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Lahore Qalandars (144/5) defeat Islamabad United (143/9) by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter

Poor quality cricket so far - hopefully due to some rustiness.

7 down IU and not even a 100 on the board yet.
 
Rana said:
Countdown to Asif Ali providing a soft catch to long on or long off....

even though he can see the ball very well and has more time than others with his batting!
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U forgot to mention midwicket
 
The most unfortunate thing about Asif Ali is that this guy actually has big daddy power, a technique suited to hitting big, a good eye and the extra time at the crease....what a waste of a talent!
 
Saj said:
Poor quality cricket so far - hopefully due to some rustiness.

7 down IU and not even a 100 on the board yet.
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U can expect that continue for the entire tournament.
Our batsmen getting out slogging towards midwicket m used to it
 
96 or 97-6 in 15 overs would not have been bad if Asif didnt throw his wicket away unnecessarily!
 
Rana said:
The most unfortunate thing about Asif Ali is that this guy actually has big daddy power, a technique suited to hitting big, a good eye and the extra time at the crease....what a waste of a talent!
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Did u create that asif buttler thread
 
Hassan should start batting at 8 for Pak and faheem should be thrown out of team. Highest score of 26 in 4 years is deplorable
 
They had 8 in this over, plenty of singles available yet Hassan wants to give skiers!
 
Ifti, Hussain Talat and Asif Ali. These 3 are complete tools in the middle order and none of them are good enough or reliant enough to get runs when it matters. Funnily I would put more money on Faheem in a pressure situation than any of these 3. Even funnier Isb think tank thought its best to have all 3 in their squad and even better play them all.
 
Lahore look like a decent unit , after being a laughing stock for so long. Will back them to get to the final atleast
 
Extra_Cover said:
Ifti, Hussain Talat and Asif Ali. These 3 are complete tools in the middle order and none of them are good enough or reliant enough to get runs when it matters. Funnily I would put more money on Faheem in a pressure situation than any of these 3. Even funnier Isb think tank thought its best to have all 3 in their squad and even better play them all.
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Imagine if they had Khushdil as well, would have been a very untasty T. I. K. A to swallow.
 
123-8

2 overs to go

140 is going to be a good score, 150 might be a winning one!
 
Good to see Faheem’s continuous improvement in whiteball batting as well and Ahmed Daniyal looking much leaner than earlier in the year (Always good to see youngster working on his fitness).
 
You got to hand it to LQ management for using Faulkner as an opening bowler, he took some huge poles up front!
 
LQ have let this slip a bit here.

They should still win, but they've taken their foot off the gas which isn't too clever.
 
PakPremi said:
Imagine if they had Khushdil as well, would have been a very untasty T. I. K. A to swallow.
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The thought of that destructive middle order is terrifying. T20 is not a middle overs game perhaps we do not have many middle order options. But seriously if we are to pick any these T.I.K.A. players to play in our middle order then we are better of playing Imad, Amad Butt, Faheem, etc who can give some overs and score in most cases better than this lot.
 
Thats was exceptional execution of ramp shot by Wasim Jnr
 
PakPremi said:
Tailender Wasim looks more sensible and capable than likes of Ifti and Asif
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He has some talent with the bat since his U19 WC days and Abdul Razzaq (KPK head coach) rates his power hitting. Its just that IUs batting is pretty long that he has to bat at no 10.
 
[MENTION=134827]Extra Cover[/MENTION] with Hasan Ali, Imad, and Fahim, we should not need any hard hitting batsmen as all hard hitting batsmen are virtually tailenders. So agree with you pick these 3 and proper batsmen before them.
 
Faheem’s knock here has possibly brought IU back in the match. Still possibly not enough but, you never know.
 
Titan24 said:
He has some talent with the bat since his U19 WC days and Abdul Razzaq (KPK head coach) rates his power hitting. Its just that IUs batting is pretty long that he has to bat at no 10.
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I though so, he is better than a tailender.
 
How LQ play the IU leggies I guess with would be pretty crucial.
 
Whose this Wasim kid?

Five balls enough for me to see plenty of potential in this kids batting.
 
Rohail Nazir has to be the anchor in this IU lineup and he is good enough to do so. Started off well today but then gave it away
 
IMMY69 said:
Whose this Wasim kid?

Five balls enough for me to see plenty of potential in this kids batting.
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He was with Pak whiteball team on Africas tour as a bowling allrounder (Cover for Faheem Ashraf). Bowled well in the 2020 domestic season and impressed quite a few along with head Coach Abdul Razzaq and continued the form in PSL’s first half.
 
Titan24 said:
He was with Pak whiteball team on Africas tour as a bowling allrounder (Cover for Faheem Ashraf). Bowled well in the 2020 domestic season and impressed quite a few along with head Coach Abdul Razzaq and continued the form in PSL’s first half.
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Looks really good.
Still head and plays straight.

Looking forward to seeing a lot more of him.
 
considering the slowness of the pitch 144 is a decent target to defend...

IU has two leggies, but they are obviously not of rashid's quality but still if no dew this will be a tough chase for LQ
 
Fakhar carrying on his from SA by the looks of it.
 
IU needs to deploy a spinner soon. Yes Fakhar is at the crease but, they need to take that risk.
 
After two consecutive 4s at the start Fakhar struggled to get going. Good day for Faheem so far
 
Mohammed faizan had scored 8 runs in 8 T20 games before this one. At a mighty strike rate of 44
 
Well bowled by Shadab.

There is no way Agha Salman should be sitting out for Faizan.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Wont be surprised if he gets dropped from T20 team as well without playing a game
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He's exactly the type of player who should have played every odi/T20 game against Zimbabwe. Perhaps against South Africa too
 
Hopefully this will be the return of Shadab's form post many inluries and indifferent form. He is a vital player for Pakistan along with Imad.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
Good little find him but where fit him in the t20, that is the question.
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Most teams use this format to test their new players and prepare them for bigger challenges. While we play full strength against zim.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
Yea, total brain fade of a shot. No need for it.
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LQ has been carrying him for almost 3 or so seasons now and he is yet to do anything with the bat. Yes can ball bit of part time medium pace but, overall hasnt offered much utility to keep being selected.
 
LQ making a mess of this.

Run-rate climbing and the skipper scratching around at the moment.
 
Ahmed216 said:
Most teams use this format to test their new players and prepare them for bigger challenges. While we play full strength against zim.
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Very true.

For me we have 2 good pace allrounders in Faheem, Wasim and Hassan Ali.

Pure fast bowlers for me Arshad (underrated kid), Shaheen, Rauf.
 
IMMY69 said:
He's exactly the type of player who should have played every odi/T20 game against Zimbabwe. Perhaps against South Africa too
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Fear of failure has haunted Misbah for all his cricketing life.
Talent identification also not his forte
 
Titan24 said:
LQ has been carrying him for almost 3 or so seasons now and he is yet to do anything with the bat. Yes can ball bit of part time medium pace but, overall hasnt offered much utility to keep being selected.
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Silly i know.

Agha needs more chances.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
Very true.

For me we have 2 good pace allrounders in Faheem, Wasim and Hassan Ali.

Pure fast bowlers for me Arshad (underrated kid), Shaheen, Rauf.
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They dont want a scenario where a newcomer comes in and performs and creates some competition within the squad. Too insecure and timid to try new things. Reason why Asad shafiq played for so long in tests
 
I know Shadab is bowling well today and I am glad to see that, but his game has stayed just about the same as he started years ago. Absolutely nothing has improved.
 
Poor over from Shadab that. All over the place.

Released the pressure.
 
Ahmed216 said:
They dont want a scenario where a newcomer comes in and performs and creates some competition within the squad. Too insecure and timid to try new things. Reason why Asad shafiq played for so long in tests
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Luckily we don't have a completely clueless selector.
 
Real Shadab is back. When was the last time he helped his team win a game with his bowling?
 
Too many runs given away by Shadab. This is my first time watching him play as captain. Looks like he feels burdened, he is rushing through between balls and overs with field placements, losing focus on his bowling. But he is a good player, I am sure he will get better at managing captaincy and his own performance.
 
Hafeez is a good player of spin mistake to bowl so many spin overs to him, although nowadays he is equally good agains pacers.
 
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