Islamabad United [151/7] fight back to defeat Multan Sultans [150/8] by 7 wickets

[shamaan]

On a hatrick what a game for the youngester

 

[Smbhayi]

Legend Afridi

 

[Titan24]

His action suits yorkers...good death bowling prospect

Definitely. Bowlers with round arm actions find it easier to get that late tail in with the reverse

 

[Major]

typical afridi

 

[Rana]

Good finds so far:

Muhammad Wasim
Imran (PZ)
Salman Mirza (LQ)

Good bowlers

 

[Smbhayi]

Was waiting to watch him but he has other plans..

 

[shamaan]

Shades of waqar younis

 

[Nadeemp]

Chacha Afridi on fire

 

[Kroll]

tool kit on!

 

[shamaan]

Good finds so far:

Muhammad Wasim
Imran (PZ)
Salman Mirza (LQ)

Good bowlers

Thats what it is all about finding new players and increasing competition in pakistan cricket

 

[Kroll]

Another subpar score incoming

 

[OldWarHorse]

Definitely. Bowlers with round arm actions find it easier to get that late tail in with the reverse

He is a find. How highly rated is he?

 

[Justcrazy]

Multan is short of their desired toral here

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Good finds so far:

Muhammad Wasim
Imran (PZ)
Salman Mirza (LQ)

Good bowlers

Seems like Razzaq has an eye for talent.

People havent even yet seen Wasim's batting!

 

[OldWarHorse]

Good finds so far:

Muhammad Wasim
Imran (PZ)
Salman Mirza (LQ)

Good bowlers

Arshad looks a prospect as well. Ive been impressed with him and Wasim the most.

 

[Rana]

Well I guess MS can request to have that maiden over blocked by Rizwan against Shadab to be bowled again? Is that a new rule in this year’s PSL?

 

[MHN1293]

How long can afridi stretch out his retirement. Although i would not want him to retire till hes 50 if he can server us a 20 ball 50 every 10 or so innings.

 

[Titan24]

Good finds so far:

Muhammad Wasim
Imran (PZ)
Salman Mirza (LQ)

Good bowlers

Experience will do Wasim and Imran world of good in their domestic endeavours. Would like some batsmen to get selected and get opportunities in emerging categories as well. Too much dependence upon overseas batsmen to do the job, there should be better balance in terms of overseas selections.

 

[Major]

if isb wins, motm should go to hasan ali.

He controlled the hitting. Didn't allow the runrate or score to go up.

Waseem got wicekts, but than again, it was just batsmen taking risks.

Really glad Isb picked up Hasan Ali

 

[Rana]

Arshad looks a prospect as well. Ive been impressed with him and Wasim the most.

Yep

Sorry I missed his name

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

He is a find. How highly rated is he?

Has the potential to be a genuine allrounder.

Impressed more with his batting in the recently concluded Pakistan Cup.

 

[shamaan]

Brillabt stuff from IU

Hassan ali 1 for 16

 

[Justcrazy]

151 is the target for Islamabad

 

[Kroll]

Hasan Ali having a pawrrrrty.

 

[Rana]

Multan is short of their desired toral here

Well there captain did block out the entire 16th over

 

[Kroll]

151 is the target for Islamabad

Terrible stuff. smh

 

[shamaan]

Arshad looks a prospect as well. Ive been impressed with him and Wasim the most.

Forgot about him hes another one

 

[Darkrai]

Was expecting Rohail Nazir to play.

 

[Titan24]

He is a find. How highly rated is he?

He was rated decently at U19 level by Ijaz Ahmed the coach (Was in the U19 WC squad as well) but, it was Abdul Razzaq who is now head coach of KPK who was really excited by his skills not only with the ball but bat as well. He can hit some lusty blows lower down the order as well.

Definitely wasnt someone who was hyped much in his younger days but has got eyes rolling in the last domestic season for KPK.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another day, another excellent innings <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IUvMS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IUvMS</a> <a href="https://t.co/jGmXwcBkS1">pic.twitter.com/jGmXwcBkS1</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1363504509285060612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Spoke a bit too soon. Good innings but needed to do more. 150 just isn’t enough and Rizwan’s strike rate after getting to 50 was shambolic. Good bowling no doubt but needed Rizwan to turn on the gas in the last 5 overs.

 

[Saj]

Multan Sultans innings:

First 11 overs 92/3
Last 9 overs 58/5

 

[Titan24]

Multan Sultans innings:

First 11 overs 92/3
Last 9 overs 58/5

Maqsood and Khushdil’s wickets changed the momentum and put MS into defensive mode to not get out below 150.

 

[Hasan123]

We really should be chasing this down. The MS bowling line up is really poor today.

 

[LeedsGreen]

Well there captain did block out the entire 16th over

he also scored 71 quit hating on the guy for one day please

 

[Shaddy86]

Alex Hales should be fun to watch. He's been in top form.

 

[Titan24]

Mohammad Umer getting his debut for MS

 

[OldWarHorse]

Has the potential to be a genuine allrounder.

Impressed more with his batting in the recently concluded Pakistan Cup.

Bowling at that sort of speed if he can bat as well..thats a gun cricketer. Will watch out for his batting

 

[Deewana Mastana]

4

 

[OldWarHorse]

He was rated decently at U19 level by Ijaz Ahmed the coach (Was in the U19 WC squad as well) but, it was Abdul Razzaq who is now head coach of KPK who was really excited by his skills not only with the ball but bat as well. He can hit some lusty blows lower down the order as well.

Definitely wasnt someone who was hyped much in his younger days but has got eyes rolling in the last domestic season for KPK.

Probably didnt play against us in that semi. Would have noticed him then. Anyway its about him delivering at this level and maybe beyond. Good prospect with what Ive read about him on this thread

 

[Rana]

Non Pakistani commentators ripping Afridi for his age

 

[Justcrazy]

Multan need early wickets here

 

[shamaan]

Was expecting Rohail Nazir to play.

Defonitely but how do you get him in the team as a batter ?

 

[Rana]

Another left Armer

Wasim Akram really was a massive icon in Pakistan

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Good shot by Salt

 

[Titan24]

IU is long batting lineup so MS will have to keep the RR in check as well

 

[thecrusade911]

If Rizwan opens Pakistan will loose 9 out of 10 matches he needs to bat at 3 for time being reason is he won't get 4 balls against India, Australia and England and he has to be told not to block any ball get 1s and 2s if boundaries aren't available.

Doesn't who opens against these teams, Pak will still loose 9 out of 10 times

 

[Rana]

Maybe PCB should look to buy David Gower a mansion somewhere in Islamabad and make him the permanent commentator for Pakistan's home games. Like our Richie Benaud. We need a classy guy like him

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Umar should have opened alongside Tanvir

 

[Titan24]

English white ball batsmen are on another level than rest of the world with on Indian batsmen coming close. NZ has been producing some decent batting talent as well but depth of Eng at the moment is unmatched.

 

[Titan24]

138 kph from Umar on first ball

 

[Titan24]

Wicket on full toss, should be confidence booster for Umar

 

[Rana]

Looks more like an IPL local fast bowler does Sohaibullah

 

[shamaan]

That should give him huge confidence

 

[Rana]

Alex Hales is no mercy )

 

[Rana]

David Gower

"Big mistake not slipping in the high full toss here"

)

 

[Titan24]

Bowling short to Hales is asking for trouble

 

[Titan24]

David Gower

"Big mistake not slipping in the high full toss here"

)

Gem.

 

[Hasan123]

Shadab at 3 is too high.

 

[shamaan]

Shadab at 3 is too high.

Confidence or over confidence?
He should be batting at 4

 

[Rana]

OMG Shadab at 3

Pawwri ho rahi hai

 

[Titan24]

Shadab at 3 is too high.

Yes, I also think so. Only other option is Talat or maybe promoting Faheem considering his form wont be a bad idea

 

[Rana]

Multan Sultans are a Trundler heavy side. Not a single fast bowler who bowls heat

 

[Titan24]

Azhar teaching Umar on the boundary. Good stuff

 

[Rana]

Alex Hales has no mercy on the filth emerging fast bowlers MS have fielded today

 

[Hasan123]

Yes, I also think so. Only other option is Talat or maybe promoting Faheem considering his form wont be a bad idea

Talat should bat at 3. He needs time to get going so it doesn't make sense to have him down the order.

 

[Hasan123]

Confidence or over confidence?
He should be batting at 4

Probably desperate to prove himself as a captain. I don't think he has done enough to say he should be batting regularly at 3 in T20s. But good to see him taking responsibility I suppose.

 

[Hasan123]

Pathetic innings from Shadab. It is good to see him taking responsibility but he is not a number 3 in any format. Hussain Talat should bat at 3 as he needs a bit of time to going and is playing as a specialist batter.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Captain promoting himself to bat at the top...what a shocker

 

[Titan24]

Shot was on, execution just wasnt there

 

[Extra_Cover]

Shadab is overconfident if he thinks he can win games at 3 or even win games through batting long sessions.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The surprising thing is that bone of the impactful knocks(150 SR or more) have been played Pakistani bstsmen. They have all been foreigners.

 

[JibranAnsari]

shadab badly wants to win his place back in pakistan side , promotes himself in the pursuit and fails

 

[Titan24]

Talat coming off from a horror show against Shamsi. Needs to put that behind him

 

[Kroll]

Heres Hussain Tailunt

 

[JibranAnsari]

Talat coming off from a horror show against Shamsi. Needs to put that behind him

he will do well here , no quality bowler here

 

[Titan24]

shadab badly wants to win his place back in pakistan side , promotes himself in the pursuit and fails

To be honest he never actually lost the place, was injured and will be back most probably despite Zahid and Nawaz performing. However, maybe a bit worried about the competition around which previously wasnt their much in national team.

 

[Hasan123]

Alex Hales just needs to keep on going. It will kill the game off.

 

[Rana]

So Qadir isnt playing for MS but is fast becoming Pakistan's danger leggie

 

[Smbhayi]

Wow afridi

 

[Rafa]

Bowled him Afridi