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Lahore Qalandars [176/6] reach PSL 8 final with 4-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi [171/5]

Dont understand what shaheen is doing ahead of rashid..he can miss balls easily with his wafts
 
PakEngFan said:
Anyone with common sense.
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We have better players to bat in the top 3.

You approve of Babar but you don't think Imad is good enough to play for Pakistan as a T20I middle order batsman. Where's the common sense here?
 
Amazing how Babar fans just go into hiding throughout the league when his team is losing
 
Rana said:
Amazing how Babar fans just go into hiding throughout the league when his team is losing
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There’s a big hullaballoo as soon he bats at a higher strike rate and haters this that then nothing when he plays innings like this clearly just trolling for Babar.
 
topspin said:
We have better players to bat in the top 3.

You approve of Babar but you don't think Imad is good enough to play for Pakistan as a T20I middle order batsman. Where's the common sense here?
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Imad averages around 13 with the bat after 58 games and 300 odd games. Not rocket science his batting record is worse than Asif Ali. Try again.
 
Credit to Lahore for holding their nerves. Incredible job by Babar with limited resources. Though PZ couldn't reach the final but they have log of positives to take with them.
 
I used to think Rizwan fans were not Pakistan fans

But now it is clear to me that Babar fans don’t really care about the team he represents either
 
Good Character shown by Lahore Qalandars to finally chase down a decent score when it mattered the most. They could have easily collapsed after the manner of their defeat in the first playoff.

With the Qalandars in the final, the final should be sold out.
 
Babar cost Zalmi the game today. Consumed second highest number of balls and had the worst strike rate.
 
Babar fans had the gall to want TKC dropped for the final

The same guy who played a few impact innings for PZ to get them into the play offs

You deserve this exit!
 
Rana said:
I used to think Rizwan fans were not Pakistan fans

But now it is clear to me that Babar fans don’t really care about the team he represents either
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Obvs it's PSL who cares about teams.
 
Rana said:
I used to think Rizwan fans were not Pakistan fans

But now it is clear to me that Babar fans don’t really care about the team he represents either
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You shouldn’t be questioning people after all you hate all the top performing Pakistani players in Babar, rizwan and Shaheen while loving fixers in amir, sharjeel umer etc.
 
zarak said:
Obvs it's PSL who cares about teams.
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Yeah I don’t think you lot care about Pakistan either

That’s why I can’t support this version of Pakistan until Babar, Shadab, Shaheen and Rizwan are the leadership group
 
zarak said:
Obvs it's PSL who cares about teams.
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For some posters psl teams are more important than Pakistan because they can support their fixers in here while they can’t get anyway near Pakistan team. Be easy on them.
 
Rana said:
Yeah I don’t think you lot care about Pakistan either

That’s why I can’t support this version of Pakistan until Babar, Shadab, Shaheen and Rizwan are the leadership group
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Hilarious.
 
zarak said:
Obvs it's PSL who cares about teams.
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Exaclty....wanted Peshawer in the final, not cos I support them or I think Babar is a great kuptaan (he ain't) but so could see more of Saim and Haris batting as they are the future...it's all about the upcoming talent...
 
Snowflake said:
Babar cost Zalmi the game today. Consumed second highest number of balls and had the worst strike rate.
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Babar got out in 11th over when score was 104. After that rest of the team added 67 runs in last 8 overs. In last over they just added 6 runs. Not saying rest of the players are responsible for loss but it just didn't go as planned.

The only thing I would blame Babar for is dropping Neesham for Rajapaksa. Nasheem is genuine all rounder and can stop the flow of runs.

But nevertheless, overall they had wonderful tournament. Saim, Haris and Haseeb has shown lot of potential and can benefit Pakistan at international level.
 
NeVerMind said:
Exaclty....wanted Peshawer in the final, not cos I support them or I think Babar is a great kuptaan (he ain't) but so could see more of Saim and Haris batting as they are the future...it's all about the upcoming talent...
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Acha jee
 
Waleed93 said:
No.

A well deserved treatment for some chest-thumping warriors who are still watching highlights of some obese fixer from 2016, after his humiliating flop show in this season.

Or some delusional fan kids who made us believe that Imad was a better captain than Babar, who was supposed to be the problem at KK.
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Hanji. Ab tassali hai?
 
Babar Azam | Peshawar captain: The score was less and we didn't get the finish. We were 100 in 11 overs but lost the plot from overs 11-15. We should have got 180-185 with the start we got but credit to the way Lahore bowled. The wicket was not two-paced, there was a bit of uneven bounce for the fast bowlers and the ball reverses here in Lahore after 10 overs. Our bowling was also not up to the mark, we started well for the first 8-9 overs but didn't continue that. It is nice when a youngster plays with you and dominates. Communication is very important when the batting in the middle and I try to communicate with them, give them confidence. Happy with the form but disappointed that it didn't help the team win. I will look back and see what I can do better.

Sikandar Raza: This is my first PSL and it is a massive achievement. We are the defending champions and it gives us a chance to win it again. The message from the start was to reach the final. Our focus was on the start and if we get that then the middle overs will take care of itself. Billings and Tahir had a good partnership and set up the platform for the chase. We all looked after ourselves after the Qualifier and everybody was fit. Shaheen allows us to speak and he tells the senior guys like myself, Billings and Wiese to speak, even when the opposition were 100 in 11 overs we were not worried.
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
Babar got out in 11th over when score was 104. After that rest of the team added 67 runs in last 8 overs. In last over they just added 6 runs. Not saying rest of the players are responsible for loss but it just didn't go as planned.

The only thing I would blame Babar for is dropping Neesham for Rajapaksa. Nasheem is genuine all rounder and can stop the flow of runs.

But nevertheless, overall they had wonderful tournament. Saim, Haris and Haseeb has shown lot of potential and can benefit Pakistan at international level.
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What has Haseeb done?? He’s getting the same hype as Rizwan

He can’t play anything that isn’t full of length
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
Babar got out in 11th over when score was 104. After that rest of the team added 67 runs in last 8 overs. In last over they just added 6 runs. Not saying rest of the players are responsible for loss but it just didn't go as planned.

The only thing I would blame Babar for is dropping Neesham for Rajapaksa. Nasheem is genuine all rounder and can stop the flow of runs.

But nevertheless, overall they had wonderful tournament. Saim, Haris and Haseeb has shown lot of potential and can benefit Pakistan at international level.
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Precisely. It was bang average innings. I think they missed out on a spinner and their bowlers didn't adapt from the previous game. Kept hoping for reverse, it was more of a slower ball type wicket
 
NeVerMind said:
Dude, I have no bias against anyone (life's too short)...just want to see the likes of Saim and Haris play in the final...
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So do I

I wanted them to open and Babar bat at 3

Not sure if we will ever see this whenever Babar is part of any team these two are in
 
Rana said:
So do I

I wanted them to open and Babar bat at 3

Not sure if we will ever see this whenever Babar is part of any team these two are in
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insha'Allah we will see that in the Internationals against Afghanistan but it would have been good to see Saim and Haris bat in the final, irrespective of their batting positions
 
Rana said:
Yeah I don’t think you lot care about Pakistan either

That’s why I can’t support this version of Pakistan until Babar, Shadab, Shaheen and Rizwan are the leadership group
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I mean I mostly like test cricket. But yes I don't get triggered by players. I try to watch it objectively.
 
PakEngFan said:
Imad averages around 13 with the bat after 58 games and 300 odd games. Not rocket science his batting record is worse than Asif Ali. Try again.
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You conveniently ignored his ODI and FC averages. His average is lower in T20 because he's always come in lower down.

If we want to be fixated on T20 however, Imad Wasim was undoubtedly the best batsman in this tournament. If you're going to deny that, you're either a hater or just simply ignorant.

I noticed throughout the tournament you were slagging him off. Your agenda is there for everyone to see. You're going around calling others "lost", "shameless" and etc but really if I was you I'd take a good look in the mirror first.
 
zarak said:
I mean I mostly like test cricket. But yes I don't get triggered by players. I try to watch it objectively.
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Well I do and always will if they are playing for themselves and not the team
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi | Lahore captain: In big games there will be pressure. If the toss doesn't go our way it is even harder, and we spoke about we have to do well regardless of batting or bowling first. The balls on a hard length at the end was gripping when we bowled first. We have the team to get these runs, credit to Tahir for the way he batted. I am trying my best to give to the team always in batting, bowling and fielding. I want to come out to bat when the situation demands. Lahore's crowd always supported us and tomorrow is a big day, hopefully we will play well and hopefully we will win.

Tahir Baig | Player of the Match: They had trust on me - Shaheen bhai gave me the confidence. I was backing my ability and I give credit to the team and especially Shaheen bhai for the trust. After Fakhar bhai got out, Ahsan Bhatti gave the momentum and Abdullah came out and told me to back myself. If there were wickets in hand, the runs could be chased down and I wanted to play 30-35 balls.
 
ChTab said:
Babar's almost run a ball innings is the main reason for Peshawar's loss
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Too scared to hit sixes against bowlers he knows he can dominate

Hides, evades against bowlers he knows he will struggle against. The epitome of selfish!
 
PZ skipper's strike-rate has to be looked at as one of the reasons why his team lost.
 
Maliq_Mudasir said:
Babar got out in 11th over when score was 104. After that rest of the team added 67 runs in last 8 overs. In last over they just added 6 runs. Not saying rest of the players are responsible for loss but it just didn't go as planned.

The only thing I would blame Babar for is dropping Neesham for Rajapaksa. Nasheem is genuine all rounder and can stop the flow of runs.

But nevertheless, overall they had wonderful tournament. Saim, Haris and Haseeb has shown lot of potential and can benefit Pakistan at international level.
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Why would you not blame Babar for playing 30% of the innings alone with the worst strike rate of all?
 
Zalmi needed 190. But instead they got only 171. Too low of a score to challenge a lengthy LQ batting unit.

Pitch s not as bad as Zalmi made it look.
 
Rana said:
What has Haseeb done?? He’s getting the same hype as Rizwan

He can’t play anything that isn’t full of length
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No one is calling him next Anwar or anything. He has talent and potential. Need to be groomed and polished, will definitely be a good investment.
 
Firebat said:
Babar Azam | Peshawar captain: The score was less and we didn't get the finish. We were 100 in 11 overs but lost the plot from overs 11-15...
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Wow! So, he’s basically absolving himself from all the blame :))) how smart.

You were 100 in 11 all because of Harris. Had you played your part, you would’ve been 120+!

What a selfish individual is this guy!
 
Snowflake said:
Wow! So, he’s basically absolving himself from all the blame :))) how smart.

You were 100 in 11 all because of Harris. Had you played your part, you would’ve been 120+!

What a selfish individual is this guy!
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Exactly

They got to 170 because of Harris too
 
The best 2 teams advanced, and well deservedly so. We should have a good final. Let see if Lahore can retain the title.
 
Snowflake said:
Why would you not blame Babar for playing 30% of the innings alone with the worst strike rate of all?
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He did try to hit some big shots, it just didn't happen. It can happen to any best player. LQ bowled beautifully. He was phenomenal throughout the tournament despite limited hitting skills.
 
Lahore Qalandars successfully chased a target for the first time in this edition, thanks to Mirza Tahir Baig’s 42-ball in 54 and useful middle-order contributions from Sam Billings (28 off 21) and Sikandar Raza (23 off 14), to book a spot in the final. The defending champions overhauled the target of 172 with four wickets and seven balls spare against Peshawar Zalmi in Eliminator 2 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night and will play Multan Sultans in the final of the HBL Pakistan Super League 8 on Saturday.

Lahore Qalandars lost their most experienced player in Fakhar Zaman (six off five) in only the second over, but Tahir made sure that his side never got under pressure. The right-hander stitched crucial partnerships worth 24 with debutant Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti (15 off 10), 31 with Abdullah Shafique (10 off 10) and 50 with Billings over the course of his maiden HBL PSL half-century. Tahir struck seven fours and two sixes.

After his dismissal, Billings and Sikandar made their experience count by adding 28 runs in a steady partnership to ensure Peshawar Zalmi bowlers could not bounce back, as they did last night against Islamabad United. The two batters fell in the 17th and 18th overs but they had done enough to make sure that their team went over the line. The finishing touches came off Shaheen Afridi’s bat as the Lahore Qalandars skipper struck a four and a six to take his side over the line.

The first half of the match was dominated by Mohammad Haris’ breath-taking strokeplay. The young attacking top-order batter smashed 85 off 54, which included 11 fours and two sixes, after arriving at the crease in only the second over.

Haris put up an 89-run partnership with his captain Babar Azam, who missed what would have been his HBL PSL 8’s sixth half-century by eight runs, to lay a perfect platform for a big total. But, Rashid Khan’s double strikes in the 12th over that sent back Babar (42 off 36) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (0 off two) brought down the scoring rate and after that no batter fired as Peshawar Zalmi would have hoped.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa made 25 not out off 18 and Haris added 49 runs with the Sri Lankan before he was dismissed on the last ball of the 18th.

Zaman Khan picked up Peshawar Zalmi’s first and last wicket as he bowled both Saim Ayub (nine off five) and Aamir Jamal (one off three) in the first and last overs to return two for 20 off three. Rashid returned two for 42 from four.

The two finalists – Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars – will take on for the fourth time in this edition. In the previous three encounters, Lahore Qalandars have come out victorious twice, while Multan Sultans defeated them in the most recent match, the Qualifier, which was played on Wednesday.

Lahore Qalandars had defeated Multan Sultans last year to lift the HBL PSL 7 title.

Scores in brief:

Peshawar Zalmi 171-5, 20 overs (Mohammad Haris 85, Babar Azam 42, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 25; Zaman Khan 2-20, Rashid Khan 2-42)

Lahore Qalandars 176-6, 18.5 overs (Mirza Tahir Baig 54, Sam Billings 28, Sikandar Raza 23; Azmatullah Omarzai 2-31)

Player of the match – Mirza Tahir Baig (Lahore Qalandars)
 
topspin said:
You conveniently ignored his ODI and FC averages. His average is lower in T20 because he's always come in lower down.

If we want to be fixated on T20 however, Imad Wasim was undoubtedly the best batsman in this tournament. If you're going to deny that, you're either a hater or just simply ignorant.

I noticed throughout the tournament you were slagging him off. Your agenda is there for everyone to see. You're going around calling others "lost", "shameless" and etc but really if I was you I'd take a good look in the mirror first.
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Here we are talking about t20s what on earth has odis and fc etc got to do here. You want Babar out of test and odis too? I stick with what I say I don’t to to say stuff to please people. Imad was is and will remain a rubbish cricketer. I have my own eyes to judge. If he was such a great captain etc you you guys were claiming him to be, what happened then? I don’t need to look at myself in mirror maybe you should as you struggle to post without naming misbah.

Imad had an excellent tournament and is rewarded by being selected for Pakistan let’s see what he can do in international as he failed the last time.
 
Snowflake said:
Wow! So, he’s basically absolving himself from all the blame :))) how smart.

You were 100 in 11 all because of Harris. Had you played your part, you would’ve been 120+!

What a selfish individual is this guy!
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There's always an excuse or convenient scapegoat with Captain Statpad. Today was another example of how in a crunch T20, Babar either goes missing or if he does score it's at a mediocre SR.

His fans deluded themselves thinking after a few decent innings in this PSL that Babar's finally batting more aggressively. In reality he benefited from absolute roads and small boundaries, and reverted to type today.

After the 2021 T20 WC SF, 2022 Asia Cup, the deciding T20 v ENG, NZL tri-series final and 2022 T20 WC, and this epic 42 off 36, I wonder when reality will sink in !

Yes there's some exceptional innings like the 152-0 chase vs IND and the SF vs NZ, but when you play that many T20s you're bound to strike gold occasionally.

What's more amazing is despite all these semi-finals, finals and eliminators in the last 2 years as a PAK and PSL captain, Babar has led his team to just one tournament win - the BanglaWash tri-series which was a glorified warmup. Even a half-decent captain would've won more trophies given the same opportunities.
 
Highlights of the game

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PakEngFan said:
Here we are talking about t20s what on earth has odis and fc etc got to do here
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He plays the finisher role in ODIs which requires the same skillset in T20Is. I also brought up his FC average because you deliberately posted his lower averages to make him look like a dead tailender. This doesn't surprise me because as I said in my previous post you have an agenda which is there for everyone to see.

PakEngFan said:
You want Babar out of test and odis too?
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I don't know why you'd ask such a stupid question. Babar is ATG material in ODIs and a world class batsman in Tests.

I don't rate him in T20Is and Pakistan has better players to fill his spot in the top 3.

PakEngFan said:
Imad was is and will remain a rubbish cricketer . I have my own eyes to judge. If he was such a great captain etc you you guys were claiming him to be, what happened then?
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I know the heartburn is real because he proved you wrong in this tournament. You've been slagging him off after every KK match. It hasn't gone unnoticed but it's time now to let it go. Swallow your ego and admit you were wrong.

I never claimed Imad was a "great" captain but have always maintained that he's one of the better captains in Pakistan because he's a natural leader. He has won the PSL for KK so he isn't exactly the failure that you want all of us to believe.
 
topspin said:
He plays the finisher role in ODIs which requires the same skillset in T20Is. I also brought up his FC average because you deliberately posted his lower averages to make him look like a dead tailender. This doesn't surprise me because as I said in my previous post you have an agenda which is there for everyone to see.



I don't know why you'd ask such a stupid question. Babar is ATG material in ODIs and a world class batsman in Tests.

I don't rate him in T20Is and Pakistan has better players to fill his spot in the top 3.



I know the heartburn is real because he proved you wrong in this tournament. You've been slagging him off after every KK match. It hasn't gone unnoticed but it's time now to let it go. Swallow your ego and admit you were wrong.

I never claimed Imad was a "great" captain but have always maintained that he's one of the better captains in Pakistan because he's a natural leader. He has won the PSL for KK so he isn't exactly the failure that you want all of us to believe.
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He’s selected for t20 this tournament was a t20. I ask again what on earth has his fc and odi average got to do with his t20s off course I will bring his t20 that’s the format he’s been selected in. It’s not that hard to grasp. It’s not my fault that his average is even less than a pathetic batsmen like Asif Ali who has played much more match winnings knocks than Imad. Can you please give us a few match winnings knocks from Imad in t20s for Pakistan?

As I said performing in psl is one thing and in international another. He’s had an excellent tournament with the bat and a shocking one as a captain so much for him being a leader. He will play against Afghanistan let’s see how he performs in international cricket as last time he was dropped. Let him perform in international cricket then comeback please.

Misbah ul haq has won the psl twice so he’s not as bad as what you make him out to be. Practice what you preach.
 
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