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Islamabad United (243/5) hand a crushing defeat to Peshawar Zalmi (141) by 102 runs in match 5 of PSL X

It's a shame the international calendar is so packed. A Champions League T20 tournament could have been really fun today now that almost every country has a T20 league.
 
Looked a huge gulf between these two sides. IU have inform players like Farhaan and ever relying Salman Agha..and then the big strikers like Azam and others.. Salman Agha is probably the best batsman of pakistan across formats considering decling Babar and Riawan. Zalmi looks lot weaker with out of form Babar and Saim making comeback . Haris is unreliable.. IU Bowling is also very well balanced.
 
It's a shame the international calendar is so packed. A Champions League T20 tournament could have been really fun today now that almost every country has a T20 league.
Issue remains the same. Same player representing multiple teams, it will never be a fair contest when top players ditch some of their teams.
 
Looked a huge gulf between these two sides. IU have inform players like Farhaan and ever relying Salman Agha..and then the big strikers like Azam and others.. Salman Agha is probably the best batsman of pakistan across formats considering decling Babar and Riawan. Zalmi looks lot weaker with out of form Babar and Saim making comeback . Haris is unreliable.. IU Bowling is also very well balanced.
Well said you can't build your team around Babar he is not good enough.
 
Can't understand why Babar is hell bent on playing only at opening spot in T20s. He is destroying his image and loosing all respect.

He may at least try different position, may be no. 2 or 3 instead of repeatedly failing at one position
 
Saim is rusty and needs more games to get back in his groove but great to see Farhan scoring runs for fun.
 
PZ's bowling today:

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Can't understand why Babar is hell bent on playing only at opening spot in T20s. He is destroying his image and loosing all respect.

He may at least try different position, may be no. 2 or 3 instead of repeatedly failing at one position
Not only opening. He will never take strike first. Selfish and timid.
 
Peshawar zalmi can be a decent team this season if they replace Babar with a propper batsmen
 
Issue remains the same. Same player representing multiple teams, it will never be a fair contest when top players ditch some of their teams.
It's an issue sure but not that big of an issue, because only a select number of teams will come from every league. In alot of cases there will only be one team from some leagues.
 
Just checked the score and tullebaaz saim gone for 6 .
Hype- 100%
Performance - 0
:kp
 
There's difference between cricket with context & no context but our players rarely show mental strength. The match is as good as lost already & it's not part of a 5 match series so the RR has some implications. There's no point in trying to swing every ball from the hips & get out for a paltry total which will also result in a massive NRR deficit.

Zalmi batters must try to navigate the innings from here & get to 180 or so and get something out of this match & protect their tournament life. They should know that taking a couple of overs here to calm down things is a good option & the better play.
 
The criticism around Haris sums up how alot of our people think about the game. Someone who plays with intent = a hack.

If you guys actually watch Haris bat you will see that he uses alot of improvisation, and regularly tries to manipulate the field to his advantage...which is something very few of our batters do. That's not something 'hacks' do.

High risk of failure comes with the territory when you play high-risk cricket. He still has more talent and guts than most young batters in the country.
 
Their bowling is bad


Indeed, they were all over the place and didn't bowl to a plan. Speaks more about the captaincy of Babar as well.

I think if they replace Ali Raza with another spinner like Mehran Mumtaz it would serve them better. Spinners seems to be getting a bit more help in Pindi.

Also PZ's fielding also let them down badly
 
It's an issue sure but not that big of an issue, because only a select number of teams will come from every league. In alot of cases there will only be one team from some leagues.
???? Bhai, did you get what I said. lots of top T20 players play IPL, SAT20, Big Bash PSL, Caribbean league etc. Losing a top players disrupts any team combination. This was a major issue when we had Champions league in the past and it still hasnt been resolved.
 
When dod I rate babar??
Babar is a poor mans sanju samson.
Poor man Sanju? No, bro their both very different players.

Babar was a poor man's yousaf back in 2019 when he was actually in form.

At present he's a poor man's Labu. Labu atm has crap form and he's still > Babar in all facets
 
Pakistan’s versatile keeper

That should solve the question of those asking who should keep.

Harris can bat anywhere 1-7
 
Poor man Sanju? No, bro their both very different players.

Babar was a poor man's yousaf back in 2019 when he was actually in form.

At present he's a poor man's Labu. Labu atm has crap form and he's still > Babar in all facets
Then Let him be poor mans gill
 
I don't know why bowlers lose the plot when they play under Babar. He perpetually has the same issue.
 
Looks like Zalmi guys not even trying for win. RR close to 15. Are they playing to improve Run rate ???
 
???? Bhai, did you get what I said. lots of top T20 players play IPL, SAT20, Big Bash PSL, Caribbean league etc. Losing a top players disrupts any team combination. This was a major issue when we had Champions league in the past and it still hasnt been resolved.
I heard what you said, but I don't think you understood what I said. Not every team from every league is going to be playing in the tournament. If you actually take a second to think who the top 1-2 teams will be from every league you will find there isn't that much of a cross-over.
 
@Rana what do you say about head position and technique of Haris? Is he ready?
He is fine. Harris is a confidence player. He won’t come off every match but he can do enough to shift momentum to your side. Good T20 keeper+batter
 
Then Let him be poor mans gill
Again very different players. Gill is similar to Lara. Don't get me wrong Lara is leagues >>>> Gill, but similar in playing style. Both prefer grounded strokes and backfoot play however Gill lacks footwork but Lara was very good with the backlift.

Babar was trying to be a very classic 1990's Orthodox batter which can work in this era tbf. It worked with yousaf, and with Kohli, and with a few others.
 
Again very different players. Gill is similar to Lara. Don't get me wrong Lara is leagues >>>> Gill, but similar in playing style. Both prefer grounded strokes and backfoot play however Gill lacks footwork but Lara was very good with the backlift.

Babar was trying to be a very classic 1990's Orthodox batter which can work in this era tbf. It worked with yousaf, and with Kohli, and with a few others.
Ok i have lost it now.
 
Hussain Talat, time to step up and make a mark boy

Backing you!
 
Harish Record in T20 I

M - 14 , Strike Rate - 124 ,Avg - 13 and highest score - 41.

Haish is perfect example of medicore tullebaaz and a hack. :kp
 
He is fine. Harris is a confidence player. He won’t come off every match but he can do enough to shift momentum to your side. Good T20 keeper+batter

agreed, but i am still not convinced of his keeping abilities
 
Not only opening. He will never take strike first. Selfish and timid.
Absolutely. Many great cricketers in the past had left captaincy to prolong their career and to focus purely on their batting. But Babar's ego is very big, he doesn't want to compromise anything
 
Do u want him in pak squad again??
Statistically speaking, he is one of the greatest bowlers to ever play T20I cricket. Pakistan could do a whole lot worse than even an Imad who is past his prime. But no, I don't want him back in the time. His time has passed.
 
I heard what you said, but I don't think you understood what I said. Not every team from every league is going to be playing in the tournament. If you actually take a second to think who the top 1-2 teams will be from every league you will find there isn't that much of a cross-over.
There is plenty of cross over among the winning teams. Thoda check karlo. and that caused major headache in the Champions League. Kallis, Bravo, Pollard, Narine, Sangakarra just to name a few back then.

Narine is still going to be clashing in 3-4 teams.
 
Haris done for t20 wc 2026, good player of both spin and fast. Atleast top 3 is sorted: saim, haris, fakhar
 
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