Lahore Qalandars (219/6) convincingly defeat Quetta Gladiators (140) by 79 runs in match 4 of PSL X

[Deewana Mastana]

Shafique smashed that over midwicket 6

 

[Kianig89]

That is the main reason why Pakistan bowlers fizzle out early.

In the era of franchise cricket , most of our players are trying to be in utility category , ½ Partridge ½ Quail

 

[Rana]

There you go.

Boy can play at number 3!

 

[RidiculousMan]

Kitabi Player

 

[BakuGM]

So now Shafique making strong case for number 3

He looks very good here

Surely Babar needs to bat at 3 to give him competition because we know he ain’t doing Jack for Pakistan as an opener.

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

 

[Justcrazy]

SIXXX

50 up for Lahore

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rana getting smashed

 

[Rana]

Excellent batting

 

[Nasty Naz]

At the PSL level, Abdullah has the confidence to play aggressively and go after his shot.

At the international level, we see a much more timid approach because his selection has been so up & down. A couple of bad games at PSL still means Lahore will back him in their selection. That's the type of confidence PCB management needs to in-still in him at the international level.

 

[Rana]

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

He’s not an opener clearly

 

[Darkrai]

Abdullah! What a six!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

In SA, NZ, Aus, Eng all of them look like that but once they're in their backyard they are the next coming of Viv Richards.

 

[Rana]

240 pitch

 

[RidiculousMan]

At the PSL level, Abdullah has the confidence to play aggressively and go after his shot.

At the international level, we see a much more timid approach because his selection has been so up & down. A couple of bad games at PSL still means Lahore will back him in their selection. That's the type of confidence PCB management needs to in-still in him at the international level.

Management sucks in Pakistan Cricket.

Here in franchise Cricket the owners install proper management and everyone is held accountable at the end.

 

[Asad T]

So now Shafique making strong case for number 3

He looks very good here

Surely Babar needs to bat at 3 to give him competition because we know he ain’t doing Jack for Pakistan as an opener.

He looks like a new batter

maybe a bit of an unpopular opinion, but Saud is also looking like a contender for #3 or #4 for Pak as well ....

 

[Rana]

He looks like a new batter

maybe a bit of an unpopular opinion, but Saud is also looking like a contender for #3 or #4 for Pak as well ....

But who opens? Everything will turn into crap if you open with Babar and Rizwan

 

[Kianig89]

A rude awakening for a player from nagar

 

[Asad T]

But who opens? Everything will turn into crap if you open with Babar and Rizwan

Fakhar - Saim in my mind

 

[hassan918]

58/1 at the end of powerplay. Good start for LQ. They need to post 200+ to have a chance of winning this match on this wicket.

 

[Kianig89]

If only shafiq can keep wickets

 

[Justcrazy]

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

He is a domestic bully.

 

[Rana]

Table Tennis champion bowler

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Abdullah Shafique has looked like the only Pakistani batsman who can bat at an above par strike rate.

Early days but only he's been matching the foreign batsmen.

Perhaps this will be his best format since his strike rotation and issues playing movement can be hidden.

 

[Devadwal]

Check the scoreboard -

Fakhar - 16(14)
Technique Abdullah - 33(15)

@Rana.

 

[Kianig89]

Balance between bat and ball is violated

 

[Savak]

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

Conditions in NZ were pretty tough. I have never seen NZ wickets with this much pace, bounce, sideways movement before

 

[Rana]

Balance between bat and ball is violated

You weren’t this concerned about the balance when Pak youngsters were getting murdered in New Zealand were you?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Conditions in NZ were pretty tough. I have never seen NZ wickets with this much pace, bounce, sideways movement before

Standard NZ conditions

 

[BakuGM]

He looks like a new batter

maybe a bit of an unpopular opinion, but Saud is also looking like a contender for #3 or #4 for Pak as well ....

in this form Shafique deserves to be in the Paskistan team but I am just afraid about his recent international performances

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

The biggest issue is all of these players are only good in the top order. Saim, Fakhar, Haris, Nawaz, Saud, Abdullah etc

Pakistan need to figure out the middle/lower order issue

 

[emranabbas]

I don't get Shafique, in SA and NZ he looked like a deer caught in headlights and here he is playing so beautifully. Which one will show up if Pakistan select him as one down for their T20 World Cup team?

quality of the tournament isn't that great even the likes of azam khan, usman khan, babar and rizwan looked like world beaters when they play international vs real bowlers they are like timid kittens

 

[Deewana Mastana]

240 pitch

They'll get 180.

 

[Sarmad]

Abdullah shafique is playing proper cricketing shots. Can't understand Why he failed in national team

 

[BakuGM]

In SA, NZ, Aus, Eng all of them look like that but once they're in their backyard they are the next coming of Viv Richards.

Well Saim proved otherwise.

 

[Savak]

At the PSL level, Abdullah has the confidence to play aggressively and go after his shot.

At the international level, we see a much more timid approach because his selection has been so up & down. A couple of bad games at PSL still means Lahore will back him in their selection. That's the type of confidence PCB management needs to in-still in him at the international level.

International bowlers have better bowling iqs and the discipline to bowl to their fields. Abdullah in international cricket is also a nervous starter and needs atleast two overs before he gets going.

 

[Kianig89]

Ab Shafiq has proper cricketing shots, techincal issues withstanding

 

[Rana]

They'll get 180.

Sunrisers will score 300 here

 

[khyberlion]

Abdullah Shafique has looked like the only Pakistani batsman who can bat at an above par strike rate.

Early days but only he's been matching the foreign batsmen.

Perhaps this will be his best format since his strike rotation and issues playing movement can be hidden.

He needs to drop down to middle order will be a massive upgrade over rubbish like Tayyab. Abdullah clearly doesn't know where his off stump is. Will make a decent no 4.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sunrisers will score 300 here

They would've been on 150 now just like stick cricket.

 

[Sarmad]

quality of the tournament isn't that great even the likes of azam khan, usman khan, babar and rizwan looked like world beaters when they play international vs real bowlers they are like timid kittens

The answer is simple. NZ and SA pitches are far more difficult to play and he quality of bowling is better than psl

 

[Nasty Naz]

Has there been any testing to confirm if Tariq bowling action is even legal? If so, I think he genuinely merits a consideration for T20 selection. Nobody has been able to pick him and his line/length consistency is quite good.

 

[Asad T]

Abdullah shafique is playing proper cricketing shots. Can't understand Why he failed in national team

When the ball moves a bit he struggles
bat-pad gap is big
and sometimes his front foot is too slow

 

[khyberlion]

Well Saim proved otherwise.

Mental midget.

 

[Savak]

Standard NZ conditions

NZ conditions in the past didn't have this much pace, bounce before. Like I have seen highlights of our tours in the 90s and you don't see our batters being rushed for pace, bounce. It was almost like touring England and the reason why our team found it easy to tour New Zealand in comparison to Australia

 

[zaidihusain]

Wow Abdullah is playing at much better SR than Fakhar

 

[Rana]

He’s warming up…

 

[Asad T]

Has there been any testing to confirm if Tariq bowling action is even legal? If so, I think he genuinely merits a consideration for T20 selection. Nobody has been able to pick him and his line/length consistency is quite good.

He was suspect, but cleared after tests last year

Gladiators' spinner Usman Tariq cleared to bowl in PSL Season Nine matches

KARACHI, Mar 13 (APP): Quetta Gladiators' spinner, Usman Tariq, has been given the green light to participate in the upcoming matches of the Pakistan Super

www.app.com.pk

 

[Kianig89]

You weren’t this concerned about the balance when Pak youngsters were getting murdered in New Zealand were you?

Most of our batters were without backfoot in NZ

 

[Darkrai]

NZ conditions in the past didn't have this much pace, bounce before. Like I have seen highlights of our tours in the 90s and you don't see our batters being rushed for pace, bounce. It was almost like touring England and the reason why our team found it easy to tour New Zealand in comparison to Australia

Didn’t stop NZ from scoring 200+ easily

 

[Sarmad]

Can anyone tell me why pakistan batters can't start like this in national team.why are their minds blocked

 

[Asad T]

Wow Abdullah is playing at much better SR than Fakhar

he will target hosein with the ball coming into him

 

[BakuGM]

Conditions in NZ were pretty tough. I have never seen NZ wickets with this much pace, bounce, sideways movement before

But what about SA?

 

[Rana]

He was suspect, but cleared after tests last year

Gladiators' spinner Usman Tariq cleared to bowl in PSL Season Nine matches

KARACHI, Mar 13 (APP): Quetta Gladiators' spinner, Usman Tariq, has been given the green light to participate in the upcoming matches of the Pakistan Super

www.app.com.pk

I think they tested him for the pause

Not the arm

 

[RidiculousMan]

Has there been any testing to confirm if Tariq bowling action is even legal? If so, I think he genuinely merits a consideration for T20 selection. Nobody has been able to pick him and his line/length consistency is quite good.

Yes. He was cleared.

 

[Nasty Naz]

That's an incredibly soft dismissal by Abdullah there. Shame because he was going so well tonight.

 

[Asad T]

Can anyone tell me why pakistan batters can't start like this in national team.why are their minds blocked

1) PSL bowling Quality is sub-par
2) PCT is toxic, whereas franchise culture is a lot healther

 

[Darkrai]

Can anyone tell me why pakistan batters can't start like this in national team.why are their minds blocked

They lack talent and mentality for modern cricket.

 

[Savak]

Didn’t stop NZ from scoring 200+ easily

I still maintain our bowlers are the reason why our tour was so poor and disastrous. They did not have a single good game collectively in the series and they failed to exploit the NZ conditions. They provided no cushion to our weak struggling batting line up.

 

[Kianig89]

Can anyone tell me why pakistan batters can't start like this in national team.why are their minds blocked

Faheem Ashraf is bowling here , these types of halwas not available at intl level

 

[Asad T]

That's an incredibly soft dismissal by Abdullah there. Shame because he was going so well tonight.

big wicket for quetta.
lahore will struggle now

 

[Savak]

But what about SA?

He got three consecutive beauties in SA from Rabbada and Jansen.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He needs to drop down to middle order will be a massive upgrade over rubbish like Tayyab. Abdullah clearly doesn't know where his off stump is. Will make a decent no 4.

Is he s good spin hitter? If he is, then he can move down

 

[Sarmad]

They would've been on 150 now just like stick cricket.

We all know this bro. Don't know why you saying this. They have the most explosive batting line up. It is unfortunate they haven't fired like that

 

[Sarmad]

We all know this bro. Don't know why you saying this. They have the most explosive batting line up. It is unfortunate they haven't fired like that

But they did fire yesterday. Unbelievable stuff from abhishek last night

 

[emranabbas]

The answer is simple. NZ and SA pitches are far more difficult to play and he quality of bowling is better than psl

Usman Khan was the top scorer in the PSL last year, and the year before that, Azam Khan had a solid run — but international cricket is a whole different ball game

 

[Nikhil_cric]

NZ conditions in the past didn't have this much pace, bounce before. Like I have seen highlights of our tours in the 90s and you don't see our batters being rushed for pace, bounce. It was almost like touring England and the reason why our team found it easy to tour New Zealand in comparison to Australia

Significantly taller and quicker NZ bowlers nowadays.

Also, the ODIs were day games so there was no dew to make the pitch skiddy .

 

[khyberlion]

Is he s good spin hitter? If he is, then he can move down

Plays spin better than pace. Irrespective as bad as he has been he far better than Tayyab tahir who genuinely looks like a club level player.

 

[Asad T]

Imagine getting a concussion test for just....tripping

 

[Ahmed216]

Rana Faheem parchi feeling dizzy after that onslaught from Technique

 

[Deewana Mastana]

We all know this bro. Don't know why you saying this. They have the most explosive batting line up. It is unfortunate they haven't fired like that

You're mistaking it your friend above is saying so.

I'm not here advocating this either that these teams should bat like that because I know they can't.

 

[Savak]

Crowd looks to be improving but still far away from a full house.

 

[Asad T]

Rilee Rossouw, buff or fat?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Crowd looks to be improving but still far away from a full house.

Way better than Karachi

 

[Rana]

Misbah’s number 5 in T20s lol

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Have they moved the boundaries in?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Khurram Shehzad should've been playing instead of Faheem today.

 

[Asad T]

Rilee Rossouw, buff or fat?

 

[Rana]

Khurram Shehzad should've been playing instead of Faheem today.

Rana will chase these runs bro.

Trust him.

 

[BakuGM]

Khurram Shehzad should've been playing instead of Faheem today.

Any day and everyday......

 

[followed]

Fakhar and saim are default openers.
Zimbo and rizwan learn should be kept away.