Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan Cup 2016 | Faisalabad | Apr 24, 2016 | KPK Innings

[#GreenRoars]

Balochistan Team
Awais Zia, Azhar Ali*, Babar Azam, Bilawal Bhatti, Ghulam Haider, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hasan†, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Nawaz (3), Rameez Raja (2), Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Yousuf, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Usama Mir

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Team
Ahmed Shehzad, Azizullah, Bismillah Khan†, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hayatullah, Mohammad Asghar, Musadiq Ahmed, Naved Yasin, Rahat Ali, Rameez Aziz, Sadaif Mehdi, Sameen Gul, Yasir Shah, Younis Khan*, Zia-ul-Haq, Zohaib Khan

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[#GreenRoars]

Shezzi will be the new captain today

 

[Lords]

Shez is one lucky man. First he got back in the team without efforts and now became captain without efforts too.
Akmal can kill for having such luck.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

It is going to be a historic day, a new leader will emerge.

 

[Ellipsism]

Sir Shehzad will captain his side to victory, mark my words.

 

[ZaynM]

This is going to be interesting. Lots of people are going to get heart strokes today.

 

[dauntless]

Akmal will score a century today finally after ages

 

[pakistancricketlover2016]

ll it be on ptv sports

 

[ads101]

Shez is one lucky man. First he got back in the team without efforts and now became captain without efforts too.
Akmal can kill for having such luck.

What do you mean he got back in the team without effort? Shehzad's been performing in domestic, dropped from the t20 side then excelled in PSL. If anything hard done by being dropped in tests. I do feel he should be dropped from ODI and T20 sides though, he's a limited player and I hate his stupid tweeting which is rather insulting to other team mates at times and/or really unprofessional. He might excel in domestic but he doesn't play like that in internationals, with that sort of approach he takes in internationals he never will.

Arguably should be in the test team however, he might not have a great ability to score quickly in ODIs and gets bogged down, he isn't bad at staying in at the crease (which is what you need in tests, hence his good test record).

Akmal failed in ODIs for some time and was dropped rightly. Has been dropped undeservedly before (remember it was just after Sri Lankan series where he still scored two 50s or so), but has regressed immensely as a player and lately has been rather awful in ODIs. If reports are true about his attitude and missing training sessions rather he didn't come back to ODIs anyway. Still deserves his spot in T20s.

 

[ZaynM]

Shez is one lucky man. First he got back in the team without efforts and now became captain without efforts too.
Akmal can kill for having such luck.

What do you mean he got back without effort? Goes on to show your poor knowledge about Pakistan cricket.

Edit: I just read another poster's reply; you are an indian so i would understand you attacking one of our players.

 

[Hawkeye]

Shehzad is worse than Imran Farhat.

When will we get rid of this useless cricketer?

 

[Hasan123]

Shezahd chance to shine

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Shehzad is worse than Imran Farhat.

When will we get rid of this useless cricketer?

[MENTION=131731]Lords[/MENTION] and you better stop or the above poster will start calling you obsessed. After all, the 3 of us are just haters since we are criticizing our first world beating opener after Saeed Anwar

 

[Hawkeye]

[MENTION=131731]Lords[/MENTION] and you better stop or the above poster will start calling you obsessed. After all, the 3 of us are just haters since we are criticizing our first world beating opener after Saeed Anwar

He has been calling anyone criticizing Shehzad as 'obsessed' and 'hater' for an year now.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Shehzad is worse than Imran Farhat.

When will we get rid of this useless cricketer?

What a hate filled exaggerated statement.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Rahat unfit big news. Easily KPKs best bowler

 

[Hawkeye]

What a hate filled exaggerated statement.

You can exaggerate my comment, but I'm one of those few who have been calling for Shehzad to be dropped since years now.

Identified his lack of international class much earlier, and people have started to realize that only now.

If you haven't realized that yet, I can't do much.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Asghar back. Great stuff! Hope he replaced Yasir who is terrible in ODIs

 

[fazleefridi]

Poor shahzad..atleas he was scoring decent till now in this series 31,57 wit goo str.rate..now t captaincy will put more pressure and I highly doubt him scoring even a 30

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

You can exaggerate my comment, but I'm one of those few who have been calling for Shehzad to be dropped since years now.

Identified his lack of international class much earlier, and people have started to realize that only now.

If you haven't realized that yet, I can't do much.

Calling him worse than Imran Farhat was exaggerated and full of vendetta.

 

[Lords]

[MENTION=131731]Lords[/MENTION] and you better stop or the above poster will start calling you obsessed. After all, the 3 of us are just haters since we are criticizing our first world beating opener after Saeed Anwar

Funny thing, i didnt even criticize him, i just called him a lucky man. Shez does have a strong fan army which also include deewanas as well.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Drop Yasir, and give Hayatullah another game. Hayatullah looked impressive.

 

[Rafay Shafiq]

Even in last match, azhar want bilawal in place of junaid but after heated argument between both, junaid continue. But now finally azhar dropped junaid

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Even in last match, azhar want bilawal in place of junaid but after heated argument between both, junaid continue. But now finally azhar dropped junaid

Whered you get this from

 

[#GreenRoars]

KPK win the toss and will bat first.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Junaid bowled very poorly in the last game at least bilawal has some pace and can bat a bit

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hope target is around 250. Not too much because i want Balochistan to win and not so less that Babar wont be able to score big. Hasnt clicked in this tournament. Expected bug scores from him since he is our best batsman.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Junaid bowled very poorly in the last game at least bilawal has some pace and can bat a bit

Junaid dropped? Bhatti is a rubbish List A bowler.

 

[Shafi]

Since both Hasan Ali and Zafar have been warming the bench and no hope for them to play in the mighty eleven PCB should replace younis with any of them

 

[#GreenRoars]

KPK XI: *Ahmed Shehzad, +Bismillah Khan, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Asghar, Musadiq Ahmed, Rameez Aziz, Sameen Gul, Yasir Shah, Zia-ul-Haq, Zohaib Khan

Balochistan XI: *Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Bilawal Bhatti, Ghulam Haider, Mohammad Nawaz, Saeed Ajmal, +Mohammad Hasan, Shahid Yousuf, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul

 

[#GreenRoars]

Nice to see Sameen and Asghar back.

 

[Ahson8]

Bhatti can be very expensive but he is an underrated batsman. Maybe him & Azhar can complete 10 overs for Balochistan.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Junaid dropped? Bhatti is a rubbish List A bowler.

True but Junaid was looking about as dangerous as a telly tubby in the last game

 

[Shafi]

Usama Mir is better than Nawaz and Ajmal.
Still Gul

 

[Ahson8]

How in the world does Musadiq get into the team ahead of Naved Yasin ?

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Bhatti can be very expensive but he is an underrated batsman. Maybe him & Azhar can complete 10 overs for Balochistan.

They will easily. Azhar has bowled well on these pitches once ball gets old. Problem is Ajmal playing and not Usama. Ajmal can get a phainty

 

[#GreenRoars]

How in the world does Musadiq get into the team ahead of Naved Yasin ?

It's good to see Musaddiq getting a chance.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Nawaz really needs to do well today. Hasnt impressed me much with both bat and ball

 

[Ahson8]

So Ajmal playing ahead of Usama Mir again . Zafar & Usama two of our best spin prospects not getting ganes, Karamat Ali ignored by all at the draft. Even Asghar was dropped for a game.

Great selections guys!!

 

[ZaynM]

So Ajmal playing ahead of Usama Mir again . Zafar & Usama two of our best spin prospects not getting ganes, Karamat Ali ignored by all at the draft. Even Asghar was dropped for a game.

Great selections guys!!

Which team's selections are these?

 

[ZaynM]

Fakhar is ... being meh.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

The best thing about Fakhar is that he watches the ball closely.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Nawaz should open today as well.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

No need to respect Tanvir and Gul, smash them.

 

[ZaynM]

Cautious start on a slow pitch.

 

[Ahson8]

Good performances from Fakhar & Babar will make for a great birthday present

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Soft dismissal for Fakhar. They would've been 2 down by now had Shehzad not been dropped last over


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[ZaynM]

Disappointing performance from Fakhar today. 5 from 13. :/

 

[Shafi]

Pathetic shot by Fakhar to a terrible bowler Gul.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good performances from Fakhar & Babar will make for a great birthday present

Happy birthday. Now you can only rely on Babar

 

[ZaynM]

Good performances from Fakhar & Babar will make for a great birthday present

Happy birthday ahson.

 

[Ellipsism]

Fakhar Gone. Outfoxed by the Guldozer.

 

[Asim2Good]

from highlights in previous matches, dont like batting stance of Fakhar Zaman, he tends to lower his body way too much before ball is bowled. and in some shots, it looks like he looses his balance because of that specially when using feet against spinners.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

What a rubbish start against rubbish bowlers, they should have been 30/0 by now. This 'over cautious' mentality has damaged us big time.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Fakhar Gone. Outfoxed by the Guldozer.

Never thought I'd hear those words again

 

[Ahson8]

Happy birthday. Now you can only rely on Babar

Happy birthday ahson.

Thanks guys.
Yeah, looks like Fakhar played a poor shot, hopefully Babar will do better haha.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

What a rubbish start against rubbish bowlers, they should have been 30/0 by now. This 'over cautious' mentality has damaged us big time.

It's a slow pitch. You have to charge the bowlers on this pitch and clear mid on/mid off like khurram did in his hundreds

 

[Ellipsism]

Never thought I'd hear those words again

Well, nothing is assured when you talk about Pakistan Cricket.

 

[ZaynM]

It's a slow pitch. You have to charge the bowlers on this pitch and clear mid on/mid off like khurram did in his hundreds

Agree with the first part. :

 

[JibranAnsari]

Great shot.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rameez aziz looks very timid at the crease. Don't like him at all.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Gul being taken to cleaners by shehzad. Lovely batting.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Ahmed Shehzad should smash a double ton.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Gul needs to bowl outside off to shehzad.

 

[ZaynM]

Lovely shot. :ahmed

 

[ZaynM]

Another one. :

LOL. I like these PP smileys.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Good shot by rameez Aziz..

 

[ZaynM]

Rameezzzzz.

 

[Ellipsism]

Delete

 

[Shafi]

That's how you have to play Gul. This guy is finished as a bowler just like Razzak, Ajmal and Sami but never give up.

 

[ZaynM]

Smacked sohail to the boundary. Good batting ahmed.

 

[ZaynM]

I like this policy of hitting a four and then immediately rotating the strike. More of this.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Really poor stuff by tanvir.

Shehzad missed out on a pie here

 

[JibranAnsari]

This is a 350 pitch.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

They are bowling on shehzads pads and bowling too wide to Rameez.


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[ZaynM]

They are bowling on shehzads pads and bowling too wide to Rameez.


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Must be doing this deliberately.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Another pie thrower into the attack.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Another pie thrower into the attack.

At least his pies are fast

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This is the 50th time this has happened in this tournament. So annoying. Then the game ends at 11 30


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[JibranAnsari]

Damn they are wasting a lot of time. Only 6 overs in the first 32 minutes.