Karachi Kings (176/7) defeat Quetta Gladiators (162/6) by 14 runs & progress to PSL playoffs

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In a nut shell:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lahore after their 4th loss in a row - now need Quetta to beat Karachi to qualify for the play-offs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://t.co/8fw9KZ5djO">pic.twitter.com/8fw9KZ5djO</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1405979957227032586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Quetta Gladiators

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Azam Khan, Zahid Mahmood, Anwar Ali, Usman Shinwari, Cameron Delport, Abdul Nasir, Arish Ali Khan, Usman Khan, Saim Ayub, Hassan Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald , Khurram Shahzad, Zahir Khan, Zahoor Khan

Karachi Kings

Imad Wasim (c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Aamer Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Ilyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram, Noor Ahmad, Abbas Afridi, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Najibullah Zadran, Chadwick Walton

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[UzmanBeast]

Karachi need Sharjeel and Walton to start pulling their weight with the bat.

Amir, Imad, and Noor Ahmed need to take wickets.

 

[shaz619]

Do or die game for KK while QG will be looking to go off on a high, could be a close game

 

[Rafa]

Must win for KK ,think they will seal the deal with a clinical performance today.

 

[Titan24]

LQ will obviously be cheering for QG because if KK wins LQ will have to miss out.

 

[MenInG]

Karachi Kings win the toss and elect to bat first in their match against Quetta Gladiators

 

[Rafa]

Karachi has good batting lineup. Sharjeel, Babar, Guptill, Zadran and Walton.

 

[Titan24]

Ramiz starts with a great cover drive:

“Abdul Nasir Jaan and Naseem Khan”

 

[Titan24]

Sarfaraz not even looking at his bowlers anymore, seems really disappointed

 

[imshally81]

Karachi has good batting lineup. Sharjeel, Babar, Guptill, Zadran and Walton.

Guptill & Zardan are useless

 

[Titan24]

Decent opening spell from Naseem with pace in this heat

 

[imshally81]

666

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Too many dots!

 

[Titan24]

One expects better accuracy from an Aussie pacer than what Wildermauth has shown here. Ordinary first two overs

 

[MenInG]

One expects better accuracy from an Aussie pacer than what Wildermauth has shown here. Ordinary first two overs

I think its the heat - Naseem also struggling

 

[Rafa]

Runs coming freely for KK now

 

[Titan24]

I think its the heat - Naseem also struggling

True, that is definitely playing a role here.

 

[Titan24]

Abdul Nasir has pretty decent action, can bat too. Deserves a look in the main regional squad of Balochistan especially considering they didnt have an offie, he was part of the additional players in 2020 season.

 

[Rafa]

Quetta has no motivation to win the match today..won't be surprised if KK win it easy and Lahoris go out.

 

[Yasir_ch]

LOL at the explosive player aka sharjeel overhealthy khan

 

[Titan24]

Really good bowling from Abdul Nasir so far, conceding just 6 runs in 2 overs. Definitely deserved more games.

 

[imshally81]

KK needs boundaries here..

 

[imshally81]

Back to back Sixes by Sharjeel...

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone

 

[Titan24]

Really good bowling from Abdul Nasir so far, conceding just 6 runs in 2 overs. Definitely deserved more games.

And now takes Babar

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

A very poor innings from Babar.

 

[Titan24]

Aarish takes Guptill on debut on his first ball

 

[PakPremi]

Is Sharjeel Khan getting bigger in size?

 

[Titan24]

Why werent QG playing Arish Ali and Abdul Nasir earlier?

 

[PakEngFan]

This young man spins the ball. Encouraging signs.

 

[PakPremi]

Hasan Khan has not lived his earlier hype, he has been pretty disappointing.

 

[Titan24]

Good spell from Nasir 1-15 in 4 overs.

 

[Titan24]

Hasan Khan has not lived his earlier hype, he has been pretty disappointing.

I think he has worked on his batting (Played some impressive knocks in the last white ball season for Sindh) but, his bowling has become stagnant. He needs to become a regular performer atleast in one facet by working hard on that because, so far he is kind of a bits and pieces cricketer.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

What a performance from Aarish Ali.

 

[Titan24]

Another one for Arish.

QG must be pondering over how have they misused their resources in PSL 6.

 

[Major]

What kind of bowler is arish? Spinner or pacer? Not watching the matcg just following commentary

 

[Titan24]

What kind of bowler is arish? Spinner or pacer? Not watching the matcg just following commentary

Spinner. Left arm orthodox

 

[imshally81]

Sir Imad gone

 

[Titan24]

4th one for Arish

 

[Titan24]

What a PSL debut for Aarish 4/28 in 4 overs

 

[imshally81]

Danish on fire

 

[imshally81]

Hatrick of 6s

 

[MRSN]

Voww is this the same Danish we saw against SA?

 

[PakPremi]

Imad should not bat b4 Danish.

 

[imshally81]

4 Sixes in a row..

 

[MRSN]

4 es in a row. Well done man
That is epic batting

 

[Rafa]

How is it possible to just come at the crease and start hitting sixes for fun like Danish Aziz is doing .. does he have a reputation for doing it ? Looks so easy batting in the middle.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Where was this Danish Aziz on the South Africa/Zimbabwe tour lol...

 

[MRSN]

33 runs of the over. Could have been more lol

 

[imshally81]

33 runs in last over

 

[Nasty Naz]

It's so stupid he played ODI's when his average in List A is so horrendous.

Outstanding T20 record and he is showing why. I still think he is a pretty poor batsmen if you bowl short stuff at him though.

 

[PakPremi]

Where was this Danish Aziz on the South Africa/Zimbabwe tour lol...

That was his first tour and he is quite inexperied player, but in his short career he has shown he can play to the requirement.

 

[MRSN]

How is it possible to just come at the crease and start hitting sixes for fun like Danish Aziz is doing .. does he have a reputation for doing it ? Looks so easy batting in the middle.

He is an experienced first class cricketer. Not over hyped newbies like Haider or Azam.

 

[Titan24]

Where was this Danish Aziz on the South Africa/Zimbabwe tour lol...

I personally think 4-5 matches spread over 3 series are not enough to judge anyone.

 

[sindhiboy]

Why couldn't Danish bat like this against nortje in South Africa

 

[MRSN]

It's so stupid he played ODI's when his average in List A is so horrendous.

Outstanding T20 record and he is showing why. I still think he is a pretty poor batsmen if you bowl short stuff at him though.

He was used wrongly I guess. Looks more like Harris Sohail type player. Also it was his first outing so may be pressure. Short balls is definitely his weakness.

 

[Titan24]

Wildermauth has been exposed big time here. Naseem’s muscle cramp has turned out to be really costly for QG

 

[PakEngFan]

He is an experienced first class cricketer. Not over hyped newbies like Haider or Azam.

So much so he averages 19 without a ton. Danish is a poor batsmen.

 

[MRSN]

Khurrum guy looks really good.

 

[MRSN]

So much so he averages 19 without a ton. Danish is a poor batsmen.

He did have a good FC season. Anyway this knock shows he has the potential to be a good batsman.

 

[Titan24]

Khurrum guy looks really good.

He is a smart bowler who knows how to use his skills.

 

[PakEngFan]

He did have a good FC season. Anyway this knock shows he has the potential to be a good batsman.

When? He’s played 1 more game then Haider in FC so much more experience.

 

[Titan24]

Unknown Khurram outperforming experienced FC cricketer of Aus Wildermauth who had an economy of 7.42 in BBL.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Danish was lucky to get all boxes ticked today. Nothing extraordinary about him.

However, Khurram Shehzad is continuing to impress. Looks good prospect.

 

[Nasty Naz]

He was used wrongly I guess. Looks more like Harris Sohail type player. Also it was his first outing so may be pressure. Short balls is definitely his weakness.

As in his weakness is short balls like Haris? Otherwise do not see this comparison at all.

Can slog it pretty clean though and his near 40 AVG & 140 SR suggest he can be a solid T20 player. FC & List A format suggest he shouldn't even be a consideration for those squads.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Unknown Khurram outperforming experienced FC cricketer of Aus Wildermauth who had an economy of 7.42 in BBL.

Weird comparison. In IPL bowlers like Rabada and Cummins get thrashed for a fun and local players like Unadkat, Thakur etc have been impressive.

 

[Savak]

KK has this in the bag now. QG just look like a team that wants to go home now. LQ will most likely be out, at one point they were at the top of the table with ten points but they have lost all their games since then and will most likely be out now.

 

[Titan24]

Weird comparison. In IPL bowlers like Rabada and Cummins get thrashed for a fun and local players like Unadkat, Thakur etc have been impressive.

Not concluding anything. Just stating a fact based upon the match.

 

[Saj]

QG really let that slip.

They had KK in all sorts of trouble yet let them finish on 176/7.

 

[Yasir_ch]

This Danish Aziz is a very poor batsman.He averages 18 with 103 strike rate in t20s.One of the worst batsman ever.

 

[El Generico]

This Danish Aziz is a very poor batsman.He averages 18 with 103 strike rate in t20s.One of the worst batsman ever.

I think you are mixing up formats. What he averages in 4 day cricket is irrelevant to his T20 performance. No body wants him anywhere near a test side.

On the other hand his T20 average is around 40 with a healthy strike rate, that makes this guy a viable option for T20Is.

 

[Titan24]

Thats some shot from Saim Ayub.

Good to see some young Pak batsmen finding their feet.

 

[silentkiller187]

That looked like pads only, umpires call anyway but close

 

[silentkiller187]

Good shots here from saim taking on amir now

 

[imshally81]

Good timing by Saim Ayub

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Aamir showing how its done

 

[Nasty Naz]

This lad looks like a solid proper batsmen.

 

[Darkrai]

Sarfaraz is a lot more likable when he isn't constantly yelling at his bowlers.

 

[silentkiller187]

Unfortunately time and time again we have seen young Pakistani batsmen get off to a good start and then play a reckless hack when there’s no need. Saim was set for a decent score.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

I wonder if Arshad and Haris will get the same hate as Amir for bowling trash or iis it only exclusive to Amir?