National T20 Cup | Match 11 | Khyber Pakhunkhwa [184/2] beat Sindh [183/7] by 8 wickets

[MenInG]

KP have won the toss and elected to field first in their National T20 Cup game vs Sindh

 

[Thunderbolt14]

They benched Hasnain? Yikes

 

[naseem]

When will Malik get dropped ......who is the coach OF KPK.....Saheen bady need to be rested

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Mohsin, Shinwari, and Haris, all benched.

Hasnain, Shakil, both benched.

Kyun yaar.

 

[Shafi]

So Khyber didn't field any emerging player? PCB should look into it.

 

[Shafi]

Rizwan is so insecure to field Haris and love oldies

 

[naseem]

No Saud Shakil no Hasnain no good youngster......two clueless team with clueless coaching staff with zero foresight....what is the point of playing Sohail khan Malik and Hafeez again and again......what is their future

 

[shah_1]

Hopeless teams

Razzaq is the most useless coach. He can't even speak coherently.

 

[naseem]

Keep away this ex players from coaching set up.....he will even not rest Saheen

 

[Khan12]

Hopeless teams

Razzaq is the most useless coach. He can't even speak coherently.

No idea why on earth clowns like him basit ali and faisal iqbal are given jobs.

 

[Khan12]

Hate both of these teams full old garbage.

 

[Markhor]

Mohsin, Shinwari, and Haris, all benched.

Hasnain, Shakil, both benched.

Kyun yaar.

I don't mind Hasnain being rested as you don't want to overburden a young pacer - but Razzaq is simply shameless. Don't see him surviving the annual coaching evaluation at this rate.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

I don't mind Hasnain being rested as you don't want to overburden a young pacer - but Razzaq is simply shameless. Don't see him surviving the annual coaching evaluation at this rate.

I can understand playing the seniors because of “experience” but who does he think he is running Shaheen into the ground? Selection issues are one thing, putting your players at risk is another! He’s gone daft!

 

[Markhor]

Too good from Shaheen.

 

[DandyFellow]

Shaheen is getting five wickets in a match easily. It is like his target is 6 wickets as well in Pakistan.

 

[Titan24]

Another 5fer from Shaheen. He has found some real form since that 6fer in Natwest T20.

I think he deserves rest for a match or two. There should be some rule from PCB in terms of how many consecutive matches a pacer especially a young pacer can play in 2 months. As I have shared my thoughts previously domestic as well as national coaches usually want to achieve short term goals which can create a conflict of interest in terms of the fitness of players. Young international players are the most valuable assets of PCB and they should be cared for accordingly.

 

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[Khan12]

So zohaib khan the junk played as a batter. Then why not mohammed haris then?

 

[angrypathan]

Mir Hamza playing ahead of Hasnain in a T20, and Danish Aziz playing ahead of Saud Shakeel are beyond brainless decisions. Makes sense if Hasnain has been rested, but I doubt it.

As for KP, well, the less said the better

 

[Deewana Mastana]

No idea why on earth clowns like him basit ali and faisal iqbal are given jobs.

Contacts

 

[Kaddy]

Rizwan as captain, is very selfish...….

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sohail khan is looking fit.

Its sad that zia ul haq is playing for 2nd 11

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Kp need to get going

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sohail khan is looking fit.

Its sad that zia ul haq is playing for 2nd 11

Yet bowls at 130kph

 

[Titan24]

Sohail khan is looking fit.

Its sad that zia ul haq is playing for 2nd 11

Zia Ul Haq, Dilbar, Mohammad Imran could have been easily in the SP first xi rather than 2nd xi

 

[Titan24]

Good and much needed knock from Fakhar

 

[Mueez]

Hafeez aging like fine wine.

 

[Markhor]

Zia Ul Haq, Dilbar, Mohammad Imran could have been easily in the SP first xi rather than 2nd xi

Mohammed Irfan jailer should also be in 1st XI ahead of Zahid Mahmood. Zahid's bowling average was 101 in last season's QEA Trophy !

Umer Khan sadly hasn't impressed either, not taking a single wicket so far though he's still young.

 

[Markhor]

Why would you bowl short at the death Sohail Khan at your pace ?

 

[Markhor]

Better from Sohail, nice yorker.

Surely KPK won't choke from here ? 25 needed from 19.

 

[Markhor]

200 is par on these surfaces but Sindh fell short.

KPK look favourites to pick up that second place.

 

[MMHS]

Asghar looks like has regressed lot. May be dew, but still the stats are too poor. He wasn’t a genuine Turner of the ball, therefore his accuracy has to be top notch, otherwise he is becoming a 90km medium pacer on a belter and ball will come on to bat nicely for the dew.

 

[Firebat]

Shaheen Afridi’s record five-wicket haul and half-centuries by Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman orchestrated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s third win of the National T20 Cup First XI tournament as they defeated Sindh by eight wickets at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.

With five for 21, Shaheen became the first Pakistan bowler in the history of T20 cricket to register four five-wicket hauls in the format. Only Lasith Malinga has more five-wicket hauls (5) and the Sri Lanka pacer has gathered them in 295 matches, 239 more than Shaheen’s.

This was the 20-year-old’s second five-fer in three matches.

The left-arm pacer accounted for Khurram Manzoor’s wicket on his fourth ball with a scorching full-length delivery that came back into the right-handed batsman and followed it up with the wicket of Azam Khan in his next over.

Sharjeel Khan and Ahsan Ali knitted a remarkable 111-run stand for the fourth wicket after Sindh captain Sarfaraz Ahmed fell on the first ball of the last powerplay over to Wahab Riaz.

Sharjeel, the left-handed opener, continued his impressive run and missed what would have been his third century in the format by 10 runs. He spanked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowlers for six sixes and seven fours in his 56-ball 90. He was duly supported by Ahsan, who made 42 off 32, which included five fours and a six.

With Sindh looking set to cross the 200-run mark, Asif Afridi, the left-arm orthodox, provided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the much-needed breakthrough with the wicket of Ahsan, following which, Shaheen removed Sharjeel, Anwar Ali and Sohail Khan as Sindh lost their last three wickets for 18 runs.

Reflecting on his and the team’s performance, Shaheen told pcb.com.pk: “When I was walking in the middle before the start of the match, I had a clear aim in mind that I have to stick to my in-swing bowling and hit the hard length.

“I am grateful to the Almighty that I have been able to gather four five-wicket hauls in such a short span of matches.

“We sat as a group and discussed the conditions here after the first match. Since, we have been enjoying a great run in the tournament. Our captain is leading us from front and the seniors like Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Malik are carrying the team.”

Mohammad Hafeez scored his second half-century on trot as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa overhauled the 184-run target in 19 overs. The all-rounder smashed four sixes and as many fours from 42 balls and returned not out on 72.

Hafeez joined Fakhar Zaman - who was the other batsman to score a half-century with a 41-ball 61, which was studded with six fours and two sixes - after the dismissal of his captain Mohammad Rizwan, who scored eight off 10.

The two set up a blistering 100-run partnership from 52 balls as they found boundaries at regular intervals and never allowed the opposition bowlers to settle.

The dismissal of Fakhar did not provide any relief to Sindh bowlers as Iftikhar Ahmed raced to 40 not out at a strike rate of over 190. Iftikhar struck three sixes and a four.

Sarfaraz’s men will be eager to avenge this defeat when these two teams meet at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on 13 October.

Scores in brief:

Sindh 183-7, 20 overs (Sharjeel Khan 90, Ahsan Ali 42; Shaheen Afridi 5-21)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 184-2, 19 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 72 not out, Fakhar Zaman 61, Iftikhar Ahmed 40 not out; Anwar Ali 2-40)

Result – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by eight wickets

Player of the match – Shaheen Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

 

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