Pakistan vs Hong Kong, 2nd Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Asia Cup 2018 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Sep 16, 03:30 PM LOCAL
Usman Khan 3-19(7.3 ov)
32.3
Usman Khan to Nawaz, no run, short of length and just outside off, and a bottom-handed cut towards backward point. Can't clear the in-field
32.2
Usman Khan to Nawaz, no run, good length delivery outside off, Nawaz pokes his bat out to deflect it towards backward point, and Shadab dives athletically to cut it off and save a few runs. Fantastic work!
32.1
Usman Khan to Nawaz, no run, nope, no hat-trick! Very full one on middle and leg, and a last-moment jab onto the pitch
30.6
Usman Khan to Tanwir Afzal, out Bowled! Must've been his dream to replicate Wasim Akram's witchcraft from round the wicket, and he has his moment, young Usman Khan. This one pitches on a back of a length outside off-stump and jags back in sharply and without warning to peg back the top of off-stump. The wobbly seam delivery, and that's done something off the seam to dismiss him first-ball. Hasn't even got the time to decide on a shot before he hears the death rattle behind. He will be on a hat-trick in his next over! And that's 8 down. Coming down like a pack of cards now. Tanwir Afzal b Usman Khan 0(1)
30.5
Usman Khan to Scott McKechnie, out Lbw! That's plumb. Plumb as it can get. Base of middle and off. The batsman has run out of time to review, and unless there was an inside edge, this was dead. Walks too far across this one, which curves in towards the foundation of the middle and leg poles, and misses the glance. I'm not sure what the discussion was about with the umpires, but since there was no bat, that was absolutely plumb. 7 down, and deep trouble for Hong Kong. Scott McKechnie lbw b Usman Khan 0(3)
30.4
Usman Khan to Scott McKechnie, no run, skiddy good length delivery outside off, Scott McKechnie shuffles across, crab-walks into a tentative defence from the crease. Steven Smith, anyone? We have a doppelganger!
30.3
Usman Khan to Scott McKechnie, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Scott McKechnie shuffles across, hops onto the back foot, and drops it into the pitch with soft hands and a high elbow
30.2
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, out Bowled! Boom! Tries to defend this one a bit haphazardly, pitches on a back of a length in the channel outside off-stump, seams sharply back in and finds a hole in his defence to knock off-stump back. Knocked it dead. A coach's delight, and that's 6 down for Hong Kong. A decent partnership comes to an end with that wicket. It looks a certainty, now, that they'll have something to bowl at. Aizaz Khan b Usman Khan 27(47) [4s-2 6s-1]
30.2
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, wide, shortish from wide of the crease and a 140km/h wide down leg-side past the late pull from Aizaz Khan
30.1
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, back of a length delivery heading towards the middle-stump line, Aizaz Khan gets back in the crease and defends the 141km/h ball off the back foot
28.6
Usman Khan to KD Shah, no run, back of a length delivery, very quick, and angling in towards the 4th stump line. Defended off the back foot into the off-side
28.5
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, short and rising into the grill, Aizaz Khan extends his arms and guides a pull away towards fine leg or a single
28.4
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, good length from round the wicket and on the pads, Aizaz Khan misses the glance and it thuds off the thigh-guard towards the keeper's left
28.3
Usman Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, Hong Kong review! Not short enough to pull, he swivels into one, and he is caught in front. Middle-stump, but a little too high to the naked eye. Yep, that's going over the stumps, and the umpire goes I0$ with his arms to reverse the decision
28.2
Usman Khan to KD Shah, 1 run, short of length with very little width, a cut rather close to his body away towards third man for a single
28.1
Usman Khan to KD Shah, 2 runs, quick and full on the pads, clipped away comfortably for a brace towards deep midwicket
9.6
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, blocked to cover
9.5
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, short of length, another uncomfortable pull shot from Hayat, mistimes it towards midwicket
9.4
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, defended into the on-side
9.3
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, short of length around the left hip, Hayat strangely took his eyes off it while going for the short-arm pull. Takes a blow on the fingers
9.2
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, back of a length delivery angled in on leg, tucked to short midwicket
9.1
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, hanging so far back even to balls that are fuller than a good length. Unique style from Hayat. He's able to keep it out
7.6
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, whips it off the pads with a helicopter flourish, only a single to deep backward square
7.5
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, that's flown off Rath's bat. Gave it a fair spank. Short and wide, Rath flashes it hard past backward point who was a mere spectator
7.4
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, full ball around off, punched heftily to mid-on
7.3
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, plenty of effort from Usman Khan on the short ball, gets it very high outside off and complicates Rath's efforts of fetching the pull. Rath fails, beaten on the top-edge
7.2
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, full ball on leg stump, bit of a leading edge from Rath which rolls towards mid-on
7.1
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blunted down the pitch
5.6
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, hangs back to a length ball and defends to mid-on
5.5
Usman Khan to Hayat, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blocked into the covers
5.4
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, short ball, Rath jumps back in the crease and controls the pull through square leg
5.3
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, superbly played by Rath. He waited on the ball, allowed it to pass him and then gently dabbed it past slip to the third man boundary
5.2
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, short of length just outside off, stands tall and gently punches to cover
5.1
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length around off, Rath thinks about working it through the on-side but then changes his mind and blocks it back
3.6
Usman Khan to Nizakat Khan, no run, length ball outside off, steered wide of backward point who is swiftly onto it
3.5
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Rath leans into it nicely as he drives through the covers. Given the long boundaries here, the threes are always in play. They run hard between the wickets and come back for the third
3.4
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, smashes into Rath's front pad as he plays across the line. That looked a lot closer than what Pakistan's appeal suggested. They were only a little better than half-hearted. Not out. Skidding through sharply from back of a length, beat Rath for pace and as ball-tracking shows, would've clipped the outside of leg stump. Appeal better maybe?
3.3
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length just outside off, Rath is very comfortable in defence
3.2
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked to point
3.1
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, short of length outside off, punches it to backward point
1.6
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, length ball on off stump, he presses forward this time as opposed to the previous delivery that he played from the crease. Defends it back to Usman
1.5
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length, skids through past Rath's outside edge. Not much lateral movement, just played down the wrong line
1.4
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
1.3
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, that's a brilliant ball from Usman Khan. To extract such kind of spice on this pitch is no joke. Back of a length, he bent his back and got it to kick up and nip away past the edge
1.2
Usman Khan to Anshuman Rath, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
1.1
Usman Khan to Nizakat Khan, 1 run, full ball on leg stump, glances it down to fine leg
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