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PSL 2018 Match 23: Sarfaraz Ahmed leads Quetta Gladiators to routine 6-wkt win over Peshawar Zalmi

It is just a matter of one innings before Asad Shafiq unleashes his true strength.
 
babajee said:
So what would your top 3 be for Pakistan in T20?
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Not here - every discussion shouldn't end in selection. Also, it's not about person - in T20, there is no definition of batting order, rather it's about the approach & attitude. Apart from SK & recently FZ, everyone playing top 3/4 has tried that privilege (opportunity to bat early) for building a personal score - reach 25 first, so that in scoreboard it looks good, then accelerate a bit to reach 50 in preferably 40-42 balls & then become crazy ... which, often backfires. You'll notice too many PAK scores in 50s & 60s because of this certain attempt to shift in gear from 3rd to 5th.

I won't go for names - BUT there should be a target, 25 in 18/19 balls max; 50 in 35-38 ball - after that, game & condition will decide. There is nothing called close game in T20 - in a 20 overs game, even Netherlands will close within 20 runs of AUS often. If these current bunch are not capable, then try to find new players - a complete different set for T20; but the strategy should be to reach 100 in 10 overs of a standard T20 condition.

At present PAK is operating often at around 65-75 range in first 10 including 6 PP overs, and bowlers are bailing out sub per totals - often because in T20, most teams don't use their top preferred 5 batsmen in bilaterals. This has been brutally exposed in PAK's T20 WC results in recent times - almost always in top 3/4 of T20 ranking, but failed to make SF in last 2 (or 3?) WCs - which should be opposite, because PAK players play most number of T20 across globe.
 
People were doubting Hasan. Still thinks he needs to relax a bit. Should not bowl at all 100%.
 
[MENTION=141557]Chief Destroyer[/MENTION], why do you think Hasan failed with the new ball in NZ?
 
MMHS said:
Not here - every discussion shouldn't end in selection. Also, it's not about person - in T20, there is no definition of batting order, rather it's about the approach & attitude. Apart from SK & recently FZ, everyone playing top 3/4 has tried that privilege (opportunity to bat early) for building a personal score - reach 25 first, so that in scoreboard it looks good, then accelerate a bit to reach 50 in preferably 40-42 balls & then become crazy ... which, often backfires. You'll notice too many PAK scores in 50s & 60s because of this certain attempt to shift in gear from 3rd to 5th.

I won't go for names - BUT there should be a target, 25 in 18/19 balls max; 50 in 35-38 ball - after that, game & condition will decide. There is nothing called close game in T20 - in a 20 overs game, even Netherlands will close within 20 runs of AUS often. If these current bunch are not capable, then try to find new players - a complete different set for T20; but the strategy should be to reach 100 in 10 overs of a standard T20 condition.

At present PAK is operating often at around 65-75 range in first 10 including 6 PP overs, and bowlers are bailing out sub per totals - often because in T20, most teams don't use their top preferred 5 batsmen in bilaterals. This has been brutally exposed in PAK's T20 WC results in recent times - almost always in top 3/4 of T20 ranking, but failed to make SF in last 2 (or 3?) WCs - which should be opposite, because PAK players play most number of T20 across globe.
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Last 2 we didnt make it to Semis otherwise always have been there. This team is good and improving but next T20 WC is in 2020 so till than only thing Pak can do is to perfrom in bilaterals and enjoy the no1 rank
 
PZ game is dependent upon the way Asghar bowls here
 
If PZ can't win this match then I don't see them winning the tournament.
 
Titan24 said:
Last 2 we didnt make it to Semis otherwise always have been there. This team is good and improving but next T20 WC is in 2020 so till than only thing Pak can do is to perfrom in bilaterals and enjoy the no1 rank
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What's your point - failed to make SF 3 out of last 4 (other one in Asia) - that's a decline for almost 7/8 years, which basically a complete generation. For the sake of arguing in PP, you can bring past records - fact is the people instrumental in initial T20 success are Afridi, Razzak, Ajmal, Gul, Umar, Kamran .... you should understand what I am saying here.
 
MMHS said:
Not here - every discussion shouldn't end in selection. Also, it's not about person - in T20, there is no definition of batting order, rather it's about the approach & attitude. Apart from SK & recently FZ, everyone playing top 3/4 has tried that privilege (opportunity to bat early) for building a personal score - reach 25 first, so that in scoreboard it looks good, then accelerate a bit to reach 50 in preferably 40-42 balls & then become crazy ... which, often backfires. You'll notice too many PAK scores in 50s & 60s because of this certain attempt to shift in gear from 3rd to 5th.

I won't go for names - BUT there should be a target, 25 in 18/19 balls max; 50 in 35-38 ball - after that, game & condition will decide. There is nothing called close game in T20 - in a 20 overs game, even Netherlands will close within 20 runs of AUS often. If these current bunch are not capable, then try to find new players - a complete different set for T20; but the strategy should be to reach 100 in 10 overs of a standard T20 condition.

At present PAK is operating often at around 65-75 range in first 10 including 6 PP overs, and bowlers are bailing out sub per totals - often because in T20, most teams don't use their top preferred 5 batsmen in bilaterals. This has been brutally exposed in PAK's T20 WC results in recent times - almost always in top 3/4 of T20 ranking, but failed to make SF in last 2 (or 3?) WCs - which should be opposite, because PAK players play most number of T20 across globe.
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So do you not think that a player like Babar has use in T20 to anchor the innings?
 
Asad shouldn't be opening even in Faisal Bank T20 ......
 
MMHS said:
What's your point - failed to make SF 3 out of last 4 (other one in Asia) - that's a decline for almost 7/8 years, which basically a complete generation. For the sake of arguing in PP, you can bring past records - fact is the people instrumental in initial T20 success are Afridi, Razzak, Ajmal, Gul, Umar, Kamran .... you should understand what I am saying here.
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2 out of last 4 not 3. I understand but you need to see the current rankings as well, Pak in on top. Recently scored more than 200 in NZ in a T20 matvh
 
MMHS said:
Asad shouldn't be opening even in Faisal Bank T20 ......
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He shouldn't open in any t20 tournament be it even u16. This guy just plays due to being friend of sarfraz as well as Anwar and ramiz raja etc
 
MMHS said:
What's your point - failed to make SF 3 out of last 4 (other one in Asia) - that's a decline for almost 7/8 years, which basically a complete generation. For the sake of arguing in PP, you can bring past records - fact is the people instrumental in initial T20 success are Afridi, Razzak, Ajmal, Gul, Umar, Kamran .... you should understand what I am saying here.
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Also do you know when was the last time Pak lost the T20 series away or home? So thats almost a record its been more than two years I guess since Pak lost a T20 series
 
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babajee said:
So do you not think that a player like Babar has use in T20 to anchor the innings?
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He was No. 1 once and still a good player. But, you are missing my point - it's not about how good Babar (or Ahmed is), rather what they are doing. SURELY, SURELY Ahmed is better than scoring 19 (35), 6 (13), 12 (23) sort of innings in PP and I can use that same example for few others also.

Key is that, they are using their privilege to make personal scores - changing personals won't work much, unless in rings bell at Ul Haq's end. Never trusted that Imandar guy and there hasn't been any sign to change my trust either - latest he picked Imam for ODI series in UAE to cash on hapless Lankans backed by his 30/70 domestic List A stats.
 
MMHS said:
He was No. 1 once and still a good player. But, you are missing my point - it's not about how good Babar (or Ahmed is), rather what they are doing. SURELY, SURELY Ahmed is better than scoring 19 (35), 6 (13), 12 (23) sort of innings in PP and I can use that same example for few others also.

Key is that, they are using their privilege to make personal scores - changing personals won't work much, unless in rings bell at Ul Haq's end. Never trusted that Imandar guy and there hasn't been any sign to change my trust either - latest he picked Imam for ODI series in UAE to cash on hapless Lankans backed by his 30/70 domestic List A stats.
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Babar is averaging 48 with Sr of 122 in T20s, it doesnt look like a bad record to me
 
Titan24 said:
Also do you know when was the last time Pak lost the T20 series away or home? So thats almost a record its been more than two years I guess since Pak lost a T20 series
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I thought, I wrote in very clear English in my initial post. Let me break it in bullet points -

1. T20 (any) ranking is based on matches played by teams - 90% of which is bilaterals. Only in 2/4 years, teams play 3 to 10 WC games.

2. Almost every top team uses bilaterals to test new combination, draft new players - basically they use it to fix teams for WCs. So, often T20 teams in bilaterals are under strength

3. PCB is the only established cricket board, which selected available best XI, even for a dead rubber, against ZIM at Lahore and they do it for every T20, even if it's against associates; therefore PAK is only major team which plays is available best XI/squad for every T20 series

4. WC games doesn't earn extra rating points, and rating points are counted against teams, not players - so, if IND send their E team and BD wins 3-0, still it'll earn same point.

5. If a side wins 6 WC games including 2 against associates - they'll earn the WC title, but less points for a 5-0 series win against AUS or IND or SAF D team.

6. Therefore, success factor of T20, for me is what teams are doing in ICC events. Ranking is so volatile that from 1 to 7 shift is a matter of 4/5 games on either way.

Hope it helps - I can't explain better.
 
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]

Pakistan players play or try to play all 20 20 , because they are unsecured of there position. There is no culture of developing batting talents . You see during Woolmer time , no test middle order batter was allowed to develop. Afridi , malik , Razzak got the nod.
 
Titan24 said:
Babar is averaging 48 with Sr of 122 in T20s, it doesnt look like a bad record to me
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That's tremendous for a longer game - but, you have to break it for 1st 20, 2nd 20 & 3rd 20 runs. If any player takes SR around 100 for first 20-25 runs, even if he makes it up later, often it doesn't work, because of the momentum - that is the point of whole argument. Besides, in T20, scores are misleading - chasing 170, you can finish at 161/6, and still your top 3 will maintain a healthy stats.

Count, what he is doing while chasing or setting up target. I wonder, every PAK poster understand perfectly this same discussion when it's about someone named Sachin Tendulkar - in fact most of them add extra encouragements; why it's so difficult to understand for Babar or Sarfraz?
 
Railu Katta said:
He had a poor PSL2 as well. Maybe he's just poor like I said :)
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Atleast he was economical in season 2. This time around he has been poor as you said but, the guy is 19 so has age on his side to improve
 
MMHS said:
That's tremendous for a longer game - but, you have to break it for 1st 20, 2nd 20 & 3rd 20 runs. If any player takes SR around 100 for first 20-25 runs, even if he makes it up later, often it doesn't work, because of the momentum - that is the point of whole argument. Besides, in T20, scores are misleading - chasing 170, you can finish at 161/6, and still your top 3 will maintain a healthy stats.

Count, what he is doing while chasing or setting up target. I wonder, every PAK poster understand perfectly this same discussion when it's about someone named Sachin Tendulkar - in fact most of them add extra encouragements; why it's so difficult to understand for Babar or Sarfraz?
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Babar was not out when Pak scored 201 against NZ and he scored 50 of 29 balls. Cant blame him for what he has done in the past recently he has been good considering any benchmark
 
Justcrazy said:
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]

Pakistan players play or try to play all 20 20 , because they are unsecured of there position. There is no culture of developing batting talents . You see during Woolmer time , no test middle order batter was allowed to develop. Afridi , malik , Razzak got the nod.
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That's where the "trust" part came for Imandar admi - absolute loyalist;he'll back only those he thinks should deserve. As a Captain, he was exactly same, but he is among the very best ever in his game despite huffing & puffing for whole life - hence, he could led from the front selectively. But, under him, that PAK side actually were under achiever, because of his too much trust on his own players. He will do exactly same as CS, if allowed - at least I didn't see any change.
 
Who is this Rambo Raza guy? His overall domestic stats are too ordinary even for a starting spot in a PSL game, while 2 T20I he played (God knows how), are frightening, that too against Mughabe's ZIM.
 
MMHS said:
That's where the "trust" part came for Imandar admi - absolute loyalist;he'll back only those he thinks should deserve. As a Captain, he was exactly same, but he is among the very best ever in his game despite huffing & puffing for whole life - hence, he could led from the front selectively. But, under him, that PAK side actually were under achiever, because of his too much trust on his own players. He will do exactly same as CS, if allowed - at least I didn't see any change.
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Pakistan have been underachiever long time. in both 96 and 99 WC Pakistan had good teams , should have won one more WC. In 96 , Playing Miandad was wastage of a spot.
 
Sammy asking Dawson "How can you not know?? You are the bowler". :))

If there is no edge then it looks plumb.
 
babajee said:
Sarfraz is a good batsman
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The best way to describe him is "busy" player. Very good for No. 4/5 spot in ODI, may be T20 as well....... if he is fit enough to bat for 25 overs, after 50 overs of keeping. He can't be used as a blaster, therefore has to be extremely fit for that role. Otherwise, he'll do same thing like Ul Haq did often - throw it away after 2 hours of huffing & puffing ..
 
MMHS said:
Who is this Rambo Raza guy? His overall domestic stats are too ordinary even for a starting spot in a PSL game, while 2 T20I he played (God knows how), are frightening, that too against Mughabe's ZIM.
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He had a good national t20 tournament before he was selected to play against ZIM
 
MMHS said:
Who is this Rambo Raza guy? His overall domestic stats are too ordinary even for a starting spot in a PSL game, while 2 T20I he played (God knows how), are frightening, that too against Mughabe's ZIM.
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A friend of sarfaraz. By the looks of it he can't play bowlers who bowler over 110kph.
 
Don't forget that Azam Khan hasn't been given a game yet. What was the "once Azam plays he will silence his critics" all about when he can't even make the playing XI?

Would Bismillah Khan instead of Asad Shafiq have been too bad of a choice?
 
Just get Russow and QG will fold. Want PZ to win so that LQ still have a chance just because they are a more exciting team than these PZ, QG clowns.
 
50 @ ~8 with 6 wickets at hand should be favoring chasing side, but Hasan & Wahab has 4 of those 6 overs.
 
This pitch is so good there is something for everyone here be it the pacers, spinners or batsmen (bounce, turn).In both innings wickets kept falling but the runs and boundaries never stopped.
 
Looks like bye, bye Lahore - for 3rd year, Punjab team is disappointing me.
 
Can sarfraz score more than 20 odd runs in a match and see his team home?
 
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