Beyond the Boundary - A preview of the PSL squads for PSL 9: Which side is likely to lift the trophy?

[BouncerGuy]

What about the opening game today? Islamabad to win.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Things are not going in favor of Peshawar Zalmi, with two straight losses in two games.

 

[Fanti78]

Things are not going in favor of Peshawar Zalmi, with two straight losses in two games.

Early days

 

[The Bald Eagle]

MS on top! LQ on bottom ↘. Is MS winning the title this once?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Team Purple joins MS on top.

 

[BouncerGuy]

So far, multan is doing wonderful job. They looked pretty mediocre as a squad ( not more than karachi) but somehow they are on top.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Updated Points Table

 

[hassan918]

Updated Points Table after LQ vs KK.

 

[FearlessRoar]

PSL 9 points table after Multan Sultans beat Quetta Gladiators

The Gladiators were handed their first defeat in this year’s PSL edition

 

[FearlessRoar]

Peshawar Zalmi's opening pair of Saim Ayub and Babar Azam stroked a partnership of 136 for the first wicket in the ongoing 12th game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine against Lahore Qalandars.

Most century partnerships in PSL:

4 – Babar Azam and Saim Ayub (14 innings)

4 – Mohammad Rizwan and Rilee Rossouw (16 innings)

4 – Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood (28 innings)

 

[MenInG]

LQ in real danger of bowing out very quickly

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1762171626869694515

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What's weird is that players like Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Narine, Holder, Parnell would rather and are playing in BPL which I consider lesser in quality compared to PSL.

 

[MenInG]

Time running out for LQ....

 

[Cricket Warrior]

KK joinining their Arch Rivals at the bottom of the table.

 

[FearlessRoar]

And I'm surprised, Babar Azam is not in this list

https://twitter.com/x/status/1763166309104181536

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Updated Points Table after Match 16 between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

QG, MS and IU are my favorite sides, wont mind if any of them wins

 

[shamaan]

I would like to see peshawar make the final.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan’s Rawalpindi administration to deploy over 5,000 cops for next month’s PSL matches

The administration in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi has taken “extensive measures” to provide security to players and citizens as the city gears up to host the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 tournament next month, state-run media reported on Thursday.

Pakistan’s eastern city of Rawalpindi will host PSL matches from March 2-10. PSL matches every year draw thousands of people to stadiums in Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi, where matches are usually held. The PSL also features apart from local cricket stars, international cricketers of renown.

The Rawalpindi administration has finalized a security plan ahead of the tournament’s matches, the Associate Press of Pakistan (APP) said in a report, amid a surge in militant attacks across the country.

“Under the security plan finalized for PSL matches, over 5,000 police personnel, including elite forces, would be deployed to provide foolproof security cover to the matches,” the APP said.

It said the security plan includes closing stations, managing traffic, and “strict surveillance” to ensure the safety of the cricketers, officials and spectators.

It said around 750 police officers would be tasked with managing the teams’ movement from the Islamabad airport across the districts of Attock and Rawalpindi.

“Snipers, along with police equipped with advanced security tools, would be stationed along critical routes and rooftops near the stadium,” the report said. “These measures are designed to ensure a secure environment for the event.”

It said Rwalpindi’s traffic police has also developed a traffic management plan to cope with the expected increase in vehicles during the matches.

Pakistani authorities have been wary of attacks targeting cricketers and cricket events, especially since 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. The incident scared international teams from touring Pakistan, forcing the South Asian country to choose the UAE as its home ground for several years before international teams started touring the country again.

Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence, especially in its western regions bordering Afghanistan, since November 2022 after a fragile truce between the state and the Pakistani Taliban broke down.

SOURCE:

https://arab.news/rfxah

 

[FearlessRoar]

How is your day going without any PSL action?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

My pick
Winners: Multan Sultans
Runner up : Peshawar Zalmi
Bottom 2: One would be the Karachi Kings for sure.

Title winning probability of each team
MS 25%
PZ 21%
LQ 20 %
QG 15%
IU 14%
KK 3%

My prediction about LQ has been proven wrong.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Getting really difficult now for KK and LQ to qualify from such positions.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Updated Points Table after Match 20

 

[MenInG]

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Updated Points Table after game 23

 

[Cricket Warrior]

PSL 9 Updated Points Table after game 24 (07-03-2024)

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Updated Points Table after game 25

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Points Table after LQ vs KK

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Updated Points Table after Match 28

 

[FearlessRoar]

We have reached the stage on the road to the final

 

[Cricket Warrior]

1 game left to decide the top 2 teams of this PSL 9

 

[The Bald Eagle]

MS vs IU final, IU to win it.

 

[shamaan]

I would like to see Peshawar vs Multan

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Final stabding after the last game of the group stage.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

 

[Cricket Warrior]

In my experience I have noticed that any side that appears strong and dominates throughout the tournament never actually wins the title.

So in my opinion its going to happen again in this PSL and Islamabad United will lift the trophy this time.