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Peshawar Zalmi (193/6) beat Karachi Kings (138/6) by 55 runs in Match 19 of PSL 7

t20 is a pathetic format and babur knows that. Classic batsmen dont lose class while playing in shorter format. Elegance and class is permanent, strike rate is not
 
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Azam is the biggest stat padder in the world how is this 50 any important at all. Just a certified bottler period
 
Lol so people will now judge players based on performance in these fanta premier leagues where people play for pay cheques
Leagues whose trophies doesnt matter whose runs stats doesnt matter lol lol
You name doesnt get on honors board.
This babar here has chased 200 in int t20 that too with a hundred.
These leagues doesnt effect his stature
You people will be comparing falana dimkana sharjeel type guys with him and he will be leading his country in world cups and doing good also Insha Allah.
 
well worth the review. babur is a gun player. Karachi couldnt afford to lose him
 
Win the toss, bowl first.

Is Babar’s head still in the UAE clouds?
 
Lol so people will now judge players based on performance in these fanta premier leagues where people play for pay cheques
Leagues whose trophies doesnt matter whose runs stats doesnt matter lol lol
You name doesnt get on honors board.
This babar here has chased 200 in int t20 that too with a hundred.
These leagues doesnt effect his stature
You people will be comparing falana dimkana sharjeel type guys with him and he will be leading his country in world cups and doing good also Insha Allah.

I think [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was right

Bilateral T20 cricket is a very poor standard these days.
 
This is the reason why i tell always people nowadays just took phone in their hands and starts negativety and so that theu can criticise
Just look which league is going on and you are telling babar is worse than others just because his team is not doing good in leagues are you serious.
 
Only fakr the hack better than babur otherwise babur owns PSL with his batting
 
good to see sahibzada farhan is being saved here. Good stuff by waseem Akram.

Hopefully Sahibzada just sits out and be protected fromt he dangerous bowling and Zalmi win by a big margin

:))) These Karachi fans used to alugh at Lahore, whose the joke now :)))
 
I think [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] was right

Bilateral T20 cricket is a very poor standard these days.

Look who is talking
What happen cant find the best opener who can replace rizwan haa buddy
Is anyone even taking you seriously these days.
Anyways
 
Lol so people will now judge players based on performance in these fanta premier leagues where people play for pay cheques
Leagues whose trophies doesnt matter whose runs stats doesnt matter lol lol
You name doesnt get on honors board.
This babar here has chased 200 in int t20 that too with a hundred.
These leagues doesnt effect his stature
You people will be comparing falana dimkana sharjeel type guys with him and he will be leading his country in world cups and doing good also Insha Allah.

Yea it's a bit sad to see. Anyone that watches Babar play international cricket without any bias against him knows how good of a player he is. I'm sure they'll be the first to jump on the band wagon when Babar will perform and win a game or two in this Australia series.
 
I beg to differ, I don't think any of those 3 would let the asking rate climb to 15. It's not like the Karachi Kings were losing wickets or this is an extremely difficult wicket. This has been an awful innings by Babar.

I'm a fan of his, but there's no defending this.

Btw there were other batsmen batting on the other side and Clarke in particular was playing as many balls as Babar but both were struggling to slog.
 
This was disgraceful from Babar and Karachi.
They are a joke of a team. Provide no entertainment. LQ even when not winning are box office.
 
Babar certainly is not a good captain. For Pakistan national team should be Rizwan calm and tactical.
 
This has to be the most atrocious performance in the history of T20 cricket
 
Absolutely pathetic from KK.

They look like a team who cannot wait to get home.

No effort, no plan, no urgency.
 
Karachi Kings’ nightmarish season in the HBL Pakistan Super League 7 continued as the Babar Azam-led 2020 champions lost their sixth successive match of the season as Peshawar Zalmi kept alive hopes of a play-off berth with a 55-run win in tournament’s 19th match played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday afternoon.

The defeat has left Kings needing a miracle to reach the play-offs as they would not only need to win all of their remaining four matches, they would also need other results to go in their favour. Zalmi have now won three out of their seven matches and remain in the hunt for a play-off berth.

Put into bat, the Zalmi openers Hazratullah Zazai and debutant Mohammad Haris (player of the match) made full use of Kings profligacy in the field especially in the power play overs. Haris who hit a six off the first ball he faced in his HBL PSL career was dropped by Sahibzada Farhan. Zazai was let off by Farhan when he was on two.

The duo kept going after the bowling and earned rich rewards in their 97-run opening stand which ended on the last ball of the 10th over with Haris bowled by Nabi for a scintillating 49 off 27 balls (three fours, four sixes).

Zazai scored his third 50 in a mere four matches against the Kings, the left-hander was eventually dismissed by Qasim Akram who was appearing in his first match of the season for 52 off 42 balls. Zazai’s innings was laced with six fours and a six.

Shoaib Malik (31 off 21, three fours) and Ben Cutting (26 off 15, four fours) made useful contributions to steer their side to 193 for six. Chris Jordan with three wickets for 41 was the most successful Kings bowler.

Other performers

Kings despite needing 194 for a win made a sedate start. Opener Sharjeel Khan failed to get going and was dismissed for 14 off 16 balls. Babar added 60 for the second-wicket with Joe Clarke but both failed to score runs at the required rate against a disciplined and probing Zalmi attack. Clarke was bowled by Liam Livingstone for a run-a-ball 26 while Babar fell for 59 off 46 (six fours).

The rest of the Kings line-up looked hapless against the ever increasing asking rate. Zalmi bowlers maintained their stranglehold till the end as Kings finished their 20 overs at 138 for six.

Salman Irshad and Wahab Riaz took two wickets each for Zalmi.

Player of the match Mohammad Haris: “I will give credit to my team management who offered me great support and encouragement and I played as they asked me to. My favourite wicketkeeper batters are Jos Butler and Mohammad Rizwan, we had realised that we were making some mistakes in power play overs and thank fully we made good use today. As a young player it can be challenging to make an impact in the HBL PSL so I would hope to make most of the opportunities that come my way.”

Scores in brief:

Peshawar Zalmi 193 for 6, 20 overs (Hazratullah Zazai 52, Mohammad Haris 49, Shoaib Malik 31; Chris Jordan 3-41)

Karachi Kings 138 for 6, 20 overs (Babar Azam 59, Joe Clarke 26; Wahab Riaz 2-26, Salman Irshad 2-24)
 
Who is Harris?!

Looks like a serious talent!

Did you not already ask that last time. Someone like you who is pretty knowledgeable about Pak cricket, I am surprised you jor aware of him, as he is a serious talent and been talked about quite a bit on this forum.
 
Did you not already ask that last time. Someone like you who is pretty knowledgeable about Pak cricket, I am surprised you jor aware of him, as he is a serious talent and been talked about quite a bit on this forum.

I had read passing accounts of him but I don’t remember seeing him in the national cup. I am sure I had seen clips of his batting but I was highly impressed with it the first time I saw him play at a serious competitive level.

He is exceptionally talented but I do feel he wants to show off his array of shots. The kind of guy who wants to impress and look great more than actually reading the game situation. Nothing wrong with that, we could do with more flamboyant and vibrant characters
 
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