Kandahar Knights vs Nangarhar Leopards, 2nd Match
Regular Season 2018 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Nangarhar Leopards won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) (Kandahar Knights 139/9, Nangarhar Leopards 142/4).
- Kandahar Knights: 139/9 (20 ov)
- Nangarhar Leopards: 142/4 (18.3 ov)
Match report
Kandahar Knights (KK) faced Nangarhar Leopards (NL) in the 2nd Match of Regular Season 2018, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Saturday, 6 October 2018 at 12:00 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 bat. The on-field umpires were Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Farooq Khan, with David Jukes as match referee.
Kandahar Knights made 139/9 in 20 overs, with Karim Janat top-scoring on 39 from 39 balls. Ben Cutting was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 28. Nangarhar Leopards made 142/4 in 18.3 overs, with Shafiqullah Shafiq top-scoring on 35 not out from 20 balls. Karim Sadiq was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 5.
Result: Nangarhar Leopards won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Ben Cutting 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: 139/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | c Anton Devcich b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Rahmat Shah b Ben Cutting | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 126.67 |
| Karim Sadiq | c Shafiqullah Shafiq b Naveen ul Haq | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Najeeb Tarakai b Zahir Khan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Karim Janat | c Naveen ul Haq b Ben Cutting | 39 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 100 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Naveen ul Haq b Rahmat Shah | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Anton Devcich b Ben Cutting | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 141.67 |
| Amir Hamza | c Naveen ul Haq b Ben Cutting | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Sayed Shirzad | c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Ben Cutting | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Tymal Mills | not out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Naveen ul Haq | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Ben Cutting | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 7 |
| Zahir Khan | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Rahmat Shah | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
Nangarhar Leopards · 1st innings: 142/4 (18.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najeeb Tarakai | c Najibullah Zadran b Waqar Salamkheil | 31 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 124 |
| Johnson Charles | c Kevin O'Brien b Sayed Shirzad | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 125 |
| Anton Devcich | c Najibullah Zadran b Karim Sadiq | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Rahmat Shah | st Karim Sadiq b Amir Hamza | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| Shafiqullah Shafiq | not out | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 175 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Mitchell McClenaghan, Ben Cutting, Zahir Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Hamza | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Tymal Mills | 3.3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 9.43 |
| Sayed Shirzad | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Karim Sadiq | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |