Pakistan Super League (PSL) News & Discussions

[The Sandman]

khocha aj to lgta hai hm haar jaye ga

 

[Kambojaric]

Peshawar 62/5, Damn Quetta bolwing well. Go Gladiators!!

 

[ghazi52]

Quetta Gladiators 133 (19.3/20 ov)
Peshawar Zalmi 62/4 (12/20 ov)

Peshawar Zalmi require another 72 runs with 6 wickets and 48 balls remaining

Peshawar Zalmi RR 5.16
Last 5 ovs 25/1 RR 5.00
Required RR 9.00

Quetta Gladiators RR 6.82

 

[Kambojaric]

khocha aj to lgta hai hm haar jaye ga

Lol he tried to delay his entry as long as possible

 

[ghazi52]

Darren Sammy (rhb) 0 6 0
Shahid Afridi (rhb) 0

Ravi Bopara replaces Shoaib Malik as Karachi Kings' captain

PHOTO: PSL Facebook

Karachi King’s skipper Shoaib Malik has resigned from captaincy,Express News reported.

Ravi Bopara will be leading the Karachi-based side in Malik’s stead in the play-off round of the inaugural HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL).

“I want to focus on my cricket, and [desire] best for the team. I hope the new captain brings new fortunes for Karachi Kings,” said Malik while addressing a press conference in Dubai.

“Even if I have to look after the management side and not contribute as a player, I want my team to win and will always support them.”

Bopara had previously criticised Malik’s decision to bat first in Kings’ match against Peshawar Zalmi, which the Karachi side lost by five wickets.

“Bopara’s comments, I believe were taken out of context,” said Malik. “He has lived all his life in the United Kingdom, and does not know what can become news in this part of the world.”

News of rift with team owner Salman Iqbal is completely false, added Malik.

The England all-rounder had censured the team’s overall performance in the tournament, claiming his side did not deserve to qualify for the next round.

“We played poorly throughout the league, we do not deserve to be through to the play-offs, if I be brutally true,” said Bopara.

“In the last match, we were playing with six batsmen, and five proper bowlers. We planned it before the match, and it was not my decision only, it was the decision of the team management,” said Malik.

“Our plan was working but we lost it in the 16th and 17th over due to the brilliance of Brad Hodge.”

Bopara had also praised Brad Hodge’s performance, stating it as a reason for his team’s defeat.

“We were winning the game until Hodge got hold of us,” he had said.

 

[Kambojaric]

khocha aj to lgta hai hm haar jaye ga

was referring to Afridi in my previous post.

 

[The Sandman]

was referring to Afridi in my previous post.

Match phas jaye ga aj

 

[Kambojaric]

Match phas jaye ga aj

Cheema took a real beating now so Peshawar still have a good chance of winning. Another fall of a wicket would however change the game dramatically.

 

[ghazi52]

Teams:

Peshawar Zalmi: M Hafeez, +K Akmal, S Yousuf, B Hodge, J Bairstow, *S Afridi, D Sammy, W Riaz, M Asghar, S Tait, H Ali.

Quetta Gladiators: A Shehzad, B Khan, K Pietersen, K Sangakkara, G Elliott, *+S Ahmed, N McCullum, A Ali, Z Babar, M Nawaz, A Cheema.

It’s the play-off time, its Peshawar vs Quetta, and its live here!


PES 78-5 (14 overs)

FOUR! Sammy lobs it over midwicket. Cheema is having a bad day today.

FOUR! Sammy splashes it over backward-point.

Aizaz Cheema.



PES 68-5 (13 overs)

FOUR! Cut shot by Sammy.

OUT! Yousuf goes for a six but gets caught at midwicket boundary. Peshawar in real trouble here. Shahid Afridi replaces him.

Elliott.



PES 62-4 (12 overs)

FOUR! Yousuf sweeps it towards leg-side boundary.

Babar.



PES 57-4 (11 overs)

OUT! BOWLED! Bairstow walks. Darren Sammy replaces him.

FOUR! Outside edge by Bairstow for four runs.

Elliott.


PES 53-3 (10 overs)

FOUR! Yousuf smashes it down the ground for a boundary.

Nawaz

 

[The Sandman]

Cheema took a real beating now so Peshawar still have a good chance of winning. Another fall of a wicket would however change the game dramatically.

Agreed it was a bad decision by QG

 

[S.U.R.B.]

Akmal has looked different in last couple of games. Last night i wasn't expecting him to make a 50+ score, i thought Lahore would just fall like a deck of cards. You wouldn't see a single chances taken by Akmal, it was one of the fewest professional innings i have seen him play. He absorbed the pressure really well. Over all the passion shown on the field was great to see. Yar Adil was good to see too. I hope Akmal plays at number 3 in T20 World Cup, as he needs to deliver and he is in good form too; now that we have selected him we should extend our full support.

No worries for Akmal.He has got his chance.And he's not the captain.If he's not going to be the centerpiece of the innings all the time, nobody is going to blame him.

Afridi in the team is a gamble.Giving him a team for a WC is a blunder.Especially when they had better choices.The stats don't lie.


Yup, my support is with the team.Let's hope the youngsters come out strong out of that WC and they don't imitate everything what their captain do.

 

[Kambojaric]

Afridi gone

 

[The Sandman]

Gyaaaaaaaa hahahaha

 

[Major Sam]

wohoooooo afridi gone...


QG you will WIN...

 

[Umair Nawaz]

I m still sick. :sa: I got cold and like a very bad cold. Thanks for asking!

what a coincidence im sick too!

How ru now?