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

[Titan24]

Shot from Faheem.

 

[Rafa]

Imad will come back to bowl if and when a wicket falls.

 

[Forum363]

Faheem Ashraf coming out to bat.

PLease kill me, what the hell is happening today

Hahaha you were saying?

 

[Suleiman]

Faheem hacking it.

 

[Titan24]

IU is on for a good score for T10 cricket as well

 

[Kroll]

Hales arguably is one of the best openers in T20 in my opinion cricket if not the best.

Proper star is Hales. Wouldn't look out of place in any of the top T20 leagues.

 

[Kroll]

Lord Faheem another guy in red hot form. Beast Mode activated.

 

[Rana]

Sana Mir's commentary is destroying the quality of production.

 

[Titan24]

Good slower ball to deceive Hales. Key wicket this

 

[Justcrazy]

Hales crosses 8000 runs 20 20 , most by any English player

 

[world cup captain]

Hales went too soon. Chacha just needs to bat naturally and should finish this off.

 

[shamaan]

Top delivery by maqsood

 

[Justcrazy]

Hales is out

but he played the innings that was required off him

 

[PakPremi]

IU has NO tail

No tail but pathetic middle order with Asif and Iftikhar

 

[Rana]

Faheem has struggled with every yorker

 

[Rana]

No tail but pathetic middle order with Asif and Iftikhar

Talat also

 

[PakPremi]

Like Nawaz, Iftikhar is wrongly rated for batting ability by their captains.

 

[topspin]

Wouldn't surprise if me uncle Ifti is closer to 50 than his official age of 30.

 

[MHN1293]

I expect ifti chacha and asif ali to bottle this chase.

 

[PakPremi]

Talat also

He is much better not as a T20 player but as a ODI player though.

 

[last_knight]

Nabi is yet to ball an over in PSL under Imad's captaincy.

Nabi will know what Umer Khan felt during PSL-5.

 

[shah_1]

Faheem needs to get close to the ball when he is chasing the ball outside off. This is where the improvement is needed

 

[NeVerMind]

Original Chacha Cricket nearly gets himself out

 

[PakPremi]

KK have good bowling lineup.

 

[NeVerMind]

Faheem drags it on... Islamabad 4 down now and probably out of it...

 

[silentkiller187]

This Arshad guy looks half decent

 

[Rafa]

Chacha key for Islamabad here.

 

[world cup captain]

We needed one of Hales or Salt to bat through to the 11th over and support our fringe players. Now the game is KK's to lose.

 

[Rana]

Tridev (Talat, Iftikhar and Asif) have a job on their hands

 

[Titan24]

Good stuff from Arshad Iqbal. Has had a great start to PSL 6. Another emerging pacer in play.

 

[MHN1293]

Need asif alis wicket. Then islamabad will have ti send in hussain talat who will lose the game fir them.

 

[Rana]

Chacha key for Islamabad here.

Once again its Lewis Gregory

he is so underrated

 

[MHN1293]

He is much better not as a T20 player but as a ODI player though.

Why did he not get selected by any frnachise this time around. He bowled well in the previous seasons.

 

[Omer2002]

82 off 6 odd overs...they dont need to slog as of yet

 

[NeVerMind]

Chacha key for Islamabad here.

He's older than Chacha Cricket....

 

[MHN1293]

He is much better not as a T20 player but as a ODI player though.

Yes should be tried in odis at 4

 

[Titan24]

Arshad Iqbal’s dream wicket is Williamson. Hopefully he will get that sometime in his career

Like this “know your player” thing

 

[Rana]

Chacha will sky one

 

[LeedsGreen]

He's older than Chacha Cricket....

on a serious note... does anyone believe hes younger than 40?

 

[NeVerMind]

on a serious note... does anyone believe hes younger than 40?

I have a photo with him when he was in the test squad and made his test debut at Lord's...he was suppose to be 24/25 then and looked older than me and I was in my late 30s...

 

[Forum363]

Time for Talat and Iftikhar to tuktuk for the next few overs and get the runs required below 80.

Then Gregory, Hasan, Wasim can go berserk again.

 

[Firebat]

Islamabad nearly 40 runs ahead of Karachi at this stage

 

[topspin]

Babar's half century today was very Misbah-esque when you consider how flat this wicket really is.

 

[Rana]

That Yamin over still haunting Karachi. They need two every economical overs

 

[PakPremi]

There was a Pakistani movie called Chacha Khwa Makhwa for those who know what that means Iftikhar is just t5hat rated but never does anything of note.

 

[world cup captain]

Smart play here from these two. No need to take risks against Arshard when Imad has overs left.

 

[LeedsGreen]

Smart play here from these two. No need to take risks against Arshard when Imad has overs left.

they are ahead of the rate need to just tick over next few overs

 

[Forum363]

That Yamin over still haunting Karachi. They need two every economical overs

It was actually the decision to send Faheem in which clearly signalled the intent. That partnership put IU so far ahead of the game while chasing a big score that they are now able to coast despite being 4 down.

 

[PakPremi]

Babar's half century today was very Misbah-esque when you consider how flat this wicket really is.

When did Misbah scored so many 4s early in his inning, he did struggle later on but his partnership with Sharjeel wi prove enough at the end.

 

[Major]

controlled batting for now

 

[Forum363]

IU still have Asif, Gregory, Hassan, Wasim in the hut. Power packed lineup.

 

[Forum363]

controlled batting for now

Thanks to the faheem - hales partnership

 

[Major]

COme on Chacha do ur fireworks

 

[Omer2002]

Plenty of batting left in islamabad team they can tee off now if they want but next 4 overs shud take it easy

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Lewis Gregory is very underrated. He has toiled for years in Somerset.
IU is still the most exciting team in PSL.

 

[Forum363]

IU have the right idea for T20 cricket.

Any innings where you end up losing only a few innings and not really going for your shots is such a waste. You have 10 wickets, why preserve them and spend so many balls playing yourself in when you have only 120 balls in the innings.

 

[world cup captain]

COme on Chacha do ur fireworks

Better to milk it till below 60 runs needed and ensure the win. After that Chacha should go nuts.

 

[Rana]

A good over ruined by that boundary

 

[Major]

Chacha isn't going crazy for now

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

Easy win for Islamabad. All 11 can bat

 

[Major]

Better to milk it till below 60 runs needed and ensure the win. After that Chacha should go nuts.

true true..

Talat is batting well today

 

[Firebat]

Chase well under control, mostly thanks to Hales blitz

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Talat looking better today and showing his range of shots. Hopefully he can get a good score.

 

[Major]

Alex Hales set the benchmark, faheem also gave us few runs at the PP. Islamabad has been batting above the rr because of those two.

THese two need to bat at 10 rr. One boundary and than strike rotation.

 

[Rafa]

All this changed when KK were in charge and Amir Yamin released all the pressure by giving away 29 runs.

 

[Major]

Talat looking better today and showing his range of shots. Hopefully he can get a good score.

problem with talat is, if the RR is creeping, he cant save you. He will consume balls and find it hard to get runs.

Right now the field is spread, thus his job is a bit easier.

But, he has failed himself at international level uptil now

 

[Major]

All this changed when KK were in charge and Amir Yamin released all the pressure by giving away 29 runs.

You are taking credit away from Alex Hales

 

[world cup captain]

This is where Babar and Sharjeel can learn from ISLU. You don't have to hit the ball out of the park all the time. When power hitting is not working, you should be looking to rotate. Had Sharjeel done this, KK would have had another 30 runs to play with.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Rohail should come in for the next game.

Shadab is suffering from Captaincy Syndrome now.
Declining personal performance yet still a certainty in the playing eleven.

 

[Major]

Nabi is here.

THe strategic timeouts could take the toll of the abtsmen.

 

[world cup captain]

Chacha should enjoy Nabi bowling into him. Talat just needs to hand over the strike and watch the ball sail over.

 

[Justcrazy]

United need 75 runs in 52 balls. RRR: 8.65

 

[Rafa]

You are taking credit away from Alex Hales

Hales is good but Yamin made his job too easier. Needed a more challenging bowler to bowl at him during that stage rather than medium Pacer Yamin in PP.

 

[Major]

This is where Babar and Sharjeel can learn from ISLU. You don't have to hit the ball out of the park all the time. When power hitting is not working, you should be looking to rotate. Had Sharjeel done this, KK would have had another 30 runs to play with.

Sharjeel is fat, he cant even run.

He is not gonna get selected for National team

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

Match was lost after Mr. Yamin's over

 

[Rana]

Surprisingly good batting by Talat and Iftikhar.

 

[Major]

Hales is good but Yamin made his job too easier. Needed a more challenging bowler to bowl at him during that stage rather than medium Pacer Yamin in PP.

i was surprised that Imad Waseem never came back

 

[Major]

Nabi is getting spin here

 

[Rana]

Great over for Karachi

Should get Amir in and bowl out I recon.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

problem with talat is, if the RR is creeping, he cant save you. He will consume balls and find it hard to get runs.

Right now the field is spread, thus his job is a bit easier.

But, he has failed himself at international level uptil now

Yes but he has a lot of shots in his arsenal to make his batting work at international level as well. He showed a lot gears in PSL 2018. He definitely has the ingredients to succeed but it needs execution and confidence.