Quaid-e-Azam Trophy | Super Eight | Round 1 | Dec 3-6, 2017 | Discussion Thread

[Abdullah719]

GROUP I

*** NBP STADIUM, KARACHI

SNGPL vs HBL

Scorecard


*** UBL GROUND NO.1, KARACHI

Lahore Blues vs Lahore Whites

Scorecard


GROUP II

*** NIAZ STADIUM, HYDERABAD

UBL vs SSGC

Scorecard


*** STATE BANK GROUND, KARACHI

KRL vs WAPDA

Scorecard

 

[babajee]

Meanwhile our players are playing in the BPL...

 

[aloo paratha]

Meanwhile our players are playing in the BPL...

It's mostly players who are already established in the team, so it doesn't really matter. Might even be better because younger players might get chances.

 

[mak36]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] any truth to the rumours PTV have retained their First Class status for next year?

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] any truth to the rumours PTV have retained their First Class status for next year?

This is the first time I'm hearing of it.

 

[Abdullah719]

Younis Khan is playing for UBL.

Looks like Hafeez opened the innings for SNGPL.

 

[deems]

Is haaris Sohail playing?

 

[DRsohail]

It's mostly players who are already established in the team, so it doesn't really matter. Might even be better because younger players might get chances.

Babar AZam should be playing QEA trophy...what the crap is he doing there.we all know he should bat for long in Fc if he wants to be an established test cricketer.

 

[MMHS]

Younis Khan is playing for UBL.

Looks like Hafeez opened the innings for SNGPL.

What did you expect - he is now specialist bat and there are 1 lose openers’ slot available (2 actually, if MoHa puts some decent scores in domestics, Azhar’ll decline to open again).....

Called long back - ICC has done a great damage to PAK cricket by blocking his path into the team as all-rounder - some young opener will pay for it.

 

[Abdullah719]

GROUP- I

* NBP STADIUM, KARACHI

SNGPL (first innings) 294-2 in 85.2 overs: (Azhar Ali 118, 229 balls, 12x4s, Khurram Shahzad 113*, 225 balls, 8x4s, 4x6s, Muhammad Hafeez 37, 46 balls, 7x4s, Ammad Butt 1-52, Umar Gul 1-53)

HBL

Toss: HBL


* UBL GROUND NO 1, KARACHI

Lahore Region Whites (first innings) 141-10 in 47.2 overs: (Rizwan Hussain 42, 58 balls, 8x4s, Muhammad Irfan 41, 48 balls, 6x4s, 1x6, Aizaz Cheema 4-43, Bilawal Iqbal 4-42)

Lahore Region Blues (first innings) 150-4 in 33 overs: (Tayyab Tahir 71*, 105 balls, 10x4s, Saad Nasim 53*, 45 balls, 7x4s, 1x6, Umaid Asif 3-54)

Toss: Lahore Region Blues


GROUP - II

* NIAZ STADIUM, HYDERABAD

UBL (first innings) 252-10 in 79.3 overs: (Shan Masood 75, 160 balls, 6x4s, Saad Ali 52, 90 balls, 8x4s, Hammad Azam 25, 36 balls, 4x4s, 1x6, Gulraiz Sadaf 22, 68 balls, 3x4s, Umar Akmal 20, 11 balls, 1x4, 2x6s, Ahmed Jamal 6-34, Kashif Bhatti 3-93)

SSGC (first innings) 31-2 in 6 overs: (Sohail Khan 2-19)

Toss: SSGC


* STATE BANK GROUND, KARACHI

KRL (first innings) 95-10 in 42.3 overs: (Junaid Ali 40, 98 balls, 5x4s, Waqas Maqsood 9-32)

WAPDA (first innings) 96-6 in 32.3 overs: (Khalid Usman 41*, 59 balls, 8x4s, 1x6, Aamir Sajjad 18*, 88 balls, 2x4s, Sadaf Hussain 4-33, Ahmed Bashir 2-23)

Toss: WAPDA

 

[DRsohail]

Sadaf hussain.Rizwan hussain and Saad ali going with good performances..Good to see Ahmad Bashir back.

 

[Abdullah719]

95/10 and 96/6

 

[aloo paratha]

Babar AZam should be playing QEA trophy...what the crap is he doing there.we all know he should bat for long in Fc if he wants to be an established test cricketer.

Agree, Babar should be playing FC cricket.

 

[asma_cricfan]

On what merit umar akmal playing longer format of cricket? He made 20 off 16 balls and got out. That's his temperament not batting more than 3 to 4 overs.
He is so finished that even big/small t20 leagues are not interested in him.

 

[another drop catch]

Sadaf hussain.Rizwan hussain and Saad ali going with good performances..Good to see Ahmad Bashir back.

you forgot Waqas maqsood

 

[DRsohail]

you forgot Waqas maqsood

he is too unfit and old for possible international call.

 

[DRsohail]

On what merit umar akmal playing longer format of cricket? He made 20 off 16 balls and got out. That's his temperament not batting more than 3 to 4 overs.
He is so finished that even big/small t20 leagues are not interested in him.

Connections.

 

[Abdullah719]

On what merit umar akmal playing longer format of cricket? He made 20 off 16 balls and got out. That's his temperament not batting more than 3 to 4 overs.
He is so finished that even big/small t20 leagues are not interested in him.

20 off 11.

Give him some credit, he almost batted two full overs.

 

[Abdullah719]

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[Markhor]

9-32 from Waqas Maqsood.

What is going on with the batting this season, once again we're seeing some atrocious scores.

 

[mak36]

This is the first time I'm hearing of it.

Apparently FATA fielded a player (Fawad Khan) that was on PTV's payroll in their match against PTV. The match ended in a draw but PTV lodged a complaint and they have now been awarded the points (6). As a result, PTV are safe while NBP have been relegated to GrII.

If true, good news for Saud Shakeel but bad news for the likes of Ahsan Ali.

Perhaps [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] can shed some light?

 

[Abdullah719]

Apparently FATA fielded a player (Fawad Khan) that was on PTV's payroll in their match against PTV. The match ended in a draw but PTV lodged a complaint and they have now been awarded the points (6). As a result, PTV are safe while NBP have been relegated to GrII.

If true, good news for Saud Shakeel but bad news for the likes of Ahsan Ali.

Perhaps [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] can shed some light?

That's a pretty bizarre thing to have happened.

Just checked now, I see some rumours on social media etc. about this.

PCB have obviously not stated anything.

 

[MenInG]

Apparently FATA fielded a player (Fawad Khan) that was on PTV's payroll in their match against PTV. The match ended in a draw but PTV lodged a complaint and they have now been awarded the points (6). As a result, PTV are safe while NBP have been relegated to GrII.

If true, good news for Saud Shakeel but bad news for the likes of Ahsan Ali.

Perhaps [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] can shed some light?

This is true and confirmed by the PCB

 

[Sean143]

The standard of pitches in the last 2 seasons(especially this year) has been pathetic to say the least how are ours bowlers supposed to learn how to set up batsmen on flat tracks(that are a norm In Test cricket these days) when they are getting pitches like these

 

[Abdullah719]

The standard of pitches in the last 2 seasons(especially this year) has been pathetic to say the least how are ours bowlers supposed to learn how to set up batsmen on flat tracks(that are a norm In Test cricket these days) when they are getting pitches like these

The worst part is that they are getting even worse as the season goes on.

 

[Abdullah719]

Hundred for Fawad today.

 

[Abdullah719]

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[MenInG]

QUAID-E-AZAM TROPHY 2017-18

Round One
Day Two of Four
December 4, 2017

GROUP- I

NBP STADIUM, KARACHI

SNGPL (1st innings) 511-10 in 150.1 oversKhurram Shahzad 133, 248 balls, 11x4s, 5x6s, Azhar Ali 118, 229 balls, 12x4s, Iftikhar Ahmed 93, 173 balls, 7x4s, Asad Shafiq 78, 154 balls, 5x4s, Muhammad Hafeez 37, 46 balls, 7x4s, Ammad Butt 6-106, Abdul Rehman 3-194)


HBL (1st innings) 23-1 in 14 overs: (Imam-ul-Haq 18*)


Overnight: SNGPL (first innings) 294-2 in 85.2 overs

Toss: HBL
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood Sr. & Rashid Riaz
Referee: Iftikhar Ahmed
Scorer: Syed Imran Ali


UBL GROUND NO 1, KARACHI

Lahore Region Whites (1st innings) 141-10 in 47.2 overs: (Rizwan Hussain 42, 58 balls, 8x4s, Muhammad Irfan 41, 48 balls, 6x4s, 1x6, Aizaz Cheema 4-43, Bilawal Iqbal 4-42)


(2nd innings) 151-5 in 90 overs: (Anas Mahmood 54, 115 balls, 6x4s, Umaid Asif 50, 37 balls, 8x4s, 1x6, Aizaz Cheema 4-31)

Lahore Region Blues (1st innings) 281-10 in 75.1 overs: (Tayyab Tahir 83, 134 balls, 12x4s, Saad Nasim 83, 90 balls, 9x4s, 1x6, Farhan Khan 55, 93 balls, 9x4s, Irfan Haider 21, 52 balls, 3x4s, Umaid Asif 4-73, Waqas Ahmed 3-106, Muhammad Irfan 2-24)


Overnight: Lahore Region Blues (first innings) 150-4 in 33 overs

Toss: Lahore Region Blues
Umpires: Alay Haider & Shamim Ansari
Referee: Athar Laiq
Scorer: Salman Hussain Kazmi


GROUP - II

NIAZ STADIUM, HYDERABAD

UBL (1st innings) 252-10 in 79.3 overs: (Shan Masood 75, 160 balls, 6x4s, Saad Ali 52, 90 balls, 8x4s, Hammad Azam 25, 36 balls, 4x4s, 1x6, Gulraiz Sadaf 22, 68 balls, 3x4s, Umar Akmal 20, 11 balls, 1x4, 2x6s, Ahmed Jamal 6-34, Kashif Bhatti 3-93)


SSGC (1st innings) 273-8 in 84 overs: (Fawad Alam 123*, 214 balls, 13 x4s, Kashif Bhatti 51, 68 balls, 7x4s, 1x6, Muzammil Nizam 39, 121 balls, 3x4s, Sohail Khan 3-69, Mir Hamza 2-62)


Overnight: SSGC (first innings) 31-2 in 6 overs

Toss: SSGC
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi & Nasir Hussain Sr.
Referee: Iqbal Sheikh
Scorer: Arif Abdul Majeed


STATE BANK GROUND, KARACHI

KRL (1st innings) 95-10 in 42.3 overs: (Jaahid Ali 40, 98 balls, 5x4s, Waqas Maqsood 9-32)

(2nd innings) 65-10 in 28.4 overs: (Saif Badar 22, 24 balls, 1x4, 2x6s, Jaahid Ali 19, 62 balls, 2x4s, Muhammad Asif 6-23, Waqas Maqsood 3-9)


WAPDA (first innings) 167-10 in 49.3 overs: (Khalid Usman 86, 115 balls, 11x4s, 2x6, Aamir Sajjad 19, 90 balls, 2x4s, Sadaf Hussain 5-51, Ahmed Bashir 3-42, Yasir Ali 2-25)


Result: WAPDA won by an inning & 7 runs

Overnight: WAPDA (first innings) 96-6 in 32.3 overs

Toss: WAPDA
Umpires: Shozeb Raza & Imtiaz Iqbal
Referee: Aleem Moosa
Scorer: Muhammad Tariq Noor

 

[mak36]

This is true and confirmed by the PCB

Good to get official confirmation.

That said, it took the PCB nearly a month to officially confirm it, and even then that took some prompting.

Never change.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Apparently FATA fielded a player (Fawad Khan) that was on PTV's payroll in their match against PTV. The match ended in a draw but PTV lodged a complaint and they have now been awarded the points (6). As a result, PTV are safe while NBP have been relegated to GrII.

If true, good news for Saud Shakeel but bad news for the likes of Ahsan Ali.

Perhaps [MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] can shed some light?

Assalamoalaikum Warehmatullah e Wabarakatohoo. Hope you are fine.

You are doing a fine job on PP. I want to appreciate you.


Ahsan Ali is very talented, highly skilled batsman.


He

1. Fitness trainer

2. Sports psychologist


He cannot afford either because He has not got financial resources like Ahmed shehzad for instance.


This season has been terrible for him. National T20 Cup was golden Oppurtunity for him but he failed miserably. He had a miserable Qea trophy aswell.

If in future He does not get Asad Shafiq's vote he might than eveb lose out on domestic T20, List A & FC aswell.



YOU NEED PERFORMANCES. SIMPLE.

 

[b.lesner]

oh nooooo Sadaf hussain just got 1 inning because of poor batting by KRL , he would have easily taken over sohail khan as the leading wicket taker

 

[MenInG]

QUAID-E-AZAM TROPHY 2017-18

Round One

Day Three of Four

December 5, 2017


GROUP- I


NBP STADIUM, KARACHI



SNGPL (1st innings) 511-10 in 150.1 overs: (Khurram Shahzad 133, 248 balls, 11x4s, 5x6s, Azhar Ali 118, 229 balls, 12x4s, Iftikhar Ahmed 93, 173 balls, 7x4s, Asad Shafiq 78, 154 balls, 5x4s, Muhammad Hafeez 37, 46 balls, 7x4s, Ammad Butt 6-106, Abdul Rehman 3-194)





HBL (1st innings) 202-10 in 79.2 overs: (Ramiz Aziz 59*, 116 balls, 8x4s, Imam-ul-Haq 39, 100 balls, 5x4s, Ahmed Shahzad 27, 56 balls, 5x4s, Jamal Anwar 20, 41 balls, 3x4s, Yasir Shah 4-50, Iftikhar Ahmed 3-19, Hussain Talat 2-23)


After follow-on (2nd innings) 67-1 in 19 overs: (Ahmed Shahzad 36, 52 balls, 8x4s, Salman Afridi 24*, 54 balls, 4x4s)


Overnight: HBL (1st innings) 23-1 in 14 overs

Toss: HBL

Umpires: Khalid Mahmood Sr. & Rashid Riaz

Referee: Iftikhar Ahmed

Scorer: Syed Imran Ali


UBL GROUND NO 1, KARACHI


Lahore Region Whites (1st innings) 141-10 in 47.2 oversRizwan Hussain 42, 58 balls, 8x4s, Muhammad Irfan 41, 48 balls, 6x4s, 1x6, Aizaz Cheema 4-43, Bilawal Iqbal 4-42)



(2nd innings) 207-10 in 54.1 overs: (Anas Mahmood 54, 115 balls, 6x4s, Umaid Asif 50, 37 balls, 8x4s, 1x6, Fahad-ul-Haq 25*, 46 balls, 2x4s, Aizaz Cheema 7-52, Bilawal Iqbal 2-76)





Lahore Region Blues (1st innings) 281-10 in 75.1 overs: (Tayyab Tahir 83, 134 balls, 12x4s, Saad Nasim 83, 90 balls, 9x4s, 1x6, Farhan Khan 55, 93 balls, 9x4s, Irfan Haider 21, 52 balls, 3x4s, Umaid Asif 4-73, Waqas Ahmed 3-106, Muhammad Irfan 2-24)



(2nd innings) 70-1 in 9.3 overs: (Tayyab Tahir 41*, 32 balls, 7x4s, 1x6, Waqas Saleem 21, 17 balls, 5x4s, Waqas Ahmed 1-34)





Result: Lahore Region Blues won by 9 wickets

Overnight: Lahore Region Whites (2nd innings) 151-5 in 40 overs

Toss: Lahore Region Blues

Umpires: Alay Haider & Shamim Ansari

Referee: Athar Laiq

Scorer: Salman Hussain Kazmi



GROUP - II


NIAZ STADIUM, HYDERABAD



UBL (1st innings) 252-10 in 79.3 overs: (Shan Masood 75, 160 balls, 6x4s, Saad Ali 52, 90 balls, 8x4s, Hammad Azam 25, 36 balls, 4x4s, 1x6, Gulraiz Sadaf 22, 68 balls, 3x4s, Umar Akmal 20, 11 balls, 1x4, 2x6s, Ahmed Jamal 6-34, Kashif Bhatti 3-93)



(2nd innings) 325-8 in 79 overs: (Umar Akmal 148, 166 balls, 12x4s, 2x6s, Umar Saddique 70, 143 balls, 8x4s, Saad Ali 23, 22 balls, 2x4s, 1x6, Sohail Khan 21, 39 balls, 1x6, Kashif Bhatti 5-102)


SSGC (1st innings) 279-10 in 87.5 overs: (Fawad Alam 124, 222 balls, 13 x4s, Kashif Bhatti 51, 68 balls, 7x4s, 1x6, Muzammil Nizam 39, 121 balls, 3x4s, Sohail Khan 5-72, Mir Hamza 2-65)


Overnight: SSGC (1st innings) 273-8 in 84 overs

Toss: SSGC

Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi & Nasir Hussain Sr.

Referee: Iqbal Sheikh

Scorer: Arif Abdul Majeed

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Umar Akmal scores a century, he needs to score way more consistently before even being considered for a national call-up.

 

[UN talkz]

Cheema making fun of batsmen

 

[Boi]

That's an excellent knock from Umar to set the game up for his team. Given them a good chance of winning the match tomorrow.

 

[DRsohail]

fluke innings from akmal.

 

[ZyzzBrah]

Lol at the serious umar akmal haters who go wild, but when he scores go into hiding.

 

[Abdullah719]

Beastly knock.

 

[Abdullah719]

Lol at the serious umar akmal haters who go wild, but when he scores go into hiding.

Maybe he should score more often so that the 'haters' go 'into hiding' permanently.

 

[UN talkz]

Maybe he should score more often so that the 'haters' go 'into hiding' permanently.

. Phaintey this

 

[babajee]

Unless Umar can sustain performances for a season, he should be nowhere near the team.

 

[CadPakFan]

Unless Umar can sustain performances for a season, he should be nowhere near the team.

Agreed.

 

[Brilliance]

Azhar Ali returns to his opening position.

 

[Abdullah719]

Looks like Shehzad matched UA's innings. 148 for him too.

 

[MenInG]

Round One
Day Four of Four
December 6, 2017

GROUP- I

NBP STADIUM, KARACHI

SNGPL (1st innings) 511-10 in 150.1 overs: (Khurram Shahzad 133, 248 balls, 11x4s, 5x6s, Azhar Ali 118, 229 balls, 12x4s, Iftikhar Ahmed 93, 173 balls, 7x4s, Asad Shafiq 78, 154 balls, 5x4s, Muhammad Hafeez 37, 46 balls, 7x4s, Ammad Butt 6-106, Abdul Rehman 3-194)


HBL (1st innings) 202-10 in 79.2 overs: (Ramiz Aziz 59*, 116 balls, 8x4s, Imam-ul-Haq 39, 100 balls, 5x4s, Ahmed Shahzad 27, 56 balls, 5x4s, Jamal Anwar 20, 41 balls, 3x4s, Yasir Shah 4-50, Iftikhar Ahmed 3-19, Hussain Talat 2-23)

After follow-on (2nd innings) 291-6 in 107 overs: (Ahmed Shahzad 148, 265 balls, 21x4s, 1x6, Imran Farhat 48, 143 balls, 6x4s, Salman Afridi 39, 110 balls, 5x4s, Hussain Talat 3-39, Asad Ali 2-67)


Result: Match Drawn

Overnight: HBL After fellow-on (2nd innings) 67-1 in 19 overs

Toss: HBL
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood Sr. & Rashid Riaz
Referee: Iftikhar Ahmed
Scorer: Syed Imran Ali


GROUP - II

NIAZ STADIUM, HYDERABAD

UBL (1st innings) 252-10 in 79.3 overs: (Shan Masood 75, 160 balls, 6x4s, Saad Ali 52, 90 balls, 8x4s, Hammad Azam 25, 36 balls, 4x4s, 1x6, Gulraiz Sadaf 22, 68 balls, 3x4s, Umar Akmal 20, 11 balls, 1x4, 2x6s, Ahmed Jamal 6-34, Kashif Bhatti 3-93)

(2nd innings) 328-8 decl in 80 overs: (Umar Akmal 148, 166 balls, 12x4s, 2x6s, Umar Saddique 70, 143 balls, 8x4s, Saad Ali 23, 22 balls, 2x4s, 1x6, Sohail Khan 21, 39 balls, 1x6, Kashif Bhatti 5-102)


SSGC (1st innings) 279-10 in 87.5 overs: (Fawad Alam 124, 222 balls, 13 x4s, Kashif Bhatti 51, 68 balls, 7x4s, 1x6, Muzammil Nizam 39, 121 balls, 3x4s, Sohail Khan 5-72, Mir Hamza 2-65)

(2nd innings) 152-10 in 43.5 overs: (Sami Aslam 27, 60 balls, 3x4s, Asif Zakir 27, 40 balls, 5x4s, Fawad Alam 26, 52 balls, 3x4s, Maqbool Ahmed 20, 42 balls, 3x4s, Muhammad Asghar 4-26, Sohail Khan 3-31, Sadaif Mehdi 2-25)



Result: UBL won by 149 runs

Overnight: UBL (2nd innings) 325-8 in 79 overs

Toss: SSGC
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi & Nasir Hussain Sr.
Referee: Iqbal Sheikh
Scorer: Arif Abdul Majeed

 

[UN talkz]

Sohail Khan in form of his life.

 

[hadi123]

Sohail Khan in form of his life.

Yes he is but doesn't look like he will be rewarded with a Pakistan call up. Seems he is too old.

 

[CadPakFan]

Oh no! First Akmal now Shezzy performing I hope these single performances don't earn them a call-up. Though I would consider them if they preform consistently.

 

[babajee]

Oh no! First Akmal now Shezzy performing I hope these single performances don't earn them a call-up. Though I would consider them if they preform consistently.

Shezzy is just a plain mediocre batsman. Umar actually had talent

 

[SensiblePakFan]

we are doomed

 

[sam_ahm]

I understand the situation with the Akmal brothers and why Pakistani people have lost patience with them, but I think they can be given a chance in both tests and LOIs line up.

Kamran can still be a better test opener than Shan/Sami/Shehzad.
Umar Akmal can also slot into the middle order ahead of Hafeez in LOIs.

You can also try Imam as a test opener but that still leaves a place open. Trying Kamran or Salman Butt will not be a bad option.

Forget the past, live in present.

 

[DRsohail]

I understand the situation with the Akmal brothers and why Pakistani people have lost patience with them, but I think they can be given a chance in both tests and LOIs line up.

Kamran can still be a better test opener than Shan/Sami/Shehzad.
Umar Akmal can also slot into the middle order ahead of Hafeez in LOIs.

You can also try Imam as a test opener but that still leaves a place open. Trying Kamran or Salman Butt will not be a bad option.

Forget the past, live in present.

SAlman has not scored much in FC.

 

[ShahidDar08]

our test team must be:

1. Azhar Ali
2. Ahmad Shahzad
3. Babar azam
4. Haris Sohail
5. Usman Salauddin
6. Asad Shafiq
7. Sarfraz ahmed
8. Mohammed Aamer
9. Yasir Shah
10. Raza Hasan/
11. Mohammed Abas

bench:
12. Sami Aslam
13. Saad Ali
14. Mohammed Irfan (Leg spinner)
15. Mir Hamza
16. Hassan Ali

 

[Abdullah719]

I understand the situation with the Akmal brothers and why Pakistani people have lost patience with them, but I think they can be given a chance in both tests and LOIs line up.

Kamran can still be a better test opener than Shan/Sami/Shehzad.
Umar Akmal can also slot into the middle order ahead of Hafeez in LOIs.

You can also try Imam as a test opener but that still leaves a place open. Trying Kamran or Salman Butt will not be a bad option.

Forget the past, live in present.

Kamran Akmal in QEA: 325 runs at an average of 36 (usually batting at #5).
Salman Butt in QEA: 272 runs at an average of 19

These are our saviours?