Highlights Quetta Gladiators vs Lahore Qalandars T20 Pakistan Super League 13.04.2025
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Faheem Ashraf moves onto the back foot and eases a drive on the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off. Faheem Ashraf gets on the front foot and finesses a glance for 1 run behind square.
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Faheem Ashraf gets forward and skies a flick for four runs.
Haris Rauf comes around the wicket. Full, pitching outside off stump. Faheem Ashraf pushes forward and drives
Good line and length from Haris Rauf once more. Tariq gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump. Faheem Ashraf gets forward and skies a flick for four runs.
FOUR! Full, outside off stump. Tariq gets on the front foot and edges for 4 runs behind point on the off side.
FOUR! Full ball, outside off. Faheem Ashraf moves onto the back foot and glances for four runs back behind point.
SIX! Full toss, pitching outside off. Faheem Ashraf gets on the back foot and drives over the leg side field for a half dozen runs.
Yorker, pitching outside off. Faheem Ashraf moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a glance
FOUR! Full ball, outside off. Faheem Ashraf gets forward and drives for 4 runs.
Full ball, outside off. Faheem Ashraf gets forward and punches a drive
Full, outside off once again. Faheem Ashraf moves onto the front foot and plays a drive over the off side.
Sikandar Raza now coming over the wicket. Sikandar Raza pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Tariq pushes forward but plays and misses while attempting to defend
Good length, pitching outside off. Faheem Ashraf rocks back and defends
Full ball, outside off once again. Tariq goes back but decides to allow the ball to go through to the keeper untouched
Full, pitching outside off once again. Tariq moves onto the front foot and defends
OUT! Rishad Hossain breaks through! Full, outside off. Abrar Ahmed moves down the pitch and sweeps averagely, and is caught by Naeem behind square.
MAXIMUM! Rishad Hossain pitches one up, pitching on a good line again. Abrar Ahmed moves onto the front foot and plays a drive straight down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Full, pitching on a good line. Abrar Ahmed moves onto the front foot but plays and misses while trying to play a defensive shot
OUT! Bowled. Rishad Hossain pitches one up, on a good line. Amir moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying a drive, and the ball careens into the stumps
Good line and length. Faheem Ashraf gets on the front foot and eases a drive
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Amir pushes forward and punches a drive for 1 run.
OUT! Sikandar Raza gets the wicket! Length ball, outside off stump. Hosein moves onto the back foot and drives sloppily, and is remarkably caught by Shaheen Shah Afridi on the off side.
Sikandar Raza now coming around the wicket to Faheem Ashraf. Pitched up, on line. Faheem Ashraf gets forward and skies a drive down the ground for one run.
OUT! Sikandar Raza gets the wicket! Over the wicket to Shoaib Malik, on a good length, outside off stump. He goes back and edges, and is caught by Haris Rauf
Good length from Sikandar Raza, pitching outside off stump once again. Hosein gets on the back foot and punches a drive for one run.
Wide. Pitching far outside leg. Hosein goes back but misses while trying a leg glance
Good length, pitching outside off. Hosein gets on the back foot and plays a late cut for a single run back behind point.
SIX! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Hosein pushes forward and drives for a half dozen runs down the ground.
Rishad Hossain pitches one up, outside off stump. Shoaib Malik advances down the pitch and lofts a drive for a single run.
Good length, on leg stump and angled across Hosein. He gets on the back foot and tucks a glance behind square.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Hosein moves onto the front foot and defends
Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across Hosein. He gets forward and outside edges
Good length, pitching outside off. Hosein gets on the back foot and drives for a single run down the ground.
Full ball, pitching outside off. Hosein gets on the back foot and punches a drive
Sikandar Raza comes around the wicket to Hosein. Good line and length from Sikandar Raza again. Hosein gets on the back foot and drives for a pair of runs on the on side.
Sikandar Raza now coming over the wicket. On a good line and length. Shoaib Malik moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a run down the ground.
Sikandar Raza comes around the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off. Hosein rocks back and glances behind square on the on side for a run.
Full ball, on line. Shoaib Malik moves onto the front foot and inside edges for one run.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Hosein moves onto the back foot and cuts
OUT! Bowled. Pitched up, on a good line. Rossouw gets forward but misses while attempting a sweep, the ball gets through, and Rossouw is bowled
SIX! On a good line and length. Rossouw rocks back and plays a pull for a half dozen runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off. Shoaib Malik advances and finesses a glance behind square for a single run.
Good length from Rishad Hossain, pitching on leg and angling across. Shoaib Malik goes back and defends
Good line and length from Rishad Hossain once again. Shoaib Malik rocks back and guides a glance for a pair of runs. The batters attempt to return for an extra run, but Lahore Qalandars appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. Replays show the batter made it in safely
FOUR! Back of a length, on a good line. Rossouw gets on the back foot and plays a pull behind square for four runs.
Pitching on a good line and length. Rossouw gets forward and plays a defensive stroke
Back of a length, on a good line. Shoaib Malik rocks back and glances for a single run behind square.
Haris Rauf pitches one up, on a good line. Rossouw gets forward and flicks for a run.
FOUR! Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Rossouw moves onto the back foot and eases a drive through the off side for 4 runs.
Full, pitching on a good line once more. Shoaib Malik gets on the back foot and plays a flick for a run.
Pitched up, on line. Shoaib Malik pushes forward and drives for a single run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Rossouw gets on the back foot and inside edges for 1 run behind square on the leg side.
Pitching on a good line and length. Shoaib Malik moves onto the back foot and drives through the off side field for a single run.
Length ball, outside off again. Rossouw gets on the back foot and drives for 1 run.
Good length from Rishad Hossain, pitching outside off stump. Shoaib Malik moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for one run.
On a good line and length. Shoaib Malik rocks back and punches a drive for two runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Rossouw gets on the front foot and punches a drive
SIX! Short of a length, on a good line. Rossouw moves onto the back foot and slices a cut behind point for six runs.
Full, on leg stump and angled across. Shoaib Malik pushes forward and flicks for a single run.
Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off stump. Shoaib Malik moves onto the front foot and drives
Wide. Pitching well down the leg side. Shoaib Malik pushes forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a leg glance
OUT! Caught. Length ball, outside off stump. Kusal Mendis goes back and outside edges. Umpire A Raza gives Kusal Mendis out, but Kusal Mendis signals for a review. The decision is upheld, and Kusal Mendis has to go.
MAXIMUM! Full, on line. Kusal Mendis pushes forward and flicks for 6 runs.
SIX! Short of a length, on a good line. Rossouw moves onto the back foot and slices a cut behind point for six runs.
MAXIMUM! Short of a length, outside off stump. Rossouw gets on the back foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
Full, pitching outside off. Rossouw gets on the back foot and eases a wild drive
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off. Rossouw goes back and plays a drive for four runs over the off side field.
SIX! Good length from Jahandad Khan, pitching outside off. Rossouw gets on the back foot and skies a cut for six runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Rossouw rocks back and punches a drive
Asif Afridi pitches one up, outside leg and angling across Kusal Mendis. He gets forward and sweeps back behind square.
And another! Good length from Asif Afridi, pitching outside off. Kusal Mendis moves onto the back foot and lofts a cut for 4 runs back through point.
FOUR! On a good line and length. Kusal Mendis gets on the front foot and edges back behind point for four runs.
SIX! Asif Afridi comes around the wicket to Kusal Mendis. Asif Afridi pitches one up, pitching outside off once again. Kusal Mendis gets forward and lifts a sweep for a half dozen runs.
Asif Afridi comes over the wicket to Rossouw. Asif Afridi pitches one up, pitching outside leg. Rossouw gets on the front foot but misses while attempting a reverse sweep, and the ball flies away from Billings for one bye.
Pitched up, outside off stump. Kusal Mendis gets forward and punches a drive for 1 run.
Length ball, pitching outside off. Rossouw moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
Good length, pitching on leg and angling across Kusal Mendis. He gets on the back foot and glances through the on side field for 1 run.
Shaheen Shah Afridi pitches one up, pitching outside off. Kusal Mendis pushes forward and drives through the off side field.
Back of a length, pitching outside off stump once more. Rossouw gets on the back foot and pulls for 1 run.
Wide. Pitched up, pitching well down the leg side. Rossouw gets on the front foot but misses while trying to play a leg glance
OUT! Shaheen Shah Afridi gets the wicket! Shaheen Shah Afridi pitches one up, on a good line. FH Allen pushes forward and drives shakily, and is caught by Mitchell on the leg side.
Good line and length. Kusal Mendis goes back and glances back behind point for a single run.
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angling across. Kusal Mendis rocks back and flicks a glance for a run.
On a good length, outside off once again. Kusal Mendis gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a cut
DROPPED! Good length from Asif Afridi, pitching outside off stump again. Kusal Mendis gets on the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a late cut. A real chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by Billings.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump. Kusal Mendis goes back and cuts for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Full ball, on line once more. Nawaz pushes forward and edges, and is caught by Sikandar Raza
Pitched up, on line. Nawaz pushes forward and defends
Full, pitching outside off. Nawaz moves onto the front foot and edges back behind square for 1 run.
OUT! Shaheen Shah Afridi gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across. Saud Shakeel pushes forward and drives poorly, and is caught by Fakhar Zaman down the ground.
Full, pitching outside off. Saud Shakeel moves onto the front foot and defends shakily
Shaheen Shah Afridi pitches one up, pitching on leg again. FH Allen gets on the back foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a flick, resulting in one leg bye behind square.
Full ball, on a good line. Saud Shakeel moves onto the front foot and outside edges through point for a run.
Back-to-back maximums! Billings brings up his fifty by clearing the rope! Faheem Ashraf pitches one up, on a good line once again. Billings pushes forward and skies a drive for a half dozen runs.
SIX! Full, on line. Billings moves onto the front foot and lifts a flick for 6 runs.
Wide. Back of a length, pitching well outside off stump.
Faheem Ashraf comes over the wicket. Good line and length. Rishad Hossain pushes forward and plays a bad drive on the off side for a run.
OUT! Faheem Ashraf gets the wicket! Around the wicket, full toss, outside off. Shaheen Shah Afridi moves onto the back foot and drives poorly, and is caught by Shoaib Malik down the ground.
Faheem Ashraf now coming over the wicket to Billings. Yorker, outside off. Billings advances down the pitch and edges behind square for 1 run.
Free hit. Yorker, outside off stump. Shaheen Shah Afridi gets forward and edges for a single run.
FOUR! No ball. Full toss, outside off stump again. Shaheen Shah Afridi gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull back behind square.
Yorker, pitching outside off. Billings rocks back but swings and misses while attempting a drive
FOUR! Back of a length from Amir, pitching on a good line. Billings gets on the back foot and cuts for four runs back behind point.
SIX MORE! Good length, pitching outside off. Billings pushes forward and lofts a drive for a half dozen runs on the off side.
MAXIMUM! Back of a length from Amir, pitching outside leg again. Billings gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for 6 runs behind square.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Shaheen Shah Afridi gets on the back foot and drives for a single run.
Yorker, pitching on leg and angled across. Billings rocks back and plays a flick for 1 run.
Good length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Billings goes back and inside edges back behind square for 1 run.
Back-to-back boundaries! Full ball, outside leg. Billings gets forward and reverse sweeps for 4 runs.
FOUR! Tariq comes over the wicket to Billings. Full, outside off. Billings gets forward and edges behind point for four runs.
Tariq now coming around the wicket to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Pitched up, outside off once again. Shaheen Shah Afridi moves onto the front foot and plays a sweep for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Full ball, pitching outside off again. Sikandar Raza moves onto the front foot and outside edges, and is caught by FH Allen
Tariq pitches one up, outside off. Billings gets on the front foot and edges behind square for a run.
Short of a length, pitching on a good line again. Sikandar Raza goes back and skies a pull behind square for a pair of runs.
Full ball, on a good line. Sikandar Raza gets on the back foot and drives for 2 runs down the ground.
Good length from Amir, outside off stump. Billings moves onto the back foot and lifts a drive down the ground for a run.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Billings rocks back and glances back behind point for a couple of runs.
Back of a length, pitching on leg and angled across Billings. He ducks under it
FOUR! Back of a length, pitching outside leg and angled across. Billings advances and skies a pull for four runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Billings gets on the back foot and punches a drive through the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Sikandar Raza goes back and glances for a run.
Hosein pitches one up, outside off. Billings gets on the front foot and outside edges for one run behind point.
Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across Sikandar Raza. He gets on the front foot and guides a glance for a run through the on side field.
Full ball, on a good line. Billings moves onto the back foot and tucks a glance for a single run on the on side.
OUT! Hosein breaks through! Full ball, pitching outside off once again. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the front foot and drives sloppily, and is caught by Faheem Ashraf on the on side.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Sikandar Raza pushes forward and plays a sweep behind square.
OUT! Abrar Ahmed breaks through! Wide. Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, pitching well outside off stump. Mitchell gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a cut, Kusal Mendis gathers, whips the bails off, and Mitchell has to go back behind square.
Good line and length but angled across the batter. Mitchell rocks back and leg glances for 1 run behind square.
Full ball, pitching outside off once more. Fakhar Zaman shuffles down the pitch and skies a drive for a run.
Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a defensive stroke. Quetta Gladiators appeal, however umpire A Raza gives Fakhar Zaman not out.
Length ball, outside off. Mitchell rocks back and cuts for 1 run.
FOUR! Pitched up, on line. Mitchell gets on the front foot and plays a drive past the bowler for 4 runs.
MAXIMUM! Shoaib Malik pitches one up, outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman shuffles down the pitch and plays a drive down the ground for a half dozen runs.
Shoaib Malik pitches one up, pitching outside off. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and plays a defensive stroke
FOUR! Shoaib Malik pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs.
Full ball, on leg stump. Mitchell moves onto the front foot and flicks for a run back behind square.
Good length from Shoaib Malik, pitching near leg stump and angling across Fakhar Zaman. He moves onto the front foot and finesses a glance for 1 run through the on side field.
FOUR! Shoaib Malik pitches one up, pitching outside off. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and skies a drive over the off side field for four runs.
On a good line and length. Mitchell gets on the back foot and glances for a couple of runs through the on side field.
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Mitchell gets forward and skies a drive for four runs down the ground.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Fakhar Zaman pushes forward and drives on the off side for one run.
On a good length, outside off. Mitchell gets on the back foot and edges for a single run.
On a good line and length. Mitchell moves onto the back foot and finesses a glance for two runs on the on side.
50 comes up for Fakhar Zaman! Good length from Abrar Ahmed, pitching outside off once again. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the back foot and slices a cut for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Mitchell moves onto the front foot and eases a shaky drive
MAXIMUM! Good line and length. Mitchell pushes forward and plays a drive for 6 runs past the bowler.
Good length from Faheem Ashraf, outside off stump. Mitchell gets on the front foot and punches a drive
And again! Good length from Faheem Ashraf, pitching on leg and angled across. Mitchell moves onto the back foot and edges behind square for four runs.
FOUR! Back of a length, on a good line. Mitchell moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for four runs.
On a good length, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Fakhar Zaman pushes forward and eases a drive for a single run straight down the ground. The ball is misfielded.
Full, outside off. Mitchell moves onto the front foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive
Tariq comes over the wicket to Mitchell. Full, on a good line but angling across. Mitchell moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance. Umpire A Raza gives Mitchell out LBW, but Mitchell signals for a review. The decision is overturned by DRS.
Tariq pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the back foot and drives down the ground for one run.
FOUR! Tariq comes around the wicket to Fakhar Zaman. Full, pitching outside off once again. Fakhar Zaman moves down the pitch and drives for 4 runs over the off side field.
Tariq comes over the wicket to Mitchell. Pitched up, pitching outside off stump. Mitchell gets on the back foot and inside edges for 1 run.
On a good length, outside off. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the back foot and glances for 1 run.
Good length, outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman goes back and punches a drive for one run.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman gets on the back foot and drives for 4 runs through the off side field.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Mitchell moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman rocks back and eases a drive for a run.
SIX! Hosein pitches one up, on line once more. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and skies a sweep for 6 runs.
On a good line and length. Mitchell advances down the pitch and drives for a run through the on side field.
Full, outside off stump. Mitchell moves onto the front foot and sweeps for a run.
Tariq pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Mitchell moves onto the front foot and plays a reverse sweep
On a good length, outside off again. Mitchell moves onto the back foot and eases a drive for one run on the off side.
Tariq now coming over the wicket. Tariq pitches one up, outside off stump. Mitchell pushes forward and inside edges into their pads while trying a sweep
Length ball, outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Fakhar Zaman gets on the front foot and reverse sweeps for 4 runs behind point.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Mitchell gets on the front foot and defends
OUT! Hosein gets the wicket! Pitched up, on a good line. Abdullah Shafique goes back and drives sloppily, and is caught by Hosein
Good line and length once again. Fakhar Zaman rocks back and inside edges for a run.
MAXIMUM! Hosein pitches one up, on line once more. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and plays a sweep for 6 runs.
Pitching on a good line and length. Abdullah Shafique moves onto the back foot and flicks a glance on the leg side for a single run.
Hosein pitches one up, outside off. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and outside edges
Tariq now coming around the wicket. Tariq pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once again. Fakhar Zaman rocks back but makes no contact while attempting to play a cut
Tariq comes over the wicket. Good length from Tariq, pitching outside off. Abdullah Shafique goes back and eases a drive for one run.
Tariq now coming around the wicket to Fakhar Zaman. Good length, pitching outside off stump once more. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the back foot and drives for 1 run.
Tariq comes over the wicket to Abdullah Shafique. Pitched up, outside off. Abdullah Shafique gets on the front foot and drives over the on side field for 1 run.
Tariq now coming around the wicket. Pitched up, outside off. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and punches a drive for one run.
Pitched up, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and glances for a single run.
Good length from Faheem Ashraf, outside off stump. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and punches a drive for one run on the on side.
Wide. Full toss, pitching far outside leg. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward but makes no contact while attempting to play a leg glance behind square.
Back-to-back boundaries! Back of a length from Faheem Ashraf, outside off stump once again. Abdullah Shafique moves onto the back foot and drives on the off side for four runs.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Abdullah Shafique advances down the pitch and scoops back behind square for 4 runs.
SIX! Back of a length from Faheem Ashraf, pitching outside off once more. Abdullah Shafique moves onto the front foot and pulls for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length, outside off. Abdullah Shafique moves down the pitch and pulls poorly for 1 run.
Full ball, on leg stump and angled across Fakhar Zaman. He gets on the front foot and flicks for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Full, pitching on a good line once again. Abdullah Shafique gets forward and skies a sweep for 4 runs.
Full, on line once again. Abdullah Shafique gets on the back foot and drives
Length ball, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and guides a glance for one run.
Full toss, pitching outside leg. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the front foot and plays a poor reverse sweep
FOUR! Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, outside leg and angling across the batter. Fakhar Zaman advances down the pitch and drives down the ground for 4 runs.
Full, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Fakhar Zaman gets forward and plays a sloppy sweep for a couple of runs.
Good length from Amir, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Back-to-back boundaries! Good line and length from Amir again. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and edges for 4 runs behind square.
And another! Good line and length again. Abdullah Shafique rocks back and finesses a glance for four runs behind point on the off side.
FOUR! Pitched up, on line. Abdullah Shafique rocks back and flicks for 4 runs.
Good length, outside off. Fakhar Zaman moves down the pitch and lifts a poor pull behind square for a run.
On a good line and length from Amir. Abdullah Shafique gets on the back foot and finesses a glance for a run on the on side.
Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, outside leg and angled across. Abdullah Shafique moves onto the front foot and lofts a drive for a single run.
Abrar Ahmed pitches one up, pitching outside off again. Abdullah Shafique moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Full, pitching outside off. Abdullah Shafique pushes forward and edges
OUT! Abrar Ahmed breaks through! On a good line and length from Abrar Ahmed. Naeem moves down the pitch and inside edges, the stumps are disturbed, and Naeem has to depart
Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across Fakhar Zaman. He gets forward and sweeps for a single run behind square. Good fielding by Rossouw results in one run being saved.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump. Fakhar Zaman goes back and guides a cut
Full, outside off stump. Naeem advances and inside edges into their pads while attempting a ramp back behind square.
On a good line and length once again. Naeem moves onto the back foot and edges for two runs behind point.
On a good line and length. Naeem rocks back but misses while trying to play a drive
Length ball, outside off. Fakhar Zaman moves onto the front foot and drives sloppily for 1 run.
Short of a length, outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman pushes forward but allows it to go through to the wicketkeeper without offering a shot
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Fakhar Zaman pushes forward but decides to just let the ball travel through to the keeper without offering a shot
FOUR! Full ball, outside off once more. Naeem gets on the front foot and drives for four runs on the on side.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Naeem goes back and slices a cut
FOUR! Hosein comes around the wicket. Full, pitching on a good line once more. Naeem rocks back and drives sloppily for four runs. The ball is misfielded costing Quetta Gladiators two runs.
Full toss, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Fakhar Zaman advances down the pitch and drives for a run.
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Fakhar Zaman shuffles down the pitch and drives for 4 runs.
Hosein pitches one up, outside off stump. Fakhar Zaman gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke