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Lahore Qalandars win Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy [4-6 Oct, 2018]

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With all the cricket in the UAE going on:

  • Asia Cup
  • Pakistan vs Australia
  • Pakistan vs New Zealand
  • Afghanistan Premier League
  • T10 League
  • UAE T20X
  • Pakistan Super League


this one seems to have slipped the radar.

It will be a 3 day franchise tournament featuring the following teams:

  • Boost Defenders of the Shpageeza Cricket League
  • Hobart Hurricanes of the Big Bash League
  • Lahore Qalandars of the Pakistan Super League
  • Titans of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge
  • Yorkshire Vikings of the T20 Blast
  • Auckland Aces of the Super Smash

Imran Nazir and Abdul Razzaq to play apparently.
 
Cape Town - The Titans have arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Abu Dhabi T20 league, which gets under way from October 4-6.

Six domestic franchises from around the world compete for the converted title of a UAE T20 championship at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.

The Titans are in Pool B along with New Zealand's Auckland Aces and Afghanistan's Boost Defenders.

Mark Boucher and his charges kick off their campaign on Friday, October 5 when they face the Auckland Aces at 19:00 SA time.

Their final group fixture takes place on Saturday, October 6 when they take on the Boost Defenders at 15:00 SA time.

Should the Titans finish top of their group, Albie Morkel's men will feature in back-to-back matches as they make a bid for their maiden Abu Dhabi T20 title in the final on Saturday night at 18:00 SA time.

Pool A

Hobart Hurricanes

Lahore Qalanders

Yorkshire Vikings

Pool B

Auckland Aces

Boost Defenders

Titans

Titans Abu Dhabi T20 squad:

Albie Morkel (captain), Andrea Agathagelou, Farhaan Behardien, Henry Davids, Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi, Eldred Hawken, Gregory Mahlokwana, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Tshepo Moreki, Chris Morris, Alfred Mothoa and Shaun von Berg

https://m.sport24.co.za/Cricket/titans-arrive-in-abu-dhabi-for-t20-league-20181002
 
LOL! they'd let anyone play cricket these days? I don't understand why haven't I gotten the call?
 
The Lahore Qalandars squad is totally different from the one they had in the PSL.

Razzaq and Imran Nazir will play for LQ in this tournament.
 
Arham_PakFan said:
The Lahore Qalandars squad is totally different from the one they had in the PSL.

Razzaq and Imran Nazir will play for LQ in this tournament.
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Because majority of the players are busy in playing domestic these days. But no doubt LQ squad is very weak as compare to others. On top our matches are with strongers teams like Hobbart and Yorkshire!
 
Two other teams in LQ group

HH: Johan Botha, Ben Duckett, Nathan Ellis, Jordan Clarke, Benjamin Hayes, Caleb Jewell, Darren McNees, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Keegan Oates, Charles Wakim, Jack White, Sean Willis, Macalister Wright, Jerome Taylor

Yorkshire: Gary Ballance, Kunwardeep Bansil, Timothy Bresnan, Harry Brook, Karl Carver, Benjamin Coad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning, Adam Lyth, Steven Patterson, Joshua Poysden, Richard Pyrah, Joshua Shaw, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite.

SOHAIL Akhtar will be captain and Abdul Razzaq is vice captain

First 17 are players the rest is team management.

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[MENTION=142670]mak36[/MENTION] zulfiqar Babar really rates Ali Majid. In an interview he said if Ali Majid varies his pace and develops his leg break he will be unplayable
 
Abdullah719 said:
Two other teams in LQ group

HH: Johan Botha, Ben Duckett, Nathan Ellis, Jordan Clarke, Benjamin Hayes, Caleb Jewell, Darren McNees, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Keegan Oates, Charles Wakim, Jack White, Sean Willis, Macalister Wright, Jerome Taylor

Yorkshire: Gary Ballance, Kunwardeep Bansil, Timothy Bresnan, Harry Brook, Karl Carver, Benjamin Coad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning, Adam Lyth, Steven Patterson, Joshua Poysden, Richard Pyrah, Joshua Shaw, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite.

SOHAIL Akhtar will be captain and Abdul Razzaq is vice captain

First 17 are players the rest is team management.

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What happened to Sajjad Hashmi? They said he was part of the squad on twitter.
 
ataullah said:
[MENTION=142670]mak36[/MENTION] zulfiqar Babar really rates Ali Majid. In an interview he said if Ali Majid varies his pace and develops his leg break he will be unplayable
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Zulfi's comments about Majid needing to develop his leg break echo what I have previously said so good to hear he is getting the right advice.

From what I have seen Majid varies his pace pretty well. It's more a case of hitting the right length (at times he drags it a little short).
 
Pakistan: Geo TV
UK: Prime TV and Premier Sports
SA: Super Sport
Carribean: Flow sports
NZ: Sky NZ
Middle Easte and North Africa: Abu Dhabi TV (ADTV)
 
It's on Freesports - Waqar Younis and Brian Lara are on commentary.
 
Great another T20 league... we do not have enough of those already.
 
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Shoaib Akhtar giving pep talk to LQ guys ahead of their tournament opener vs YV
 
Lahore Qualandars vs Yorkshire Vikings | T20 | Abu Dhabi | Oct 4 2018 | Match Thread

Time for some more Pakistani cricket !

Let's get some action going here !


Shaheed Afridi and Mitchell Mcclenaghan along with zulfiqaq babar should be a strong bowling attack

Sohail akhtar captaining the side with Abdul razzaq as deputy .

Imran nazir will open. Yorkshire is bringing their full natwest t20 blast team so it is a very strong side. Let's see if our boys can cause an upset!
 
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Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and will be bowling first.
 
Yorkshire’s team for tonight’s clash is as follows: Lyth, Kohler-Cadmore, Brook, Ballance, Leaning, Tattersall w, Bresnan, Thompson, Shaw, Patterson c, Poysden.
 
This Majid Ali has a very awkward action, hard to pick up. He needs to learn how to spin the ball though (key aspect), which IMO is going to hard with his action.

If he can learn to spin it and develop a good leg break, this guy is going to be a handful with that action.
 
Yeap, now getting smashed, he doesn't spin the ball much at all. They are playing him like a medium pacer.
 
Razzaq is embarrassing himself in the field. Pathetic.
 
Farzan is a classical legspinner.

His E/R is high because of the pathetic fielding.
 
Although the keeper Salt missed a stumping (off Farzan) he is doing a good job of marshalling the fielders.
 
szundercover said:
Farzan rajas action is very similar to Adil rashid.
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Has been playing in the last two seasons of LQ's PDP.

Has some very good variations and is handy with the bat too.

He is a spinner in the classical mould rather than a 'mystery' spinner.
 
szundercover said:
Have you seen phil salt? How is he as a batsman i never heard of him..
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Had a very good season for Sussex.

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mak36 said:
Has been playing in the last two seasons of LQ's PDP.

Has some very good variations and is handy with the bat too.

He is a spinner in the classical mould rather than a 'mystery' spinner.
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He will get better with experience. PCB needs to keep an close eye on him and he should be groomed at the NCA so he can be be ready for international cricket.Leg spinners are a rarity in international cricket and we can not afford to loose him.
 
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LQ are a very frustrating side. They have good intentions but are rudderless. They need IU type management/structure to succeed.
 
mak36 said:
LQ are a very frustrating side. They have good intentions but are rudderless. They need IU type management/structure to succeed.
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Exactly! Those two guys in the islamabad united camp hassan cheema and rehan ul haq have been invaluable for the united and they have been instrumental for the united in winning the trophies.The qalandars need similar guys so that they can become a better team in the future.
 
szundercover said:
Exactly! Those two guys in the islamabad united camp hassan cheema and rehan ul haq have been invaluable for the united and they have been instrumental for the united in winning the trophies.The qalandars need similar guys so that they can become a better team in the future.
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Pretty much.

There's no direction to what they do. LQ's approach seems to be to try to please everyone, but the sooner they realise they're not a charity the better. Two things stand out:

1) They have (re-)discovered some good talent but they need to develop the basic skills of these players first. Start small and then expand the pool of players.

2) They need better player selection. Stop picking dross like Nasir and Razzaq. Even picking Raza Hasan last year was a huge mistake- he hadn't played any cricket in those two years and it showed.
 
mak36 said:
Pretty much.

There's no direction to what they do. LQ's approach seems to be to try to please everyone, but the sooner they realise they're not a charity the better. Two things stand out:

1) They have (re-)discovered some good talent but they need to develop the basic skills of these players first. Start small and then expand the pool of players.

2) They need better player selection. Stop picking dross like Nasir and Razzaq. Even picking Raza Hasan last year was a huge mistake- he hadn't played any cricket in those two years and it showed.
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Totally agree they seem to be working hard but these points you pointed out provide an hindrance for the qalandars to be an good team in the psl
 
Lahore Qalandars vs Yorkshire CCC Yorkshire CCC: 184/5 in 20 overs
Lahore QLS : 59/1 after 6 overs.
 
WOW!! Sohail akhtar seems so improved from where he was during the previous psl....No wonder every one rated so highly of him for his power hitting which we are getting to see today against a good international domestic team.
 
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Deewana Mastana said:
Lahore Qalandars have to be the worst of the lot from PSL.
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In terms of fielding yes i agree but dont forget these players are not even domestic players ,these players were picked only from talent.Proper coaching will turn them in to better players.
 
Irshad gone! [MENTION=135848]Josh[/MENTION]poysden14 gets him caught at long-on with a full toss. Gone for 30. 82-2 in the ninth. Big wicket and much needed. The target is 185
 
10.39pm Sohail given out following a boundary catch by Lyth at long-on off Poysden, but decision reversed and six given. Controversy. Yorkshire not happy. 99-2.
 
LQ need to strengthen the batting next match.

They got away with it today but they have a long tail and two passengers in Nazir and Razzaq.
 
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