Peshawar Zalmi (207 all out) defeat Lahore Qalandars (172 all out) by 35 runs to win Match 23

[MenInG]

Babar and Co need to win this game to further consolidate their position in the top 4.

Karachi and Quetta will be watching the outcome of this game with great interest.

For Lahore, its time to (Continue to show who's boss)

 

[Rana]

Fancy Peshawar at Pindi

 

[MenInG]

It is the table-toppers Lahore who are flying high as they take on a mid Peshawar Zalmi who have had 3 wins and 3 losses from their 6 games. The Babar Azam-led side are in a race for qualification for the playoffs as there are just 4 games left including today's one. Lahore on the other hand lead the table with 6 wins from their 7 games and have already notched up 12 points to sit pretty (and qualified). They look the team to beat in this year's tournament.

 

[MenInG]

Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and opted to bat against Lahore Qalandars in Match 23

 

[Rana]

Smart move by Zalmi

 

[MenInG]

Squads - One change for LQ

 

[Fenrir]

LQ keeps selecting Talat who is a bits and pieces player.It will be better for long term to give a chance to a youngster.

 

[Rana]

LQ keeps selecting Talat who is a bits and pieces player.It will be better for long term to give a chance to a youngster.

Talat is a good batsman

He will come good for them at some point

 

[daytrader]

Saim looking very comfortable against Haris

 

[daytrader]

Saim looking very comfortable against Haris

Against Shaheen too! Masha'Allah

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saim Ayub with some exquisite strokes. This pad is truly gifted.

 

[Kroll]

One thing I know, this guy Saim is a must as an opener in national colours! Has dispatched Rauf and Shaheen like they were little school boys and pummelling the spinners now.

 

[Rana]

Class batting by Ayub!

 

[Kroll]

Yes Saim, despatched Rashid for a sixer!

 

[Kroll]

Babar should go for his shots now, we're into the eighth over with no wickets down, this would really put the pressure on LQ, he needs more game awareness.

 

[Omer2002]

Saim showing is potential finally

 

[Kroll]

Dropped

 

[Rana]

Babar taking no risks

Dude your job is done now!

 

[Kroll]

PZ should aim for 220+ here as long as Babar doesn't grind the inns to a halt.

 

[Fenrir]

LQ keeps selecting Talat who is a bits and pieces player.It will be better for long term to give a chance to a youngster.

 

[Kroll]

Babar needs to hit out or get out!

 

[Rana]

Babar 30 off 28

What is he doing??

 

[JibranAnsari]

20 on 12 and 30 on 27.

Babar azam is actually slowing down lol

 

[Kroll]

Wrong person got out.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

What a remarkable talent Saim is.

 

[Kroll]

Ridiculous from Babar, dude has no game awareness or just outright selfish.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Babar tried few shots but couldn't connect. His lack of power game is quite visible now. Either he has to work upon it or just give up in this format.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Finally Six from Babar !

 

[Kroll]

Big Six from Babz, can definitely hit them when he wants.

 

[Kroll]

LOL, Pak players need to practise their 360 shots.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Not a smart move by Haris. Sometime you just got to be clever and target the bowlers smartly.

 

[Marooned]

Shawaiz gets a game. Will be interesting to see him.

 

[Kroll]

Good from Cadmore, PZ will get 200+ for sure now.

 

[Adi_62945]

Babar has past his prime in T20s atleast

 

[Rana]

Babar Number 1 T20 player in the world lol

Cadmore isn’t even an international player

 

[Rana]

What a pathetic knock

Sana Mir still loving it

 

[Rana]

People like Sana Mir, Sikander Bakht and Bazid Khan are all part of the Babar Azam propaganda

 

[Gullycricket]

People like Sana Mir, Sikander Bakht and Bazid Khan are all part of the Babar Azam propaganda

Deal with it

 

[Kroll]

220 should be the target from here.

 

[Kroll]

Babar just wants the others to do all the heavy lifting while he strolls around like its a Sunday picnic.

 

[shah_1]

Haseebullah is a decent talent

 

[shah_1]

Haseebullah should be playing ODIs, replacing Rizwan

 

[Omer2002]

Haseebullah should be playing ODIs, replacing Rizwan

he has defo looked good.

 

[Kroll]

What kind of shot was that, a freebie wicket.

 

[Kroll]

Need a couple of boundaries here.

 

[Ahmed216]

Haseebullah is a decent talent

Miles better than Haris. Knows his game and got the knack for playing long innings

 

[Kroll]

Fell a bit short what they should have got, but still good total PZ - 207

 

[Rana]

Deal with it

Won’t be too long

 

[Rana]

Much easier chase for LQ than what could have been

 

[Rana]

Fakhar needs to fire here

This is a good wicket to strike close to 180+

 

[Kroll]

Much easier chase for LQ than what could have been

Thanks to you know who.

 

[VForVendetta]

Much easier chase for LQ than what could have been

If LQ ends up chasing this,the Babar knock will look really ugly.

 

[Rana]

Let’s take a minute to appreciate Babar’s 41 ball 50 masterclass on this road!

 

[Rana]

If LQ ends up chasing this,the Babar knock will look really ugly.

The sad thing is, besides the overseas pros at Zalmi..the Pakistani players and management will be going gaga over Babar’s 50 and say we all batted with confidence because of his assuredness

 

[Kroll]

Let’s take a minute to appreciate Babar’s 41 ball 50 masterclass on this road!

Should be cutting cake with that half century!

 

[Rana]

Should be cutting cake with that half century!

Most definitely will be

And Javed Afridi doing brand merchandising because Babar scored a 50

 

[Darkrai]

Babar has been terrible in T20s since the Asia Cup.

 

[Rana]

Babar has been terrible in T20s since the Asia Cup.

He has been for the majority of his career, regardless of stats and average

 

[Kroll]

Babar plays PSL like he would an India or Australia bowling attack in an ICC tourney. Dude should cut loose, this is a retirement tourney for has beens.

 

[VForVendetta]

The sad thing is, besides the overseas pros at Zalmi..the Pakistani players and management will be going gaga over Babar’s 50 and say we all batted with confidence because of his assuredness

I am afraid you are right, probably. But then again do these local players have any other option but to celebrate every Babar fifty? When all the top national players literally make it a warzone anytime someone dares to critisize him you can't blame these young kids & unimportant personals.

 

[Kroll]

Shawaiz thinks its a test match.

 

[Kroll]

OUT

 

[Rana]

What a useless pick Shahwaiz

Who is hyping up this rubbish???

 

[Kroll]

Shawaiz gets a game. Will be interesting to see him.

Blinked and you missed him.

 

[SamNJ]

Terrible start for Shahvaiz. Could barely edge anything.

 

[Haleem-ul-Hassan]

That was literally the worst debut I have ever seen from any batsman ever

Who is this Shahwaiz and who was hyping him up??

 

[VForVendetta]

Babar plays PSL like he would an India or Australia bowling attack in an ICC tourney. Dude should cut loose, this is a retirement tourney for has beens.

Ya, I don't understand his concept. Why so much respect for mostly has been/never been overseas & amateur local bowlers?? If he is not going to play freely here, where is he going to do it? I understand he wants to maintain his stats in international arena,so he plays the way he plays.Has he become so self consumed that even in PSL he wants to maintain a certain average at the expense of healthier strike rate & team welfare? I am afraid we have already witnessed the best of Babar in white ball formats. He is not going to progress further.

 

[Xoib]

If Arshad can sort his fitness he’s a decent option for Pakistan much better then Wasim jr and Dahani

 

[Kroll]

Fakhar wanting to gift wicket to his pal Viki.

 

[SamNJ]

Pressure mounted on Fakhar.
Zalmi extractting much more from this surface.

 

[SM1989]

What a shambolic performance by Lahore Qalandars today. Basically they better hope they win all tosses and bat first in the playoffs. They are incapable of chasing totals.

 

[Marooned]

Blinked and you missed him.

And I missed!

 

[Kroll]

Wow, that was a proper connection from Shaheen this time

 

[Kroll]

Raza should have been in before Shaheen and possibly Wiese. Blunder by Shaheen.

 

[Kroll]

Hmmm, Shaheen wanting me to eat my words, keep going lad, need a few more big hits!

 

[Rana]

You need to back this guy Talat

He can bat

 

[Rana]

What a waste of time

Needs to be investigated

 

[Kroll]

Game over, chalo at least there's another game to come later.

 

[Kroll]

LQ literally played with a man down with that Shawaiz guy, must have pulled him in from the streets outside.

 

[Xoib]

What a waste of time

Needs to be investigated

LQ are already through not a bad time for Shaheen to get runs will be great for Pak if Shaheen can build on his batting there is potential there