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

[Major]

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.

I agree the confidence is not there.

Today he should make sure so bat till the end.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Match was lost after Mr. Yamin's over

T20 is a game of narrow margins. 1 good over can turn the match on its head. Evenly poised still.

 

[Major]

damnnn IS THAT SPINN??

 

[Major]

Did Imad bowl a doosra?

 

[Rana]

Talat playing shots Babar should have played when he was clueless..

 

[shariqnoor]

I'm born and bred Karachi but have always liked Islamabad United as a team. They had a poor season last year but generally they are very methodical in how they go about. Good team.

 

[Major]

good shot by Talat

 

[Justcrazy]

IU should win this , there batting is very deep .

 

[BunnyRabbit]

I agree the confidence is not there.

Today he should make sure so bat till the end.

That's where coaching comes into play. When you have guys with all the ingredients but good guidance and coaching can help it translate into success.

 

[world cup captain]

damnnn IS THAT SPINN??

First time seeing Imad spin the ball. He could have been a terrific #7/8 in test cricket if he had an ounce of determination to improve.

 

[Major]

Very VEry good batting by Hussain Talat here

 

[Rana]

Chacha taking good singles

They need to get Amir in and bowl out

He may go for around 15 runs in his last two overs but it will push the run rate up a tad

 

[Kroll]

Iftikhar comfortable, might just end up playing for his spot, both domestic and international.

 

[world cup captain]

Chacha needs to go on one leg and smack it over midwicket. There's no need to preserve 6 wickets.

 

[Rana]

Top class by Nabi

 

[Rafa]

Req rate almost 10 now

 

[Rafa]

Anirs two overs will be very crucial now

 

[PakPremi]

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.

LOL Babar does not need to learn anything from Ifti atleast. Babar was not trying to hit everything only near the end.
I wonder what is Ifti strength sspin, pace more like nothing.

 

[Major]

Islmabad now needs a big over to keep the balance

 

[Omer2002]

Well i did have isl favourites due to their batting but from no where the spin ..hasnt spun all tournament and now

 

[Rana]

Talat's had a decent game tbf

 

[Major]

ohh smartt stuff, so there is no other spinner thats why they batted slow.. Good good stuff by these guys

 

[King_Kohli]

49 runs in 33 balls.
Easy..easy.

 

[Rana]

Stupid not to bowl Amir now

 

[Major]

Hussain Talat and Iftikhar batted smartly today. THey assessed that Nabi will bowl and imad than its pacers.

NAD CHAHCCHAHCHAA HITS A SIX

 

[PakistanMeriJaan]

What a pathetic start to this over

 

[world cup captain]

Good to see Talat turn up. This will give the whole team confidence for the rest of the tournament.

 

[Major]

chachaa chalo naa jee

 

[Major]

Could had scored more on that over as Nabi will keep bowling i think

 

[King_Kohli]

5 overs 48.
Chacha will finish early.

 

[NeVerMind]

Young Arshad gets hit for a six and Imad the captain gives him a pat on the back and he bowls well the rest of the over...Saf can learn from that

 

[world cup captain]

chachaa chalo naa jee

Now thinking about it, it's good to see chacha not trying to muscle. If he can bat out the match, he will find his touch. It's more important for him to find a good form for ISLU than trying to finish it quickly.

 

[Major]

Nabi is the only problem here, once he is done with than you can attack others

 

[Rana]

Talat snake for taking that single!

 

[Major]

Get away Imad Waseem.

Poor stuff by Aleem Dar, should had sent imad backl

 

[Major]

holy **** that was a good sweep shot

 

[Rana]

Nabi is a solid cricketer. I so Wish Pakistan snapped him up earlier in 2009 when he emerged

 

[shamaan]

These two will reach the final

 

[Rana]

Great Stuff by Nabi again

 

[Major]

I think they survived this over.

Now attack the pacers

 

[King_Kohli]

No one is trying for switch shots towards fine leg.

 

[Rana]

Come on Amir give us two economical overs here buddy

 

[shamaan]

Brilliant over from nabi

 

[Rayyman]

PSL is a competitive league not buddy buddy unlike other T20 tournaments.

 

[Rana]

Waqas Masood joker!

 

[Thunderbolt14]

This is why Islamabad has the best batting lineup in the tournament even if the individual batsmen aren’t that great. Look how useful the psychological advantage of having a tail that can bat is.

 

[Major]

These two will reach the final

True.
Its like watching the best play the bestt.

IF this goes down to the final over, its going to tbe the best game of psl ever

 

[Suleiman]

Misbah needs to be held accountable for pushing this 40 year old Iftikhar onto us. Wth is this 32 off 31???

Why is he playing for so long? He should be kicked out of all domestic cricket already.

 

[Kroll]

Iftikhar will need to step it up here, cant just keep plodding along at 100-120 sr in last 5 overs.

 

[Omer2002]

I actually think they have messed this up.

 

[Rana]

Another high quality match

 

[King_Kohli]

Misbah needs to be held accountable for pushing this 40 year old Iftikhar onto us. Wth is this 32 off 31???

Why is he playing for so long? He should be kicked out of all domestic cricket already.

Just wait. he will finish the game early.

 

[Justcrazy]

76 runs partnership so far

 

[Suleiman]

Talat looks like Dhoni compared to Iftikhar.

 

[Major]

Misbah needs to be held accountable for pushing this 40 year old Iftikhar onto us. Wth is this 32 off 31???

Why is he playing for so long? He should be kicked out of all domestic cricket already.

naaa he played well.


The idea was to play out the spinners and to attack the pacers.

Spinners would had taken cwciekt with the amount of spine

 

[Rana]

six against the run of play, advantage IU

 

[naseem]

Talat is not good vs spin.....iftikhar too not against spin...it would hurt in t20 WC

 

[Kroll]

Another high quality match

Absolutely, very high quality

 

[Major]

Chachaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Rana]

Keeper choking

 

[NeVerMind]

Misbah needs to be held accountable for pushing this 40 year old Iftikhar onto us. Wth is this 32 off 31???

Why is he playing for so long? He should be kicked out of all domestic cricket already.

He's smashing it! Using all his 40 years of experience...

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Love it when Amir gets smashed.

 

[Kroll]

when does amir face hafeez, that will be tasty?

 

[Forum363]

Joe Clark has fumbled a few times behind the stumps.

 

[Major]

is nabi gonna get the voer?

 

[world cup captain]

LOL Babar does not need to learn anything from Ifti atleast. Babar was not trying to hit everything only near the end.
I wonder what is Ifti strength sspin, pace more like nothing.

Hopefully, Babar has a better attitude than this. Look at how beautifully ISLU has orchestrated this chase by mixing rotation with boundaries.

 

[Rana]

Not sensible to bowl Nabi now. They will try to slog all six balls

 

[Major]

Love it when Amir gets smashed.

samee broo.

 

[Mir jibran]

Ifti

 

[world cup captain]

Chacha unleashing it now. Terrific game for ISLU.

 

[Major]

CHHACHHAAA going after NAbiii

 

[PakPremi]

Iftikhar finally impressing me.

 

[shamaan]

Good to see amir getting hit

 

[Rana]

Nabi strikes

 

[NeVerMind]

Talat gone! don't think review will help him...

 

[KingKhan12]

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.

Yes blame Sharjeel. Babar is the one slowed things down but yes it was Sharjeel who cost them 30 runs.

 

[world cup captain]

Looked outside the line there.

 

[Rana]

Looks plumb lol

 

[Major]

Asif Ali come out and finish this

 

[PakPremi]

Good to see amir getting hit

Shouting at Waqas was pathetic.