It's a slow pitch, the ball is not coming on to the bat nicely, the wicket is tired since so many matches are being played on this ground, 133 looks a good total on this surface - these were the talks and opinions after the first half of Match No 18 of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
However, the New Zealand batsman and Islamabad United opener Colin Munro had other ideas. Munro, along with fellow left-hander Usman Khawaja started the innings in a beast mode and ended in the same way. Islamabad were 19/0 after the first over chasing a paltry total of 133.
Quetta Gladiators kept pitching it in his arc and he kept smashing. Islamabad raced to 97/0 in just six overs. It was the fourth highest score in the powerplay in the four top franchise leagues in the world. Munro notched up his half-century but it didn't mean he stopped or he took a breather. He just kept going and Khawaja played his part at the other end, with an innings of 41 runs off just 27 balls.
Munro finished the chase within 10 overs making it the biggest win in the PSL in terms of balls remaining (60) as he remained unbeaten on 90 off just 36 balls smashing 12 fours and five sixes as Islamabad won by 10 wickets.
The win helped Islamabad United move up to second place in the points table, just behind Lahore Qalandars.
The fans were not going to control their emotions as they were bamboozled by one of the best knocks they have seen in the PSL for a while.
Here are some of the reactions:
