan Mehmood blocks this back to the bowler.

Full and on off, Hammad Azam thumps this down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Googly from Raza, around off, Hammad Azam takes a good step across the stumps and sweeps this behind square on leg for a boundary.

Short and on off, Hammad Azam pushes this in front of mid off and takes one run.

Hard length, around off, Hammad Azam looks to poke at it away from his body but gets beaten.

OUT! Third time lucky for Haris Rauf. Back of a length, another slower one, around off, Haseebullah Khan looks to dab this around square leg but gets it edge back onto his pads and the ball goes into the gloves of the keeper. Haseebullah Khan takes a dolly and sends Hassan Khan back.

Hard length, on off, Rizwan Mehmood guides this through point for a single.

DROPPED! Second time in two over, Rauf would feel he should have got Hassan Khan but Khan gets lucky again. Slower one, around off, Hassan Khan plays the stroke early and gets it lobbed behind the bowler. Ubaid Shah runs to his left from long on and so does Shaheen Afridi to his right from long off. Both fielders ends up bumping into each other and the ball deflects of Shaheen's hands and rolls around the fence. Three runs taken.

Back of a length, around off, Rizwan Mehmood hops up on his toes and punches this down the grond for one to long on.

SIX! This has been hammered out of the park. Tossed up, around off, Hassan Khan clears his front leg, places it around his leg and slogs this over the fence towards the long on region for a gigantic six.

Short of a length, around off, Hassan Khan defends this off his front foot.

Much quicker, in the line of the stumps, Hassan Khan punches this back to the bowler.

Quicker one, around off, Hassan Khan blocks it back around silly point.

Floated onto the pads, Rizwan Mehmood nudges this through square leg for a quick single.

Tossed up, around off, Rizwan Mehmood tucks this to short mid-wicket for no run.

On a length, around off, Rizwan Mehmood plays this late and guides this to deep third for one.

Good length, on off, Rizwan Mehmood keeps it out.

WOW! Hassan Khan has to be the luckiest player in the entire stadium at this point. Back of a length, around off, Hassan leans back and looks to cut this but gets it chopped off the under-edge onto the roots of the off-pole and deflects through the third man region for a single. The ball clearly hit the stumps with some force but the bails just refused to dislodge and Khan survives.

FOUR! Glorious from the batter. Pitched up, around off, Hassan Khan gets right on top of the bounce and drives this through the covers region for a boundary.

Good length, on off, Hassan Khan blocks this to point for a dot.

Back of a length around off, Rizwan Mehmood guides this to deep third for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! An absolute screamer from Raza. Full and around off, Marnus Labuschagne once again goes for the straight boundary and hammers this powerfully, parallel to the deck, to the right of the bowler. Sikandar Raza reacts proactively, dives to his right and tries to grab it with both hands but the ball gets stuck in his right hand and he holds onto it.

FOUR! Short of a length, on middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne rises with the bounce and punches this down the ground through the left of the fielder at mid on for a boundary.

Quicker one, around off, Rizwan Mehmood drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

Too full, on off, Rizwan Mehmood drives this straigth into the hands of the fielder at covers.

Pushed through on off, Rizwan Mehmood blocks this to mid off.

Full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne tucks this through backward square leg for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Slower one, around middle and off, Irfan Khan plays for a pace on but gets foxed by the variation on offer. Irfan Khan ends up chipping this straight into the hands of Ubaid Shah at the long on fence. Ubaid makes no mistake and Irfan has to walk back.

Short and going across the batter, Marnus Labuschagne guides this to deep third for one run.

On a length, around the pads, Irfan Khan nudges this through the mid-wicket region for a run.

Good length, on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne flicks this though mid-wicket for a strike rotation.

Short and on middle and leg, Irfan Khan pulls this through square leg for a single.

Back of a length, around the pads, Marnus Labuschagne flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives this for a single to end the over.

Quicker one, on the pads, Irfan Khan drills this down to long off for one run.

WIDE! Fuller down the leg, Irfan Khan goes for a sweep but misses. Wided.

Darted around off, Marnus Labuschagne rolls this down the ground for a single.

Fuller, around the pads, Irfan Khan pushes this in the gap for a single.

OUT! LBW! Tossed up in the line of the stumps, Kusal Perera goes for a reverse sweep but misses completely to get any part of his bat or glove behind it. The ball sneaks past the bat of Kusal and ends up clattering into his pads. A gentle appeal from Raza was all the umpire needed to raise his finger. Perera has a chat with Marnus, who asks him not to take the review. Marnus was right as the Ball Tracking after the over showed three reds.

Quicker one, around off, Marnus Labuschagne punches this to long off for a single.

Short of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne dabs it down to point for one. Hyderabad Kingsmen are 48/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Good length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it away towards mid-wicket.

Back-of-the-hand slower one, back of a length, on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out on the pitch.

Goes fuller and outside off, Kusal Perera throws his hands at it. Gets a top edge that flies over short third. Sikandar Raza from deep backward point runs to his righ and makes a good sliding stop. Just a run.

Hard length and on off, Kusal Perera heaves it hard but straight to mid-wicket.

WIDE! Goes for the slower one, full but just angles down the leg side, Kusal Perera misses his flick. Wided.

On a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne guides it towards deep third for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! Helpful runs! Shaheen Afridi goes full again but angles it down the leg side. Kusal Perera fails to glance it away and it goes off the pads, beating the keeper to his right for a boundary.

Touch fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it wide of cover for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Shaheen Afridi bangs this into the pitch but well outside off. Marnus Labuschagne accepts the width on offer and smacks it over point for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and flat-bats it to the left of mid on.

Fuller again and outside off, slower as well, Marnus Labuschagne reaches out and chips it off the toe-end of the bat over mid off for a brace.

Good length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Much fuller and on off, Kusal Perera drills it straight to mid off.

OUT! TAKEN! Ubaid Shah gets a big wicket here. Ubaid Shah hits the length hard around the hips of the batter. Saim Ayub decides to play the no-look flick, but tries to check his shot midway but ends up playing it half-heartedly. The ball flies straight towards deep backward square leg, where Asif Ali comes forward and pouches it safely. Hyderabad Kingsmen are 33/2, still needing 167 runs in 97 balls.

Short of a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne rolls his wrists and pulls it again but towards deep square leg for just a run.

FOUR! Put away! Back of a length and around middle. Marnus Labuschagne picks up the length early, swivels and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards mid on.

Good length and on off, Saim Ayub runs it down to deep third for a single.

Almost a run out! Fuller and on middle, Saim Ayub forces it towards mid on and sets off for the run. Marnus Labuschagne is caught ball-watching and is more concerned with whether Ayub gets to the other end or not. The fielder sees this and cleverly throws the ball to the keeper's end, where Haseebullah Khan breaks the things and looks very confident. However, the replay shwos that the dive has saved Marnus here.

On a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it square towards point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent review from Shaheen Afridi and Lahore Qalandars draw first blood here. This is on a hard length, on middle and off, skids through a bit. Usman Khan gets stuck in his crease and tries to play at it very awkwardly as he gets late onto the shot. The ball hits his back pad and goes behind, where Haseebullah Khan dives to his right to grab it. Afridi appeals for the LBW, but it is turned down. Sikandar Raza thinks there is an edge and convinces Afridi to take the review. UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is close to the bat, and the on-field call is changed to Out. Hyderabad Kingsmen are 25/1 chasing 200 runs.

Is that a run out at the non-striker's end? Shaheen Afridi bowls this full and on middle. Usman Khan uses his feet but ends up yorking himself and bunts it down the pitch. Afridi extends his left hand to stop it, but it deflects off his fingers and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The third umpire is called in and after watching a few replays with different angles, he is satisfied that Ayub has ground his bat in time.

FOUR! Two in two! Shaheen Afridi errs in line and serves a low full toss down the leg side. Usman Khan helps it on its way past short fine for another boundary.

FOUR! Usman Khan gets into the act now! A half-volley, full and around off. Usman Khan gets his hands through the shot and drives it towards cover. The fielder is a bit late to get low and lets the ball under his body for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, slower once more, Saim Ayub waits for it this time and keeps it out.

FOUR! Aerial but in the gap! Ubaid Shah rolls his fingers to take pace off, serves this full and on off. Saim Ayub strides out to drive but cannot control it due to the lack of pace. The ball flies wide of cover, where Sikandar Raza flings himself to his right but the ball just evades him and goes to the fence for a boundary.

Short again and outside off, gets some extra bounce. Usman Khan slashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to deep third for another run.

Short of a length and around off, Saim Ayub steers it away wide of point, where the fielder dives to his right to make a stop. They cross.

Back of a length and outside off, Saim Ayub looks to cut it away but ends up chopping it off the bottom half of the bat to the off side.

FOUR! A freebie and gladly accepted! Ubaid Shah begins with a juicy full toss, on off. Saim Ayub does not miss out. He gets low and drives it sweetly through covers for a boundary.

Back of a length and outside off, angling further away, Usman Khan has a feel for it but misses. 7 runs off the first over then.

Hits the length hard, on middle, holds its line a bit. Saim Ayub thinks the ball will come in and looks to work it away but gets squared up. The ball deflects off his thigh pad towards third man for a leg bye.

Pitched up, on middle, swings in sharply, Saim Ayub once again fails to clip it away and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Shaheen Afridi goes much fuller and on off, shaping away this time. Saim Ayub leans onto his drive and plays it right under his eyes to cream it through cover-point for a boundary.

Saim Ayub and Hyderabad Kingsmen are underway in the chase! Back of a length and on middle, Ayub stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Shaheen Afridi starts with a good-length delivery, on middle and leg, shaping in. Saim Ayub looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. Usman Khan sets off for the run but is sent back and has to put in a dive to make his ground as the fielder has a shy at his end.