PAK VS WXI - 1st T20I, World XI tour of Pakistan, 2017

Hi-fi ball striking, bail-lightning thunderbolts and deafening buzz across Lahore. That defines Pakistan today. The entertainment factor in T20s is nothing but a usual phrase for them today. It means a lot more than that; to Pakistan cricket and their fans, and to World cricket of course. Thanks for joining us. We have thoroughly enjoyed bringing all the action. We being me, Raju Peethala and my colleagues Pratyush Sinha, Sriram and Sreenivas. See you tomorrow same time, for the second instalment. Expect more of a similar dose. Cheers!!

Sarfraz: It was an important game. Babar and Shehzad played really well. Shoaib Malik did well towards the end. There's lot of talent in the domestic circuit and I'm sure many youngsters will get their chances in the future if they keep working on getting better. I want to thank the crowd and PCB for making this a grand success. It has been organized very well and I'm delighted.

Faf: It was a good game and I thought Pakistan played really well. They have great variations in their bowling attack and ours was probably a bit one-dimensional. We got starts, but couldn't kick on. Quick turn-around and make sure we rest up and come fresh tomorrow. It's great to play in front of the Pakistani crowd and hopefully the stadium will be full for the next 2 games.

Babar Azam, Man of the Match: It's all in the mindset. I practice accordingly. No pressure. It was a slow wicket and we concentrated on building the partnership. I'm working hard on my fitness. Towards the end of my innings, I realised I need to work more on my fitness.

22:20 local: 18 26 25 29 - scores of the top 4 batsmen of World XI. That should sum up the proceedings. There were starts and that's that. None of them got going. Pakistan bowlers, discounting a few odd ones, hit their lengths and slower balls to perfection and had the World XI batsmen strangled. Wickets at regular intervals arrested the much-needed momentum and Sammy's cameo was just there to reduce the defeat margin.

Hasan Ali to Sammy, FOUR, full and Sammy looks to jam, gets an inside edge in the process which flies to the fine leg fence. All over. Pakistan win by 20 runs. What a fitting way to cap it off.

Ben Cutting, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Hasan Ali to Sammy, out Thisara Perera Run Out!! 1 run completed. Yorker outside off, Sammy squeezes it to deep point and there was never a two there. Then still run and Perera was caught well short of his crease at the bowler's end. Thisara Perera run out (Raees/Hasan Ali) 17(11) [4s-3]

Hasan Ali to Sammy, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

26 from 2

Hasan Ali to Thisara Perera, 1 run, slower full ball outside off, Perera opens the face of the bat and dabs the drive to backward point

Hasan Ali to Sammy, 1 run, full on off, drilled to long-off

Hasan Ali to Sammy, no run, yorker, would have uncorked the base of middle stump had Sammy missed. But he did well to jam his bat down and while doing so, lost his balance and fell flat on the floor. Hasan Ali strolls across and offers a helping hand to pick Sammy up off his feet

Hasan Ali to Sammy, SIX, short ball, sat up nicely for Sammy to flex his muscles and bludgeon it over backward square

34 needed from 6 balls

Raees to Sammy, 1 run, very full and veered in late after pitching, Sammy swipes and may have gotten a tiny inside edge on the flick

Raees to Sammy, SIX, stand and deliver! Knew what was coming, stands back and wallops a slower ball high and handsome over long-on

Raees to Sammy, no run, brute of a force on that bat swing, but the slower ball wins once more

Raees to Sammy, SIX, on the pads and goodbye. That's golfswung over mid-wicket

Raees to Sammy, no run, slower ball bouncer, Sammy ducks at the last moment having assumed it to be a wide. Not to be