Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta Gladiators | PSL 2 | Match 9 | Sharjah | Feb 17, 2017 | Match Thread

[ask_analyse_act]

Hafeez should just retire now peacefully.

malan dropped, kamran dropped after a good knock in the opening but hafeez still playing and making himself a terrible opening pair... Also dropping haris sohail... playing maqsood and haris sohail at lower down the order .. PZ deserve to lose specially for persisting with hafeez as opener...

 

[MMHS]

Great pitch assessment by Sarfraz.

And Zalmi have dropped Asghar

Asghar wasn't dropped on cricket consideration ....

 

[Sub-Zero]

nicely played Sohaib

 

[saeed5646]

Asghar wasn't dropped on cricket consideration ....

what happen??

 

[DRsohail]

I don't watch much of T20, but today 3 of our boys are playing .............. on the worst T20 wicket I have ever seen including those in WC in India. This is after a rain & still drizzling there with spinners bowling with wet ball - otherwise 75 & 65 would have been match total.

your boys are doing good..better than ours....mahmadullah was not given the ball in previous match which i rhink was a blunder from sarfaraz...he is handy bowler and a good fielder too..hope shakib perform but i will like him to fail as i like QG plus asghar was dropped for him..

 

[Hamza_]

Asghar wasn't dropped on cricket consideration ....

They've picked Junaid for him, Even worse.

 

[Naim]

Asghar wasn't dropped on cricket consideration ....

then why he is not playing

 

[Sub-Zero]

Tamim is key for Zalmi

 

[srh]

looks like the stadium is full

 

[DRsohail]

i mean shakib to fail with the bowl..it does sound odd but my likings..

 

[Naim]

man i am thinking what will happen in KK vs IU match . That will be also played on same pitch after 40 overs .

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Hafeez should just retire now peacefully.

malan dropped, kamran dropped after a good knock in the opening but hafeez still playing and making himself a terrible opening pair... Also dropping haris sohail... playing maqsood and haris sohail at lower down the order .. PZ deserve to lose specially for persisting with hafeez as opener...

 

[Sub-Zero]

oh no, Hasaan with a great dive , could have been the catch of the tournament

 

[Hamza_]

This Hassan kid has some real hunger in him.

 

[MMHS]

then why he is not playing

Babar needs pension, while Hasan is emerging player & Nawaz is the all-rounder - then QG picked 4th left arm spinner who doesn't bat .......................

 

[Sub-Zero]

wicket incoming lads

 

[moghul]

Dont they have technology to show replay of close LBW calls ?

 

[Naim]

WOW Reverse sweep from MAqqsood

 

[Muhammad10]

All the young spinners and part-timers are miles ahead of Zulfiqar.

 

[Hamza_]

Babar needs pension, while Hasan is emerging player & Nawaz is the all-rounder - then QG picked 4th left arm spinner who doesn't bat .......................

Asghar plays for Zalmi and not Gladiators.

Hassan, Nawaz and Zulfiqar play for Gladiators.

 

[srh]

Hasan Khan is breath of fresh air

 

[MMHS]

Hitting ability is at it's worst that I can see - International players are failing to clear 55 metres boundary against rank long hop.

 

[Naim]

Babar needs pension, while Hasan is emerging player & Nawaz is the all-rounder - then QG picked 4th left arm spinner who doesn't bat .......................

??
Asghar is in PEsawar team

 

[Sub-Zero]

Babar needs pension, while Hasan is emerging player & Nawaz is the all-rounder - then QG picked 4th left arm spinner who doesn't bat .......................

Hasaan and Nawaz are all rounders, they can bat, and Zulfi was involved in the longest last wicket partnership last season, he can bat

 

[MMHS]

Asghar plays for Zalmi and not Gladiators.

Hassan, Nawaz and Zulfiqar play for Gladiators.

I don't know much about PSL squad - this is a swap with Sakib. Mo one expected the wicket to turn such in the 1st match of the day.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Hitting ability is at it's worst that I can see - International players are failing to clear 55 metres boundary against rank long hop.

this is a test match wicket, dont' expect that

 

[itsme]

Asghar not playin,psl getting worse and worse only ttf playing

 

[DRsohail]

ttf means??

 

[Hamza_]

I don't know much about PSL squad - this is a swap with Sakib. Mo one expected the wicket to turn such in the 1st match of the day.

They swapped Asghar with Junaid Khan.

 

[Sub-Zero]

phir barish?! No way

 

[Naim]

I don't know much about PSL squad - this is a swap with Sakib. Mo one expected the wicket to turn such in the 1st match of the day.

they are playing 3rd match on this pitch . so every one can with half cricket knowledge will know that pitch will spin

 

[itsme]

Hope juni get a phainty but it will be difficult even for him against shafiq and shezad to get one

 

[Sub-Zero]

Asghar not playin,psl getting worse and worse only ttf playing

Asghar can bat better than Hafeez, he should play as an all rounder

 

[itsme]

ttf means??

Tried and tested failures

 

[Sub-Zero]

ttf means??

tried and tested failure

 

[itsme]

Asghar can bat better than Hafeez, he should play as an all rounder

Yeah last time he scored a 20-30 in a match

 

[Naim]

ttf means??

tried and tasted failures

 

[Naim]

no yar phir se barishhhhhhhhhh.. kia ho raha hai aaj

 

[Sub-Zero]

Yeah last time he scored a 20-30 in a match

Hafeez should be dropped, he's failing again and again, there's an ad on geo super, that diaper have an indicator, bata deta hai k diaper badalne ka waqt agaya hai, Hafeez ka waqt agya hai isi trah

 

[itsme]

Sharjeel out fixing.
Zafar,yamin,ghulam,asghar,amad not playing,didn't expect it to be so bad

 

[Naim]

umpires ruk jao yar kuch dair . 5 mint k liye stop karne ki kaya zarorat thi

 

[Sub-Zero]

gotta feel for all the fans, so many gathered today only to be disappointed by rain and test cricket in disguise of t20

 

[Sub-Zero]

Sarfraz arguing with the umpires, good to see he's outspoken

 

[Naim]

play resumed

 

[Sub-Zero]

Afridi ready to bat after eating biryani

 

[MMHS]

this is a test match wicket, dont' expect that

Not sure that's the reason. This all concurring ENG team couldn't clear a single short ball at Old Trafford, when surprisingly they extended the line beyong 65 metres.

I can tell you exactly why - power hitting doesn't come from muscle. It comes from back-lift, bat swing, foot work & balance when shifting body weight. MODERN players are groomed on 60 metre grounds with mallets at hand and absolute dead tracks, which doesn't need foot work; also heavy bats have taken out the high back-lift from the game.

Tamim is one of very few current batsman with a high back-lift & full swing of the bat - he looks like club cricketer if I compare the same with Sobers, Lara, Anwar or Greeme Pollock (Just comparing the lefties here) in that regard. Make the ground standard size where Viv Richards used to clear 100 metres with 2lb 13oz bat - most MODERN great won't hit equal number of SIX in a year that they hit now in a match with 4 lb mallets in 60 metre grounds.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Ramiz: "He's good against spin Shahid Afridi" :

 

[Naim]

18 overs per side

 

[Sub-Zero]

Not sure that's the reason. This all concurring ENG team couldn't clear a single short ball at Old Trafford, when surprisingly they extended the line beyong 65 metres.

I can tell you exactly why - power hitting doesn't come from muscle. It comes from back-lift, bat swing, foot work & balance when shifting body weight. MODERN players are groomed on 60 metre grounds with mallets at hand and absolute dead tracks, which doesn't need foot work; also heavy bats have taken out the high back-lift from the game.

Tamim is one of very few current batsman with a high back-lift & full swing of the bat - he looks like club cricketer if I compare the same with Sobers, Lara, Anwar or Greeme Pollock (Just comparing the lefties here) in that regard. Make the ground standard size where Viv Richards used to clear 100 metres with 2lb 13oz bat - most MODERN great won't hit equal number of SIX in a year that they hit now in a match with 4 lb mallets in 60 metre grounds.

Afridi should teach Tamim how to hit six

 

[Sub-Zero]

what is this?! not again :

 

[Sub-Zero]

Tamim talking to Sarfraz, seems like a friendly guy

 

[Naim]

wow . raid again

 

[Sub-Zero]

such a turn off

 

[Naim]

exercise for ground staff

 

[dhump]

man game ruined by rain..I was waiting for today to watch little cricket.

 

[Sub-Zero]

why did IslU come so early in the ground?

 

[Executioner]

There should be more leniency with the rain in T20s.

Match should continue even with mild rain. In ODIs rain delays can be accepted, test too, but T20s only have a handful of overs.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Bewafa nikli hai tu! right song for the time being

 

[MMHS]

I don't understand why they stopped cricket? T20 is played for fun, not for standard or quality - unless it's risky for players, they should never stop a T20 game.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Morgan must be remembering his home, same weather back home

 

[MMHS]

Why are they reducing overs in 1st match!!!!!!!!!!! Back to back match - they can reduce minutes between 2 matches, can start/extend the 2nd match.

 

[Naim]

rain stopped .. rain rain don't come again

 

[MMHS]

Such a stupid decision - now PZ will post around 100-110 in 16 overs & QG will chase at least 10 more in same number of overs.

 

[mz123]

Such a stupid decision - now PZ will post around 100-110 in 16 overs & QG will chase at least 10 more in same number of overs.

good to see that you're watching the match, views on maqsood ?

 

[Executioner]

a lot of folks laughed at me when I said Tamim was arguably the best batsman last season. Scored with an average of 66 in the round robins before having to leave for his son's birth. 2nd highest average for an opener was 33.8

 

[Sub-Zero]

good to see that you're watching the match, views on maqsood ?

mediocre cricketer not what Pak needs right now

 

[mz123]

a lot of folks laughed at me when I said Tamim was arguably the best batsman last season. Scored with an average of 66 in the round robins before having to leave for his son's birth. 2nd highest average for an opener was 33.8

he is very good against spinners, should improve vs fast bowling...

 

[mz123]

mediocre cricketer not what Pak needs right now

nb 6 and umar opens ?

 

[Hamza_]

Tamim is batting brilliantly.

 

[Sub-Zero]

nb 6 and umar opens ?

Umar open? : I'd rather give chance to Fakhar, and number 6 should be a big hitter who performs in PSL, let's wait until PSL ends, maybe Khushdil if he performs, Maqsood is inconsistent and not reliable

 

[Naim]

 

[Executioner]

he is very good against spinners, should improve vs fast bowling...

He plays with full swing of the bat which is effective in tests but not so in shorter formats.

 

[Sub-Zero]

dangerous Partnership, taking the game away from Quetta

 

[Hamza_]

He plays with full swing of the bat which is effective in tests but not so in shorter formats.

Tamim has very fine batting technique.

 

[MMHS]

Great crowd - people are waiting to see Misbah ..........

 

[Sub-Zero]

Anwar is mediocre just mediocre :

 

[MMHS]

What's the chance of 0 (1) today?

 

[mhraja]

Such a stupid decision - now PZ will post around 100-110 in 16 overs & QG will chase at least 10 more in same number of overs.

They can score 130, need one big over

 

[Hamza_]

What's the chance of 0 (1) today?

Afridi? He may not get to bat

 

[Sub-Zero]

Great crowd - people are waiting to see Misbah ..........

it's Afirdi who they wanna see