End of over 19 (19 runs) Lahore Qalandars 185/2
Umar Akmal 86 (36b 5x4 8x6)
DJ Bravo 3 (3b 0x4 0x6)
Umar Gul 4-0-50-1
Anwar Ali 3-0-18-0
18.6
Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, 1 run
18.5
Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, SIX, its the slower short ball, but with Akmal setting himself up on the back foot, its a treat. Slugged away over long leg. That's his eighth six of the match
18.4
Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, FOUR, overpitched on off, while looking for the yorker, drummed down the ground. Powerful. Too powerful
18.3
Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, SIX, every bad ball that has come his way has gone for six, this one over midwicket. This innings may have been enabled by full tosses, like this one, and short balls, but Akmal's ability to put them away has truly been breathtaking.
18.2
Umar Gul to Bravo, 1 run, laced through to the sweeper cover, Bravo watched the ball as closely as he could and sliced it off the base of his stumps
18.1
Umar Gul to Umar Akmal, 1 run, drilled through extra cover, all along the ground for a single
Faras: "For some reasons I see too many similarities between RCB and Lahore Qalandars. First both are second most expensive teams (from initial tender process) in their respective leagues, both with excellent top order/batting lineups (minus Azhar Ali in LQ), btoh with inexperienced and unproven bowling lineup, both have under-performed based on talent level (RCB over the years, and LQ so far). If LQ loses this match I will start to call them Lahore Royal Challengers."