Islamabad United beat Lahore Qalandars by five wickets in the opening match of PSL 2019

[saeed5646]

Islamabad United Squad:

Luke Ronchi, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, Mohammad Sami ©, Ian Bell, Rumman Raees, Samit Patel, Phil Salt, Hussain Talat, Waqas Maqsood, Sahibzada Farhan, Zafar Gohar, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Musa, Nasir Nawaz, Wayne Parnell, Zahir Khan, Amad Butt, Rizwan Hussain

Lahore Qalandars Squad:

Fakhar Zaman, Yasir Shah, Anton Devcich, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Imran, Brendan Taylor, AB de Villiers, Carlos Brathwaite, Rahat Ali, AghaSalman , Umair Masood, Gauhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez © Corey Anderson, Sandeep Lamichhane , Sohail Akhtar, Aizaz Cheema,
Hasan Khan, Harris Rauf, Haris Sohail

 

[saeed5646]

my squad
Luke Ronchi
Rizwan Hussain
Hussain Talat
Ian Bell
Asif Ali
Shadab Khan
Wayne Parnell
Samit Patel
Faheem Ashraf
Mohammad Musa
Mohammad Sami ©

 

[saeed5646]

Fakhar Zaman
AghaSalman
AB de Villiers
Mohammad Hafeez ©
Brendan Taylor
Corey Anderson
Carlos Brathwaite
Hasan Khan
Yasir Shah
Harris Rauf
Shaheen Shah Afridi

 

[maddgenius]

IU

Ronchi
Rizwan Hussain
Ian Bell
Hussain Talat
Asif Ali
Delport
Samit Patel
Fahim Ashraf
Shadab
Sami
Waqas Maqsood/Musa

LQ
Devcich
Fakhar
AB
Hafeez
Agha/Sohail Akhtar
Braithwaite
Umair Masood
Hassan Khan
Yasir
Shaheen
Hardus Viljoen

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

IU:
L Ronchi + ☆
R Hussain €
I Bell ☆
H Talat
C Delport ☆
A Ali
S Patel ☆
S Khan
F Ashraf
M Sami ●
R Raees

LQ:
F Zaman
A Devcich ☆
AB De Velliers ☆
M Hafeez ●
H Sohail
B Taylor + ☆
C Braithwaite ☆
H Khan €
A Yamin
Y Shah
S Afridi

 

[Square Drive]

IU:
L Ronchi + ☆
R Hussain €
I Bell ☆
H Talat
C Delport ☆
A Ali
S Patel ☆
S Khan
F Ashraf
M Sami ●
R Raees

LQ:
F Zaman
A Devcich ☆
AB De Velliers ☆
M Hafeez ●
H Sohail
B Taylor + ☆
C Braithwaite ☆
H Khan €
A Yamin
Y Shah
S Afridi

Yamin is in KK.

 

[hafeezrocks]

Hope the match is sold out.

 

[saeed5646]

IU:
L Ronchi + ☆
R Hussain €
I Bell ☆
H Talat
C Delport ☆
A Ali
S Patel ☆
S Khan
F Ashraf
M Sami ●
R Raees

LQ:
F Zaman
A Devcich ☆
AB De Velliers ☆
M Hafeez ●
H Sohail
B Taylor + ☆
C Braithwaite ☆
H Khan €
A Yamin
Y Shah
S Afridi

lq bowling is weak also there is rule for one emerging player and you have selected non hasan khan is in not emerging category so one of haris rauf and imran have to play

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Yamin is in KK.

Then Haris rauf should play as emerging player. I thought Hassan is emerging player.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

lq bowling is weak also there is rule for one emerging player and you have selected non hasan khan is in not emerging category so one of haris rauf and imran have to play

Oh, so yes, Haris Rauf to replace Amir Yamin.

 

[saeed5646]

Oh, so yes, Haris Rauf to replace Amir Yamin.

yup lahore have deliberately pick haris rauf in emerging so he can play maximum games.you will like him he is quick with very good yorker

 

[lahoriyah1234]

WTH Ian bell is doing there.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Sami captain. Was the owner high or something, why not shadab.

 

[kamz]

no one is picking lamichanne in LQ - he will be the first name on the team sheet after AB i think from Hafeez

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Really looking forward to seeing the emerging players from both teams and AB.

 

[Greenstorm]

When will the match start ?

 

[TheNeutralist]

Anyone knows where (which streaming site) can we watch PSL in India, hotstar or sonyliv?

 

[Green Patriot]

Timings anyone?

 

[Titan24]

Timings anyone?

When will the match start ?

Due to the opening ceremony first match will start around 10:30-10:45 PM Pakistan time. Rest of the evening matches will be at 9:00 PM Pak time.

 

[Greenstorm]

Timings anyone?

Match will start at 10:45 pm PST. Why so late .

 

[Titan24]

Anyone knows where (which streaming site) can we watch PSL in India, hotstar or sonyliv?

Dsport

 

[Markhor]

Nice to watch a cricket match involving Pakistanis where I don't have ten heart attacks in a match.

I can sit back, relax and be totally neutral.

 

[Titan24]

Match will start at 10:45 pm PST. Why so late .

Due to the opening ceremony, which could have been a bit earlier but I guess would have been difficult for local public to attend on a working day.

 

[Titan24]

Nice to watch a cricket match involving Pakistanis where I don't have ten heart attacks in a match.

I can sit back, relax and be totally neutral.

Exactly, and on top of that you get to see some young emerging players.

 

[Titan24]

IU:
L Ronchi + ☆
R Hussain €
I Bell ☆
H Talat
C Delport ☆
A Ali
S Patel ☆
S Khan
F Ashraf
M Sami ●
R Raees

LQ:
F Zaman
A Devcich ☆
AB De Velliers ☆
M Hafeez ●
H Sohail
B Taylor + ☆
C Braithwaite ☆
H Khan €
A Yamin
Y Shah
S Afridi

Rauf as Yamin is in KK.

Rest pretty solid.

 

[Green Patriot]

Due to the opening ceremony first match will start around 10:30-10:45 PM Pakistan time. Rest of the evening matches will be at 9:00 PM Pak time.

Thanks.

 

[Green Patriot]

Match will start at 10:45 pm PST. Why so late .

Ikr.
It's a working day tomorrow.

But i guess its due to the opening ceremony as everybody is saying.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Ikr.
It's a working day tomorrow.

But i guess its due to the opening ceremony as everybody is saying.

I honestly don't care about ceremonies. It seems pointless in a sporting event. If people are that much interested maybe have it for like 30-45 mins.

 

[Rana]

Does this match start 5:45 uk time?

 

[topspin]

How can you name a LQ XI without Corey Anderson?

Some rubbish teams being put up on here.

 

[Titan24]

I honestly don't care about ceremonies. It seems pointless in a sporting event. If people are that much interested maybe have it for like 30-45 mins.

I am also not interested but we have to understand that its a brand which they want to get bigger every year. Opening ceremony plays a role in marketing and packaging of the product.

 

[saabir]

Match starting at 11.15 pm . Why so late. They should have considered TV viewers from India. 11.15 pm in winters is very late. At Max match should have started by 10.00 pm

 

[a_tahir]

Match starting at 11.15 pm . Why so late. They should have considered TV viewers from India. 11.15 pm in winters is very late. At Max match should have started by 10.00 pm

Tbh the only reason some indians MIGHT watch will be that AB is playing or maybe they do care but don't want to show it.

 

[Syed1]

Nice to watch a cricket match involving Pakistanis where I don't have ten heart attacks in a match.

I can sit back, relax and be totally neutral.

WOW.... so until yesterday PSL was low quality worse than BBL, CPL, BPL etc etc

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

I think LQ will go with this

Fakhar
Hafeez
AB
Haris
Taylor
Anderson
Sohail
Hassan
Rauf
Yasir/Sandeep
Shaheen

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Match will start at 10:45 pm PST. Why so late .

Way too late even for the local time. Match starting at 9:45 and goes on for hrs which means they expect people stay up so late like 1:45 and with the traffic after finishing the matches they will end up home at around 3 or 4 or may be even 5 if people come from Abu dhabi for the match

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

How can you name a LQ XI without Corey Anderson?

Some rubbish teams being put up on here.

Because, Mr.Anderson hasn't reached U.A.E yet.

 

[topspin]

Because, Mr.Anderson hasn't reached U.A.E yet.

Damn he needs be flown in right now.

 

[dragon751]

Damn he needs be flown in right now.

doubt NZ would release him from the BD series

 

[Markhor]

WOW.... so until yesterday PSL was low quality worse than BBL, CPL, BPL etc etc

The quality is average, doesn't mean I can't enjoy it for the sake of entertainment.

 

[Slim]

The host taking Ali Azmat's interview is so adorable and good. I hope she sticks around for the whole PSL.

 

[Slim]

The whole ground is buzzing.


OMG what is this flying airplane AR thing? THAT WAS SO COOOL.

 

[Slim]

National Anthem playing. Mods please rename this to add "Opening Ceremony"

 

[Slim]

I wish we have such a good looking stadium in Pakistan too.

 

[Hbomb00]

Lets bounce and make some noise: Rambo

 

[haris93]

The host taking Ali Azmat's interview is so adorable and good. I hope she sticks around for the whole PSL.

She is ben cuttings girlfrind ERIN HOLLAND

 

[Slim]

She is ben cuttings girlfrind ERIN HOLLAND

Lucky boy.

I hope shes the host for the whole show, very good choice.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Some sixes from Fakhar and de Villiers will really set the tone today for PSL

 

[DRsohail]

Ali zafar has lost it

 

[DRsohail]

Sorry Ali Azmat.

 

[saeed5646]

Sorry Ali Azmat.

He have nailed it sooooo much nostalgia

 

[saeed5646]

Pakistaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan kbhe na bhoolo

 

[srh]

same songs from Ali Azmat, he should just retire

 

[shokz1408]

That guy presenter is loud and annoying.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Graeme Smith is class.

 

[Khan12]

The host is awful.

 

[Greenstorm]

If not for Samit Patel, Zafar Gohar would have been playing for Pakistan now.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

What time is the toss?

 

[Markhor]

Dean Jones looking like a Bond villain in that suit.

 

[Markhor]

Decent preview show in the studio with use of statistics.

 

[a_tahir]

Looks like Rizwan Hussain is going to play. That's good to see.

 

[Hbomb00]

Man host is awful Amir sohail's english

 

[topspin]

He have nailed it sooooo much nostalgia

Not exactly Migos or Cardi B

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

It is supposed to start in 10 mins, and no toss yet.

 

[Pakpak]

It is supposed to start in 10 mins, and no toss yet.

Its Pakistani timing, no PSL has ever started on time.

 

[Rayyman]

Who won the toss

 

[AFM]

Finally we get to see the much awaited partnership.

The Prof and Mr 360

 

[Markhor]

The producer isn't doing the host favours.

Don't tell him to cut to the toss, pitch report or stats on the screen when you're not ready or don't have the numbers on the screen !

 

[ARK Rafay]

Finally we get to see the much awaited partnership.

The Prof and Mr 360

I bet Professor will be teaching some lessons to AB on the pitch.

 

[a_tahir]

Not exactly Migos or Cardi B

But cardi b isn't pakistani neither are the migos.

 

[RehanG]

very unprofessional studio communication .

 

[Markhor]

Finally we get to see the much awaited partnership.

The Prof and Mr 360

That's the heartwarming aspect of PSL. Youngsters like AB rubbing shoulders with the greats like Hafeez.

 

[babajee]

So hyped

 

[a_tahir]

A lot more change than there was from psl2 to psl 3 in terms of the studio, graphics etc.

 

[Markhor]

IU are very focused on data and analytics. Numbers show chasing sides have a higher win percentage in Dubai T20s so unsurprising they've chosen to bowl first.

 

[xricket]

Lol, Amir sohail, the einstein. I mean, why? Why man? Why Mani?

 

[Rayyman]

Is dilbur playing

 

[Snowflake]

Lol, Amir sohail, the einstein. I mean, why? Why man? Why Mani?

What did he say?

 

[hafeezrocks]

If not for Samit Patel, Zafar Gohar would have been playing for Pakistan now.

What did Samit Patel do to Zafar?

 

[hafeezrocks]

How big is the crowd? Is it a houseful?