Luke Wood, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Agha Salman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.6
Saim Ayub to Hales, out Caught by Mehran Mumtaz!! Such a soft dismissal and Hales's poor run continues. Full ball outside off, Hales c Mehran Mumtaz b Saim Ayub 1(2)
Saim Ayub to Hales, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
0.5
Saim Ayub to Guptill, 1 run, length ball on the pads, Guptill clips to deep backward square
0.5
Saim Ayub to Guptill, wide, length ball turning down leg, Guptill leaves it alone. That gripped and turned sharply
0.4
Saim Ayub to Guptill, no run, 97kph length ball on off, Guptill defends forward
0.4
Saim Ayub to Guptill, wide, drifting down leg, Guptill looks to sweep but misses
0.3
Saim Ayub to Guptill, no run, tossed up on middle, Guptill flicks to midwikcet
0.3
Saim Ayub to Guptill, wide
0.2
Saim Ayub to Hales, 1 run, tossed up on middle, googly,
0.1
Saim Ayub to Guptill, 1 run, length ball swinging in late, hits Guptill on the pad as he looks to work it across the line. Would've missed leg stump. May have been inside edge as well
Guptill and Hales are at the crease. Guptill is on strike. Saim Ayub will open the attack
All set for the chase. Islamabad will need a good powerplay
22:42 Local Time, 17:42 GMT, 23:12 IST: That's a commendable batting effort by Peshawar Zalmi who have posted a formidable total in this all-important knockout clash. Having been put in to bat first by Islamabad, Peshawar openers got them off to a superb start. Saim Ayub attacked the bowlers right from the word go and got his team off to a flying start, however, Babar couldn't replicate what his partner (Ayub) did in that particular partnership. The Peshawar captain went for an aerial shot, but he got caught at mid-off, becoming the first batter to be dismissed in this match. Mohammad Haris walked out to bat next and even he had a crucial stand along with Ayub following the opening stand. Ayub departed after playing a magnificent knock of 73, while the rest of the Zalmi batters chipped in with pivotal contributions as they finished with a formidable total of 185/5. For Islamabad United, Naseem Shah was the pick of the bowlers as the speedster picked three wickets and his economy was quite decent too. Can Islamabad chase down such a daunting total in a knockout encounter? Join us back in 10 minutes for the second essay to find out..
19.6
Obed McCoy to Aamer Jamal, 2 runs, to deep square leg