Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi | PSL 2 | Final | Lahore | Mar 5, 2017 | Match Thread

[Abdullah719]

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Quetta Gladiators Squad
Ahmed Shehzad, Morne van Wyk, Anamul Haque, Sean Ervine, Saad Nasim, Sarfraz Ahmed*, Hassan Khan, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Rayad Emrit, Zulfiqar Babar.

Peshawar Zalmi Squad
Kamran Akmal, Dawid Malan, Mohammad Hafeez, Marlon Samuels, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Darren Sammy*, Chris Jordan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Asghar.

Quetta Gladiators won the toss and opted to field.

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Excited!

 

[Boi]

What time is the game meant to start?

 

[moghul]

A friends of mine sent me a picture from inside the stadium where he has already taken his seat. Two hours into the start time and stadium is filling up fast. Said he tried to get some more tickets yesterday even at higher price, could not, all sold out.

 

[Rayyman]

What time is the game meant to start?

In about 1 hour.

 

[JibranAnsari]

no way the match starts before 9 pm pakistan and the crowd would be exhausted by then

 

[BD-fan]

Today Pakistan didn't win.

Cricket won.

Best wishes.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big Day ............ Quetta looks like a winner to me.

 

[moghul]

Starting at 8 pm Pakistan time , 10 am EST USA.

 

[fasihulhaq94]

stay classy lahore! political chants at the final.

Cant get more disgraceful than this

 

[Rayyman]

Pitch is hard and has some cracks. Doesn't look like there will be dew and it is a batting wicket. -Bazid Khan

 

[Sam18696]

Peshawar will win. Will be a one-sided match unfortunately.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

I woke up with no alarm cause I love cricket.

 

[Madplayer]

Quetta will win.

Man of the match to be Ahmad shehzad.

 

[Azzurri]

Man bazid khan is so boring

 

[Barragan]

Hope PZ bat first.

The pitch is expected to be a belter and QG simply don't have the firepower to entertain and score big.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

Ahmad Shehzad will score big today. He's going for a 100.

 

[Sam18696]

Why is the crowd so quiet

 

[saeed5646]

Hope PZ bat first.

The pitch is expected to be a belter and QG simply don't have the firepower to entertain and score big.

zalmi batting ifti in for afridi

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Not impressed with the crowd here

They are absolutely creating no atmosphere at all - Feel's as if I am watching an award show

 

[dauntless]

Supporting Peshawar they should score around 180

 

[Barragan]

zalmi batting ifti in for afridi

Good because the crowd will get some entertainment.

Hopefully, it is a 200+ pitch and we see some massive hitting.

Just a shame, ifti is back in the side and Afridi can't bat today.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

glimpse of hope now as we won the toss and bowling first

 

[Justcrazy]

Go Quetta go .........

 

[NauV]

Not impressed with the crowd here

They are absolutely creating no atmosphere at all - Feel's as if I am watching an award show

It's the broadcasting . . . A couple of my friends are in the stadium and the are telling me that the noise is deafening . .

 

[Madplayer]

Not impressed with the crowd here

They are absolutely creating no atmosphere at all - Feel's as if I am watching an award show

The closing ceremony was useless. Not engaging enough for the crowd. Some popular stars should have been called to perform.

 

[Muhammad10]

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Shezzy Boy showing maturely here.....Impressive

 

[Executioner]

Heard our boy Anamul will be keeping. He can keep better than little mushy.

 

[Justcrazy]

15 mins to go !

 

[Stallion__]

Emrit over Chigumbura?

 

[Sam18696]

What kind a national anthem was that?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Zainab has some seriously poor mic skills man !! - No cricketing insight whatsoever !!

 

[Azzurri]

Broadcasting quality is terrible

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

What kind a national anthem was that?

Sound is well and truly horrible....Couldn't identify the first 10 seconds at all

 

[Abdullah719]

Why did they butcher the anthem?

 

[Madplayer]

Starting of the anthem was messed up.

Incompetent Culprits should be penalized.

 

[Madplayer]

Zainab has some seriously poor mic skills man !! - No cricketing insight whatsoever !!

I think she is brilliant. Has much better understanding of the game than a lot of people.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Poor anthem.

Crowd is silent.

What's going on.....

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Never really thought anyone would be able to top the botch up done by Shafqat Amanat Ali Last Year !!

PCB well and truly is quite legendary

 

[Justcrazy]

5 mins left !

 

[fasihulhaq94]

I think she is brilliant. Has much better understanding of the game than a lot of people.

lol fan boy

she seems to be stuttering today...could be the nerves

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

I think she is brilliant. Has much better understanding of the game than a lot of people.

No cricket analyst should ever be taken seriously if he/she is using the word EPIC in their analysis.....

And that repetitive 'when we talk about.......'

 

[DoosraTeesra]

They screwed the anthem

 

[badsha001]

lol fan boy

she seems to be stuttering today...could be the nerves

Even Wasim and Ramaaz are stuttering as well...

 

[NauV]

DId anyone notice that?! Both sarfaraz ahmed and Anamul haque listed as keepers . . Goodness gracious . . Day of mess ups . . voice quality poor!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

They screwed the anthem

Is this even surprising tbh............... ??

 

[NauV]

Who is commentating wtih Wasm and Ramiz?

 

[Sam18696]

Crowd seems alive now

 

[Hasan123]

Cricket in Pakistan, tears in my eyes.

 

[Markhor]

Who is commentating wtih Wasm and Ramiz?

The coach of Pakistan himself, Mickey Arthur.

I take it Slog will be switching his TV off then.

 

[shariqnoor]

We need a high scoring game. Not a dull 130 run target.

 

[Sam18696]

The mess up with the anthem was unforgivable but what do you expect in a short notice preparation.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Who is commentating wtih Wasm and Ramiz?

Sounds like Micky Arthur........ Can anyone confirm this ??

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Come on PZ

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Is e stadium sold out?

 

[Justcrazy]

Match to start

 

[Madplayer]

lol fan boy

she seems to be stuttering today...could be the nerves

Just appreciating good work

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Is the stadium sold out?

 

[NauV]

Sounds like Micky Arthur........ Can anyone confirm this ??

Oh very nice!

 

[Madplayer]

No cricket analyst should ever be taken seriously if he/she is using the word EPIC in their analysis.....

And that repetitive 'when we talk about.......'

Might be a problem with her english speaking skills.

 

[Justcrazy]

Babar to start bowling

 

[Pakistani Pace]

The mess up with the anthem was unforgivable but what do you expect in a short notice preparation.

What happened? I just tuned in.

 

[Barragan]

Micky in the comm. box

Will be interesting to listen and see how he reacts to each player

 

[Justcrazy]

Kamran Akmal might fail today.

 

[Sam18696]

They started the anthem from the middle.

 

[Barragan]

Disable those lights!!!!!

 

[Justcrazy]

first boundary scored

 

[Boi]

First boundary for Quetta lol typical fumbling

 

[Barragan]

Quality cut shot by Kami

 

[Sam18696]

What happened? I just tuned in.

They started the anthem from the middle.

 

[Markhor]

How big are these boundaries ?

 

[Hasan123]

Good start by Kami

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Haha

 

[Barragan]

Poor fielding there by someone

 

[Dubawi]

Sounds like Micky Arthur........ Can anyone confirm this ??

It is Mickey Arthur

 

[Pakistani Pace]

Feel bad for Quetta,KP gone.

 

[world cup captain]

How big are these boundaries ?

Rather how small are these boundaries. I don't know the answers but they seem quite small. My guess would be 65 meters.

 

[Shafi]

Looks like Zulfy's humble pie will Kamran in our LOI squad and we will suffer another couple of year

 

[Justcrazy]

13 off first over

kamran again looking good