Karachi Kings [126/3] cruise to a 7 wicket win over Quetta Gladiators [121/10] to start PSL 6

[Titan24]

Lucky 4

 

[Titan24]

This is a good shot from Clarke

 

[Justcrazy]

SIX

Clarke goes big here

 

[Rana]

145 but goes for 6

 

[Titan24]

Too short and predictable from Naseem. Needs to keep it with the off stump area

 

[OldWarHorse]

Did he keep wickets? What could be another spectacular wk-bat from England

 

[Omer2002]

Game over...

 

[Ahmed216]

Not a single ball hitting the stumps from naseem

 

[Rafa]

Thought it will be a tight match , but Joe had to spoil it in a matter of 6 balls.

 

[MABA]

Naseem getting absolutely clobbered, he's turning out to be a massive failure

 

[HitWicket]

Did he keep wickets? What could be another spectacular wk-bat from England

He keeps but doesn't get regular chances at it given he plays at Notts with Tom Moores and Ben Duckett. Imagine he'll struggle to break into the England team for a while given the strength already there and the fact that he didn't come out of the Alex Hepburn rape case trial in a very positive (although not criminal) light.

 

[LeedsGreen]

clarke is a really good player expect him to be in and around the england side in t20s soon, had a brilliant vitality blast

 

[Rafa]

Gosh this guy is special.

 

[Rana]

Great investment Joe Clarke

Imad knows his business as captain

 

[moghul]

Played with Imad in Nottinghamshire when they won the vitality blast. One of the best upcoming young batsmen in UK and he keeps as well

Joe Clark is only 24 and already has 17 FC centuries under his belt, looks like a solid batsman, one with a bright future with England. Very good pick by KK.

 

[OldWarHorse]

He keeps but doesn't get regular chances at it given he plays at Notts with Tom Moores and Ben Duckett. Imagine he'll struggle to break into the England team for a while given the strength already there and the fact that he didn't come out of the Alex Hepburn rape case trial in a very positive (although not criminal) light.

He looks so good though. Wow the depth England have

 

[Justcrazy]

Clark 32 from 19 balls , has taken pressure of Babaar

 

[Titan24]

Clarke showing his skills. Have to give credit to PSL franchises talent hunt here for an un established impressive pick like him.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Joe Clarke playing well in subcontinent conditions. Ed Smith keep an eye on him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Six
Four
Six
Four

Epic hammering by Clarke

 

[Titan24]

Joe Clark is only 24 and already has 17 FC centuries under his belt, looks like a solid batsman, one with a bright future with England. Very good pick by KK.

Absolutely. Some batting talent coming out of Eng especially for white ball cricket is extraordinary and no other team has as much of that coming through.

 

[Saj]

27 off the over - he was picked ahead of Zahid Mahmood.

 

[Omer2002]

Great captaincy by saffers i must say...dew on field and he brings him in power play when you have shinwari n nawaz

 

[Titan24]

Qais reputation destroyed by Clarke here

 

[Justcrazy]

27 from last over ......

Required rate is 4.26

Karachi has the game in there bag

 

[Rafa]

Okay this might get over by the 12th over

 

[Titan24]

27 off the over - he was picked ahead of Zahid Mahmood.

When Steyn comes in for 3rd match, I think Steyn for Shinwari/Naseem and Zahid for Qais can be the way to go for QG

 

[Rajdeep]

It looks like Dew is making batting easy

 

[TeymurBlake]

Joey Clarkey gone.

 

[Omer2002]

27 off the over - he was picked ahead of Zahid Mahmood.

Thats not the point he shouldnt have bowled that over. He is obviously is an overseas player

 

[Justcrazy]

Shirwani strikes , Karachi lose there second wicket.

 

[Titan24]

Missed out on a well deserved 50.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

Clarke showing his skills. Have to give credit to PSL franchises talent hunt here for an un established impressive pick like him.

These types of pick are miles better than ravi, smith, rutherford, and codmore

 

[shamaan]

Top innings by clarke

 

[Justcrazy]

62 from 84 balls

 

[Titan24]

Naseem will probably get another match to make the spot his own because once Steyn comes, we might see him replacing one out of him or Shinwari. Same is the case with Qais who might get replaced by Zahid Mehmood if he doesnt do much in next match.

 

[Justcrazy]

Clarke innings has taken the pressure off Karachi here

 

[Titan24]

These types of pick are miles better than ravi, smith, rutherford, and codmore

Codmore comes with a reasonable white ball reputation as well from UK.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Love Tariq Saeed's Urdu Commentary.

 

[Titan24]

Gayle diving to stop a 4 is a sight

 

[Justcrazy]

Karachi need to go hard here and thry to improve run rate , which can be crucial later on in the tournament

 

[Titan24]

Thats one hell of a shot from Babar

 

[Rana]

Babar class, that was peak Tendulkar!

 

[Justcrazy]

Babar taking his time here , looking to bat through .

 

[Rana]

Babar scream lol

 

[Rana]

Karachi providing too many one sided games

They need to go easy on their competition

 

[Justcrazy]

A couple of quick wickets can be fun here , spice up the game

 

[Rana]

This Qais guy is getting murdered here

 

[TeymurBlake]

Hasnain is bowling really well.

 

[Titan24]

Should have bowled 3 from Hasnain in the power play

 

[Titan24]

I judge local pacers with regards to how they ball to Babar and Hasnain has been impressive today

 

[Justcrazy]

Hasnain strikes , Karachi three down here

 

[Titan24]

Nabi didnt ball a single over today

 

[Firebat]

Beautyyyy by Hasnain

 

[shamaan]

Lovely stuff by Hasnain

 

[last_knight]

[MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION]
Can you see why I said it was a wrong decision to bowl first ?

 

[TeymurBlake]

Good delivery from Hasnain, unfortunate to go to the boundary.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hasnain needs to learn how to cope with raw pace

 

[Titan24]

Highlights from today match for me were young pacers Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Hasnain and Joe Clarke’s batting

 

[PakPremi]

Coped really well so far(Hasnain raw pace)

 

[Firebat]

[MENTION=151892]Thunderbolt14[/MENTION]
Can you see why I said it was a wrong decision to bowl first ?

27 needed from 55?

 

[LeedsGreen]

long way to go for him in terms of control but fair enough hasnain looks to have improved reasonably and i would rather we workedon and invested in him as opposed to rauf

 

[Justcrazy]

27 off 54 balls

karachi getting there

 

[Titan24]

Hasnain needs to learn how to cope with raw pace

He has improved that aspect in the last year or so. The margins by which he errs now are much smaller than before and now its upto the level which can be acceptable for a young pacer. Naseem on the other hand since his adjustments of run up and delivery stride has been struggling

 

[Justcrazy]

These two need to get karachi home here

 

[Titan24]

QG should go with 3 overseas players in the next match I think. Zahid should come in for Qais and in their 3rd match or so when Steyn joins they can replace one of Naseem or Shinwari with him.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Babar being out of form, big worry for Pakistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hasnain if groomed properly under a Good coach , can be lethal in shorter formats.

 

[shah_1]

England and India are competing for the best batting talent depth. England 2nd tier talent like Joe Clarke, Phil Salt are better than most international players.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Really good performance from Hasnain today.

 

[Justcrazy]

2 - 18

from 4 overs

Great spell from Hasnain

 

[last_knight]

27 needed from 55?

Opting to chase means you want to take advantage of dew and other things. This hasn't been the case here. Imad got away with a wrong decision here simply because Kings had to chase a below par score.

 

[shamaan]

Good spell by hasnain

 

[shamaan]

Hopefully hasnain keeps taking the new ball

 

[Justcrazy]

Kings won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

 

[Majid Khan]

Young Nabi looks a good prospect , clean hitter of the ball , another performance or two like this and they should get him in for the World Cup T20 team.

 

[Firebat]

Dominant win from the reigning champs

 

[Titan24]

England and India are competing for the best batting talent depth. England 2nd tier talent like Joe Clarke, Phil Salt are better than most international players.

Agreed.

 

[UzmanBeast]

A victory for Karachi, but a pretty boring game if I'm being honest.

Not much entertainment apart from Joe Clarke's innings.

The first game should have been between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings, you need a game that sets the tempo of the tournament. This was far too simple for Karachi.

Quetta Gladiators need to really get their act together. Naseem isn't T20 material, Zahid should have played ahead of Qais Ahmed, and their tail was far too long.

Hopefully the matches tomorrow provide some entertainment.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Same old Quetta side with only Anwar Ali missing out.

They are trying to use the same old UAE formula in Pakistan. Still relying on pensioners to do most of the batting.

Need more local batting depth, a better wicket keeper bat and Zahid needs to play.