Balkh Legends vs Kandahar Knights, 5th Match
Regular Season 2018 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Balkh Legends won by 13 runs (Balkh Legends 165/5, Kandahar Knights 152/7).
- Balkh Legends: 165/5 (20 ov)
- Kandahar Knights: 152/7 (20 ov)
Match report
Balkh Legends (BL) faced Kandahar Knights (KK) in the 5th Match of Regular Season 2018, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Sunday, 7 October 2018 at 16:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kandahar Knights won the toss and chose to bowl.
Balkh Legends made 165/5 in 20 overs, with Colin Munro top-scoring on 46 from 24 balls. Karim Janat was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 19. Kandahar Knights made 152/7 in 20 overs, with Asghar Afghan top-scoring on 45 from 32 balls. Gulbadin Naib was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 12.
Result: Balkh Legends won by 13 runs. Gulbadin Naib 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.
Balkh Legends · 1st innings: 165/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Munro | c Paul Stirling b Karim Sadiq | 46 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 191.67 |
| Usman Ghani | run out | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | c Brendon McCullum b Amir Hamza | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Karim Sadiq b Sayed Shirzad | 34 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 117.24 |
| Mohammad Nabi | st Karim Sadiq b Waqar Salamkheil | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Darwish Rasooli | not out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
Extras: 16 · Did not bat: Ikram Alikhil, Ben Laughlin, Qais Ahmad, Aftab Alam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tymal Mills | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Karim Sadiq | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sayed Shirzad | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Amir Hamza | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
Kandahar Knights · 1st innings: 152/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | c Ben Laughlin b Gulbadin Naib | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Darwish Rasooli b Gulbadin Naib | 31 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 106.9 |
| Karim Sadiq | lbw b Gulbadin Naib | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asghar Afghan | b Aftab Alam | 45 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 140.63 |
| Karim Janat | lbw b Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Qais Ahmad b Ben Laughlin | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Kevin O'Brien | b Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Amir Hamza | not out | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| Sayed Shirzad | not out | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 177.78 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Tymal Mills, Waqar Salamkheil
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Aftab Alam | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Ben Laughlin | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Qais Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |