Islamabad United [197/5] defeat Karachi Kings [196/3] by 5 wickets in PSL6 thriller

[Thunderbolt14]

This is very poor batting by Karachi. Run rate of 5.87 halfway through the 8th over

I wonder if there were any instructions to be at below 50 by the 7 over mark.

 

[PakPremi]

It does not matter who opens atm all three Babar, Fakhar and Rizwan could do good job. Sharjeel will come good soon too, and can be reserve.

 

[Rana]

Another 6!!

 

[Rana]

And another!!!!!

Keep going Sharjeel Keep going !!!!

 

[Firebat]

This is a match thread about the game between Karachi and Islamabad. Keep posts relevant, or move to a different thread.

 

[Rafa]

Sharjeel is definitely an explosive batsman barring those dot balls.

 

[Firebat]

Wow Sharjeel, making up for lost time

 

[silentkiller187]

shame he wasted the 3 overs at the start of the powerplay as they say in t20s you can never catchup. if he kept this form up then i would gladly have him instead of rizwan but this is once in a blue moon form from him

 

[Rafa]

Sharjeel S/R is now higher than Babars. Time for Babar to start hitting from the other end. There's lot of Batsmen waiting to follow.

 

[Omer2002]

Shadab is finished has to be qadir 8 think for pak

 

[MRSN]

Sharjeel is definitely an explosive batsman barring those dot balls.

He's surely 'explosive'..

 

[Titan24]

3 consecutive sixes. Sharjeel showing some hitting ability now

 

[JibranAnsari]

brutal hitting by sharjeel

 

[MHN1293]

Sharjeel is saving his wicket for blasting against the spinners. Atleast thats what i hope.

....

 

[Rafa]

Dotjeel turned into Sixjeel

 

[Rana]

Fakhar and Sharjeel>>>>>>Babar+Rizwan opening combo!!!!

 

[Markhor]

Shadab shouldn't make the T20 World Cup at this rate.

 

[Titan24]

4 sixes. Wow! You cant ignore Sharjeel for long by the looks of ih

 

[Omer2002]

4 chikkkas...

 

[JibranAnsari]

take a single babar

 

[trickyone]

4 sixes in a row lol

 

[Omer2002]

Gohar in..what a bad move he will.go tyr same way

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Babar vs left arm spin. Good captaincy.

 

[PakPremi]

Babar is a good example of stat padding

How, oh I see his runs do not count for teams total.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Calm down people he hitting shadab who is a nothing spinner now.

 

[world cup captain]

That was brutal from Sharjeel. Of course, he has the ability, no doubt about it. However, he needs to rotate the strike far more often when he isn't middling the ball.

 

[Bilal_103]

wow shadab got destroyed by sharjeel

 

[Rana]

There was actually fans who wanted Sharjeel to open for pak instead of Rizwan Rizwan takes up too many balls they said. Sharjeel has taken 3 overs to score 6 runs in a powerplay against some inexperianced bowlers.

you were saying??

 

[Rana]

Babar vs left arm spin. Good captaincy.

A bit too late

 

[NeVerMind]

Decent spinner on now... let's see if Sharjeel can hit Gohar out of the park .

 

[Rafa]

Babar needs to get a move on now

 

[Thunderbolt14]

A bit too late

Not at all. Very economical over.

 

[NeVerMind]

Faced 3 balls off Gohar and scores a single...normal service resumed for Sharjeel....

 

[Titan24]

Very intelligent stuff from Zafar

 

[MHN1293]

Still a legside hack. If shadab had some brains.

 

[Rana]

Not at all. Very economical over.

I mean they could have got him out early had they tried it in the first few overs

 

[silentkiller187]

you were saying??

My point still stands, if he can play like this why did he waste 3 overs in the powerplay? game could have been out of IU grasp by now

 

[imshally81]

Very intelligent stuff from Zafar

Much better than Shadab..

 

[NeVerMind]

50 for Sharjeel...

 

[Rana]

Watch him caress that on the off side

Well batted Sharjeel!! Son of Pakistan!!!

 

[KingKhan12]

Haters can carry on hating. But Sharjeel is best opener Pakistan have for limited overs

 

[Rana]

Big Tasty Sharjeel was due runs

He was going through a dry patch which continued in his initial 20 balls or so. And then the smackdown was laid!!

 

[Rafa]

Want to see Joe Clarke batting at the other end with Sharjeel.

 

[Rana]

Want to see Joe Clarke batting at the other end with Sharjeel.

Karachi Kings is a champion franchise. Only real champions can survive here!

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Haters can carry on hating. But Sharjeel is best opener Pakistan have for limited overs

Ish. Seems more comfortable against spin than pace these days. Four consecutive sixes don’t excuse 11 consecutive dots.

 

[JibranAnsari]

babar should get out now , need a hitter in.

 

[Rafa]

Can Karachi cross the 200 mark ?

 

[Rana]

Sharjeel Khan is a must for the world cup

He pumped Aussie and Kiwi bowlers last time there too. The guy is the BIG TASTY we need!

 

[world cup captain]

Haters can carry on hating. But Sharjeel is best opener Pakistan have for limited overs

Cannot say that yet. It was bad captaincy from Shabad to bowl himself to Sharjeel. He's a legside player and the angle from the leggie helped him get in the zone. On the contrary, Zafar was smarter and bowled away from Sharjeel's body which he couldn't get a bat on.

Good teams with smart captains should have this figured out and stick to that plan.

 

[NeVerMind]

Sharjeel Khan is a must for the world cup

He pumped Aussie and Kiwi bowlers last time there too. The guy is the BIG TASTY we need!

Looks like he sees everything as a BIG TASTY treat as well...

 

[Rana]

Sharjeel Khan and Azam Khan

Devon and Bubba Ray Dudley of Pakistan cricket!!!

 

[imshally81]

4444

 

[Rana]

Looks like he sees everything as a BIG TASTY treat as well...

Thats the whole point! we need him to see the white ball like a Big Tasty!

 

[imshally81]

Dropped

 

[JibranAnsari]

what a drop

 

[NeVerMind]

Hales drops Sharjeel....maybe someone should have told him it's okay to get Sharjeel out now

 

[Rana]

Alex Hales!!

A brother coming to the rescue of another brother trying to play for his country!!!

Homie!!

 

[MHN1293]

Zafar sprays in on the offside. Sharjeel dosent care and hammers it striaght.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I feel so bad for zafar. He’s so unlucky

 

[Firebat]

Very very poor from Hales. Not only does he drop it, he tips it over for 6

 

[Rafa]

Now he is hitting Gohar too. No excuses but to give him credit.

 

[world cup captain]

That's really poor from Hales. A simple setup for Sharjeel from Zohar but what do you know.

 

[KingKhan12]

Cannot say that yet. It was bad captaincy from Shabad to bowl himself to Sharjeel. He's a legside player and the angle from the leggie helped him get in the zone. On the contrary, Zafar was smarter and bowled away from Sharjeel's body which he couldn't get a bat on.

Good teams with smart captains should have this figured out and stick to that plan.

He has smashed Australian, New Zealand and English bowlers too. So they all had bad captaincy

 

[Rana]

Big Tasty stay focussed!

 

[MHN1293]

It seems hales still wants ti keep his alliances with the kings.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Will this be the first game in this tournament where the side batting first wins

 

[world cup captain]

Now he is hitting Gohar too. No excuses but to give him credit.

Not sure what you're getting at. He just got dropped with the setup.

 

[imshally81]

What a fielding. .

 

[Rana]

Big Tasty all over them!!

 

[NeVerMind]

Sharjeel lucky against Zafar...edged now

 

[imshally81]

Good hitting by sharjeel... But any good captain can figure out him...

 

[NeVerMind]

And then hits Zafar for a boundary...a tale of two cities from Sharjeel

 

[Rana]

Wow! Another 4! This is batting!

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Sharjeel making a better case for number 4/5 than for the opening spot.

 

[MHN1293]

73 runs last 5 overs.

 

[Rana]

Babar 43 off 35

Sharjeel 67 off 37

This is why you need Fakhar and Sharjeel instead of Rizwan and Babar lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

chacha in

 

[NeVerMind]

Sharjeel making a better case for number 4/5 than for the opening spot.

Yes. Much better against spinners than the pace bowlers at the start...

 

[KingKhan12]

Sharjeel haters crying. Loving it. Keep it up with excuses. Good captains hahaha.
What a excuse. Anyone from now makes runs I will say don't matter good captains will figure him out.
Didn't stop him smashing Australia, New Zealand and England.

 

[Rana]

Sharjeel making a better case for number 4/5 than for the opening spot.

I dont know what numbers they bat. But if Sharjeel, Azam and Haider are in the same line up...some bowlers stats are gonna end up in a body bag!