United clinch victory over Qalandars in nail-biting super over

SHARJAH: Islamabad United won a nail-biting thriller against Brendon McCullum-led Lahore Qalandars in a super over at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tonight.

United won the game by chasing 16 runs in the first-ever super over bowled in the history of Pakistan Super League.

A six by debutant Salman Irshad of Qalandars on the third ball of the 19th over levelled the 121-run score of United, however in a dramatic turn of event, fast bowler Muhammad Sami took his wicket on the very next ball by bowling a short-pitched bouncer; leaving the match drawn.

• SUPER OVER –  QALANDARS ON STRIKE

0.1 – Brendon McCullum scores a FOUR to Mohammad Sami

0.2 – Sami dismissed Mc Cullum, CAUGHT deep backward square

0.3 – Umar Akmal missed the ball

0.4 – Akmal hit a SIX

0.5 – Akmal took a run on a yorker

0.6 – Fakhar Zaman took TWO runs

• SUPER OVER – UNITED ON STRIKE

0.1 – Andre Russel took a run, pulled over midwicket to the man at the corner

0.2 – Asif Ali hit a SIX, as McCullum dropped catch at long on

0.3 – Mustafizur Rehman bowls a dot ball, short and wide outside off

0.4 –  One run off a bye, bottom edged to the keeper. Ramdin misfields

0.5 – WIDE

0.6 – Russel scores a FOUR, pulls, a top-edged boundary

0.7 – Russel hit SIX on a back of a length delivery