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Karachi Kings (149) beat Lahore Qalandars (127/9) by 22 runs in Match 25

It is unbelievable how far people go not to criticize certain untouchable players just because these players are so premium.
 
Rana said:
100%

It’s not like he is capable of batting like Jason Roy :)))
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We have to make Positive criticism. I am not against of having Babar in T20 cricket - he is the best Pak bat in ALL FORMARTS. He just needs to get himself out of the pressure cooker of leadership which is hindering his performance in this format.
 
CricVet said:
We have to make Positive criticism. I am not against of having Babar in T20 cricket - he is the best Pak bat in ALL FORMARTS. He just needs to get himself out of the pressure cooker of leadership which is hindering his performance in this format.
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How good do you think this karachi side is?
 
Would love to hear the thoughts of [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] on Babar Azam’s dismissal today.

According to him, anyone that drags their foot outside of the crease and gets stumped is a “really poor batsman”.
 
Can still get to 160 and let the Lahore crowed enjoy some Lahore batting
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Would love to hear the thoughts of [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] on Babar Azam’s dismissal today.

According to him, anyone that drags their foot outside of the crease and gets stumped is a “really poor batsman”.
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According to Major, Pakistan would have chased 200 against India with Babar and Rizwan opening
 
ha5is12 said:
How good do you think this karachi side is?
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isn't it obvious? Where are you leading?

I have already answered in the past that if he thinks that he is a glue that needs to last till the end of an inning without playing T20 style cricket as an opener, he needs a serious introspection. In my book, he is NOT a T20 opener regardless of how bad of a team he is playing for until he is willing to take some risks in the beginning which possibly might wreck his stats.
 
CricVet said:
isn't it obvious? Where are you leading?

I have already answered in the past that if he thinks that he is a glue that needs to last till the end of an inning without playing T20 style cricket as an opener, he needs a serious introspection. In my book, he is NOT a T20 opener regardless of how bad of a team he is playing for until he is willing to take some risks in the beginning which possibly might wreck his stats.
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Okay so since this team is awful and we both agree with that. Then how do you rate babars performances for pakistan?
 
ha5is12 said:
Okay so since this team is awful and we both agree with that. Then how do you rate babars performances for pakistan?
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I have already answered above - he is a premium bat that needs to get repositioned in a T20 squad with stripped leadership position - the summary of my criticism.
 
Rauf is still expensive.

Abdullah has been disappointing.

Zaman has done much better than expected.
 
CricVet said:
I have already answered above - he is a premium bat that needs to get repositioned in a T20 squad with stripped leadership position - the summary of my criticism.
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He doesn't fit into the middle order because his power hitting isn't good enough. And why would you want his international captaincy stripped? His international captaincy has been of a very good standard so far
 
ha5is12 said:
He doesn't fit into the middle order because his power hitting isn't good enough. And why would you want his international captaincy stripped? His international captaincy has been of a very good standard so far
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In my opinion, he needs to be the number 4 in batting order. This is how modern T20 is played and you will find this out in AU soon. The first 3 need to be gun players. If they fail, a reconciliation needed where Babar will feel less pressured. This is my take on his/pak cricket sake.

Since we are strictly discussing T20 cricket, his captaincy is just mediocre and in another thread I gave my opinion why his international T20 captaincy is not much to talk about.
 
CricVet said:
In my opinion, he needs to be the number 4 in batting order. This is how modern T20 is played and you will find this out in AU soon. The first 3 need to be gun players. If they fail, a reconciliation needed where Babar will feel less pressured. This is my take on his/pak cricket sake.

Since we are strictly discussing T20 cricket, his captaincy is just mediocre and in another thread I gave my opinion why his international T20 captaincy is not much to talk about.
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I just recommend you start to base your opinions of facts and numbers
 
Babar was desperate for a PSL captaincy. Well, this is what can happen.
 
Qalandars making a total mess of this run chase.

Some very ordinary batting.
 
Qalandars looking like a team in 2nd gear so far tonight.
 
Arguably the best team on paper losing to the worst - cricket and it's unpredictability!
 
Rashid Lol - Kings win...yay. Lead by the worst captain of all the PSL...yayy..
 
What a useless performance

So LQ are rubbish if Fakhar fails?
 
Happy for Babar. Only reason why I didn't wanted KK to lose 0-10. Hopefully KK can comeback good in the next season for the betterment of tournament as a whole.
 
Karachi Kings (149) beat Lahore Qalandars (127/9) by 22 runs

It was always a question for me as to how Lahore would fare the day Fakhar fails, something which I had already posted about here on the forum, and we saw what just happened today. As far as batting is concerned, they're pretty much a one-man army.

Very happy for Karachi, though. It would've looked very bad had they lost every single match of the tournament. Mightily impressed by Mir Hamza and his yorkers. I hope that he continues to shine even in the future.
 
Karachi-born left-armer Mir Hamza produced his T20 career-best bowling spell as Karachi Kings finally ended their losing streak in the HBL Pakistan Super League with a 22-run win over arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in front of a capacity Friday night crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

Kings who had lost all eight of their season matches before tonight had Hamza and the rest of the bowlers to thank for salvaging a victory for the franchise (2020 winners) at long last despite a below-par first innings score of 149.

In their 150-run chase, Qalandars never quite recovered from the early loss of the prolific Fakhar Zaman (1) – tournament’s highest run-getter and kept losing wickets at regular intervals as the Kings bowlers squeezed the scoring rate.

Mohammad Hafeez (33 off 24, four fours) looked comfortable at the crease but departed to a run-out which pegged back Qalandars. David Weise (31 off 23, two fours, one six) and Harry Brook (26) revived the Qalandars chase with a 55-run sixth-wicket partnership.

Qalandars needed 31 off the last two overs, Hamza who had earlier dismissed both openers, bowled a sensational penultimate over in which he accounted for both Weise and Brook and conceded only a six to Weise to help Kings strengthen their grip.

Chris Jordan removed Rashid Khan and Qalandars skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi was run out as the home side finished at 127 for nine in their 20 overs.

Despite the loss, Qalandars remain second on the six-team points table with 10 points from eight games (five wins, three defeats). They still have a real chance of finishing behind Sultans at the number two spot which will provide them the cushion of an extra play-offs match.

Kings will play the Quetta Gladiators in their tenth and last match on Sunday.

Other performers

Earlier, Kings were rocked early in their innings after opting to bat as Joe Clarke who swapped his batting number with Sharjeel Khan fell for four. Regular opener Sharjeel (2) who came to bat at number three was dismissed by Shaheen to leave Kings 24 for two in three overs.

Babar Azam added 34 for the third-wicket with Qasim Akram, Qasim was bowled by Rashid for 26 while the wily Qalandars leg-spinner also accounted for Babar (39 off 32 balls, five fours).

Rashid tore through the Kings middle-order with a sensational spell of 4-0-17-4. The Afghan finished his HBL PSL 7 stint with 11 wickets in eight games, Rashid who will be on national duty will be replaced by Australian leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed in the Qalandars squad.

After Rashid’s heroics with the ball, pacer Zaman Khan polished off the Kings tail finishing with four wickets for 16 in 3.5 overs – Zaman’s best return in T20s. Lewis Gregory contributed 27 off 16 (five fours) to take Kings to their eventual 149 all out total in 19.5 overs.

Player of the match Mir Hamza: “There was some bounce to offer, we desperately wanted to win a match for Karachi and bring some smiles to our fans. Babar and I were constantly discussing about what line to bowl to Weise, he is a good hitter and has big-hitting skills, we were able to bluff him and I succeeded in getting him out with a yorker.”

Scores in brief:

Karachi Kings 149 all out, 19.5 overs (Babar Azam 39, Lewis Gregory 27; Zaman Khan 4-16, Rashid Khan 4-17)

Lahore Qalandars 127 for 9, 20 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 33, David Wiese 31; Mir Hamza 4-27, Chris Jordan 2-23)
 
Well played KK.

Very difficult to defend a total of under 150 in the T20 format.
 
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