Balkh Legends vs Kandahar Knights, 19th Match
Regular Season 2018 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Balkh Legends won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (Balkh Legends 142/4, Kandahar Knights 141/9).
- Balkh Legends: 142/4 (17.5 ov)
- Kandahar Knights: 141/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Balkh Legends (BL) faced Kandahar Knights (KK) in the 19th Match of Regular Season 2018, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Thursday, 18 October 2018 at 12:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Balkh Legends won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Anil Chaudhary and Alex Dowdallas, with David Jukes as match referee.
Kandahar Knights made 141/9 in 20 overs, with Brendon McCullum top-scoring on 50 from 33 balls. Mirwais Ashraf was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 24. Balkh Legends made 142/4 in 17.5 overs, with Chris Gayle top-scoring on 73 from 22 balls. Waqar Salamkheil was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 21.
Result: Balkh Legends won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Chris Gayle was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Kandahar Knights · 1st innings: 141/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asghar Afghan | c Aftab Alam b Mirwais Ashraf | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Aftab Alam | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Mirwais Ashraf b Ravi Bopara | 50 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 151.52 |
| Nasir Jamal | b Sami Ullah | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Karim Sadiq | c Ikram Alikhil b Sami Ullah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riki Wessels | c Ravi Bopara b Mirwais Ashraf | 39 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 121.88 |
| Karim Janat | c Ikram Alikhil b Mirwais Ashraf | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sayed Shirzad | run out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Tymal Mills | run out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Waqar Salamkheil
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Aftab Alam | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Sami Ullah | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Ravi Bopara | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
Balkh Legends · 1st innings: 142/4 (17.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Brendon McCullum b Karim Janat | 73 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 331.82 |
| Colin Munro | lbw b Waqar Salamkheil | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Nasir Jamal b Waqar Salamkheil | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | not out | 27 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Riki Wessels b Sayed Shirzad | 22 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 95.65 |
| Ikram Alikhil | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Mohammad Nabi, Mirwais Ashraf, Aftab Alam, Qais Ahmad, Sami Ullah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Sadiq | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Sayed Shirzad | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.39 |
| Tymal Mills | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Karim Janat | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |