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Kamran Akmal's third PSL hundred helps Peshawar Zalmi to convincing win against Quetta Gladiators

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Superb display by the PZ bowlers and then Kamran Akmal as QG are comprehensively defeated.

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Karachi, 22 February 2020:

Kamran Akmal’s blistering 55-ball 101 secured Peshawar Zalmi a six-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators in the fourth match of the HBL PSL 2020 at Karachi’s National Stadium.

The wicketkeeper-batsman began Zalmi’s run-chase in style, hitting two sixes and two fours off Mohammad Nawaz in the first over on his way to his third century in the HBL PSL.

Kamran, who is the leading run-scorer in the HBL PSL with 1,430 runs in 49 matches, struck 13 fours and four sixes to help Zalmi chase down the 149-run target with nine balls spare on a day when the PCB observed Childhood Cancer Awareness Day.

Haider Ali, Pakistan U19 opener, scored 25 off 28 in an 82-run partnership for the second-wicket with Kamran.

Earlier, Gladiators, at the back of Jason Roy’s unbeaten 73, made 148 for five after being asked to field first.

The English opener struck six fours and a six in 57 balls and crafted a 62-run stand for the third-wicket with Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who struck five fours and a six in his 41 off 25 balls.

Zalmi’s Pacer Wahab Riaz took two wickets for 21 runs in four overs, while Rahat Ali and Amir Khan and Darren Sammy picked up a wicket each.

For his extraordinary batting performance which gave Zalmi their first win of the season, Kamran was named player of the match.

Peshawar Zalmi take on Multan Sultans in what will be first HBL PSL match in Multan on Wednesday, while Quetta Gladiators play Karachi Kings tomorrow afternoon at National Stadium, Karachi.

Scores in brief

Quetta Gladiators 148-5, 20 overs (Jason Roy 73 not out, Sarfaraz Ahmed 41; Wahab Riaz 2-21)

Peshawar Zalmi 153-4, 18.3 overs (Kamran Akmal 101, Haider Ali 25; Fawad Ahmed 2-40)

Result Quetta Gladiators win by six wickets




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Gladiators are carrying too much baggage. Besides Jason Roy and Riley, everyone else is a passenger. They will be lucky to get to Semis this year around.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 glaring tactical errors by Quetta Gladiators today:<br><br>1. Not giving enough of the strike to Jason Roy. He batted through the innings & faced only 57 balls<br><br>2. Opening the bowling with a spinner against Kamran Akmal, when they had 2 pace-bowlers who can bowl 150 KpH<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PZvQG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PZvQG</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1231202976284467205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Dont want him on the team but dude is really cooking up some crow pie for misbah...

plus Rizwan is a dud in t20's...
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 glaring tactical errors by Quetta Gladiators today:<br><br>1. Not giving enough of the strike to Jason Roy. He batted through the innings & faced only 57 balls<br><br>2. Opening the bowling with a spinner against Kamran Akmal, when they had 2 pace-bowlers who can bowl 150 KpH<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PZvQG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PZvQG</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1231202976284467205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Thanks to Dean Jones karachi did not make this mistake.
Bad from Quetta for giving kami that easy start.
 
I have said for ages Kami should get back into the team. It would be stupid not to pick him for the World Cup, fantastic opening partner for Babar and solves the keeping problem as well, he ain't bad at all behind the stumps. Then you can stick an extra power hitter at five or six! On a sidenote, looks like Sharjeel is in pretty good touch so given his past i'd be happy to take him as the back-up opener.
 
Kamran can be purely played as a batsman in Pakistan team and not wk batsman. I wonder who is much better than him in hitting ability in current Pakistan team?
 
Quality knock by Kamran. Always been a better LO player than best captain since IK.
 
Kamran can be purely played as a batsman in Pakistan team and not wk batsman. I wonder who is much better than him in hitting ability in current Pakistan team?

I think he should play as the keeper as well. He is reliable enough and there are tonnes of better batsmen that could be at five instead of Rizwan.
 
Kamran Akmal iirc also played some brilliant innings in the last few years in PSL. He is a better hitter than most Pak players in the current side.
 
The only way Kamran won't be picked for the t20 WC now is if is some agenda against him. In terms of cricketing ability he is without a doubt the best WK option we have for the shortest format and he has displayed it time and time again at this level.
 
Kamran can be purely played as a batsman in Pakistan team and not wk batsman. I wonder who is much better than him in hitting ability in current Pakistan team?

Don't think there's anybody else apart from Sharjeel.

Both the kind of players you want as openers in T20s.
 
Kamran Akmal iirc also played some brilliant innings in the last few years in PSL. He is a better hitter than most Pak players in the current side.

50% of all the centuries in PSL's history are by Kami.

3 out of 6.
 
Kamran should go to world cup but who people think pakistan will pick out of

Azam khan
Kamran akmal
Zeeshan ashraf
Safraz
Rizwan
 
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