PSL 8: Balls faced per 6 hit watch

[Rana]

I think this is a very important discussion to be had. Hitting a six isn’t just two more runs than hitting a 4, it’s a clear sign of intent and telling the opposition that you mean business. Currently:

Top 3 from Pakistan

1. Fakhar Zaman, 16x6 in 113 bf. (7 balls per six)

2. Imad Wasim, 12x6 in 102 bf. (8.5 balls per six)

3. Azam Khan, 11x6 in 90 bf. (8.2 balls per six)


Pakistan’s current openers and number 3:

1. Mohammad Rizwan, 7x6 in 253 bf. (36 balls per six)

2. Babar Azam, 2x6 in 136 bf. (68 balls per six)

3. Shan Masood, 1x6 in 114 bf (what a joke)

Absolutely ridiculous if I’m honest.

Notable lesser performers:

1. Asif Ali, 7x6 in 42 bf (6 balls per six)

2. Abdullah Shafique, 5x6 in 41 bf (8 balls per 6)

3. Muhammad Harris, 5x6 in 60 bf (12 balls per 6)


-going by some of these numbers, what exactly was the previous chief selector basing his selection on for T20s and especially the T20 World Cup? Why are the top 3 positions occupied by guys who clearly have no intent to take risk in the powerplay?

 

[Mamoon]

Abdullah’s innings looked like a fluke to me. In the long run, his balls to sixes ratio would be similar to Babar and Rizwan’s.

He is absolutely not required in white ball cricket right now.

 

[Rana]

Abdullah’s innings looked like a fluke to me. In the long run, his balls to sixes ratio would be similar to Babar and Rizwan’s.

He is absolutely not required in white ball cricket right now.

Yeah it’s hard to believe. To his credit, he wasn’t holding back yesterday and was going after every ball. He should always bat in this way

 

[Xoib]

Abdullah’s innings looked like a fluke to me. In the long run, his balls to sixes ratio would be similar to Babar and Rizwan’s.

He is absolutely not required in white ball cricket right now.

Abdullah is known as a clean striker in local cricket. He should try to bat more freely when he’s playing for Pakistan

 

[Plumb]

Shafique can be good in ODIs but not in T20s, In ODIs we dont know how to rotate strike he seems to have the shots and knows Strike rotation

 

[Finisher]

Deliverys per six in T20s(career Stats).

F Zaman :21
A Shafiq :26
M Rizwan :31
B Azam :44

 

[Kianig89]

Very good thread that's the root cause of our T20 batting and again the numbers are worrying lack of power hitters is apparent, Fakhar AzamKhan and Haris the cupboard is bare and even that trio by international standards like carbon in exhaust

 

[zarak]

Abdullah’s innings looked like a fluke to me. In the long run, his balls to sixes ratio would be similar to Babar and Rizwan’s.

He is absolutely not required in white ball cricket right now.

no fluke just pathetic bowlers.

 

[Maher96]

Abdullah although sample size is small has shown real improvement in his game. I think being out in the first few games has given him the added motivation.

Shocked at the current Top 3’s numbers.

 

[Rana]

Abdullah although sample size is small has shown real improvement in his game. I think being out in the first few games has given him the added motivation.

Shocked at the current Top 3’s numbers.

Rizwan hit 4 sixes in 64 bf in his 110*

If your remove that, his stats would read as: 3x6 in 189 bf. (63 balls per six)

 

[mon858]

Good thread, you could also do a combo per 4 also, and dot balls (lower dot balls).

ultimately the combination of those 3, 6,4 and minimal dot balls translates into high-strike-rate and high-impact innings that lead to overall higher scores and winning totals / chasing targets vs stats padding.

also for Abdullah Shafiq we need to give more chance, he seems to have shown lot more intent in his innings in this PSL and we should see if he is truly improving and at least showing better intent, he should be put and locked into the Babar/Rizwan bucket.

It will be interesting to see how bold the new selection committee can be with regards to t20 side minimally, and later ODI side.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan’s top 3 six hitters in PSL

1. Fakhar Zaman, 17 sixes (8 balls per six)
+sr 172

2. Azam Khan, 15 sixes (9 balls per six)
+sr 175

3. Imad Wasim, 15 sixes (12 balls per six)
+sr 178

The sad thing is, these boys would not be getting a look at by the previous chief selector and his laptop

Special mention,

Asif Ali: 8 sixes (6 balls per six) !!

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan’s top 3 six hitters in PSL

1. Fakhar Zaman, 17 sixes (8 balls per six)
+sr 172

2. Azam Khan, 15 sixes (9 balls per six)
+sr 175

3. Imad Wasim, 15 sixes (12 balls per six)
+sr 178

The sad thing is, these boys would not be getting a look at by the previous chief selector and his laptop

Special mention,

Asif Ali: 8 sixes (6 balls per six) !!

Azam is only doing this now so you cannot blame old selectors

Let's see what the new ones do. Same for Imad

 

[Rana]

Azam is only doing this now so you cannot blame old selectors

Let's see what the new ones do. Same for Imad

Yes they feel inspired all of a sudden knowing Sethi is in business

 

[MenInG]

Yes they feel inspired all of a sudden knowing Sethi is in business

No they had been lazy and were doing nothing.

Azam was with Sarfaraz who had no desire to let him play because he was happier with the likes of UA.

Azam is now with a progressive Franchise and results there to see.

 

[MenInG]

No they had been lazy and were doing nothing.

Azam was with Sarfaraz who had no desire to let him play because he was happier with the likes of UA.

Azam is now with a progressive Franchise and results there to see.

By the way, in PSL 5 (I think) I was in Dubai and staying on the same floor as QG - I saw Azam begging Sarf to play him but Sarf laughed it off.

If you want to blame someone, blame Sarfaraz.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

By the way, in PSL 5 (I think) I was in Dubai and staying on the same floor as QG - I saw Azam begging Sarf to play him but Sarf laughed it off.

If you want to blame someone, blame Sarfaraz.

I think there’s a clear theme here. Franchises that invest in, and develop young Pakistani talent are the most successful. Franchises that don’t are at the bottom of the table.

 

[Rana]

Fakhar Zaman

25 sixes in 210 balls faced. (8.4 balls per six)

 

[ArabKnight]

Stats have been locked for Babar Azam:

9 sixes in 359 balls faced. (39.9 balls per six)

 

[Rana]

Babar Azam’s PSL: 359, 9 sixes @40 balls per six

Mohammad Harris PSL: 188bf, 18 sixes @10 balls per six!!

Saim Ayub PSL: 206bf, 17 sixes @12 balls per six!

Tell me why Babar should get the lion share of the powerplay??

 

[Rana]

40 balls per six. Why is this guy in the platinum category???

 

[ArabKnight]

Babar Azam’s PSL: 359, 9 sixes @40 balls per six

Mohammad Harris PSL: 188bf, 18 sixes @10 balls per six!!

Saim Ayub PSL: 206bf, 17 sixes @12 balls per six!

Tell me why Babar should get the lion share of the powerplay??

Imagine if they didn’t play on the highway roads and tiny boundaries in Pindi.

7 of Babar’s sixes were in Pindi.
2 of them were in Karachi (vs Andrew Tye & Faheem Ashraf).

 

[Rana]

Imagine if they didn’t play on the highway roads and tiny boundaries in Pindi.

7 of Babar’s sixes were in Pindi.
2 of them were in Karachi (vs Andrew Tye & Faheem Ashraf).

A few of them were top edges on free hits

My man is not a T20 batter!

 

[ArabKnight]

A few of them were top edges on free hits

My man is not a T20 batter!

I wonder why we don’t see Babar play in unbiased leagues like BBL, CPL, & BPL where these types of things don’t fly!

Mediocre bowlers throwing full tosses, 50m boundaries, concrete pitches. Has all the batter luck in the world. A bigger joke than Hong Kong Sixes! Ask me to bat, I will deliver a 45 ball 100 with 10 sixes.

 

[Energy]

I wonder why we don’t see Babar play in unbiased leagues like BBL, CPL, & BPL where these types of things don’t fly!

Mediocre bowlers throwing full tosses, 50m boundaries, concrete pitches. Has all the batter luck in the world. A bigger joke than Hong Kong Sixes! Ask me to bat, I will deliver a 45 ball 100 with 10 sixes.

No, you won't. You'll likely get hit on the face or the shin.

Do what you're good at. Criticise on the keyboard and deep dive into every Babar Azam innings to meticulously moan his runs, and let the real guy get on with doing stuff that's meaningful.

 

[mastermind_quad]

Very good thread and has a good analysis. Somehow I missed this thread till now.

Saim Ayub PSL: 206bf, 17 sixes @12 balls per six!

From whatever I saw till now he can be a very good LOI natural opener for Pakistan.

Hopefully, he'll be another superstar batsman like Babar in the future.

 

[Zaz]

I wonder why we don’t see Babar play in unbiased leagues like BBL, CPL, & BPL where these types of things don’t fly!

Mediocre bowlers throwing full tosses, 50m boundaries, concrete pitches. Has all the batter luck in the world. A bigger joke than Hong Kong Sixes! Ask me to bat, I will deliver a 45 ball 100 with 10 sixes.

yeah babar is a low quality player No idea why hes rated as the best pakistani batsman of his generation

his avge of 60 in odis and 50 is tests and 40 in t20s is overated Hes clueless and your better than him

 

[ArabKnight]

yeah babar is a low quality player No idea why hes rated as the best pakistani batsman of his generation

his avge of 60 in odis and 50 is tests and 40 in t20s is overated Hes clueless and your better than him

That’s a low-blow comment against me.

This thread is not about stad-padded averages, but rather about sixes-hit-to-deliveries-faced ratio—of which Babar has terrible stats in.

 

[Rana]

Shaheen Shah Afridi

79 balls faced, 11 sixes @7 balls per six!!!

Madness

 

[Rana]

Respect to Fakhar Zaman

27 sixes @10 balls per six!

Pakistan’s best white ball batsman of the modern era!

 

[GreenKhan]

Respect to Fakhar Zaman

27 sixes @10 balls per six!

Pakistan’s best white ball batsman of the modern era!

Totally agree. He will change the game on his day . Had a solid PSL season with 3 man of the match performances and the most sixers .

 

[Rana]

Babar Azam @40 balls per six will open whilst Fakhar Zaman @10 balls per six will not open!

Why can’t we Sack this guy right now from captaincy!!