Published: Apr 21, 2016, 02:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:43 PM (IST)
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Balochistan vs Sindh, Match 3 of Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016 at Faisalabad. We’ll bring you all the updates regarding the match here. It is Balochistan’s second fixture of the tournament, while it is Sindh’s first appearance. Balochistan played the opening match of Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016 against Punjab. The former won the contest by 12 runs. Balochistan and Sindh will be led by Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed respectively. Balochistan skipper was the player of the match in their first game where he had bagged three wickets after failing with the bat. He was dismissed only for three runs. The likes of Babar Azam, Umar Akmal and Shahid Yousuf made crucial contributions with the scores of 41, 47 and 49. READ: Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016 schedule: Match time table with ground details
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Balochistan 186/8 in 31 overs. BATTING: Azhar Ali 100 (83), Saeed Ajmal 7 (11) — SINDH WIN!!!! Couple more down, and now, it’s Ghulam Haider, who falls for mere 10 to Hasan Khan, followed by Umar Gul for mere five to Anwar Ali, as Saeed Ajmal comes in, while Azhar Ali continues to bat past his half-century and also scores his ton, but that’s not enough, as Sindh win the game comfortably by two wickets.
OUT! Ghulam Haider b Hasan Khan 10 (14), Umar Gul c sub (Hasan Mohsin) b Anwar Ali 5 (11)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Balochistan 108/6 in 20 overs. BATTING: Azhar Ali 39 (43), Ghulam Haider 8 (9) — GONE!!!! Couple more down, and this time it’s Shahid Yousuf, who falls to Mohammad Aamer for mere five, while Mohammad Hasan too falls for mere five to the same man, as Ghulam Haider makes his way in.
OUT! Shahid Yousufc c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 5 (14), Mohammad Hasan c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 5 (7)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Balochistan 84/4 in 14 overs. BATTING: Azhar Ali 30 (31), Shahid Yousuf 4 (6) — GONE!!!! Couple more down for Balochistan, as they lose Umar Akmal for mere 10 to Fawad Alam, who bowls him up, while Sohail Tanvir too makes his way back for mere 19 off Bilal Asif, after being caught behind by Sarfraz Ahmed, while Shahid Yousuf is the new man in.
OUT! Umar Akmal b Fawad Alam 10 (13), Sohail Tanvir c Sarfraz Ahmed b Bilal Asif 19 (14)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Balochistan 26/2 in 5 overs. BATTING: Azhar Ali 9 (7), Umar Akmal 3 (3) — GONE!!!! Two down for Balochistan early in the game as they lose Mohammad Nawaz for an unfortunate duck to Sohail Khan in the opening over, followed by Babar Azam, who falls for 13 to Babar Azam, after being caught by Khalid Latif, as Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal bat it out at present.
OUT! Mohammad Nawaz lbw b Sohail Khan 0 (2), Babar Azam c Khalid Latif b Anwar Ali 13 (19)
Revised Target: 229 in 31 Overs
Rain interruption
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 266/4 in 45 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 108 (120), Sarfraz Ahmed 22 (30) — No harm done following the fall of the fourth wicket in the form of Fawad Alam, as Aslam scoes his ton, while Sarfraz too continues to bat decently.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 240/4 in 40 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 99 (111), Sarfraz Ahmed 5 (9) — GONE! The fourth one goes as well, as Fawad Alam is gone for mere four, after being trapped leg-before by Saeed Ajmal, as Sarfraz Ahmed makes his way in, while Aslam is just a run short of his ton.
OUT! Fawad Alam lbw b Saeed Ajmal 4 (12)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 223/3 in 35 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 90 (97), Fawad Alam 2 (5) — GONE! Sohaib Maqsood is the third victim, as he falls for mere eight to Umar Gul, who bowls him out, while Fawad Alam is the new man in. Meanwhile, Aslam is just 10 runs away from a ton.
OUT! Sohaib Maqsood b Umar Gul 8 (17)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 199/2 in 30 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 72 (79), Sohaib Maqsood 5 (10) — GONE! The second wicket of the day, as Khalid Latif is dismissed for 21 by Sohail Tanvir, after being caught by Shahid Yousuf for 21, while Aslam keeps batting steady, as Sohaib Maqsood comes in.
OUT! Khalid Latif c Shahid Yousuf b Sohail Tanvir 21 (21)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 188/1 in 26 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 68 (71), Khalid Latif 19 (15) — Six more overs gone, following the dismissal of Manzoor, but no harm done, as Aslam brings up his half-century, while Khalid Latif cotinues to bat decently at the other end.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 149/1 in 20 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 48 (40), Khalid Latif 0 (0) — GONE! Manzoor brings up his ton off just 69 deliveries, including 17 boundaries and a couple of sixes, along with a strike rate of 145, but is dismissed off Saeed Ajmal, who makes him caught off Shahid Yousuf.
OUT! Khurram Manzoor c Shahid Yousuf b Saeed Ajmal 100 (70)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 102/0 in 15 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 21 (32), Khurram Manzoor 80 (58) — Still no harm done, as the 100 runs come up for Sindh, with MAnzoor, slowly crusing towards his ton, while Aslam continues to play decent innings and support Manzoor.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 75/0 in 13 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 12 (28), Khurram Manzoor 62 (50) — As they keep increasing the run pace, meanwhile Manzoor has brought up his half-century, as he keeps batting beautifully and powerfully, with Aslam giving him a steady support at the other end. Balochistan bowlers need a breakthrough here.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: Sindh 16/0 in 7 overs. BATTING: Sami Aslam 8 (22), Khurram Manzoor 7 (20) — A slow start by the Sindh batsmen as the openers are playing it extremely slow. Although, they haven’t lost a wicket as of now, but they surely need to increase the run pace, especially with three overs to go before the powerplay ends.
Toss: Sindh (Bat)
On the other hand, Sindh are no less talented staring the international cricketers like Anwar Ali, Imad Wasim, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Aamer, Sohaib Maqsood and the captain himself. Paksitan Cricket Cup is a five-team One-Day tournament based on the draft system and will include teams from the country’s four provinces and a Federal Capital side. The other teams are Punjab,Sindh, Khyber and Islamabad. The tournament will see a total of 75 top cricketers of Pakistan play, barring Shahid Afridi and Wahab Riaz.
Squads:
Balochistan’s squad for Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016: Azhar Ali (c), Awais Zia, Ramiz Raja, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Shahid Yousuf, Mohammad Hasan, Mohammad Nawaz, Sohail Tanvir, Junaid Khan, Bilawal Bhatti, Umar Gul, Imran Khan, Usama Mir, Saeed Ajmal
Sindh’s squad for Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016: Khurram Manzoor, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Waqas, Shoaib Maqsood, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Saad Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt), Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan, Ruman Raeez, Hassan Khan
