Islamabad United [157/4] defeat Quetta Gladiators [156/7] by 6 wickets in PSL6

[MenInG]

Time : 2:00 PM GMT, 7:00 PM LOCAL

Squads:

Islamabad United Squad: Philip Salt(w), Alex Hales, Shadab Khan(c), Fawad Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Asif Ali, Lewis Gregory, Zafar Gohar, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Paul Stirling, Faheem Ashraf, Ali Khan, Muhammad Musa, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Zeeshan Zameer

Quetta Gladiators Squad: Tom Banton, Saim Ayub, Faf du Plessis, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Azam Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Ben Cutting, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Shinwari, Zahid Mahmood, Qais Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Arish Ali Khan, Abdul Nasir, Usman Khan

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[Coolcapri]

Should be a good match, Quetta need the win badly.

 

[Coolcapri]

But it will be tough to match the excitement of yesterday match, That was Gr8 advert for PSL.
Still gets goosebumps thinking about it.
Need more of the same energy/adrenaline from other team players.

 

[Rana]

I am so excited to see the famous finisher of Pakistan play today.

 

[Coolcapri]

IU need to change betting order, no need to send faheem early unless required, also very disappointed till now with Kushdil, he want to drag all ball to leg side, need to play inside out to.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Rohail likely to come in today.

 

[Kingpin786]

Hope naseem plays today

 

[Coolcapri]

Hope naseem plays today

replacing who?

 

[Coolcapri]

Rohail likely to come in today.

should replace salt

 

[Kingpin786]

replacing who?

Shinwari

 

[Hasan123]

Do not want to see Shadab or Faheem promoted today. It was really costly in the last match. Shadab has no business batting at 3 in T20s.

 

[world cup captain]

Do not want to see Shadab or Faheem promoted today. It was really costly in the last match. Shadab has no business batting at 3 in T20s.

With Talat, Chacha, and Asif in the lineup, Shadab shouldn't bat in the top 7 let alone at #3. On top of everything, he has been woefully out of form which is very troubling for the team.

 

[Titan24]

Rohail Should come in the XI and ideally should bat in the top 3. As Fawad isnt available for this match so Stirling should get another opportunity while if Gregory is fit he should replace Salt.

IU has no other batsman in the squad so Iftikhar and Asif should keep their places unless IU wants to add another bowler, a 4th pacer in the form of either overseas player Ali Khan or local pacer like Musa or Zeesshan Zameer. Or 4th pacer can come in place of Fawad instead of a spinner.

 

[Hasan123]

With Talat, Chacha, and Asif in the lineup, Shadab shouldn't bat in the top 7 let alone at #3. On top of everything, he has been woefully out of form which is very troubling for the team.

Talat should bat 3 as he needs a bit of time to get going. Shadab is not in form so he should not be batting at 3. He has done nothing in his career that says he is a number 3 batter.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Is the match going on or postponed due to covid?

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Is the match going on or postponed due to covid?

Match is scheduled for 7pm today. I think it will go ahead.

 

[JibranAnsari]

channels reporting that another QG foreign player tested positive , will the match go ahead?

 

[Titan24]

Ramiz Raja asking Sarfaraz what he wants to do after winning the toss when Shadab won the toss. Just Ramiz things

 

[Titan24]

For QG; Naseem in for Shinwari

For IU; Musa in for Fawad and Rohail in for Salt

 

[Indiafan]

channels reporting that another QG foreign player tested positive , will the match go ahead?

You need 5+ players to test positive for a match to be cancelled

 

[Indiafan]

Sarfaraz's bad luck with toss continues

 

[ChTab]

Finally, Rohail is given the chance. Hope now he gets to bat at his preferred position.

 

[Titan24]

Sarfaraz's bad luck with toss continues

Was looking kind of chilled today at the toss but, things change fast for him while defending.

 

[MenInG]

Islamabad United won the toss and bowling against Quetta Gladiators

 

[Indiafan]

Was looking kind of chilled today at the toss but, things change fast for him while defending.

Looking forward to it, its pretty entertaining to a neutral

 

[naseem]

4 Islu member positive ...it's scary .......now....hope it is restricted to only 4 of them

 

[Titan24]

Not sure what was the point to draft Ali Khan in the squad when he is not gonna play over a local pacer. Unless he is one of the players who had a positive test.

Also IU missing Gregory due to an injury since couple of matches.

 

[Saj]

4 Islu member positive ...it's scary .......now....hope it is restricted to only 4 of them

4?
According to PCB it's 2 players and 1 support staff.

No confirmation of which teams.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

To be honest, I don’t think the toss is a huge factor. So far, the bad teams have been really unlucky with the toss and good teams have been really lucky with the toss.

Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi are far superior to Multan, Peshawar, and Quetta in almost every aspect of their team combinations. I had predicted them to top the table even before the tournament started. The toss just happens to come in their favor in most of the games so far.

 

[Titan24]

4 Islu member positive ...it's scary .......now....hope it is restricted to only 4 of them

4? Which ones? Salt is the reserves and has been dropped while Gregory was injured.

 

[Extra_Cover]

Good to see Naseem playing today

 

[Gullycricket]

Great bouncer first up

 

[naseem]

4?
According to PCB it's 2 players and 1 support staff.

No confirmation of which teams.

Yes seen it in Cricinfo

 

[Gullycricket]

Man Hasan on song is treat to watch

 

[Firebat]

 

[Rafa]

I hope the tournament doesn't get interrupted due to all these cases of Convid coming up.

 

[Extra_Cover]

I hope Hasan's purple patch carries till T20 WC

 

[Titan24]

Man Hasan on song is treat to watch

Best Pak pacer alongside Shaheen in my opinion.

 

[Gullycricket]

Top catch. Saifi was praying

 

[Titan24]

Good catch from Stirling

 

[Rafa]

First one down.

 

[Extra_Cover]

Cannot understand why Saim Ayub is persisted with here? Surely we do not need to dent the youngster's confidence and its clear T20 is not his platform

 

[Gullycricket]

Lol I thought they will hug

 

[Gullycricket]

Expect Musa to get thrashed today

 

[Titan24]

Cannot understand why Saim Ayub is persisted with here? Surely we do not need to dent the youngster's confidence and its clear T20 is not his platform

One emerging player has to play. Other one is SLA Arish Ali Khan but, Zahid has been bowling well and gives variety of leg spin. QG should have drafted another emerging batsmen in the squad as well to give themselves options.

 

[Firebat]

Lol I thought they will hug

That would've been a PR disaster considering the circumstances around this game...

 

[Gullycricket]

Faf is doing stupidity

 

[Extra_Cover]

Faf should continue to play conventional shots, T20 messes up with head to score quickly

 

[Gullycricket]

Delport is useless

 

[Rafa]

Sarafaz will have to play another good knock here.

 

[Titan24]

Faheem destroys the stumps of Delport

 

[Extra_Cover]

Faheem cartwheeling stumps is a sight we might not see very often, so a moment to cherish

 

[Darkrai]

We have Iftikhar the finisher. Not worried at all about the chase.

 

[Titan24]

Ball is moving in with the seam for Faheem

 

[naseem]

Cannot understand why Saim Ayub is persisted with here? Surely we do not need to dent the youngster's confidence and its clear T20 is not his platform

Again he is not good at strike rotation...

 

[Rafa]

Given out but reviewed.

 

[Rafa]

Hasan Ali is in some great form always striking at the top and in the death overs.

 

[Omer2002]

plumb....should have been nawaz not azam in

 

[Gullycricket]

Feel these foreign stars dont play seriously. Look at Faf he was trying so much when he could play proper cricket shots

 

[Rafa]

Sarafraz will make Azam Khan run a lot..hope no run outs.

 

[shamaan]

Cannot understand why Saim Ayub is persisted with here? Surely we do not need to dent the youngster's confidence and its clear T20 is not his platform

They have no other young Pakistani E player they have to persist or go with a spinner

 

[Titan24]

Feel these foreign stars dont play seriously. Look at Faf he was trying so much when he could play proper cricket shots

To be honest Faf is in his twilight as a cricketer. Struggled in test series as well vs Pak and has taken retirement from the format.

 

[Firebat]

 

[shamaan]

Beatiful delivery

 

[Firebat]

 

[Rana]

Quetta need at least 300

Anything is chase-able with Iftikhar in the IU side

 

[Indiafan]

Sarfaraz is going to be furious

 

[Omer2002]

Well thats end of Azam Khans 2020 career...i actually thought he had a chance must wait for few years

 

[Omer2002]

if Quetta keep losing wickets there will not much left for Saffy to shout at.....

 

[Titan24]

That was a poor shot from Azam Khan to get out.

 

[naseem]

if Quetta keep losing wickets there will not much left for Saffy to shout at.....

Much similar to Islu v Zalmi match

 

[LeedsGreen]

quetta team seems so unbalanced

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Poor management and coaching staff at alot of these PSL sides.

Quetta having struggling overseas and lack of local players.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another one goes...

Cutting stumped

 

[shamaan]

Beatiful peice of bowling

 

[Mueez]

Beautiful by Shadab.

 

[shamaan]

After getting hit for 2 fours but stil kept the slip in

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why is the #matchdikhao hashtag always there?

They never show any others constantly having that one there

 

[Firebat]

 

[Mueez]

Shadab will be a brilliant captain.