LAH vs MUL Ball by Ball Commentary

That's a wrap. Good length on off, Sikandar Raza dabs this towards gully and takes a single to close the game. Lahore Qalandars gets their revenge as they win this by 5 wickets.

On a length around the pads, Asif Ali flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Back of a length around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell goes for a pull but swings over this and the ball deflects off his gloves back onto the top of the stumps and the bails come off. Daryl departs with a mere formality remaining.

TWO WIDES! Bumper, way too high over the batter. Sikandar Raza leaves this one. The ball goes straight to Usman Khan behind the stumps but he fails to gather this clean and the batters take one as well.

Good length on off, Daryl Mitchell thumps this to mid off for a single.

SIX! MITCHELL MAKES THE RAMP LOOK EASY AGAIN! Full toss on middle and off, Daryl Mitchell moves across and just ramps this without any fuss for a biggie behind the wickets. Daryl Mitchell has middled the ramp as well.

Yorker, in-between the legs, Daryl Mitchell looks to flick this but misses out.

Back of a length wide of off, Daryl Mitchell fends this through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! WOAH! IT IS PARTY TIME IN LAHORE! Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell pulls this way behind the fence towards long leg for a huge six.

FOUR! Short and wide around off, Daryl Mitchell cuts this crisply through point for a boundary. Brings up his half-century with this boundary.

BYE! Swing and a miss. On a length, pace off, wide outside off. Sikandar Raza swings across the line and misses. The keeper spills it and the batters take one.

Bumper, around off, Raza looks for the upper-cut but misses.

FOUR! Short and wide around off, Sikandar Raza leans back and cuts this over backward point for a boundary to inch closer to the finish line.

On a length around the pads, Sikandar Raza flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length wide of off, Sikandar Raza cuts this to deep point's left for a couple.

Good length on off, Daryl Mitchell gets it away to deep point for one.

Good length on off, Sikandar Raza punches this away for a single.

SIX! GIGANTIC! Raza is playing a blinder. On a length, right in the slot, angling away from the batter. Sikandar Raza clears his front foot and gives it a full monty, the ball strikes right out of the middle of Raza's bat and has landed beyond the sight screen down the ground for a monstrous six.

Full and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell goes for the slog but the bat tilts in his hands and the ball rolls off the inside through mid-wicket for one.

Too full on off, Daryl Mitchell drills this to long off for one.

Short-pitched, around off, Sikandar Raza looks to hammer this over extra cover but gets cramped and ends up getting it away to mid off for a single.

Yorker on off, Sikandar Raza jams this back towards the bowler.

On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell drills this to long off for one.

FOUR! Michael Bracewell narrowly missed a spectacular catch off Daryl Mitchell's shot. Mitchell slogged a good-length delivery on the pads, but mis-hit it with too much elevation. Bracewell dived at deep mid-wicket, hesitating slightly as he charged towards the ball, and couldn't quite grab it. The ball bounced inside the ropes for four runs.

Full and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell drills this to long off for a single.

Good length on off, Sikandar Raza looks to cut this towards off but gets an inside edge onto the surface and bouncing on his pads. This could have bounced on the stumps as well but Raza is riding his luck.

SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Pitched-up around off, Sikandar Raza clears his front leg and smashes this aerially over the long on fielder for another biggie. Raza is striking at 240 at this point.

SIX! FLICKED AWAY! On a length around the pads, Sikandar Raza picks it up and deposits this over the fence towards long leg with a flick for a six.

WIDE! Bumper, around off, Sikandar Raza leaves it. Wided.

Slower one, back of a length around off. Sikandar Raza swings a bit too early and the ball arrives late.

Good length on off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this through cover and rotates strike.

FOUR! Sprays down the leg, Daryl Mitchell just helps this with a tickled off the bat towards the fine leg fence for four runs.

Good length on off, Daryl Mitchell drives this to sweeper cover for a single to end the over.

Full toss on off, Sikandar Raza drills this down to long on for a single.

Good length wide outside off, Sikandar Raza stands and swings but misses out.

Length around off, Daryl Mitchell drives this to sweeper cover for one.

SIX! INNOVATIVE FROM DARYL! When was the last time Daryl Mitchell was seen ramping one? INSANE! Too full around middle and off, Daryl Mitchell moves across and ramps this over the fence behind the stumps for a biggie.

Good length on middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell tucks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.

Quicker one, too full, around off, Sikandar Raza goes for the swing but misses.

WIDE! Too full and way too wide outside off. Raza leaves it. Wided.

FOUR! SLAPPED AWAY! Short of a length, wide outside off, Sikandar Raza this time moves a shade to his leg and slaps this over extra cover for four this time.

SIX! CLOBBERED! Tossed up, around off, Sikandar Raza clears his front foot and swings. Connects right out os the middle of his bat and this has landed on the other side of the ropes towards the cow corner.

Another strike rotation as Daryl Mitchell drills this down to long on.

Full and on off, Sikandar Raza cuts this away for a single more.

Floated full and on off, Daryl Mitchell paddles this away for one.

Full and on off, Sikandar Raza rams this to short fine for no run.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR UBAID! Short-pitched, into the body of Sam. The batter pulls this but doesn't get enough power behind it. The ball is miscued straight towards Muhammad Amir Barki at deep square leg fence for a regulation catch.

Good length on off, Sam Billings punches this towards off for no run.

WIDE! On a length wide down the leg, Sam Billings leaves it. Wided.

On a length around the pads, Sam Billings flicks this on the bounce towards mid-wicket for no run.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! CAUGHT BEHIND! On a length wide outside off, Abdullah Shafique looks to slog this across the line. The ball bounces a touch more than Abdullah expected and it takes a faint outside edge straight back to the keeper for his dismissal.

Back of a length on top of off, Daryl Mitchell drops this towards silly point and steals a single. Ubaid does have a sigh at the stumps towards the non-striker's end but misses.

Pushed through on the pads, Daryl Mitchell gently milks this through mid-wicket and settles for a single.

Tossed up on the pads, Abdullah Shafique tucks this through mid-wicket for an easy rotation of strike.

FOUR! Tossed up, wide outside off, Abdullah Shafique plants in front foot towards the line of the ball and slaps this through extra cover for four.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Full and on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique gets down on a knee and slog sweeps this right out of the middle of his bat for a huge six over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Flighted on off, Daryl Mitchell drills this to long off for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this towards point for no run.

Banged in short and outside off, punched away from the crease and through point for a single.

FOUR! Back of a length, pushed across off, Daryl Mitchell goes after it and slashes the cut away behind point for a boundary.

SIX! That's outta here! Banged in short again, over middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell picks the length early and gets a hold of the pull, whacking it a long way over deep square leg for a biggie.

Top delivery! Full and quick, right at the toes, Daryl Mitchell tries to jam it out but the ball goes through the legs.

Short of a length over middle and leg, hitting the deck hard, Mitchell backs away to pull but mistimes it straight to mid-wicket.

Nails the yorker at the base of the off stump, Mitchell manages to take the front leg out and blocks it.

Fractionally short on the pads, Abdullah Shafique pulls it off the back foot past backward square leg and the fielder in the deep does well to keep it down to a couple of runs.

On a length and around off, punched away through covers for a single.

Wide! Flatter delivery, just down leg, wide called.

DROPPED! Fired in a bit short and wide, Abdullah Shafique reaches out and smacks it flat over cover-point. Yasir Khan charges in from the deep, a bit too fast and overruns it, spilling it through they hands. Single taken.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Mitchell eases it through wide mid on for a single and looks for two but is sent back.

Short and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell rocks back to cut but does so uppishly and to the left of point. Kamran Ghulam dives across and seems to have caught it on the half volley. The umpires have just gone upstairs to check for a catch. Replays right away suggest that the ball clearly bounced before going into the hands. NOT OUT!

Floated up, full and at the batter, Mitchell looks to step out but miscues it away to the off side.

Pitched up on off, Daryl Mitchell with a high-elbow drive to mid off and he scampers through quickly for the single.

Lucky escape! Hard length at the batter, Shafique nudges it just across to the leg side and sets off for the single. The bowler, Ubaid Shah is quick to get to it but misses his shy at the bowler's end from a few yards out and Shafique survives.

FOUR! Unlucky for the bowler! A well-directed bumper, over middle and leg, Shafique gets inside the one to pull but gets a top edge over short fine leg and picks up a boundary.

Hard length on off, offering no width, Shafique taps it down in front of point.

Goes full and looks to slant one in through the gate, MItchell gets across and flicks it off the stumps to deep square leg for one.

Hitting the deck hard and bowls it just wide of the off stump, Shafique nudges it away behind point for a single.

Back of a length and outside off, tapped away through backward point for a single.

SIX! Glorious! Just back of a length and over middle, Abdullah Shafique stays upright and plays a half pull, in front of square and disaptches it over the ropes for a biggie.

Hard length around off, angling in, Shafique stands tall and blocks it off.

Good length again, this time outside off, Shafique with a lovely drive on the up and he gets it wide of deep cover for a couple of quick runs.

Good length, on the pads, flicked away behind square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder! Muhammad Hasnain returns and goes full and wide, with a lot of pace on it as well. Fakhar Zaman stays leg side of the ball and looks to hammer it over covers. Ends up getting it off the toe end of the bat to Josh Little at short cover ad he takes a sharp catch. Zaman departs for 28 (21)!

Good-length delivery, around of, tapped away behind point for a single. Lahore Qalandars are 45/1 after the Powerplay.

SIX! One-handed! Banged in short over middle, Fakhar Zaman takes on the pull and one hand comes off the handle but the ball flies over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

Full and wide now, a bit in the slot, Zaman backs away again and fails to lay a bat on it.

Sees the batter charging and bowls a quick bumper right at the batter. Zaman misses the pull as the ball flies over his right shoulder.

SIX! That's flown off the bat! Fractionally short and wide, Fakhar Zaman backs away and carves the ball away over deep backward point for a biggie.

Pitches it up around off to begin with, Zaman looks to hit through the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Hard-length delivery, angled well in from around middle, Shafique backs away and ends up jamming it back to the bowler.

Hits the deck hard and angles it in at the batter, extra bounce again. Shafique takes on the pull and mistimes it over wide mid on for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and at the batter, Shafique advances and punces it down to mid on.

FIVE WIDES! Oh, that's flown through! A quick bumper from Ubaid, over middle and angling in. Abdullah Shafique is taken aback but the ball takes off and goes past the leaping keeper and into the fine leg fence.

Hard length over middle, Shafique comes down the pitch now and lofts it back over the bowler's head, not cleanly but for a couple of runs.

Just back of a length and over the stumps, Shafique opts to block it off.

Gorgeous shot and equally well fielded! Pitched up on middle and leg, Shafique stands tall and crunches the straight drive to the left of mid off where Michael Bracewell makes a sharp stop.

It's go big or go home at the moment for Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length and outside off, Zaman comes forward to go across the line but is beaten.

FOUR! Gets that one out of the screws! Into the pitch and outside off, Fakhar Zaman gives the charge and swings it hard and flat in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Short of a length and outside off, shaping away, Zaman looks to swipe across the line but is well beaten.

Oh, that swerved so late! A quick bumper, right at the helmet, Zaman looks to take it on but misses and the ball swings away from the left-hander after going past the stumps.

FOUR! Gets enough on it! Back of a length over middle, Fakhar Zaman steps out and forces the lofted shot over mid on and the ball rolls away to the fence.

On a hard length and angled back in towards the batter, Zaman looks to clip it away but is beaten past the inside edge and the ball just clips the thigh pad.

Back of a length and outside off, hit away on the up but straight to the man in front of point.

Keeps the length a bit full and angles the ball into middle and leg, Shafique pushes it straight to mid on.

Pitched-up delivery around leg, Zaman looks to flick it up and over square leg but misses. The ball goes off the pads to the leg side and they get a leg bye.

Good length in the channel, hitting the bat hard, Shafique angles it away through backward point for one.

Pitches the ball up on off, threatening to swing away, Shafique plays it on the up to mid off.

Hard length around off, just nipping back in late, Zaman manages to jam it out in front of point for a quick single.

Just back of a length and on off, angling away, Abdullah Shafique looks to play it late but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal! Josh Little serves it right up around of stump and gets the ball to swing back in. Muhammad Naeem stays leg side of the ball and looks to loft it over mid off but miscues it badly. The ball lobs straight up and Michael Bracewell at mid off takes the simplest of catches.

Good length around the top of off, bunted out in front of point for a quick single.

FOUR! Crunched! Shorter in length, straighter too, Zaman picks it up and muscles the pull well in front of square and picks up a boundary.

Short of a length, around off and swinging away, Zaman stands tall and taps it straight to covers.

Lovely start! Good length, in the channel, a hint of swing on offer, Fakhar Zaman looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Swing and a miss! Hits the deck hard, around the fifth stump line and gets the ball to shape away. Muhammad Naeem stands tall and looks to pull but misses.

Back of a length around off, Naeem punches it down to covers and looks for one but is sent back.

SIX! Up and away! A bit too short and wide, Muhammad Naeem stands tall and uses the pace to just slash it away over the wide third fence.

Pitched up around off, extra bounce on offer as well. Zaman pushes it down in front of extra cover and scampers through to get off the mark.

Hard length again, shaping back into the batter, Fakhar swings across the line but misses.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it straight over the stumps, Fakhar Zaman offers a sold front-foot defense at it.