Islamabad United (183/8) beat Quetta Gladiators (179/6) by 2 wickets in Match 21 of PSL8

[MenInG]

With Quetta's chances of making it to the play-offs virtually nil, it's now down to Sarfaraz and Co to see if they can salvage anything meaningful out of this tournament.

For Islamabad, riding high after that win against Karachi, time to reiterate their credentials as a top contender for the play-offs stage.

 

[Saj]

4 finals for QG coming up.

Must win matches starting today for Sarfaraz and co.

 

[PakPremi]

IK arrest attempt will cause disruption in the city.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Quite a lot of people I know who are casual cricket fans are tuning in to Islamabad games to see Azam bat.

There is a lot of interest in the big fella, he certainly gets people talking.

 

[MenInG]

Islamabad United won the toss and chose to Bowl First

 

[MenInG]

Both XIs, changes in yellow

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Is Hasnain injured?

 

[MenInG]

Is Hasnain injured?

Last time around it was an ankle pain

 

[Rana]

Delays delays and more delays

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Islamabad batting can be totally devastating if it clicks.

 

[Rana]

Guy probably averages 10 and wants to stop the game because of a fridge!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Quetta bowling looks week. Don't trust Nawaz and Odean to bowl 8 between them.

We need our chacha to be given a few overs today.

Quetta needs to score a huge total here to have any chance.

 

[Asif321]

Who did they drop for akmal ?

 

[jattafridi]

Can’t support Islamabad

So come on Quetta

 

[JibranAnsari]

Amazing bowling.

Better than amir

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Time for ifit-mania!!!

Number 3, in the powerplay. No spinners for a few overs.

Lets go Chacha!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

WTH!!! Safraz comes up himself.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sarfraz overestimating himself a lot

 

[Saj]

Who did they drop for akmal ?

They have dropped Guptill and Hafeez for this match.

 

[Savak]

Very poor crowd in Pindi on a Sunday. Unacceptable

 

[Saj]

Clueless batting once again from QG.

What on earth are they doing.

 

[Adi_62945]

Sarfraz is trying his hard to become dhoni. But he is gareebo ka dhoni

 

[Galla]

These idiots will promote everyone but not play ifti up the order

 

[Saj]

Afghan lads having a very good PSL.

They are becoming very useful T20 players around the world.

 

[Rana]

IU trolling us by bowling first

Just bat and bat them out of the match!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sarfraz at 3 and nawaz at 4 in a t20 team. Lol

 

[imshally81]

Sarfaraz gone

 

[JibranAnsari]

Nice little cameo by sarfraz

 

[Asif321]

What a catch

 

[Rana]

Iftikhar probably chickened out throughout the tournament to move up the order and bat at 3

 

[Savak]

Quetta look so lost and devoid of Self Belief. Sarfaraz body language has been very poor throughout the season, he is giving the impression of someone whose heart is not in the job anymore and someone who doesn't give a ****. He needs to have the integrity to step down once this season is over.

 

[Saj]

Nice little cameo by sarfraz

Very little

Came and went before you could blink.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Only reason i am watching this match is because akmal is playing.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Not sure on what planet it is acceptable to send an out of form keeper and a fake allrounder in above two batters.

 

[NeVerMind]

Ifti holes out on Faheem's bowling...and some guys wanted Chacha back in the Pak sqaud after a stint in the below par BBl!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Yea my man ,the akmal is coming.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Damn why isnt akmal in yet?

 

[Asif321]

Lol joke ifti

 

[ElRaja]

low quality cricket this, no where near international standard. disappointing.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Man Chacha come on. I've lost friendships by backing you and you do this to me?

Et tu Ifti?

 

[msb314]

What an amazing PP - so many boundaries

 

[Asif321]

Every match changing batting order

 

[msb314]

Fact Alert: this is the lowest PP score EVER in PSL history

 

[boomboomcheema]

Quetta is such an awful team. Waste of space.

 

[Saj]

Surprised they dropped Guptill today.

Shows the confused mindset of the QG think-tank.

 

[Saj]

Only reason i am watching this match is because akmal is playing.

4 down and still no sign of him.

Seems he's there just to make up the numbers.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Surprised they dropped Guptill today.

Shows the confused mindset of the QG think-tank.

Losing all the firepower they can possibly have.

 

[NeVerMind]

Afghan lads having a very good PSL.

They are becoming very useful T20 players around the world.

Zadran proving his worth now....

 

[Saj]

57 metres six.

Oh dear!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Poor advert for cricket here.

Small boundaries and still very few runs scored.

 

[Saj]

Skipper getting smashed all over the park once again.

If he's unfit, then why is he playing.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Time for akmal

 

[Rana]

Poor six hitting game by Nawaz.

This track is made for free flowing batsmen to hit big!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Yes shabash akmal

 

[shah_1]

Nawaz Imad Shadab can all play in the same T20 team

 

[Saj]

Umar Akmal on fire.

Some brilliant shots.

17 off 4 balls so far.

 

[Rana]

Farooqi taken to the cleaners by Akmal

 

[Smbhayi]

Umar looks in good touch..

 

[Rana]

Don Shakeel in the stands

Come on Umar do something special

 

[JibranAnsari]

Another monster by akmal

 

[Rana]

Vintage Akmal six!

 

[Asif321]

Vintage akmal

 

[JibranAnsari]

No lack of ability ,just the mind.

 

[Saj]

No logic to Hassan's bowling today.

All over the place.

 

[adzzy786]

Oh what could have been. Had all the talent but unfortunately brain cells were missing

 

[adzzy786]

Is it me or are the boundaries getting smaller in each season of the PSL?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Perfect yorker ,fine knock by zadran

 

[Rana]

What a cover drive for six

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Junior on fire!

 

[Saj]

Umar Akmal bringing back the years, well sort of !

31 off 9

 

[Stronguess]

Oh Umar Akmal what you could have once been

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Akmal batting like this with Danny commenting is peak t20 cricket.

What a knock sir.

 

[Xoib]

Still believe the most brilliant stroke player to debut this century for Pakistan was an idiot off the highest order though

 

[Justcrazy]

Quetta needs to get 180 here

 

[Rana]

35* off 11

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Faheem is spooked here.

 

[Rana]

Still a better hitter than Khushdil and Iftikhar

 

[Saj]

Faheem Ashraf is such a lousy cricketer.

How on earth has he played so many times for Pakistan.

 

[Ahmed216]

Bring back Virat akmal

 

[Justcrazy]

Still believe the most brilliant stroke player to debut this century for Pakistan was an idiot off the highest order though

Umar Akmal would have been perfect opener in OD and 20 20 for Pakistan. The kind of shots he played against pace was exceptional. Sadly , he was lazy