National T20 Cup | Day 1 | 11 Nov, 2017 | Faisalabad v Khi Whi, Lhr Blu v Lhr Whi | Match Thread

[Titan24]

What a cricketing mind Salman Butt was and is only if could have kept his mind clean

 

[DRsohail]

another
ttf gone.

 

[mak36]

Amir gets Butt (after the most bizarre delay from the umpires).

Poetic justice.

 

[mak36]

Yet again, Butt looked clueless against the moving ball.

Amir has bowled beautifully so far.

 

[pkwdpassion]

only four players from each side are allocated by PCB . Others are taken by draft

Rofl Salman Butt, 3 Akmals,their cousin Babar Azam, Selfie Shehzad, HAfeez, etc.. are all pre-allocated players. PCB has set another category called premium batsmen for players like Imam Haq, Rifatullah,etc.. Draft or 'free picks' is for players like Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Khan, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail etc..
The worst category is emerging category, for Lahore teams emerging players e.g. Hassan Khan chances are next to nothing.

 

[mak36]

Brilliant from amir , sami has no clue.

Sami hit a good four off him in the next over.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Both akmals back in the hut

 

[DRsohail]

another one gone.wah wah.

 

[DRsohail]

GHULAM MUDASSIR LOOKS TO BE BOWLING with the old action.Aqib wala did not work.

 

[Sirris]

So the main Trio of Akmal gang is gone. Perhaps the match is worth watching now. Imagine these international superstars still playing in the pak team

 

[Titan24]

Hopefully LQ or any other team will select Ghulam Mudassar again as an emerging player. Guy has got a lot of potential

 

[Sirris]

Both akmals back in the hut

Third Akmal is wicket keeping. No matter which team is going to win in the end the Akmal family will be the true winner regardless.

 

[asma_cricfan]

Hahaha. Akmals misery made my day today. Lahoris couldn't find any one better than akmals, butt and selfie.

 

[DRsohail]

Hopefully LQ or any other team will select Ghulam Mudassar again as an emerging player. Guy has got a lot of potential

he is in emerging category?

 

[pakistani pride]

Amir showing Butt his place!

 

[syed abbas]

Mudassar is impressive.He bowls at decent speed and can swing the ball as well.

 

[mak36]

Amir gets Butt (after the most bizarre delay from the umpires).

Poetic justice.

More info on the delay.

Appeal was for caught behind and the umpires referred to the third umpire for some unknown reason.

Anyway after a stupidly long delay it turns out the ball had dislodged the bails so Butt was bowled.

 

[mak36]

GHULAM MUDASSIR LOOKS TO BE BOWLING with the old action.Aqib wala did not work.

I was thinking the same.

He is getting the ball to talk.

 

[DRsohail]

I was thinking the same.

He is getting the ball to talk.

hahhahah it means that AQIB JAVED should stay away from the youngsters.

 

[DRsohail]

GHULAM guy looks pumped up.he has been missing in QEA trophy ??

 

[DRsohail]

here problem come due to his height.anything short of length and he can go for runs.

 

[mak36]

hahhahah it means that AQIB JAVED should stay away from the youngsters.

His pace is still slightly down.

 

[DRsohail]

His pace is still slightly down.

ok thats fair if he has not played for 8 months.

 

[shujaatraza]

Atif Jabar running in from 30 yards with a belly of a 60 year old.. what a sight to watch.

 

[DRsohail]

chucker is on.why not hussain talat?/

 

[mak36]

Hafeez has gone on the defensive. Lacks that killer instinct a captain needs. Defending a slightly below par score, team takes 3 big wickets but now the field is pushed back.

 

[DRsohail]

Hafeez has gone on the defensive. Lacks that killer instinct a captain needs. Defending a slightly below par score, team takes 3 big wickets but now the field is pushed back.

what is the pace hussain operating in??

 

[mak36]

what is the pace hussain operating in??

Talat?

Not sure. But he was bowling well. Getting good bounce and hurrying the batsman.

Pleasantly surprised by his bowling.

 

[DRsohail]

Talat?

Not sure. But he was bowling well. Getting good bounce and hurrying the batsman.

Pleasantly surprised by his bowling.

yap.i think he is plus 125kph bowler,lot better than hammad azam.getting good bounce.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Reverse swept for four by Raza Ali Dar,followed by a big six.
Both off Hafeez’s bowling.

 

[mak36]

Hafeez has gone on the defensive. Lacks that killer instinct a captain needs. Defending a slightly below par score, team takes 3 big wickets but now the field is pushed back.

Hafeez is now losing the match for his side single-handedly with his bowling.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Another huge six this time by Sami Aslam.

19 runs off Hafeez’s over.

 

[IAJ]

These matches could have been so much more exciting if the coverage was better.

 

[mak36]

Reverse swept for four by Raza Ali Dar,followed by a big six.
Both off Hafeez’s bowling.

Sami joins in and hits the last ball for six.

 

[DRsohail]

Hafeez is now losing the match for his side single-handedly with his bowling.

nothing bowler without chucking.

 

[Acricfan]

Hafeez receiving good phaintyyyy

 

[Arham_PakFan]

These matches could have been so much more exciting if the coverage was better.

Yeah.The commentary is also positively awful.

 

[UN talkz]

 

[DRsohail]

what a loser this Raza ali dra guy is.AAMIr yamin should have been there.

 

[UN talkz]

DAY ONE

November 11, 2017

MATCH ONE



PINDI STADIUM, RAWALPINDI

Karachi Region White: 180-5 in 20 overs: (Akbar-ur-Rehman 60, 4x4s, 3x6s, 39 balls, Khurram Manzoor 55, 5x4s, 48 balls, Haris Sohail 28, 3x4s, 1x6, 28 balls, Asad Shafiq 27, 5x4s, 18 balls, Faheem Ashraf 3-36)

Faisalabad Region: 183-2 in 18.2 overs: (Sahibzada Farhan 76*, 6x4s, 4x6s, 52 balls, Gohar Ali 70, 10x4s, 3x6s, 35 balls, Sohaib Maqsood 21, 2x6s, 16 balls)

Result: Faisalabad Region won by 8 wickets

Man of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Faisalabad Region)

Toss: Faisalabad Region

Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi & Majid Hussain

TV Umpire: Tahir Shah

Referee: Shahid Butt

Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed

 

[mak36]

yap.i think he is plus 125kph bowler,lot better than hammad azam.getting good bounce.

Much better than Azam- I don't even consider Azam a bowler!

He is pretty accurate as well. Talat needs to work with Azhar ASAP. Should get in the team for his batting but he can also be developed into a more than handy bowling option like Marsh, Watson etc.

 

[DRsohail]

Much better than Azam- I don't even consider Azam a bowler!

He is pretty accurate as well. Talat needs to work with Azhar ASAP. Should get in the team for his batting but he can also be developed into a more than handy bowling option like Marsh, Watson etc.

but his bowling may bcakfire for him as the mangement will play him as an all rounder rather than a pure bat.

 

[DRsohail]

Ghulam MUddasir is pulling it back for lahore blues.

 

[DRsohail]

what the hell is this guy doing.

 

[mak36]

but his bowling may bcakfire for him as the mangement will play him as an all rounder rather than a pure bat.

Azhar Mahmood in an interview after the CT win mentioned that Talat is a good prospect but currently his bowling is only good enough for 3-4 overs.

It's good he recognises this, but hopefully they still select him on the basis of his batting (which is more than good enough).

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Bilal .LHR whites crumbling.

 

[mak36]

Bilal .LHR whites crumbling.

Talat got him with another one of his short balls that hurries the batsman. Has used that ball to good effect today.

 

[mak36]

Ghulam MUddasir is pulling it back for lahore blues.

Hafeez finally learnt he needs to attack to win.

 

[mak36]

Good to see Yamin has been sent in.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Sami is on fire.3 fours and a six from this over.

 

[mak36]

One thing I will praise the PCB for is the sensible amount of adverts during this year's tournament.

Normally there are more adverts than there is actual cricket (LQ's Rising Stars Tournament comes to mind) but thankfully that hasn't been the case so far.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Huge over.20 runs off it.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Amir brought on for his last over.

 

[mak36]

Sami Aslam plunders 20 runs from Mudassar's last over.

 

[Acricfan]

Sami Aslam Carrying his team. Could be a tight finish

 

[Arham_PakFan]

27 required off the last 2 overs.

 

[mak36]

27 required off the last 2 overs.

17 not 27.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

17 not 27.

Yeah,a typo.My mistake.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Amir injured.

 

[7sins]

Excellent over by amir

 

[7sins]

Amir injured.

How ?

 

[mak36]

Yamin smacked the ball back at Amir and it hit him flush on the shin.

Hopefully it's not serious.

Amir has bowled very well today and really looked up for the challenge.

 

[mak36]

How ?

See my comment above.

Off the field.

 

[mak36]

Imam drops Yamin off the bowling of Talat.

Tough chance but should have been taken.

 

[Titan24]

How ?

Ball stuck him in his shin but he looked ok while going off so I dont think its anything serious.

 

[mak36]

3 off 1 needed.

 

[babajee]

[MENTION=142670]mak36[/MENTION] Good bowling from Talat in the end or did they just bottle it?

 

[mak36]

3 off 1 needed.

Swing and a miss from Yamin, so Lahore Blues win.

 

[Titan24]

Such a boring match

Yes really boring match Lahore blues just won by 2 runs.

 

[Brilliance]

Sami Aslam plunders 20 runs from Mudassar's last over.

But I learnt from here that he can't hit the fast bowlers ?

 

[last_knight]

Hussain Talat is a decent Bowler. Can be a very effective AR.

Amir is fine i think. Was seen walking with ease for customary hand shakes.

 

[Titan24]

[MENTION=142670]mak36[/MENTION] Good bowling from Talat in the end or did they just bottle it?

He bowled pretty smartly but I would say they bottled it a but as well especially Yamin. I would say it was bit of both.

 

[Abdullah]

Yes really boring match Lahore blues just won by 2 runs.

1 run

 

[babajee]

He bowled pretty smartly but I would say they bottled it a but as well especially Yamin. I would say it was bit of both.

That’s good to see.

How was Sami?

 

[mak36]

[MENTION=142670]mak36[/MENTION] Good bowling from Talat in the end or did they just bottle it?

Bit off both. He has a decent slower ball and he tried a couple of wide yorkers. Slightly surprised he didn't try a shorter one.

That said, Yamin should have hit the first ball of the over out of the ground but ending up skying it (Imam dropped it).

Like I said earlier his bowling is decent but I wouldn't say he is a bowler for the death.

As an aside, Hafeez and Shahzad gave him "advice" and he ended up getting hit for four. After that he stopped listening to them.

 

[Titan24]

That’s good to see.

How was Sami?

Was really good, hit some really impressive shots and more importantly he showed that he can play big shots when required at the end.

I wont be surprised one day him scoring a big 100 in ODI only if he keeps his temperament solid in international cricket.

 

[Titan24]

Sami and Imam both might get PSL contracts this season

 

[Titan24]

The only reason Amir Yamin is still not a regular in Pakistani team as an all rounder is that he bottles it sometimes at the end as he did today with the bat and with bowl in PSL almost knock out match against KK when Pollard made around 14 of his over I guess.

 

[Bleedgreen4ever]

The only reason Amir Yamin is still not a regular in Pakistani team as an all rounder is that he bottles it sometimes at the end as he did today with the bat and with bowl in PSL almost knock out match against KK when Pollard made around 14 of his over I guess.

That is the difference between Shadab and all other all rounders we have in Pakistan

Faheem I believe also does very well under pressure

 

[pkwdpassion]

Score of 0,4 and 1 by Kamran, Salman Butt and Umar Akmal

) )

2 rubbish sides against each other and one tipped the other.
So Akmal won in this Akmal vs Akmal
Not watch the match but social media is abuzz with hilarious comments.

Congrats to Hafeez & Co. for taking the match so close which they could've won easily thanx to their sloppy fielding and missing catches plus disastrous field settings to give Sami Aslam, easy boundaries.

Many on social media are angry on field settings applied in young fast bowler Ghulam Mudassir who bowled a hearty opening spell [wicket-maiden] and Hafeez removed him to let Sami Aslam and another all-rounder Raza Dar settle. Ghulam, Talat alongwith Amir won Hafeez side the game despite their misfields.
Than brought him back and screwed the field placements in his last over.

Heard about Raza Dar for first time when he was picked up for BPL team. Some questioning the ill-motive of bowler[Dar] being sent up before Bilal Asif and Aamir yamin who both have a better batting and strike rate than Dar.