National T20 Cup 2019/20 | Day 3 | 15th October, 2019 | Faisalabad | Discussion Thread

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Game 1: Central Punjab vs Northern (start 9.30, First Session 9.30-10.55, Interval 10.55-11.15, Second Session 11.15-12.40)

Game 2: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Southern Punjab (start 17.30, First Session 17.30-18.55, Interval 18.55-19.15, Second Session 19.15-17.40).

 

[Danyaalr01]

Where is Shaheen Shah Afridi, he was supposed to be fully fit a week or 2 back, why isn't he playing any cricket then.

 

[MenInG]

Northern win the toss and elect to bat vs Central Punjab

 

[saeed5646]

Thankfully they have picked zafar gohar

 

[saeed5646]

No haider ali again .33 year old naveed malik is given another opportunity

 

[Rellu_Katta]

disppointed to see Haider Ali on side lines and Naveed Malik given another chance

by some magic or (if he has really done it he has just escalated himself to a whole new level) Babar Azam drops salman butt again...... Salman butt should not be in any of the teams.

 

[DRsohail]

Ahamd BAshir has been ignored.

 

[saeed5646]

disppointed to see Haider Ali on side lines and Naveed Malik given another chance

by some magic or (if he has really done it he has just escalated himself to a whole new level) Babar Azam drops salman butt again...... Salman butt should not be in any of the teams.

In ideal world he should have dropped out of form ahmed shehzad and open with rizwan hussain .

it will certainly test babar captaincy in next game if today shehzad fail again.

 

[Khan12]

Umer akmal drops a dolly even his fielding is rubbish.

 

[Khan12]

Hack naveed malik fails again.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

In ideal world he should have dropped out of form ahmed shehzad and open with rizwan hussain .

it will certainly test babar captaincy in next game if today shehzad fail again.

asking too much of him mate lol ... given how misbah and sarfraz were going all ga ga abt the 2 "failures of the decade", it would be difficult for him to drop straight away

i would love to see the akmal brothers dropped from all cricket.... although Kamran and Adnan have been good, they keep working in shadows to get some journalists and commentatrs to make noise for them

heard this idiot on the commentary box who kept cryint abt getting adnan akmal in the team ahead of Umar Siddiq (who i thought was the best new batsmen in last year PSL) such is this brotherhood a cancer....

 

[DRsohail]

Hack naveed malik fails again.

Was a joy to watch.

 

[Omer2002]

so does rohail nazir

 

[DRsohail]

Rohail fails again/

 

[DRsohail]

looks like overrated player.

 

[shah_1]

Looking at Rohail Nazir batting so far at professional level. It is safe to say that Sarfraz/Rizwan have no competition

 

[Rellu_Katta]

Northern win the toss and elect to bat vs Central Punjab

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any links to live scoreboard?

 

[Rellu_Katta]

Looking at Rohail Nazir batting so far at professional level. It is safe to say that Sarfraz/Rizwan have no competition

give him some break lol.. its his first season with men... the guy was a giant among boys.... will come good

 

[Danyaalr01]

Zafar is bowling too short or too leg side. This has also been Shadab's problem. We desperately need a spin bowling coach to teach these guys how to bowl in LO cricket.

 

[DRsohail]

Rubbish from Zafar.

 

[DRsohail]

Zafar is bowling too short or too leg side. This has also been Shadab's problem. We desperately need a spin bowling coach to teach these guys how to bowl in LO cricket.

i could have hit them for sixes.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Naseem is bowling quick. He's hitting the bat hard.

 

[Omer2002]

Yes i agree no need to go after Rohail he is 17 or 18 and looks it...he is batting at 3!! which keeper does that i hope he keeps doing will be good

 

[Mobashir]

Good first over from Naseem.

Umar Amin will make a very good number 3 in T20 internationals.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Why is Nawaz coming in at 4, why not Sohail Akhtar, a proper batsman.

 

[DRsohail]

Good first over from Naseem.

Umar Amin will make a very good number 3 in T20 internationals.

Always rated him but poor guy did not get a proper chance.

 

[Danyaalr01]

What is Zafar doing, he is bowling way too quick and flat.

 

[Omer2002]

zafar is an average bowler

 

[Danyaalr01]

zafar is an average bowler

In t20 he might be average but he is a very good red ball bowler. t20 performances don't really matter for Zafar as he focuses mainly on red ball and that is his best format.

 

[Mobashir]

Always rated him but poor guy did not get a proper chance.

Yes.

Harris Sohail's game is not made for T20's. You can clearly see he is not playing his natural game in that format.

Umar Amin is perfect for the number 3 position, especially that the next world cup is in Australia and he plays the short ball well.

 

[Omer2002]

zafar is awful and nawaz showing glimses of his capabilities

 

[Danyaalr01]

zafar is awful and nawaz showing glimses of his capabilities

Awful in t20 or in all cricket. t20 doesn't mean all of cricket.

 

[Omer2002]

That is true he is getting better in first class

 

[Khan12]

Zafar is a test and odi bowler people need to calm down.

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

Central Punjab Keeps on ignoring Ahmed Bashir!! Im pretty sure they haven't even played him once out of their three/ fours QeA games and their first two T20 national cup games

 

[Omer2002]

they have too many bowlers not all can play

 

[Mercurial]

Zafar is a test and odi bowler people need to calm down.

This. He is an attacking spinner, can be expensive in T20 cricket.

 

[Mercurial]

Naseem Shah needs to prove himself, he should play at least 15 all format domestic games. He has been ordinary in this format to be honest.

We are yet to find a new power hitter though.

 

[Omer2002]

This is seriously worrying ..Asif who just had a pathetic outing against Srilanka is blasting all over the park i mean shows you how can selectors go somewhere else...

 

[Khan12]

Not sure why they didn't try to bowl bouncers to him earlier. Such a shame asif can't do this in international cricket.

 

[saeed5646]

Asif ali to fahim ashraf in 19th over
6 6 6 6 4 Out .Rana ji t20 spot is almost gone

 

[saeed5646]

This is seriously worrying ..Asif who just had a pathetic outing against Srilanka is blasting all over the park i mean shows you how can selectors go somewhere else...

He is mental midget +domestic bulley who cannot take international pressure .

 

[Omer2002]

wow what a cameo by imad...surely thats punjab out of tournament now

 

[shah_1]

Zafar is a test and odi bowler people need to calm down.

Zafar has an average of 35 this season in FC

 

[Danyaalr01]

Zafar has an average of 35 this season in FC

The pitches have had very little assistance and the spinners have had to be very patient. Although he could have done better.

 

[Khan12]

Zafar has an average of 35 this season in FC

Yes, what is yasir's? watch the games.

 

[shah_1]

The pitches have had very little assistance and the spinners have had to be very patient. Although he could have done better.

Just look at bowlers stats

Bilal Asif 29 avg

Nauman Ali avg 23

Kashif Bhatti 27

Just need to stop make excuses and perform

 

[Sir-fraz]

Northern 222/6 ( 20.0ov)

 

[Khan12]

Northern 222/6 ( 20.0ov)

selfie to play his customary 10 ball 4 runs.

 

[Sir-fraz]

 

[Omer2002]

babs gone and so are chances of punjab

 

[Omer2002]

imad is defo a 20 20 bowler..he knows the batter is going to slog so he varies and darts etc

 

[Danyaalr01]

Just look at bowlers stats

Bilal Asif 29 avg

Nauman Ali avg 23

Kashif Bhatti 27

Just need to stop make excuses and perform

True he needs to perform better. Apparently Misbah has his eyes on him and he is in contention for national selection.

 

[Abdullah719]

Just look at bowlers stats

Bilal Asif 29 avg

Nauman Ali avg 23

Kashif Bhatti 27

Just need to stop make excuses and perform

Nauman Ali has done well.

Almost all of Bilal Asif's wickets are #7-11s. His only top 6 wickets are Abubakar Khan and Hammad Azam.

Kashif Bhatti is a defensive spinner, look at his SR of 80+.

 

[Omer2002]

amir getting the treatment obv its a dead wicket

 

[Danyaalr01]

Looking at the wicket, Naseem bowled decently. He was nailing his yorkers today.

 

[Omer2002]

good over for rauf so far..nawa should have caught that dolly..whats happening to our fielding is shocking

 

[Omer2002]

could be a tight match this

 

[Titan24]

Where is Shaheen Shah Afridi, he was supposed to be fully fit a week or 2 back, why isn't he playing any cricket then.

I guess they are making sure that he gets enough rest post recovery before Aus tour.

 

[Titan24]

Asif Ali has played few gems in domestics LOIs in last 2 years but haven’t been able to come close to this at international level unfortunately.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Asif ali to fahim ashraf in 19th over
6 6 6 6 4 Out .Rana ji t20 spot is almost gone

One of them is so terrible at the international level that he can't clear the circle and misses legside full tosses. The other is even worse than him and he lets him hit four sixes and a four in a single over.

Pakistan cricket - between a rock and a really hard place right now.

 

[Omer2002]

oh dear dont think we will be seeinig haris rauf anytime soon...

 

[Titan24]

Shehzad, Asif Ali, Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf all clicking today. I dont think many posters will be happy.

 

[Titan24]

oh dear dont think we will be seeinig haris rauf anytime soon...

Tournament is still on but, if he doesnt give some impressive performances in it then you are right.

 

[Danyaalr01]

One of them is so terrible at the international level that he can't clear the circle and misses legside full tosses. The other is even worse than him and he lets him hit four sixes and a four in a single over.

Pakistan cricket - between a rock and a really hard place right now.

Domestic bashers.

 

[Titan24]

Match winning knock from Ahmed Shehzad.

 

[arehaan]

This shows the caliber of Pak team XI when a team comprising of Amir, Shadab & Imad fail to defend 220 runs in a t20 against a player who couldnt buy runs last week.

Something is seriously wrong and needs to be addressed.

Nothing is working the batting or the bowling. Surely cant see Shadab Khan in the team to Australia

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[Titan24]

This shows the caliber of Pak team XI when a team comprising of Amir, Shadab & Imad fail to defend 220 runs in a t20 against a player who couldnt buy runs last week.

Something is seriously wrong and needs to be addressed.

Nothing is working the batting or the bowling. Surely cant see Shadab Khan in the team to Australia

Defending hasnt been easy throughout the tournament. Also just because Ahmed Shehzad couldnt score in two T20s doesnt mean he cant score runs, he almost made a 100 in this year’s PSL and has a T20 international century (The only by any Pak batsman) as well.

 

[Khan12]

Shehzad, Asif Ali, Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf all clicking today. I dont think many posters will be happy.

Domestics and international is a different matter as we recently saw against Sri Lanka.

 

[Khan12]

Defending hasnt been easy throughout the tournament. Also just because Ahmed Shehzad couldnt score in two T20s doesnt mean he cant score runs, he almost made a 100 in this year’s PSL and has a T20 international century (The only by any Pak batsman) as well.

He had his chances enough of this rubbish.

 

[Titan24]

Domestics and international is a different matter as we recently saw against Sri Lanka.

True but if the players are going to be picked on domestic performances then what they are doing cant be ignored. I am nor sure how Aus and other boards go about their selection policies but Pak management should tell these players about their weaknesses and they should work on improving it before making a claim at National team spot.

 

[szundercover]

Ahmed shehzad has definitely solidified his chances for selection for the Australia tour and he deserves to be selected considering his performance in todays match.I know he has failed in the series against sri lanka but he was in alot of pressure after his comeback.Everyone on that tour failed including babar azam so it doesn't make much sense to drop shehzad after two matches.I also like to see usman qadir picked for the australia tour given his experience he has playing domestic cricket in australia.He bowled really well in the big bash and is definitely an better spinner than shadab.

 

[Titan24]

He had his chances enough of this rubbish.

Rubbish? These are the facts which you can review. I am not saying he should be selected or not just clarifying to the poster.

 

[szundercover]

He had his chances enough of this rubbish.

Even babar azam and fakhar failed during that series.Its wrong to discard a player because of two matches.He doesn't deserved to get dropped given he finished the match and did not selfishly get out after getting his century.

 

[Abdullah719]

KP win the toss and elect to bat first.

 

[Asif321]

fakhar time is up i feel , Ahmed and babar should open vs Australia

 

[Omer2002]

the only reaso shehzad scored today was he had to chase more than 11 an over so he had no choice to take on the bowlers

 

[Omer2002]

Fakhar flops again....

 

[IM NOT YOU]

is the second match on the same pitch?