Lahore Qalandars defeat Multan Sultans by 9 wickets to qualify for the semi-finals of PSL 5

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Sharjeel
Babar
Haider
Hafeez
Malik
Khushdil

You spoiled the list by including Malik and Hafeez. Not to forget WT20 is in Australia.

 

[Mueez]

My lineup for the WT20:

Sharjeel
Babar
Haider
Rohail
Khushdil
Hafeez
Shadab
Imad
Amir
Naseem
Shaheen

 

[Titan24]

Could anyone tell me why farzan raja only bowled 2 overd with economy of 5

Valid question along with why Weise couldnt bowl last over if Haris wasnt doing great

 

[Savak]

Glad to see Harris Rauf get hammered and put in his place. His attitude does not match his cricketing achievements at this stage

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Glad to see Harris Rauf get hammered and put in his place. His attitude does not match his cricketing achievements at this stage

He is not fully fit and i dont think you can judge players capability in T20, its a very cruel game for Bowlers even the best bowlers in this format gets phanti.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

What is the point of Playing in Empty stadium. Dont understand PCB logic. Just could have postponed the tournament and should have found a window in September. Is finals also being played in empty stadium?

 

[ammar_merry]

How can this ali shafiq find a place in Psl when Pakistan hv so many fast bowlers.
almost lost the last match as well.

 

[Abdullah719]

What is the point of Playing in Empty stadium. Dont understand PCB logic. Just could have postponed the tournament and should have found a window in September. Is finals also being played in empty stadium?

Assuming that the coronavirus situation gets better, how are you going to ensure the availability of foreign players? Plus the Asia Cup is also scheduled for that period so the Pakistan first-team players may not be available either.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Where did this trundler come from.He should be shown his place.

 

[Khan12]

Ali shafiq is pure garbage.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Multan sultan is a lucky team. They have a v poor batting line up except riley rsouusa. I dont know how they got up the table. *

 

[AAli98]

Sharjeel & Fakhar can become a poor mans jayasuriya & Kaluwitharana in this years T-20 wc. Which is not a bad thing.

 

[sweep_shot]

LQ was in the game till 12th over. They lost the plot completely.

 

[Amirforpresident]

I would still pick Haris for the WT20 considering it is in Australia

 

[Titan24]

I would still pick Haris for the WT20 considering it is in Australia

There will be few oppurtunities to try players in T20 internationals before T20 WC

 

[sweep_shot]

I would still pick Haris for the WT20 considering it is in Australia

Haris, Amir, Shaheen - great combination.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

You spoiled the list by including Malik and Hafeez. Not to forget WT20 is in Australia.

Hafeez and Malik are nothing but jobbers, trying to get those last pay cheques before they retire.

 

[Amirforpresident]

There will be few oppurtunities to try players in T20 internationals before T20 WC

True, just hope Misbah doesnt overlook him because of his bad form in this years PSl

 

[Titan24]

If one of Fakhar or Lynn can go till the last few overs than it can good for LQ

 

[Mueez]

Backing Lahore to chase this total.

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Backing lahore is a risk

 

[Titan24]

True, just hope Misbah doesnt overlook him because of his bad form in this years PSl

He did OK in series vs BD, so I think if someone has performed in last international assignment he shouldnt be dropped based upon PSL. If he is fit I will retain him in the Pak T20 squad but lets see as Amir might he coming back and Shaheen is also fit now which he wasnt in last few T20 series along with Hasan Ali who is fit as well so quite a few options will be in the mix.

So competition will surely be tough so I hope all the players in contention get enough oppurtunities to prove themselves.

 

[ammar_merry]

Somehow fakhar performs in knockout matches.

 

[Titan24]

Excellent batting from Fakhar

 

[ZamanFan]

Multan serving some nice biryani and kebabs toQalandars. Cant call them deliveries. Fakhar playing care free and back in hiz mental state not good for Fakhar haters and Misbah

 

[Titan24]

25 balls 50 from Fakhar

 

[Mueez]

Backing lahore is a risk

Yes, I know.

But this is a very good start.

 

[sindhiboy]

I don't think the wicket keeper realizes that moeen and bopara don't speak urdu

 

[ammar_merry]

usman Qadir

 

[Titan24]

I don't think the wicket keeper realizes that moeen and bopara don't speak urdu

I think they might understand a bit

 

[Titan24]

Good deception Usman Qadir

 

[ammar_merry]

I don't think the wicket keeper realizes that moeen and bopara don't speak urdu

keeper is with them for a month now. surely they can understand.

 

[Mueez]

Smart bowling by Qadir.

 

[Omer Baloch]

Wahab, Amir , Shaheen, Imad ,Shadab, Hafeez will be my bowlers in the playing 11.

 

[ammar_merry]

I don't think the wicket keeper realizes that moeen and bopara don't speak urdu

bopara even understand and speak punjabi a bit.

 

[GreenKhan]

Fakhar turns up again when it matters.

 

[PakPremi]

Moen certainly would be able to understand a lot of urdu and even speak quite a bit.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Brilliant batting instead

It’s harsh that’s he’s half fit but seriously come on!!!

 

[ZamanFan]

Fakhar and Sharjeel will open for Pakistan team with Khushdil Shah and Haider in the middle order.

 

[ammar_merry]

Good over by qadir

 

[Hasan123]

Sohail Akthar is average.

 

[Mamoon]

Fakhar turns up again when it matters.

Yes the 2019 World Cup did not matter.

 

[amvbfm]

The quality of Multan's bowling has been eye-wateringly atrocious. Just cannot believe why any team would pick the likes of Bhatti and Shafiq.

Once again the quality of cricket has been pretty poor today. Looking at the last two matches, from here it's Lahore's tournament to lose. They are way ahead of the other teams.

 

[Titan24]

Qadir is getting some turn and is bowling pretty well till now

 

[Mamoon]

Don’t get fooled by Fakhar’s innings today or his recent form. He is capitalizing on poor bowling.

Nothing has changed for him - he needs a lot of luck to score runs against quality attacks. His technique and playing style will never allow him to perform consistently against quality bowling.

 

[Titan24]

The quality of Multan's bowling has been eye-wateringly atrocious. Just cannot believe why any team would pick the likes of Bhatti and Shafiq.

Once again the quality of cricket has been pretty poor today. Looking at the last two matches, from here it's Lahore's tournament to lose. They are way ahead of the other teams.

They are experimenting as they have reached the semis. Sohail Tanvir, Irfan, Imran Tahir, Afridi and Muhammad Ilyas are rested. Its their second string attack on display.

 

[Hasan123]

Lynn can hit 6s for fun all day.

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Lynnnnnnnn! Apna cheetah

 

[Mamoon]

Lynn would not get a better chance to score a hundred. The bowling has been laughable.

 

[Titan24]

Don’t get fooled by Fakhar’s innings today or his recent form. He is capitalizing on poor bowling.

Nothing has changed for him - he needs a lot of luck to score runs against quality attacks. His technique and playing style will never allow him to perform consistently against quality bowling.

His technique is not credible but somehow in whiteball cricket he has been able to score in Eng, NZ and SA. Though not always as consistently as everybody would have liked, still was able to get starts but conversion wasnt great.

Problem is we dont have complete batsmen except Babar. The ones who are technically good dont have much of power game to up the anti when required and the ones which have the power game are technically inept.

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Cringe from Ramiz Raja 'Didn't know we had a female soccer player' (when Hajra Khan's interview ended). Like c'mon we have an entire football team which was quite active prior to 2015. Gotta be better Ramiz bhai

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Lynn deserves a hundred

 

[amvbfm]

They are experimenting as they have reached the semis. Sohail Tanvir, Irfan, Imran Tahir, Afridi and Muhammad Ilyas are rested. Its their second string attack on display.

I know that, I was questioning why would any team pick them in the first place? I am sure there must've been other better options available at the draft.

 

[Hasan123]

Akthar is making this game closer than it should be .

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Lynn would not get a better chance to score a hundred. The bowling has been laughable.

Yeah, your posts and Multan's bowling both have been abysmal and laughable.

 

[Titan24]

Shaheen as usual and Usman Qadir are the pick of the bowlers for today

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Akthar is making this game closer than it should be .

Agreed.

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Lucky Lynn. Could have been a goner here

 

[GreenKhan]

Yes the 2019 World Cup did not matter.

I agree he was poor in that tournament. But he has been MOM in two tournament final wins for Pakistan . CT17 and the t20 final where he helped Pak chases 180 against Australia by scoring 90odd.
He has turned up more often than others when the heat is on .

 

[Titan24]

Cringe from Ramiz Raja 'Didn't know we had a female soccer player' (when Hajra Khan's interview ended). Like c'mon we have an entire football team which was quite active prior to 2015. Gotta be better Ramiz bhai

Not the first time from Ramiz. He is entertaining on his day but can make some odd comments and statements in the flow

 

[m.shah]

Usman qadir is better bowler then Shadab

 

[Titan24]

Usman qadir is better bowler then Shadab

I guess Shadab bowled well yesterday but bowling 2nd last over was a poor decision. Spinner should avoid bowling last 2,3 overs at all cost.

Qadir has been pretty decent in last few months.

 

[Batsman e Azam]

Not the first time from Ramiz. He is entertaining on his day but can make some odd comments and statements in the flow

Spot on! Ramiz is actually quite good but here and there he keeps making these mistakes, like today he interviewed Usman Qadir in Urdu during English commentary despite Usman having good control on English. It was quite weird

 

[Ronaldo7]

never thought i'd see this day.
very emotional lol

 

[PakPremi]

His technique is not credible but somehow in whiteball cricket he has been able to score in Eng, NZ and SA. Though not always as consistently as everybody would have liked, still was able to get starts but conversion wasnt great.

Problem is we dont have complete batsmen except Babar. The ones who are technically good dont have much of power game to up the anti when required and the ones which have the power game are technically inept.

Exactly

 

[Titan24]

never thought i'd see this day.
very emotional lol

Yes never imagined to see this day atleast under Aqib.

 

[Omer Baloch]

100

 

[PakPremi]

Lucky Lynn. Could have been a goner here

Its legal for foreigners to be lucky but Pakistanis would be termed hack.

 

[Green Patriot]

Lahore vs Khi semifinal then.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

loved it

LQ wins and Quetta out..... the useless bunch didnt deserve .... play Azam Khan in ur hubbly bubbly useless team ... the shameless coach moin and captain shld just be sacked

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Wow lahore won 2 games today. They beat multan and kicked out quetta.

 

[Mamoon]

Wonderful to Sarfraz and Shadab going home. All praise to the Almighty.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Usman qadir is better bowler then Shadab

He takes after his dad usman but can’t blame Shadab other than bowling on the back end.

 

[Sher Khan]

Wonderful to Sarfraz and Shadab going home. All praise to the Almighty.

Usman Qadir today spun the ball more than Shadab has in the whole tournament.

 

[Mamoon]

Usman Qadir today spun the ball more than Shadab has in the whole tournament.

He is a poor bowler who keeps getting chances because of his father.

He has failed at almost every level and got humiliated when he deluded himself into thinking that he could play for Australia.

Shadab is mediocre but Shane Warne compared to him.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

although i hate the over-clown Hassan Ali and Kamran-Dropper-Akmal, Zalmi is my 2nd fav franchise so happy to see them in...... Haider Ali , the way he was given chances was great... although the selfishness of wahab cost them a game but Haider was there in the team and that was a big thing

Multan and Quetta for me the worst franchises.... did not see one good prospect from the 2 this season apart from Zeeshan Ashraf... Nassem Shah and Hussnaian dont count as they are already well established names and please save urself some embarcement and dont even call out Azam Khan as a prospect

Islamabad had many faces to showcase, Musa, Akif, Ammad, Ahmed Safi, ZAFAR GOHAR, Rizwan Hussain, Saif Badar ... but they failed all of them.....Zafar Gohar got the treatment bcz of insecurity of Shadab (same as Imad's insecurity with Umar Khan).... Saif Badar shld have played all the games, got none

Karachi were a mix bag... Imad's insecurity with Umar Khan performing was a big joke.. but they atleast gave Sharjeel a big proper consistent run... Arshad Iqbal got a few games.... so not too big a fan but well they were okiesh

Lahore Qalandars had the worst team to begin with, hands down... too much fantasy of picking a rookie and throwing him in PSL .... individual consistent magic from Shaheen and Samit in bowling and Dunk and Lynn with bat is carrying them

Happy to see Quetta out ... and only bcz of Misbah, happy to see ISLU out too

 

[sadida97]

Yes the 2019 World Cup did not matter.

what do you think about khushdil?

 

[Mamoon]

what do you think about khushdil?

Can’t be worse than Asif Ali. Worth a try in the lower-order.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

Huraira was someone I was very impressed with as well. Harris was also a good lower order power hitting allrounder.

exactly... why not them... asad shafiq for me is the worst cricketer in pak history to play so many games.... truely a shamefull cricketer

 

[Mamoon]

Imagine thinking Fakhar is in form and ready to take on quality bowling in international cricket.

There really is no cure for delusion.