Markhor (347/6) secure a convincing 160-run victory against Panthers (187 all out) in the opening game of the Champions One Day Cup 2024

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Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad will be the center of attention today on Thursday as it hosts the inaugural match of the Champions One-Day Cup. The highly anticipated clash between the newly renamed Markhors (formerly known as Wolves) and the Panthers is set to begin at 3 pm local time and 10 am GMT.

The star-studded Markhors will be captained by Mohammad Rizwan, with the experienced Misbahul Haq guiding the team as their mentor. On the opposing side, the Panthers will be under the leadership of Shadab Khan, with the legendary Saqlain Mushtaq serving as their mentor.

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Squads:
PANTHERS
: Shadab Khan (captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddiq, Usama Mir and Usman Khan

MARKHORS: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Abdul Samad, Akif Javed, Ali Usman, Bismillah Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mehmood
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I'm gonna route for Markhors. Don't get me wrong I hate rizzu but it's unfortunate that Fakhar is in this team and my allegiance lies with fakhar. But if fakhar zaman fails then idrc.

Also I better not see rizwan and Chacha in the playing 11
 
I'm gonna route for Markhors. Don't get me wrong I hate rizzu but it's unfortunate that Fakhar is in this team and my allegiance lies with fakhar. But if fakhar zaman fails then idrc.

Also I better not see rizwan and Chacha in the playing 11
Rizwan is captain so he is gonna be there. I hope Iffi is not.
 
Rizwan is captain so he is gonna be there. I hope Iffi is not.
I'm aware, just hoping. Also the other reason I have to go with rizzu's team is because I hate shadab Khan even more, However I will say this, Shadab's team looks more interesting and I hope to see them perform.

Rizzu's team is mostly household names.
 
Who is Abdul Samad? Is he the same Abdul Samad who is 26 year old and played for PIA and averaging 12.85 after 20 FC innings as a specialist batter , if Yes then what's the point of having this tournament and select overage domestic crap.

What hes going to learn from this tournament and what mentorship he will part on Junior players?
 
Junior players can watch how to bat like Chris Martin DVD instead of getting valuable lessons from Abdul Samad.
 
Who is Abdul Samad? Is he the same Abdul Samad who is 26 year old and played for PIA and averaging 12.85 after 20 FC innings as a specialist batter , if Yes then what's the point of having this tournament and select overage domestic crap.

What hes going to learn from this tournament and what mentorship he will part on Junior players?
He is, but beggers can't be choosers. Let's see who performs and who doesn't this cup
 
I would have rather have Sohail Tanvir and Sohaib Maqsood instead of him to be honest.
Yeah me too, but those guys are old now and they don't have a future so their isnt any point.

Tbf so is chacha, idk what chacha is doing in this tournament
 
Yeah me too, but those guys are old now and they don't have a future so their isnt any point.

Tbf so is chacha, idk what chacha is doing in this tournament
It's not the point , if you want to give junior player a chance then let it from the U19 or U21 batch and not some random 26 year old (with an actual age around 30) with an abysmal FC record , it will only dilute the quality of tournament even further.
 
It's not the point , if you want to give junior player a chance then let it from the U19 or U21 batch and not some random 26 year old (with an actual age around 30) with an abysmal FC record , it will only dilute the quality of tournament even further.
Oh I get what you mean, Yeah I agree
 
Oh I get what you mean, Yeah I agree
It’s been a pattern over the last 4/5 years each season I have witnessed dozens of unknown players ageing around 26-30 gets debut in premier FC tournaments and end up having horrendous batting or bowling stats , I wonder they are being added so that the regular domestic players can dominate them and better their record and get in to national team?

How will our cricket improve if the U19 players never get a chance in premier tournaments and random nobodies keep appearing and getting destroyed in these tournaments, Naqvi should look in selection matters and criteria.
 
Both teams are looking well balanced for their standards. I think Panthers have a better chance here.
 
Two parchi managements going toe to toe

Misbah’s SNGPL nexus versus Saqlain’s family side
 
Player with an X factor like Arafat Minhas is not playing

Our cricket is truly dead.
 
why Shahab is captaining we should groom players that are good for the future or good for near future

hum abhi b ghoron ki race ke liye ghaddy tayaar kar rahe hein woww
 
Player with an X factor like Arafat Minhas is not playing

Our cricket is truly dead.
He should never have been in Shadab+Saqlain’s side

They will do everything to keep him out of the limelight to protect Shadab
 
why Shahab is captaining we should groom players that are good for the future or good for near future

hum abhi b ghoron ki race ke liye ghaddy tayaar kar rahe hein woww
You should say the same for Rizwan
 
Pakistan cricket will never improve when potential players like Arafat Minhas is not given chance. Pathetic and shameful from Fulltoss shadab and Qudrat ka nizam.
 
Toss Update:

Panthers win the toss and elected to field first against Markhors in Champions One-Day Cup 2024 opener

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Fakhar was decent in cpl. He should score heavily in this tournament.
 
So Shadab is a fine captain also then? He won the PSL

You guys don’t know what you want
Tbf, Sheddy is a better captain then rizzu in terms of onfield tactics and drs atleast.

He's a crap player but as a captain solely he's okayish
 
This Hasnain guy always does better in domestic matches, gets selected, gets trashed against international teams, and then gets dropped or injured.
 
Only 2-3 teams have got a sponsor. Cricket like the economy of Pakistan is really in dire state. Nobody is willing to sponsor these teams
 
Sheddy, why send mubashir and not yourself?

Regardless pakistan shpuld pick this kid, serious spin talent and a perfect no 7 too
 
Instead of spending so much money on mentors, PCB should have got some ball tracking in these games and invested in some decent analysts .
 
“Fakhar was looking dangerous”

Mate he was 17 off 28?! How is that looking dangerous??
 
No body talks about this guy Amad butt anymore.
Not sure what happened to Amad last year as he only played 3 National T20 Cup matches all season.

However he's done well in domestic 50 over competitions in recent years. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2022/23 Pakistan Cup after Ihsanullah, the fifth leading wicket-taker in the 2021/22 edition, and joint highest in 2019/20.

Real trier but can be expensive.
 
37-0 in 8 overs on a road

Besharam approach
Naw it isn't. Faisalbad pitch has turn and some uneven bounce.

Way way better then pindi pitch, and musbashir bowled well. Fakhar was attacking but I could tell mubashir had his no
 
Instead of spending so much money on mentors, PCB should have got some ball tracking in these games and invested in some decent analysts .
They signed a 3 year deal with CricViz back in 2021. It was one of the last things Wasim Khan did before his departure.


Whether our coaches/mentors are making good use of it is another matter !
 
This faizan guy, he has one heck of a backfoot, Babar should take lessons from him. But he needs to get put of the habit of premdiatation. Good bowlers I international won't let him do that
 
Let's see what kamran ghulam is made out of, Time to see the hype
 
Kamran Ghulam can't judge the line of Zeeshan
 
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What the heck? Kamran sucks? He has no power? He's a twig stick 💀.

Why was their hype for him?
 
They signed a 3 year deal with CricViz back in 2021. It was one of the last things Wasim Khan did before his departure.


Whether our coaches/mentors are making good use of it is another matter !
Yeah the analysis part is one thing. What I meant is at least have some ball tracking so that analysts have something to work with.

Or at the very least a speed gun . Analysts can manually log line, length and speed data at the very least even without tracking.
 
Mubasir khan is pretty impressive so far. Tight lines from him. Good to see an off-spinner who can be called an all-rounder as well
 
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