17.6
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, nails the yorker on the stumps, Saim Ayub shuffles and manages to flick it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. Just four away now from his hundred
17.54
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, FOUR, tries to do the same once again, but Saim Ayub was ready and slaps it to deep cover on this occasion for a boundary
17.4
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, no run, nicely bowled! Sees Saim Ayub moving across and bowls it into the pitch outside off. The left-hander tries to flat-bat it but gets a bottom edge through to the keeper
17.3
Naseem Shah to Keemo Paul, 1 run, Keemo Paul rides the bounce and sends it to long-off for an easy single, and brings Ayub back on strike
17.24
Naseem Shah to Keemo Paul, FOUR, that's poor from the man at deep! Naseem Shah goes into the pitch once again as Keemo Paul swipes it towards deep square leg. Dasun Shanaka tries to keep it out with his legs but fails, and the ball runs away for four
17.1
Naseem Shah to Keemo Paul, 2 runs, direct hit at the non-striker's end, and the umpire will have a look. Off-cutter on a length, and Keemo Paul plays it towards cover, where the fielder is quick onto the ball and gets a direct hit. The batter is well inside, though, and the ball deflects off the stumps, allowing them to take one more
14.6
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, 1 run, Naseem Shah keeps it short of a good length as Saim Ayub works it to deep mid-wicket and will retain the strike
14.54
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, FOUR, an attempted yorker gone horribly wrong! Ends up bowling a full toss outside off, and Ayub smokes it through the vacant deep-cover region for a boundary. He is moving along nicely
14.44
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, FOUR, picks up the cutter this time, waits for it, and slaps the pull towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder dives across to try and stop it, but the ball has too much power and beats him
14.3
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, no run, good start to his second spell! Bangs it into the pitch and takes the pace off. Saim Ayub hops for the late cut but misses it completely
14.2
Naseem Shah to Rovman Powell, 1 run, change up on the shorter side outside off, Rovman Powell gets it off the bottom part to backward point for a single
14.1
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, 1 run, just short of a good length outside off, Saim Ayub mistimes the cut to long-off for a single. That brings up the 50-run stand
2.66
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, SIX, Saim Ayub says thank you very much! Short and into the body from Naseem Shah, and Saim Ayub swivels across in style to send it over deep fine leg for a six
2.5
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, no run, full and outside off, Saim Ayub drives it off the lower part of the bat to the fielder at cover
2.4
Naseem Shah to Kirk McKenzie, 1 run, tucks this one to deep backward square leg and collects a single
2.3
Naseem Shah to Kirk McKenzie, no run, that was some ball to receive first up! It comes in sharply from a length, and Kirk McKenzie is beaten by the pace and pinned right in front of the stumps. Big appeal from Naseem Shah, and the umpire raises his finger. Kirk McKenzie reviews, perhaps thinking it was going over the stumps. The replays show it pitched outside leg, and he survives. But Naseem Shah is bowling in great rhythm
2.2W
Naseem Shah to Maaz Sadaqat, out Caught by Mikyle Louis!! Another one for Naseem Shah, and it's not a great CPL debut for his countryman Maaz Sadaqat! He'll be livid with himself as he has picked out the only fielder on the leg side. This was there to be hit, fullish on the pads, but the left-hander ends up flicking it straight to the fielder at deep square leg, who barely has to move and takes it comfortably in the reverse cup. Maaz walks back to the hut, disappointed. Got this one off the higher part of the bat. Maaz Sadaqat c Mikyle Louis b Naseem Shah 2(6)
2.1
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, leg byes, 1 run, just short of a good length on the pads, the left-hander tries to get some bat on it but misses and is struck on the thigh pad. The ball rolls towards mid-wicket, allowing them to take a single
0.6
Naseem Shah to Maaz Sadaqat, 2 runs, just short of a good length, but it's on the pads, Maaz Sadaqat has no trouble tucking it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs
0.5
Naseem Shah to Maaz Sadaqat, no run, oh hello, Maaz Sadaqat gives it a charge on this delivery! 138kph. It goes away once again from a hard length, and the left-hander runs down the track looking to tonk it down the ground, but meets with nothing but thin air. Beaten by the pace and bounce
0.4
Naseem Shah to Maaz Sadaqat, no run, that's a peach from Naseem Shah! Close to 138kph, landing on a length and seaming away beautifully. Maaz Sadaqat fends at it but is beaten all ends up
0.3
Naseem Shah to Maaz Sadaqat, no run, a hint of away movement from the length, Maaz Sadaqat covers the line and blocks it into the surface
0.2
Naseem Shah to Saim Ayub, 1 run, some width on offer this time around, Saim Ayub cuts is firmly to deep backward point and gets off the mark
0.1W
Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, out Caught by Andre Fletcher!! Perfect start for the Patriots! Perfect start for Naseem Shah! Gets his line and length right after bowling a wide first ball, shaping it away from a length around off. Keacy Carty pokes at it well away from his body, only to feather a fine outside edge through to the keeper. Just the start Naseem Shah would have hoped for, and what a delivery that was. The kind of ball you see regularly in Test cricket. He celebrates in style, saluting his teammates and the crowd. Keacy Carty c Andre Fletcher b Naseem Shah 0(1)
0.1
Naseem Shah to Keacy Carty, wide, starts with an extra. There is some swing as it moves away, but it's well outside the wide guideline outside off, and the umpire calls it a wide