10.2 back to back wickets for Hyderabad Kingsmen! Slowed up on a length on middle and off. Fakhar shapes up for the big slog sweep but does not get all of it. Ayub is stationed exactly for that miscue at derp mid wicket, and he accepts the offering with glee. Qalandars losing their way a little! 94/3

8.2 holes out to long on! Given a bit of air just outside off. Naeem skips down, trying to go over long on. Hits it powerfully but does not get the desired elevation. Simple catch for Rizwan Mehmood and the Kingsmen have their first-ever PSL wicket! 84/1

9.6 oh dear - what has happened here?! Leg-break on a fullish length on leg. Spins in and hits Fakhar on the pad. The ball rolls towards backward point and Fakhar wanders down the track in the meantime. Shafique has to then try and complete the single but he is not even in the frame as the keeper whips off the bails. Needless run-out from a Qalandars POV! 94/2

15.2 soft dismissal! Banged in short outside off and this seems to stick in the surface. Emon is way too early into the pull and has to check his shot mid-way. All he manages in the end is a tame chip to long on, and the Kingsmen keep chipping away! 131/4

18.5 slower ball does the trick! Meredith sticks to his plan and reaps the rewards. Full outside off. Raza tries to go inside-out but slices it too much. Ayub, in the sweeper cover region, does the rest and hands Meredith his second wicket of the evening! 176/5

19.4 pin-point yorker, and Asif perishes! Zoning into middle and leg. Asif looks to manufacture something down the ground but not much he can do about this. A tad late on the stroke and that is all this yorker needs to rattle into the stumps! 187/6

3.5 that is such a soft dismissal! Shortish and sitting up near the hip. Ayub thinks he can whip this away but does not display enough conviction. A half-hearted attempt in the end and deep backward square leg, haring in, makes no mistake. And Ayub, just like that, is outta here! 33/2

2.4 shortish on leg and this skids through. Usman is cut in half, beaten by the pace and the ball is caught by the keeper, having flicked the back leg. Shaheen appeals - first for the lbw and then perhaps for the caught-behind, and then reviews too. Ball kissed the back thigh, so lbw should be out of the equation, but UltraEdge returns a small spike when the ball is next to the bat. Catch is clean too, and Usman has to go! 25/1

8.6 pouched superbly by Raza, and the Kingsmen lose their skipper! Very similar to the previous ball. Perhaps a touch fuller. Labuschagne has a tug at it but cannot keep this one down. Raza flings himself to his right and snaps up a very tough chance. Qalandars firmly in control now! 65/5

6.2 big lbw shout, and given! Angled in on a length on middle and off. Perera shapes for the reverse but misses it completely. Gets struck right in front and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Perera has a chat with his skipper but opts to not bother with the review. Raza into the act early! 49/3

7.6 miscued and taken! Niazi done all ends up here. Slower ball on a back of a length on off. Niazi does not read it and hares down. Has to reach out well in front of his body to make contact and he chips it straight down long on's throat. Qalandars making serious inroads now! 59/4

13.3 stumps smashed, and this time, the bails do fall off! Zinged in very full on off. In fact, it ends up being a low full toss. A bit of tail into Mehmood too and he cannons it off the inside edge into his stumps. Rauf has two, and the Kingsmen are seven down! 95/7

11.4 nicked and gone! Hassan's luck runs out! Shortish and nipping into off. Hassan looks to swivel and help it away but the ball flicks the toe-end of the bat before floating through to the keeper, who takes it comfortably to his right. Kingsmen in freefall! 84/6

14.6 castled! Back of a length, honing into off. Hammad swings for the hills and loses his shape completely. Loses sight of the ball too and gets beaten for pace. Hears the rattling of off stump soon after, and Ubaid has two! 101/8

15.6 run out by a mile! Short outside off. Meredith drops it into the off side and then looks at his partner. A bit of yes and no ensues, and Raza swooping in from extra cover, takes aim to send Javed on his way. Not even in the frame, in fact, and Qalandars just one wicket away from an opening-day win! 107/9

19.6 back of a length ball, slower one too. Tries to club this out of Lahore but ends up getting an inside edge to short fine. Ali calls for a very risky run, fielder swoops in and cracks at the stumps. Short by quite some distance, and that sums up what was a nervy initiation to the PSL for the Kingsmen! 130/10