Congratulations. Pakistan Win Against World XI in First T20

World XI Score Board

20th Over

19.6
Hasan Ali to Sammy, FOUR, to fine leg
Ben Cutting, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5
Hasan Ali to Sammy, out Thisara Perera Run Out!! 1 run completed. Yorker outside off, Sammy squeezes it to deep point and there was never a two there. Then still run and Perera was caught well short of his crease at the bowler’s end. Thisara Perera run out (Raees/Hasan Ali) 17(11) [4s-3]
Hasan Ali to Sammy, THAT’S OUT!! Run Out!!

19.4
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, 1 run, slower full ball outside off, Perera opens the face of the bat and dabs the drive to backward point
19.3
Hasan Ali to Sammy, 1 run, full on off, drilled to long-off
19.2
Hasan Ali to Sammy, no run, yorker, would have uncorked the base of middle stump had Sammy missed. But he did well to jam his bat down and while doing so, lost his balance and fell flat on the floor. Hasan Ali strolls across and offers a helping hand to pick Sammy up off his feet
19.1
Hasan Ali to Sammy, SIX, short ball, sat up nicely for Sammy to flex his muscles and bludgeon it over backward square

19th Over

18.6
Raees to Sammy, leg byes, 1 run
18.5
Raees to Sammy, SIX, stand and deliver! Knew what was coming, stands back and wallops a slower ball high and handsome over long-on
18.4
Raees to Sammy, no run, brute of a force on that bat swing, but the slower ball wins once more

18.3
Raees to Sammy, SIX, to deep mid wicket
18.2
Raees to Sammy, no run, slower ball bouncer, Sammy ducks at the last moment having assumed it to be a wide. Not to be
18.1
Raees to Sammy, no run, the swish-es and whoosh-es are being beaten with an array of slower balls

Rumman Raees [2.0-0-24-2] is back into the attack

47 from 12. Required run-rate 23.5

18th Over

17.6
Hasan Ali to Sammy, 1 run, cross-seam full delivery, clubbed down to long-off

17.5
Hasan Ali to Sammy, no run
17.4
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, 1 run, off-pace once again, this time he fired it onto the batsman, Perera gets a bottom-edge on the pull
17.3
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, no run, make that two in a row now
17.2
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, no run, slower ball, hits the deck hard which grips and wobbles under the swinging blade of Perera
17.1
Hasan Ali to Sammy, 1 run, a touch fuller than the good length, a mow from Sammy. Manages a single through mid-wicket

17.3
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, no run, make that two in a row
17.2
Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, no run, slower ball, hits the deck hard which grips and wobbles under the swinging blade of Perera
17.1
Hasan Ali to Sammy, 1 run, a touch fuller than the good length, a mow from Sammy. Manages a single through mid-wicket

17th Over

16.4
Sohail Khan to Sammy, 1 run, a biff to mid-off and they set off for a quick single

Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.3
Sohail Khan to Elliott, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! Elliott c Imad Wasim b Sohail Khan 14(8) [4s-2]
Sohail Khan to Elliott, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
16.2
Sohail Khan to Elliott, 2 runs, drilled straight down the ground; long-off and long-on come close and the former – Hasan Ali – there slides sideways to just about stop it inside. Lots of replays to decide that

16.1
Sohail Khan to Elliott, FOUR, follows him with a full ball down leg but the thick inside edge runs to the fine leg fence
Sohail Khan [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

59 required of the last 4 overs

16th Over

15.6
Raees to Thisara Perera, FOUR, full toss and that’s dispatched. Perera picks his spot and clatters it wide of deep square
15.5
Raees to Thisara Perera, FOUR, slower ball all right, but the length’s full enough to get underneath and clobber it straight of mid-off
15.4
Raees to Thisara Perera, FOUR, the typical wood-chopper swing. Clears his front leg and swats it in the gap at mid-wicket
15.4
Raees to Thisara Perera, wide, fired in short, but a little too high for the batsman. Aleem Dar exercises his arms
15.3
Raees to Elliott, 1 run, another slower ball, Elliott knocks it off his pads towards deep square

15.2
Raees to Thisara Perera, 1 run, giving no pace to work with
15.1
Raees to Thisara Perera, no run, cross-seam slower ball, beats Perera’s cross-bat swing. In the gap between bat and pad

Rumman Raees [1.0-0-9-2] is back into the attack

74 needed from 30 balls

15th Over
Score after 15 overs
WXI 124-5
Thisara Perera
1(1)
Elliott
7(4)
Shadab Khan
4-0-33-2

14.6
Shadab Khan to Thisara Perera, 1 run, to mid wicket

Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease

14.5
Shadab Khan to Miller, out Stumped!! Gone this time. Sarfraz is ecstatic Miller st Sarfraz b Shadab Khan 9(7) [6s-1]
Shadab Khan to Miller, THAT’S OUT!! Stumped!!

14.4
Shadab Khan to Miller, SIX, to long on
14.3
Shadab Khan to Elliott, 1 run, advances and drives a full toss to long-off
14.2
Shadab Khan to Elliott, FOUR, crouches and deftly reverse-sweeps in the gap between backward point and short third
14.1
Shadab Khan to Elliott, 2 runs, full ball, driven firmly through extra cover

14th Over

13.6
Sohail Khan to Miller, no run
13.5
Sohail Khan to Elliott, leg byes, 1 run, change of pace, Elliott tries to tuck, but gets no bat
13.4
Sohail Khan to Miller, 1 run, picked away off the pads backwards of square leg

Grant Elliott, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.3
Sohail Khan to Paine, out Caught by Raees!! Slower ball, outfoxes Paine who was waiting deep in his crease to launch it over long-off. Rumman Raes positioned himself just at the edge of the rope and caught it with an air of nonchalance. Cool as a cucumber. Paine c Raees b Sohail Khan 25(25) [4s-2 6s-1]
Sohail Khan to Paine, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
13.2
Sohail Khan to Miller, 1 run, just turns the ball towards mid-on and calls for a quick single. A direct hit attempted, but Miller was in
91 needed from 41
13.1
Sohail Khan to Miller, no run, good length, zips away after pitching, beats Miller on the drive

13th Over

12.6
Shadab Khan to Paine, FOUR, that’s belted behind square
12.6
Shadab Khan to Paine, wide, too far outside off, wided
12.5
Shadab Khan to Paine, no run, drags the flat-bat swipe back to the bowler
12.4
Shadab Khan to Miller, 1 run, tucked off the pads to backward square

12.3
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, out Caught by Babar Azam!! Pitches it full and Faf’s timing on the slogsweep went haywire. du Plessis c Babar Azam b Shadab Khan 29(18) [4s-4 6s-1]
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
97 needed from 46 balls
12.2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run, punched to mid-off
12.1
Shadab Khan to Paine, 1 run, worked away behind square

12th Over

11.6
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, FOUR, to fine leg, the partnership between du Plessis and Paine is now
11.5
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, FOUR, dances down, takes it on the full and drills the drive past a diving extra cover
11.4
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, SIX, just a little shimmy and whack! Flashes Hasan Ali straight down the ground for a maximum
11.3
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, FOUR, an action repeat of the first delivery. The only difference was he got bat instead of pad
11.2
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, no run, attacks the stumps, driven back to the bowler
11.1
Hasan Ali to du Plessis, leg byes, FOUR, shuffles as late as he can, reads the length and field to perfection and just scoops it off his pads between keeper and short fine

Hasan Ali [1.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Required run-rate has gone up to 13.33 now

11th Over

10.6
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run, shuffles forward and lofts the drive inside out over cover
10.5
Shadab Khan to Paine, 1 run, slightly open-face bat drive to sweeper cover

10.4
Shadab Khan to Paine, SIX, to long on
10.3
Shadab Khan to Paine, no run, googly, Paine swings wildly and gets beaten for the spin. Hit on the pad, but not in line with the stumps
10.2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run, loaded full on middle, biffed to long-on
10.1
Shadab Khan to Paine, 1 run, legbreak outside off, pulled wide of long-on. Well, the length allowed Paine to do so

130 required from the last 10 overs

10th Over

9.6
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, FOUR, to long on
9.5
Imad Wasim to Paine, 1 run, short, but Paine didn’t have much room to pick his spot. Plays a hurried drive which goes to the left of mid-on
9.4
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run, nudged round the corner
9.3
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run, looks for a sweep, but is done for the lack of pace
9.2
Imad Wasim to Paine, 1 run, just a touch short on middle, Paine unleashes the pull, but didn’t time it as well as he would have liked. Only a single
9.1
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run, tucked to mid-wicket

138 needed from 66

9th Over

8.6
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run, to deep square leg
8.5
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run, loops it up and then turns it away from a pushing blade. Faf’s beaten and he knows it
8.4
Shadab Khan to Paine, 1 run, swept powerfully to the left of short fine where Rumman Raes dives desperately to prevent a boundary
8.3
Shadab Khan to Paine, no run, too full, full-blooded drive, can’t beat extra cover
8.2
Shadab Khan to Paine, no run, cuts from around off-stump, picks out backward point
8.1
Shadab Khan to Paine, no run, floated full on off-stump, driven straight to short extra cover

Shadab Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

8th Over

7.6
Imad Wasim to Paine, 1 run, no spin once more, Paine had very little room, but did well to clear his front leg and slap it to deep cover
7.5
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run, kept low this straighter one, Faf clips to deep square
7.4
Imad Wasim to Paine, 1 run, goes on with the arm, Paine has no room, but he manages to force his wrists to pick a single down to long-on
7.3
Imad Wasim to Paine, no run, punched to mid-off
7.2
Imad Wasim to Paine, no run, slider, going down, Paine misses the flick and is hit just above the knee roll
7.1
Imad Wasim to Paine, no run, flatter and quicker on off, punched back to the bowler

7th Over

6.6
Fahim Ashraf to Paine, 1 run, that’s a standing hit. Just gets taller and flashes it over point. There’s protection in the deep
6.5
Fahim Ashraf to du Plessis, 1 run, opens the shot behind backward point
6.4
Fahim Ashraf to Paine, 1 run, on top of the bounce to work a single round the corner
6.3
Fahim Ashraf to Paine, no run, stays back to a fuller ball and has to check his shot back

6.2
Fahim Ashraf to Paine, no run, so stays back this time and pokes out a defence into the off-side
6.1
Fahim Ashraf to Paine, FOUR, short on leg-stump and pulled somehow to the fine leg fence. Really swiveled and got the underside of his gloves there. Looked hurried for pace there, did Paine
Fahim Ashraf, comes into the attack

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6th Over

5.6
Raees to Amla, out Caught by Imad Wasim!! Amla c Imad Wasim b Raees 26(17) [4s-4 6s-1]
Raees to Amla, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
5.5
Raees to Amla, no run, pushed off-side
5.4
Raees to Amla, FOUR, this is an exhibition of what wrists can be like. A slower back of a length delivery and Amla has played it off the front foot, climbing on top of the shot with mere wrists. Cocks therm last minute and floats them over the fielder at mid-on. Wow
5.3
Raees to Paine, 1 run, takes bottom hand off and jabs his first delivery to mid-off. Strike back with Amla for the last three balls of the powerplay

Tim Paine, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.2
Raees to Tamim, out Bowled!! And misses it. Makes room while shimmying down the track and just isn’t able to get under this full delivery aimed at the stumps. Credit to Raees for sticking to the original line and length. Tamim b Raees 18(18) [4s-3]
Raees to Tamim, THAT’S OUT!! Bowled!!
5.1
Raees to Tamim, FOUR, front leg goes across and so he’s able to play all around it, opening the leg-side region behind square. Nicely on top of that glancy flick

Rumman Raees, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

5th Over

4.6
Hasan Ali to Amla, no run, drives with an open face and thank goodness for backward point’s tumble, Pakistan don’t concede another boundary. An indifferent start by Hasan
4.5
Hasan Ali to Amla, FOUR, now gets a shortish delivery that’s too straight and he’s worked magic with his wrists, again. Finds the gal through short fine leg
4.4
Hasan Ali to Amla, FOUR, have you seen half-a-drive go for a boundary? Well read on. A full ball, picked up and lofted over extra cover with no followthrough. That’s not even a full-blooded drive or a punch, if you call it that

4.3
Hasan Ali to Tamim, 1 run, pitches it fuller and is clipped to mid-on for a quick single
4.2
Hasan Ali to Amla, 1 run, shuffles across his stumps – leg to off – and gets a thick inside edge to backward square
4.1
Hasan Ali to Amla, no run, back to play the back of a length delivery but finds mid-wicket

4rth Over

3.6
Sohail Khan to Amla, 1 run, swats it off the pads to backward square leg
3.5
Sohail Khan to Tamim, 1 run, deflected off the outside half towards silly point. Couldn’t get his front leg out of the way here, so had to adjust playing this slower delivery

3.5
Sohail Khan to Tamim, wide

3.4
Sohail Khan to Tamim, no run

3.3
Sohail Khan to Tamim, FOUR, to deep mid wicket

3.2
Sohail Khan to Tamim, FOUR, to sweeper cover,
3.1
Sohail Khan to Tamim, no run, chops it to short third man, Amla is off the crease for the run and has to hurry back in. Direct hit would have been curtains!

3rd Over

2.6
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
2.5
Imad Wasim to Amla, SIX, arm-ball pitchin’ just a touch short and it’s disappeared. Makes room but sees the ball following him, so uses his wrists and powers it over long-on. Quite a beautiful shot that
2.4
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run, finds mid-wicket off the back foot
2.3
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run, finds mid-on this time. Sarfraz is as vocal as Facebook’s autoplaying ads behind the stumps
2.2
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run, plays on the up but short-arm jab drive finds cover
2.1
Imad Wasim to Tamim, 1 run, comes down the track only to see that IW has shortened the length. Ends up punching it to long-on

2nd Over

1.6
Sohail Khan to Tamim, 1 run, goes back and across to cut and and ends up chopping it to cover-point
1.5
Sohail Khan to Tamim, no run, bottom-handed drives don’t find boundaries. This, though, was well stopped by cover

1.4
Sohail Khan to Amla, 1 run, lovely wristwork. Takes it off his front thigh and works it round the corner
1.3
Sohail Khan to Amla, FOUR, goes back to a length and stabs it wide of mid-on. Hasan Ali chases it all the way and dives in front, two-handed, but cannot
1.2
Sohail Khan to Tamim, leg byes, 1 run, some inswing this time, plays it late from in front of leg-stump to fine leg. Gets it off his pad
1.1
Sohail Khan to Tamim, no run, backs away and tries to smoke it straight down the ground. Misses. The length was fuller than he anticipated

1st Over

0.6
Imad Wasim to Tamim, 1 run, goes wide from round the wicket and straightens it on the stumps; just a single round the corner
0.5
Imad Wasim to Tamim, no run, flatter, cannot place it wide of mid-wicket
0.4
Imad Wasim to Tamim, no run, soft hands to mid-wicket but can’t pick the run
0.3
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run, goes back and stabs it to long-on

0.2
Imad Wasim to Tamim, 1 run, quicker and fuller on off, defended to mid-off for a quick single
A small delay we’ll have
0.1
Imad Wasim to Tamim, no run, on leg-stump, clipped away to mid-wicket. Sarfraz runs across to field and the pad straps have yielded! Need a replacement
0.1
Imad Wasim to Tamim, wide, and starts with a line down leg

Tamim and Amla are at the crease. Tamim is on strike. Imad Wasim will open the attack

08:45pm local: We are back live after what felt like a very long 11 minutes. Tamim and Hashim come out to open – well the things cricket throws up at you! Absolute beauty.

Complete Score Board of Pakistan XI

Last Over (20th)

19.6
Thisara Perera to Imad Wasim, SIX, well they do. Someone listens to me. Gets a length ball and smacks it over long-on
End with a six, wil ya Pakistan?
19.5
Thisara Perera to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, backs away and smashes it flat-bat to long-on
19.4
Thisara Perera to Imad Wasim, SIX, another full toss, another six. Clattered over square leg, where else?!
19.3
Thisara Perera to Fahim Ashraf, leg byes, 1 run, back to his slow balls and Fahim Ashraf is early into his hack. Gets it away off his thigh

Fahim Ashraf, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Debut time! The 2016-17 departmental One-day cup turned out to be the shot in the arm for the Fahim Ashraf. He finished the tourney with 19 wickets and topped the bowling charts. This prompted the selectors to pick him for the ODIs against West Indies in the Caribbean land. He didn’t get a chance though. He has also been listed as a member of the squad that would represent Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy,” Kumar Abhisekh Das has profiled him

19.2
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, out Bowled!! Just when you thought this over would take Pakistan to 200, Thisara Perera strikes. Shoaib Malik b Thisara Perera 38(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, THAT’S OUT!! Bowled!!

19.1
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, SIX,19.1

19th over

18.6
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, can credit Cutting for
18.5
Cutting to Imad Wasim, 1 run, allows the ball to come right upto him and drops it to short cover

18.4
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, to deep mid wicket
18.3
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, has been helped to a hat-trick of boundaries. Short and on leg-stump, and he’s swiveled it away to the fine leg fence

18.2
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, square of the wicket
18.1
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, leg-stump delivery and it’s full, so Shoaib Malik has picked it up through fine leg. Just stayinh back and getting it away with a novice and weak golf swing

Ben Cutting [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack

Imad Wasim, left handed bat, comes to the crease

18th over

17.6
Thisara Perera to Sarfraz, out Caught by Paine!! As ordinary as this over has been from Thisara Perera, this ball had a brain of its own. Saw Sarfraz backing away and bowled it short and slow outside off, so Sarfraz’s slash was early and elicited a top-edge to the keeper. Sarfraz just never got going tonight. Sarfraz c Paine b Thisara Perera 4(5)
Thisara Perera to Sarfraz, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
17.5
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, good quick single to short third man. Shunted it to the fielder and ran

17.4
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, that’s a boundary-driller.
17.3
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, SIX, he’s squeezed it over long-off. Full, he manages to get under it – stayed deep in the crease to do that – and then lofted the slower ball away

17.2
Thisara Perera to Shoaib Malik, no run, goes full and is slapped to deepish mid-off.. for no run
17.1
Thisara Perera to Sarfraz, 1 run, plays late and tucks it round the corner

17th over

16.6
Morne Morkel to Sarfraz, 1 run, to backward square leg
16.5
Morne Morkel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slaps the pull to deep square
16.4
Morne Morkel to Sarfraz, 1 run, slow short ball, Shoaib Malik waits and controls the pull to wide long-on
16.3
Morne Morkel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, super hit. He’s deep in his crease but the back leg just about crouches, transfering enough weight in front to drive it through covers
16.2
Morne Morkel to Sarfraz, 1 run, steers it to third man
16.1
Morne Morkel to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, stays back-footed and plays late, slicing the ball to third man

16th over

Tahir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, to deep mid wicket

Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.5
Tahir to Babar Azam, out Caught by Miller!! So two things: Babar Azam falls short of the century and Tahir gets a wicket. Not the typical hit-and-run kinda celebration but crouches and swings his arms either side like a pendulum. Well, that’s new. Babar Azam just didn’t find the distance on this slog-sweep. Babar Azam c Miller b Tahir 86(52) [4s-10 6s-2]
Tahir to Babar Azam, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!

15.4
Tahir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, reaches out on front foot and wrists a single to cow corner
15.3
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, sees him making an iota of room and Tahir drops it quick and short. Slapped back
15.3
Tahir to Babar Azam, 5 wides, oh tries to flight it and drifts it way too wide outside off. Wide of the keeper, too
15.2
Tahir to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, slower on off, flicked to long-on again
15.1
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, backs away a touch and works it from in front of middle-stump to long-on

Imran Tahir [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

At current run rate, Pakistan will get 177. Well, they’ll get many more than that you’d think

15th Over

14.6
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, no run
14.5
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, no run, allows the ball to come and works the mid-wicket gap.. not

14.4
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, skids off the pitch, and so Babar Azam is slightly late on his bottom-handed wristwork to deep mid-wicket
14.3
Cutting to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, width outside off and steered to third man
14.2
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, on the pads and has been flicked to deep mid-wicket. Without really jinxing it, he’s 17 away..

Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Sammy!! He’s such a dear thing. Sammy runs in at deep backward square and takes it with a dive in front. A swivel pick-up from Ahmed Shehzad, that admittedly was timed well off his pads, but just managed to place it too well. Ahmed Shehzad c Sammy b Cutting 39(34) [4s-3]
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!

14th Over

13.6
Sammy to Babar Azam, 2 runs, punched away wide of long-on and they add a brace
13.5
Sammy to Babar Azam, SIX, in the slot and Azam dismisses it over deep square leg. Full on leg, Azam gets under it and smashes it over the ropes. Sammy has his hands on his mouth in disbelief
13.4
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, slower short ball from Sammy, Shehzad pulls it away to deep mid-wicket
13.3
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs, Shehzad steps out and drives to the left of Sammy, who gets a hand to it and deflects it to mid-off. Shehzad sets off for a quick single, Tahir flings in a throw and misses the stumps. No backing up and they pinch an extra run
13.2
Sammy to Babar Azam, 1 run, banged in short outside off, gets big on Azam. He splices it away past extra cover
13.1
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, nipping on leg-stump line, Shehzad whips it away to deep mid-wicket

12.6
Morne Morkel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, shortish at the body,
12.5
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, 1 run, angling on leg, turned away behind square

12.4
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, FOUR, to deep extra cover

12.3
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, 2 runs, to backward square leg
12.2
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, 2 runs, for a second, I thought Miller grabbed it. Brilliant effort though.
12.1
Morne Morkel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, harmless length ball outside off, Shehzad stands tall and forces it to extra cover

Morne Morkel [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

12th Over

11.6
Sammy to Babar Azam, FOUR, a boundary to finish the over.

11.5
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, slower ball on seeing the batsman advance,
11.4
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, rushes down the track and drives it with a full face of the bat to mid-off
11.3
Sammy to Babar Azam, 1 run, goes wider of off, Azam goes deep and slices it with an open bat to cover
11.2
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, on a length closer to off, Shehzad moves across and gently works it to mid-wicket. 100-up for Pakistan

11.1
Sammy to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, to fine leg
Darren Sammy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11th Over

10.6
Tahir to Babar Azam, SIX, straight down the ground
10.5
Tahir to Babar Azam, no run, skids through the deck with a slider, Azam can only punch it to extra cover
10.4
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, gives the charge and is able to punch it to extra cover

10.4
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, to extra cover
10.3
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, shimmies out, Tahir lasers it full on leg. Azam clears his front leg and directs it to long-on
10.2
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, drifter on leg, slammed away to long-on
10.1
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, oh! A half-tracker from Tahir, Azam goes back and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket

10th Over

9.6
Elliott to Babar Azam, 1 run, to long on
9.5
Elliott to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, to long off
9.4
Elliott to Babar Azam, 1 run, fifty for Azam. A round of applause from the crowd and he acknowledges it with a raise of the bat and Shehzad embraces him with a hug. Milks a single to long-on and reaches the landmark
9.3
Elliott to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, eases a single down to long-on
9.2
Elliott to Babar Azam, 1 run, nurdled away to deep mid-wicket

9.1
Elliott to Babar Azam, FOUR, to third man

9th Over

8.6
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, to long on
8.5
Tahir to Babar Azam, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Azam went for the cut, was a little cramped for room and he ends up chopping it to the right of the keeper.

A query for stumping from the keeper and it has been sent upstairs. Azam has managed to drag his bat inside the crease. NOT OUT.
8.4
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, flat and quick on the stumps, Shehzad punches it away to long-off
8.3
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs, “Two, two” shouted Shehzad as he nudged it away in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on.
8.2
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, the googly from Tahir, Azam spotted it early and pats it in front of cover
8.1
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, floated up outside off, Shehzad softly pushes it away through coverhrough cover

8th Over

7.6
Elliott to Babar Azam, no run, full on leg, but he gets away this time. Azam turns it straight to short fine leg
7.5
Elliott to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, shortens his length on off, worked away to deep mid-wicket
7.4
Elliott to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, too easy for Shehzad. A real throwdown delivery from Elliott, down the leg-side. Shehzad moves inside the line and glances it fine

7.3
Elliott to Babar Azam, 1 run, to mid wicket

7.2
Elliott to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, open-batted a dab towards point and took off for a single,

7.1
Elliott to Babar Azam, 1 run, slips in a off-cutter on a short of length, Azam gets on top of the bounce and forces it down to long-on

7th Over

6.6
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, to backward square leg
6.5
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, to gully

6.4
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, to short third man6.4

6.3
Cutting to Babar Azam, 2 runs, to deep mid wicket, the partnership between Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad is now

6.2
Cutting to Babar Azam, FOUR, that’s sloppy from Perera,
6.1
Cutting to Babar Azam, FOUR, confluence of timing, balance and placement. Azam is looking in fine touch here. The back of the hand slower ball from Cutting, ends up as a half-volley. Azam transfers his weight forward and crunches it past mid-off

6th Over

5.6
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, no run
5.5
Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run, drifted full on leg, clipped to square leg
5.4
Tahir to Babar Azam, 2 runs, fired on the pads, Azam shaves it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second.

5.3
Tahir to Babar Azam, no run5.3
5.2
Tahir to Babar Azam, FOUR, to deep extra cover
5.1
Tahir to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, pushed through quicker at the stumps,

5th Over

4.6
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, straight down the ground
4.5
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, rides the bounce on offer and opens the bat face to dink it past point
4.4
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, sliding on leg, whisked away behind square
4.3
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, 2 runs, flicked away neatly behind square for a brace. The fielder runs across from deep square leg and makes a good stop
4.2
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, did that carry? Nope. Superb effort from Cutting, hammers it on a length and extracts some bounce to cause trouble for Shehzad. He closed the bat face early and the leading edge popped up to the left of Cutting, he tried his best by sticking his hand but it dropped short of him
4.2
Cutting to Ahmed Shehzad, wide, splaying down the leg-side, called a wide. The keeper went up for an appeal but the umpire doesn’t give a whiff
4.1
Cutting to Babar Azam, 1 run, Cutting begins with a back of a length delivery on leg, Azam softly works it through square leg

4rth Over

3.6
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, FOUR, Perera is leaking runs at will. Veering on middle and leg, Shehzad shuffles across and works it away past mid-on
3.5
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, 1 run, good stop from Elliott at cover-point. Azam flays it to his right, he dives across and makes a fine stop. Can’t prevent the single though
3.4
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, FOUR, slash and slash hard. Short and outside off, tagged with width and Azam goes hard on the cut. Chalks a thick outside edge that flies through the vacant slip region
3.3
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, no run, pitched up fuller on the stumps, Azam pushes it straight to mid-on
3.2
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, tip-and-run single in front of point. Rushes through for a quick single
3.1
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, not sure if this is a ploy from Perera. Adheres to the leg-stump line, with fine leg inside the circle, is it a death wish? Gets away with it this time as Shehzad turns it straight to short fine leg

3rd Over

2.6
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, no run, caps off the over with a slower bouncer. Takes ages to reach Azam, who went for the pull early. The ball eludes his willow and loops over his head. Just 3 off the over
2.5
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, no run, tight lines from Morkel, he’s sticking to the wicket-to-wicket line. Azam gently taps it to mid-wicket and says “No”
2.4
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, no run, a loud “Wait” from Azam as he drives a full ball with a straight bat face to mid-off
2.3
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, 2 runs, Morkel like Perera drifts one on the pads, Azam flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs
2.2
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, no run, in the driving channel outside off, Azam leans across and presents a neat drive, but straight to Miller at cover
2.1
Morne Morkel to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, homing on middle, Shehzad works it towards mid-on

2nd Over

1.6
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, no run, touch fuller on off, Azam defends it to the left of the bowler
1.5
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, FOUR, erratic lines from Perera, he’s bowled three balls on leg-stump now. Full on the pads, Azam gets across and glances it away past the man at 45
1.4
Thisara Perera to Babar Azam, FOUR, too full and straight, easy pickings for Azam. Gets inside the line and tucks it away fine, the fielder was in the ring and it races away to the fence
1.3
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, strays on leg, clipped away to the leg-side
1.2
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, pounds it on a length, no real movement off the deck. Stonewalled into the off-side
1.1
Thisara Perera to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, angled in at the stumps, the ball held up a touch and Shehzad closed the bat face early, sort of gets a leading edge. All soft though as it goes to ground.

1st Over

0.6
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, no run, ends the over with a dot. Shortish on a length closer to off, Azam displays a defence off the back foot
0.5
Morne Morkel to Babar Azam, FOUR, Azam is off the mark with a boundary. It seemed like he was ready and expected the short ball. Rocks back and nails the pull in front of square on the leg-side
Babar Azam, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.4
Morne Morkel to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Amla!! First wicket for the World XI. Excellent comeback by Morkel, after conceding two fours. Hits the uncertain length around off, Zaman gets carried away a bit as he goes hard at it. Only manages a thick outside edge and Amla gobbles it up at first slip without any trouble. Fakhar Zaman c Amla b Morne Morkel 8(4) [4s-2]
Morne Morkel to Fakhar Zaman, THAT’S OUT!! Caught!!
0.3
Morne Morkel to Fakhar Zaman, no run, gets away with this one. It was there to be hit as well, Zaman punches it into the off-side and finds the fielder
0.2
Morne Morkel to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, Zaman continues from where he left off in the Champions Trophy. Short and Morkel offers width, Zaman won’t miss out on those. Stands tall and spanks it through the covers
0.1
Morne Morkel to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, runs straightaway. The crowd roars in delight. A nip-backer from Morkel, from round the wicket, shaped back in sharply. Zaman was anchored to the crease and poked at it without any intent. The ball catches the inside edge and runs away to the fence after beating the keeper

Fakhar Zaman and Ahmed Shehzad are at the crease. Fakhar Zaman is on strike. Morne Morkel opens the attack

7.00 pm

The Wait is Over: Match Between Pakistan and World XI Starts.

Teams:
World XI (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(c), David Miller, Grant Elliott, Thisara Perera, Tim Paine(w), Ben Cutting, Darren Sammy, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Pakistan (Playing XI): Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Fahim Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Sohail Khan, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees

6.30 pm

World XI skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field first in the premier match of the Independence Cup series being played in Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.

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Speaking to Ramiz Raja after the toss du Plessis said, “It’s pretty new for all of us; we’ve got a long batting order and [that] gives us an opportunity to look at the wicket. It’s an honour to lead the World XI. Great to see we can play a small part in bringing cricket back to Pakistan. It’s not about egos.”

Sarfraz, after losing the toss said, “We wanted to bat first anyway. The players are excited, many of them are playing for the first time. Our focus is on cricket, the past is the past. We have an excellent team.”

Live streaming and live cricket score of Pakistan vs World XI, 1st T20, Lahore will be available online. International could return to Pakistan after the three Twenty20 Internationals between Faf du Plessis-led ICC World XI and Sarfraz Ahmad-led Pakistan cricket team, which won the ICC Champions Trophy in June. All the games will be played in the evening from 7:00 PM PST. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Weather Forecast

The weather in Lahore is expected to stay hot and dry over the next two days, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

On Tuesday, the city’s temperature was recorded to be 34 degree Celsius, however, the highest temperature was recorded at 37 degree Celsius.The Met department informed that the temperature will continue to be around 36 degree Celsius to 37 degree Celsius over the next two days.

5.30 pm

Sarfraz Eleven has also reached at Stadium to Play Historic Match. Pakistani spectetors are eager to watch the match after 9 years of big gap.

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5:15 pm

World XI has reached Gaddafi Stadium to face Green shirt in first match of three match Azadi Cup T-20 series. The World XI tour will mark the restoration of international Cricket in Pakistan after the halt of nine years.

5.10 pm

Festive Rickshawas are ready to take players for Ride.

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5:00 PM

The World XI team has left for Gaddafi Stadium to face Pakistan cricket team in the first contest of T-20 three-match series.

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4.30 pm

Pakistan Rangers, Army and Police Contingent Arrived At Gaddafi Stadium.

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2.00 pm

Pakistan have finalised the team which will face the World XI in the first of three T20 matches of the Independence Cup at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.

All-rounder Aamer Yamin, batsman Umar Amin and spinner Mohammad Nawaz will sit out during the first T20.

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir will also miss out on the action as he is in London due to the birth of his first child.

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Usman Khan Shinwari was dropped from the team as his selection depended on pitch conditions.
Champions Pakistan face stellar World XI in historic T20 today

The squad features Sarfraz Ahmad (captain, wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees, and Sohail Khan.

1.00 pm

Arrangements Finalized for Emergency During Match

Rescue 1122 have deployed 20 ambulances, seven fire tenders and set up 80 rescue posts at different places of the city to tackle any untoward incident during World-XI matches.

According to Rescue 1122 spokesman, a specialised 100feet high snorkel used for fire fighting and to evacuate trap victims is also deployed.

Disaster Response Force (DRF) and Urban Search and Rescue(USAR) will remain stand by during this event (cricket match).

Pakistan is providing a head-of-state level security to the visiting team with Pakistan Army, Rangers, Police and other law enforcement agencies ensuring that the tour goes smoothly and without any untoward incident.

The first match will be played today (Tuesday) with the next two games slated for Wednesday (tomorrow) and Friday. The entire series will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Lahore (September 12, 2017): The historic match between Pakistan and World XI which will brought cricket back to Pakistan is just hours away to turn thus far deserted Qaddafi Stadium in Lahore back to life.

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The first of the three T-20 match of the Azadi Cup event between Pakistan and World XI will start at 7 p.m. All the preparations have been made including the stringent security plan comprising traffic management. All the adjacent roads around Qaddafi stadium are being closed for the traffic.

All the World XI players arrived in Pakistan on the night of Sunday and Monday.

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Invitations have already been extended to President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to watch the match in person.

The stringent security arrangements comprise 8,000 personnel performing the security duty while personnel special police forces Dolphin and PRU will patrol the roads with police personnel deputed to all routes leading to the stadium.

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The players will arrive at the stadium under the police security monitored by the SPs.

The personnel of the Dolphin and PRU forces were briefed about their responsibilities including information related to security protocols, emergency response, and tackling emergency situations and strategies to deal with them by DIG Investigations Punjab Safe Cities Authority Sultan Ahmad Chaudhary, project director Akbar Nasir Khan. Audio video streaming and 4G LTE enabled special MDT Band Sets were handed over to them.

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The international cricket is about to return to Pakistan after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team at Lahore.

Elite Panel award-winning Pakistani Umpire will supervise the umpiring in his own country after a long time.

The traffic plan has also been finalized. A total of 1,466 special wardens supervised by CTO Lahore and SPs are being deputed.Six stands are reserved for car parking,  while a control room, monitoring room, and two traffic information camp have also been installed.

Walton Road, will be open for traffic going from Mall Road, Jail Road, Canal Road, Kot Lakhpat to Cantt and Mughapura areas.

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Those with passes of Saeed Anwar, Sarfraz and Saeed Ahmad Enclosures will enter the stadium through Qaddafi Gate while ticket holders of A H Kardaand Fazal Mahmood Enclosures will enter the stadium through Ferozepur Road Gate.

City Police Traffic Radio FMM 88.6 will keep the people informed about traffic situation minute-by-minute.

The captain of national squad Sarfraz Ahmad said yesterady that his side will not take visitor World XI lightly because it is  string team. He also predicted that all the three scheduled T-20 matches will be extremely interesting. Winning the Champions League has heightened our confidence and we intend to give tough time to the visitor, he had added.

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Like all matches this event too is important for us and I expect agreat combination of Ahmad Shahzad and many other senior players for whom this series is also important, he added. We would depend on any single bowler and though Muhammad Amir is not available we do have his alternate. The historic win of Champions League has increased responsibilities on me and my team and we will try our best to win the matches and to take any and all advantages available to us during the three matches, he added.

Meanwhile, addressing a press conference along with Chairman PCB Najam Sethi in Lahore the Director of ICC Giles Clark said that a long journey has been taken for the restoration of international cricket in Pakistan. I thank the PCB, Pakistani government, and particularly the security institutions to make this event possible, he added.

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Had the final of Pakistan Super League final not held in Lahore World XI’s tour would not have been so easy. Crediting PCB and Rameez Raja for their efforts for the restoration of international cricket to Pakistan Giles Clark also congratulated Andy Flower without whose support World XI’s tour would not have been possible.

He further said that the ICC has been reviewing security situation in Pakistan since 2011 while the last year security teams from various countries reviewed the security arrangements during the final of the Pakistan Super League in Lahore.

The Pakistani government and the people have taken a great step forward, our eyes are fixed on this series, international cricket has returned to Pakistan after eight years nd the World XI has arrived in Pakistan under the leadership of Faf diplomacy, he added.

Talking on the occasion Najam Sethi said that the final of the PSL paved the way for the return of international cricket in Pakistan. He also thanked ICC members for giving permission to foreign players to come to Pakistan.