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Not the easiest wicket to bat on but Sharjeel is a big wicket
Match winner player
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Yeah, he looks impressive. Not sure how fast he is but looks to be fairly tall and gets some bounce on the ball.
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There is a tendency to hype cricketers if if they are young. Qasim akram is a case in point. No where near good enough atm.
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Ihsanullah is a 90 mph bowler, unfortunately was injured in the PSL.
Tbh I never saw anything good in him. Some people were even calling for him to be selected for Pakistan lol.
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He isn’t 90mph but he definitely extracts a lot of bounce
The kind of guy who will be scary to face on South African or Australian wickets
He's proberly more like 87ish which is stil pacy enough with the bounce he can get.
An all-round performance from Asif Mehmood including a hat-trick orchestrated Sindh’s three-wicket win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 24th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening.
This was Sindh’s fifth win from nine outings in the tournament and are now second on the points table with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leading the table.
Player of the match Asif took hat-trick in the final over of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s innings – who were asked to bat first by Sindh’s captain Saud Shakeel. In the 20th over Asif sent back Niaz Khan (six off two), Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (14 off nine) and Mohammad Imran (none off one) to complete his and tournament’s first hat-trick.
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s opening batter Sahibzada Farhan top-scored with a 36-ball 44, studded with six fours and one six to help his side post 147 for nine. Sindh’s Zahid Mehmood and Sohail Khan bagged two wickets piece.
While chasing, Sindh lost half of their side in the 14th over with 97 runs on the board and were 106 for seven at the end of the 15th over. That Sindh were able to achieve the target with two balls to spare was due to an unbroken 42-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Asif and Mir Hamza. Asif struck two fours and as many sixes of his 17-ball 28 at the staggering strike rate of 164.71. Mir scored 19 off 15 balls, which included one four and one six.
Sindh’s Saad Khan coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 28-ball 31, smashing two boundaries.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Ihsanullah and Sarwar grabbed two wickets each.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the winners of the last two editions, are at the top of the points table with 10 points from eight matches. Sindh, who have played one more match then Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are locked on points with the defending champions and now occupy the second spot. Northern and Balochistan occupy third and fourth position with eight points each, while Southern Punjab and Central Punjab are at the fifth and sixth position, respectively.
Scores in brief:
Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by three wickets
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 147-9, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 44; Asif Mehmood 3-28, Sohail Khan 2-22, Zahid Mehmood 2-24)
Sindh 148-7, 19.4 overs (Saad Khan 31, Asif Mehmood 28 not out, Mir Hamza 19 not out; Ihsanullah 2-16, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 2-20)
Player of the match – Asif Mehmood (Sindh)
Thursday’s fixtures
Balochistan v Northern – 1500
Central Punjab v Sindh – 1930
This was Sindh’s fifth win from nine outings in the tournament and are now second on the points table with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leading the table.
Player of the match Asif took hat-trick in the final over of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s innings – who were asked to bat first by Sindh’s captain Saud Shakeel. In the 20th over Asif sent back Niaz Khan (six off two), Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (14 off nine) and Mohammad Imran (none off one) to complete his and tournament’s first hat-trick.
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s opening batter Sahibzada Farhan top-scored with a 36-ball 44, studded with six fours and one six to help his side post 147 for nine. Sindh’s Zahid Mehmood and Sohail Khan bagged two wickets piece.
While chasing, Sindh lost half of their side in the 14th over with 97 runs on the board and were 106 for seven at the end of the 15th over. That Sindh were able to achieve the target with two balls to spare was due to an unbroken 42-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Asif and Mir Hamza. Asif struck two fours and as many sixes of his 17-ball 28 at the staggering strike rate of 164.71. Mir scored 19 off 15 balls, which included one four and one six.
Sindh’s Saad Khan coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 28-ball 31, smashing two boundaries.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Ihsanullah and Sarwar grabbed two wickets each.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the winners of the last two editions, are at the top of the points table with 10 points from eight matches. Sindh, who have played one more match then Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are locked on points with the defending champions and now occupy the second spot. Northern and Balochistan occupy third and fourth position with eight points each, while Southern Punjab and Central Punjab are at the fifth and sixth position, respectively.
Scores in brief:
Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by three wickets
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 147-9, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 44; Asif Mehmood 3-28, Sohail Khan 2-22, Zahid Mehmood 2-24)
Sindh 148-7, 19.4 overs (Saad Khan 31, Asif Mehmood 28 not out, Mir Hamza 19 not out; Ihsanullah 2-16, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 2-20)
Player of the match – Asif Mehmood (Sindh)
Thursday’s fixtures
Balochistan v Northern – 1500
Central Punjab v Sindh – 1930
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Balochistan beat Northern by 5 wickets
Northern: 168-6 (20 ov)
Balochistan: 169-5 (19.3 ov)
Northern: 168-6 (20 ov)
Balochistan: 169-5 (19.3 ov)
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An unbeaten half-century by Haris Sohail and two sixes in the 20th over from Amad Butt guided Balochistan to a five-wicket win over Northern in the 25th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Requiring 13 off the final over bowled by Zaman Khan, right-handed Amad clubbed first two deliveries for maximums to help his side overhaul the 169-run target with three balls to spare. Amad returned undefeated on 15 from six balls.
Balochistan were well in course to achieve the target as they scored above seven runs an over in the powerplay losing only Haseebullah (eight off 11, one four) in the fourth over. The departure of Ali Waqas (19 off 15, two fours, one six) and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (27 off 17, three fours, one six) in quick succession had put breaks on the run chase. Shan Masood - who has scored two half-centuries in the tournament failed to make an impact in the match as he had to return back to the pavilion on run-a-ball 11, which included one four.
After the departure of Shan in the 11th over with 76 runs on the board, left-handed Haris was joined by another left-hander Hussain Talat. The pair knitted 68 runs for the fifth wicket before Hussain was dismissed by Zaman for 31 from 22 balls, smashing four fours. An unbroken partnership of 25 runs from just 11 balls between Amad and Haris helped Balochistan to their fifth win in the tournament. Player of the match Haris returned unbeaten on 52 off 36, smashing seven fours.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Northern scored 168 for six on the back of an unbeaten half-century from their captain Umar Amin. The left-handed Umar made 48-ball 67 not out (six fours and two sixes). Mubasir Khan scored 29 and added 73 runs for the fifth wicket with Umar after Northern wobbled at the top of the innings when they slumped to 47 for four.
Balochistan’s Kashif Bhatti was the most successful bowler for his side, but also a touch expensive leaking 39 runs for two wickets in four overs.
Later in the evening, Central Punjab will take on Sindh in the 26th fixture of the tournament.
Saim Ayub outhitting him
Saim ayub as a batsmen is several levels above sharjeel. Saim is a very fine prospect.
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Saim is a very fine prospect
He plays fast and spin bowling equally well
He plays fast and spin bowling equally well
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Shoaib Malik bowling action looks highly suspect here.
But Is too front footed. Doesn’t move his backfoot against short balls and finds it difficult when cramped for room. Needs some work.
Definitely a good prospect though.
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And loves to play offside. Probably most talented youngster in Pakistan along with Haider Ali.
Saud gets out but nice to see him play well after struggling early on. Obviously not a T20 player but hopefully he has a great FC season and plays Test matches vs England & NZ.
It’s a shame that talentless players like imam have played test cricket before Saud who is very classy
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Saim reminds me of a young and gifted Salman Butt. He is a class off side player!
Chris Gayle was right about him, this kid has a very bright future
Chris Gayle was right about him, this kid has a very bright future
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Stats wise, not too Shabby either. He’s 2nd highest run getter at 334 runs in 10 games. He also has the highest s/r amongst the top ten batters at 152. For comparison, Sharjeel has scored 264 runs in 10 games at a s/r of 137
Qasim Akram’s maiden half-century in the tournament and Aamer Yamin’s all-round performance guided Central Punjab to a 17-run win over Sindh in the 26th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday evening.
After being put into bat, Central Punjab were dismissed for 166 in the final over not before captain’s knock from Qasim – who top-scored for his side with a 26-ball 51, smashing seven fours and one six. Tayyab Tahir was other contributor with the bat scoring a 21-ball 34, studded with five fours and a six.
Aamer coming to bat at number seven scored 28 from 24 balls, which included four boundaries.
Sindh’s Sohail Khan was the most successful bowler for his side taking three wickets for 38 runs from four overs. Asif Mehmood and Ghulam Mudassar bagged two wickets apiece.
In return, Sindh’s opening pair consisted of Saim Ayub and Sharjeel Khan were well on track for the run chase as they added 45 runs in the powerplay. In the seventh over the experienced Shoaib Malik was introduced by Qasim and he picked up the prized scalp of Sharjeel who returned back to the pavilion scoring 13 off 19 balls, hitting two boundaries.
Saim was joined by skipper Saud Shakeel and both left-handers knitted a 39-run partnership for the second wicket. But after the departure of both batters Sindh were never allowed to stage a comeback in the game as they managed to score 149 for five in their allotted 20 overs.
Saim made 33-ball 46, hitting six fours and two sixes. Saud scored 44 from 28 balls, studded with three sixes and two fours at the strike rate of 157.14.
For Central Punjab, Ahmed Daniyal was the most successful bowler with figures of 4-0-24-2. Aamer bowled economically giving away only 27 runs from his four overs and also got an important wicket of in-form Sarfaraz Ahmed (eight off 10).
Sindh, who have now played their all ten matches in the competition were placed at the third spot with 10 points after winning five matches and losing as many matches. Central Punjab occupy the fifth position with eight points from nine matches in the tournament.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab beat Sindh by 17 runs
Central Punjab 166 all out, 19.4 overs (Qasim Akram 51, Tayyab Tahir 34, Aamer Yamin 28; Sohail Khan 3-38, Ghulam Mudassar 2-24, Asif Mehmood 2-36)
Sindh 149-5, 20 overs (Saim Ayub 46, Saud Shakeel 44; Ahmed Daniyal 2-24)
Player of the match – Aamer Yamin (Central Punjab) and Qasim Akram (Central Punjab)
Friday’s fixtures
Central Punjab v Northern at 1500
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab at 1930
After being put into bat, Central Punjab were dismissed for 166 in the final over not before captain’s knock from Qasim – who top-scored for his side with a 26-ball 51, smashing seven fours and one six. Tayyab Tahir was other contributor with the bat scoring a 21-ball 34, studded with five fours and a six.
Aamer coming to bat at number seven scored 28 from 24 balls, which included four boundaries.
Sindh’s Sohail Khan was the most successful bowler for his side taking three wickets for 38 runs from four overs. Asif Mehmood and Ghulam Mudassar bagged two wickets apiece.
In return, Sindh’s opening pair consisted of Saim Ayub and Sharjeel Khan were well on track for the run chase as they added 45 runs in the powerplay. In the seventh over the experienced Shoaib Malik was introduced by Qasim and he picked up the prized scalp of Sharjeel who returned back to the pavilion scoring 13 off 19 balls, hitting two boundaries.
Saim was joined by skipper Saud Shakeel and both left-handers knitted a 39-run partnership for the second wicket. But after the departure of both batters Sindh were never allowed to stage a comeback in the game as they managed to score 149 for five in their allotted 20 overs.
Saim made 33-ball 46, hitting six fours and two sixes. Saud scored 44 from 28 balls, studded with three sixes and two fours at the strike rate of 157.14.
For Central Punjab, Ahmed Daniyal was the most successful bowler with figures of 4-0-24-2. Aamer bowled economically giving away only 27 runs from his four overs and also got an important wicket of in-form Sarfaraz Ahmed (eight off 10).
Sindh, who have now played their all ten matches in the competition were placed at the third spot with 10 points after winning five matches and losing as many matches. Central Punjab occupy the fifth position with eight points from nine matches in the tournament.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab beat Sindh by 17 runs
Central Punjab 166 all out, 19.4 overs (Qasim Akram 51, Tayyab Tahir 34, Aamer Yamin 28; Sohail Khan 3-38, Ghulam Mudassar 2-24, Asif Mehmood 2-36)
Sindh 149-5, 20 overs (Saim Ayub 46, Saud Shakeel 44; Ahmed Daniyal 2-24)
Player of the match – Aamer Yamin (Central Punjab) and Qasim Akram (Central Punjab)
Friday’s fixtures
Central Punjab v Northern at 1500
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Southern Punjab at 1930
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Ahmed Danyal seems to have added a yard of pace, looked good in the enforcer role. Every single batsman was late on hus bouncer.
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Central Punjab kept their hopes of a semi-final berth in the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 alive by registering a six-wicket win over Northern in the 27th fixture of the tournament played at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Central Punjab have now played all of their ten matches of which they won five and lost five and have finished with ten points. They are tied on points with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have played only eight games, while Balochistan have featured in nine games so far in the tournament. Sindh have also played all of their games and have finished with 10 points.
Chasing 163 to win, half-centuries from young all-rounder Qasim Akram and an unbeaten half-century from experienced Shoaib Malik helped Central Punjab to overhaul the target with 12 balls to spare. Central Punjab lost three wickets in the powerplay with 51 runs on the board when Shoaib joined his captain Qasim. The pair knitted a 103-run partnership for the fourth wicket off 70 balls. Qasim was dismissed in the 18th over not before scoring a 37-ball 58, studded with eight fours.
Shoaib spanked two sixes and smashed six fours and returned undefeated on 62 from 39 balls. Qasim and Shoaib for their respective match-winning innings were jointly declared player of the match.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Northern were well in course to set a huge target as they scored 48 for one in the powerplay. They had not lost any further wicket till 15th over with 115 runs on the board.
Captain Umar Amin’s departure (31 off 29, three fours) in the 16th over and dismissal of Nasir Nawaz (82, 57b, six fours, four sixes) in the 19th over kept Northern batters in check and they managed to score 162 for five in 20 overs.
Central Punjab’s Aamer Yamin was amongst the wickets again as the right-arm fast took three wickets for 29 runs.
Later in the evening, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take on Southern Punjab.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab beat Northern by six wickets
Northern 162-5, 20 overs (Nasir Nawaz 82, Umar Amin 31; Aamer Yamin 3-29)
Central Punjab 163-4, 18 overs (Shoaib Malik 62 not out, Qasim Akram 58)
Player of the match – Qasim Akram and Shoaib Malik (Central Punjab)
Central Punjab have now played all of their ten matches of which they won five and lost five and have finished with ten points. They are tied on points with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have played only eight games, while Balochistan have featured in nine games so far in the tournament. Sindh have also played all of their games and have finished with 10 points.
Chasing 163 to win, half-centuries from young all-rounder Qasim Akram and an unbeaten half-century from experienced Shoaib Malik helped Central Punjab to overhaul the target with 12 balls to spare. Central Punjab lost three wickets in the powerplay with 51 runs on the board when Shoaib joined his captain Qasim. The pair knitted a 103-run partnership for the fourth wicket off 70 balls. Qasim was dismissed in the 18th over not before scoring a 37-ball 58, studded with eight fours.
Shoaib spanked two sixes and smashed six fours and returned undefeated on 62 from 39 balls. Qasim and Shoaib for their respective match-winning innings were jointly declared player of the match.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Northern were well in course to set a huge target as they scored 48 for one in the powerplay. They had not lost any further wicket till 15th over with 115 runs on the board.
Captain Umar Amin’s departure (31 off 29, three fours) in the 16th over and dismissal of Nasir Nawaz (82, 57b, six fours, four sixes) in the 19th over kept Northern batters in check and they managed to score 162 for five in 20 overs.
Central Punjab’s Aamer Yamin was amongst the wickets again as the right-arm fast took three wickets for 29 runs.
Later in the evening, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take on Southern Punjab.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab beat Northern by six wickets
Northern 162-5, 20 overs (Nasir Nawaz 82, Umar Amin 31; Aamer Yamin 3-29)
Central Punjab 163-4, 18 overs (Shoaib Malik 62 not out, Qasim Akram 58)
Player of the match – Qasim Akram and Shoaib Malik (Central Punjab)
Sohaib Maqsood struck form at the right time as his unbeaten half-century helped Southern Punjab beat table toppers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by six wickets in the 28th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday evening.
The right-handed Sohaib coming to bat at number three belted seven fours and three sixes in an unbeaten knock of 61 from 44 balls. He knitted a 68-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Salman Ali Agha (33, 28b, six fours) and helped his side achieve the target with 29 balls to spare.
Southern Punjab’s victory has opened up the tournament with eight points from nine matches. It can still make it to the semi-final by winning tomorrow’s game against Northern – who are languishing at the bottom of the table with eight points from nine matches.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out on the final delivery of the 20th over. Kamran Ghulam – who top-scored for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a 40-ball 54, struck one four and four towering sixes. He added 52 runs for the seventh wicket with skipper Khalid Usman (16 off 18, one six).
For Southern Punjab, Hassan Khan was the most successful bowler with match figures of 4-1-21-3. He was equally supported by right-arm fast Mohammad Ilyas who bagged two wickets for 39 runs.
Scores in brief:
Southern Punjab beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by six wickets
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 133 all out, 20 overs (Kamran Ghulam 54; Hassan Khan 3-21, Mohammad Ilyas 2-39)
Southern Punjab 136-4, 15.1 overs (Sohaib Maqsood 61 not out, Salman Ali Agha 33, Umar Siddiq 26)
Player of the match – Sohaib Maqsood (Southern Punjab)
Saturday’s fixtures:
Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 1500
Northern v Southern Punjab at 1930
The right-handed Sohaib coming to bat at number three belted seven fours and three sixes in an unbeaten knock of 61 from 44 balls. He knitted a 68-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Salman Ali Agha (33, 28b, six fours) and helped his side achieve the target with 29 balls to spare.
Southern Punjab’s victory has opened up the tournament with eight points from nine matches. It can still make it to the semi-final by winning tomorrow’s game against Northern – who are languishing at the bottom of the table with eight points from nine matches.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out on the final delivery of the 20th over. Kamran Ghulam – who top-scored for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a 40-ball 54, struck one four and four towering sixes. He added 52 runs for the seventh wicket with skipper Khalid Usman (16 off 18, one six).
For Southern Punjab, Hassan Khan was the most successful bowler with match figures of 4-1-21-3. He was equally supported by right-arm fast Mohammad Ilyas who bagged two wickets for 39 runs.
Scores in brief:
Southern Punjab beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by six wickets
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 133 all out, 20 overs (Kamran Ghulam 54; Hassan Khan 3-21, Mohammad Ilyas 2-39)
Southern Punjab 136-4, 15.1 overs (Sohaib Maqsood 61 not out, Salman Ali Agha 33, Umar Siddiq 26)
Player of the match – Sohaib Maqsood (Southern Punjab)
Saturday’s fixtures:
Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 1500
Northern v Southern Punjab at 1930
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The guy has the aura of something special. We don't know if he can move the ball or has the brain cells and temperament to deal with pressure. But he has real potential with his height and pace
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Irfanullah is another one who will be leading the attack for Kpk in the longer format.
Pakistan pace attack is to good at the moment in limited overs.
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Multan, 17 September 2022: Sahibzada Farhan blasted 102 off 64 to seal a 38-run win for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over Balochistan in the 29th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The win also confirms Khyber Pakhtunkhwa place in the semi-final after topping the six-team table with 12 points from 10 matches.
After being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan Afridi provided a solid 71-run start. Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan was the first one to return to the pavilion not before scoring 34 from 25 balls, which included six boundaries. Farhan was joined by Kamran Ghulam (26, 21, one four, one six) and the pair knitted a 64-run partnership for the second wicket. Farhan continued to play shots at will and brought up his century from 61 balls which included seven fours and six towering sixes.
After the dismissal of right-handed Farhan for 102 in the 19th over, the defending champions managed to add only seven in the final over to end up scoring 175 for the loss of three wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Experienced Junaid Khan was Balochistan’s pick of the bowlers with two for 34.
Chasing 176 to win, Balochistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 137 in the 17th over. Haris Sohail coming to bat at number five top-scored with a 30-ball 47, studded with five fours and two sixes.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, skipper Khalid Usman and right-arm leg-spinner Maaz Khan bagged three wickets apiece. Mohammad Abbas Afridi grabbed two wickets for 20 runs.
Later tonight, Northern will take on Southern Punjab in the 30th and last group match of the tournament.
Scores in brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 38 runs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 175-3, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 102, Rehan Afridi 34, Kamran Ghulam 26; Junaid Khan 2-34)
Balochistan 137 all out, 17 overs (Haris Sohail 47; Khalid Usman 3-19, Maaz Khan 3-39)
Player of the match – Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
After being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan Afridi provided a solid 71-run start. Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan was the first one to return to the pavilion not before scoring 34 from 25 balls, which included six boundaries. Farhan was joined by Kamran Ghulam (26, 21, one four, one six) and the pair knitted a 64-run partnership for the second wicket. Farhan continued to play shots at will and brought up his century from 61 balls which included seven fours and six towering sixes.
After the dismissal of right-handed Farhan for 102 in the 19th over, the defending champions managed to add only seven in the final over to end up scoring 175 for the loss of three wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Experienced Junaid Khan was Balochistan’s pick of the bowlers with two for 34.
Chasing 176 to win, Balochistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 137 in the 17th over. Haris Sohail coming to bat at number five top-scored with a 30-ball 47, studded with five fours and two sixes.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, skipper Khalid Usman and right-arm leg-spinner Maaz Khan bagged three wickets apiece. Mohammad Abbas Afridi grabbed two wickets for 20 runs.
Later tonight, Northern will take on Southern Punjab in the 30th and last group match of the tournament.
Scores in brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 38 runs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 175-3, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 102, Rehan Afridi 34, Kamran Ghulam 26; Junaid Khan 2-34)
Balochistan 137 all out, 17 overs (Haris Sohail 47; Khalid Usman 3-19, Maaz Khan 3-39)
Player of the match – Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
The young spinners have potential they just need the right guidance and coaching.
In terms of batting in tests Saud,Kamran,Abdullah,Omair Bin Yousuf Haseebullah
Haseebullah looked all at sea against the pace wasn’t even getting in line.
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Ejaz Ahmed has single handedly undone the work that Mohammad Waseem had put in to make a decent northern side. This Northern team looks so clueless.
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Multan, 17 September 2022: Three wickets off three balls (one run-out) from Mehran Mumtaz’s first over – 10th over of the innings and 40 unbeaten runs from Sohail Tanvir proved game changer for Northern as they defeated Southern Punjab by three runs to qualify for the semi-final in the 30th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022-23 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Saturday evening.
Southern Punjab – that were set a modest 130-run target by Northern were well in course to achieve the target as they were 58 for two at the end of the ninth over. Introduction of left-arm spinner Mehran in the 10th over put brakes on their run-chase as Mehran got Salman Ali Agha (one off three) lbw on the first ball he bowled. The next ball he sent Sharoon Siraj (first ball duck) lbw without troubling the score. On a hat-trick ball, the direct throw from Usman Khan Shinwari was enough to send back non-striker Sohaib Maqsood (eight off seven, one four) back to the pavilion.
After the quick dismissals of Southern Punjab’s batters, Northern were never in position to stage a comeback. Hasan Ali (26 not out off 16) – who was playing for the first time in the tournament struck two sixes and one four to give Southern Punjab a glimpse of hope, but Southern Punjab fell four runs shy of the target and were send packing from the tournament.
Mehran, Usman Khan Shinwari and Zaman Khan bagged two wickets apiece for Northern.
In the first semi-final table toppers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take on Northern, while Sindh will face Central Punjab in the second semi-final. Both semi-finals will be played tomorrow at the Multan Cricket Stadium and PTV Sports will broadcast the matches live while it be live streamed on the PCB YouTube channel.
Earlier, after a 15-minute delayed start due to dust storm, Umar Amin’s decision to bat first didn’t go down well as Northern wobbled at the top of the innings when they slumped to 83 for seven in the 15th over. That Northern were managed to score over 100 was largely because of a 37-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Usman (21 off 16, three fours) and Sohail – who returned undefeated on 40 from 30 balls, smashing three fours and two sixes.
Northern made 129 for eight from their allotted 20 overs.
Hasan was dispatched for a six by Nasir Nawaz on the first ball he bowled, but the right-arm fast made a strong comeback to get Taimoor Sultan lbw for four on the last ball of his first over which went for 11 runs. Right-arm fast Mohammad Ilyas was amongst the wickets again as he took three wickets for 29. He accounted for Nasir (15, 15b, one four, one six), Mubasir Khan (six off five, one four) and Usman. Leg-spinner Ali Majid and right-arm fast Hasan bagged two wickets apiece for 29 and 3o runs, respectively.
Defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won six matches to make their way to the semi-final stage. Sindh, Central Punjab and Northern – all three also qualified for the semi-final were tied on 10 points from 10 matches, but put them ahead of Balochistan (on net run-rate).
Southern Punjab managed to win four matches and languished at the bottom of the table with eight points.
Scores in brief:
Northern beat Southern Punjab by three runs
Northern 129-8, 20 overs (Sohail Tanvir 40 not out, Usman Khan Shinwari 21; Mohammad Ilyas 3-29, Ali Majid 2-29, Hasan Ali 2-30)
Southern Punjab 126-7, 20 overs (Hasan Ali 26 not out, Umar Siddiq 24, Zain Abbas 22; Mehran Mumtaz 2-17, Zaman Khan 2-17, Usman Khan Shinwari 2-31)
Player of the match – Mehran Mumtaz and Sohail Tanvir (Northern)
Southern Punjab – that were set a modest 130-run target by Northern were well in course to achieve the target as they were 58 for two at the end of the ninth over. Introduction of left-arm spinner Mehran in the 10th over put brakes on their run-chase as Mehran got Salman Ali Agha (one off three) lbw on the first ball he bowled. The next ball he sent Sharoon Siraj (first ball duck) lbw without troubling the score. On a hat-trick ball, the direct throw from Usman Khan Shinwari was enough to send back non-striker Sohaib Maqsood (eight off seven, one four) back to the pavilion.
After the quick dismissals of Southern Punjab’s batters, Northern were never in position to stage a comeback. Hasan Ali (26 not out off 16) – who was playing for the first time in the tournament struck two sixes and one four to give Southern Punjab a glimpse of hope, but Southern Punjab fell four runs shy of the target and were send packing from the tournament.
Mehran, Usman Khan Shinwari and Zaman Khan bagged two wickets apiece for Northern.
In the first semi-final table toppers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will take on Northern, while Sindh will face Central Punjab in the second semi-final. Both semi-finals will be played tomorrow at the Multan Cricket Stadium and PTV Sports will broadcast the matches live while it be live streamed on the PCB YouTube channel.
Earlier, after a 15-minute delayed start due to dust storm, Umar Amin’s decision to bat first didn’t go down well as Northern wobbled at the top of the innings when they slumped to 83 for seven in the 15th over. That Northern were managed to score over 100 was largely because of a 37-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Usman (21 off 16, three fours) and Sohail – who returned undefeated on 40 from 30 balls, smashing three fours and two sixes.
Northern made 129 for eight from their allotted 20 overs.
Hasan was dispatched for a six by Nasir Nawaz on the first ball he bowled, but the right-arm fast made a strong comeback to get Taimoor Sultan lbw for four on the last ball of his first over which went for 11 runs. Right-arm fast Mohammad Ilyas was amongst the wickets again as he took three wickets for 29. He accounted for Nasir (15, 15b, one four, one six), Mubasir Khan (six off five, one four) and Usman. Leg-spinner Ali Majid and right-arm fast Hasan bagged two wickets apiece for 29 and 3o runs, respectively.
Defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won six matches to make their way to the semi-final stage. Sindh, Central Punjab and Northern – all three also qualified for the semi-final were tied on 10 points from 10 matches, but put them ahead of Balochistan (on net run-rate).
Southern Punjab managed to win four matches and languished at the bottom of the table with eight points.
Scores in brief:
Northern beat Southern Punjab by three runs
Northern 129-8, 20 overs (Sohail Tanvir 40 not out, Usman Khan Shinwari 21; Mohammad Ilyas 3-29, Ali Majid 2-29, Hasan Ali 2-30)
Southern Punjab 126-7, 20 overs (Hasan Ali 26 not out, Umar Siddiq 24, Zain Abbas 22; Mehran Mumtaz 2-17, Zaman Khan 2-17, Usman Khan Shinwari 2-31)
Player of the match – Mehran Mumtaz and Sohail Tanvir (Northern)
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This kid Mehran Mumtaz looks promising
First SF between KPK and Northern.
Northern win the toss and elect to bat first ��
Ihsanullah getting some disconcerting bounce in his first over. Now gets an inside edge !
Northern win the toss and elect to bat first ��
Ihsanullah getting some disconcerting bounce in his first over. Now gets an inside edge !
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His overs are an event. Pretty much every commentator too thinks he has something special about him.
Around 6.5 height, good pace, bounce there's a lot to like.
Hopefully he plays a full season of PSL and for the A team.
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Nasir nawaz has under performed in last two years.. he is wasting his talent
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Northern post 164-4 in their 20 overs ��
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A 89-run opening wicket partnership between Sahibzada Farhan and Rehan Afridi and 37 runs from Mohammad Sarwar Afridi at the crucial juncture of the match saw defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through to the final after beating Northern by five wickets with one over to spare in the first semi-final of the Kingdom Valley National T20 2022-23 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Monday’s final will be the third final for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in as many years – that had previously won both finals.
Chasing 165 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan provided a flying start to the innings as both right-handed batters scored 57 runs in the powerplay. Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan struck seven fours and one six and top-scored with a 39-ball 54. Farhan – who scored a match winning century against Balochistan the previous day in the 29th fixture of the tournament – scored 39 off 29 balls today, striking two sixes and one four.
For Northern, Zaman Khan struck twice in the 16th over of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s batting when he accounted for Kamran Ghulam (eight off nine) and Adil Amin (three off three) to give a glimpse of hope to Northern – that had staged a perfect comeback last evening against Southern Punjab to qualify for the semi-final. But sensible batting from Sarwar (37, 28b, three fours, one six) helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to achieve the target in the 19th over.
Earlier, Northern managed 164 for four after opting to bat first. Opening batter Nasir Nawaz was amongst the runs again as he top-scored with 72 off 55 balls, smashing five fours and three sixes. Taimoor Sultan and Nasir stitched a 42-run partnership for the first wicket. After the departure of Taimoor, the right-handed Nasir was joined by his captain Umar Amin (32, 26b, three fours, one six) and the pair added 70 in 52 balls.
Arshad Iqbal was the most successful Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowler with two for 34, while Mohammad Abbas Afridi and captain Khalid Usman scooped a wicket each.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will face the winners of the second semi-final between Central Punjab and Sindh.
Scores in brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets
Northern 164-4, 20 overs (Nasir Nawaz 72, Umar Amin 32; Arshad Iqbal 2-34)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 165-5, 19 overs (Rehan Afridi 54, Sahibzada Farhan 39, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 37; Zaman Khan 2-24)
Player of the match – Rehan Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Monday’s final will be the third final for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in as many years – that had previously won both finals.
Chasing 165 to win, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan provided a flying start to the innings as both right-handed batters scored 57 runs in the powerplay. Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan struck seven fours and one six and top-scored with a 39-ball 54. Farhan – who scored a match winning century against Balochistan the previous day in the 29th fixture of the tournament – scored 39 off 29 balls today, striking two sixes and one four.
For Northern, Zaman Khan struck twice in the 16th over of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s batting when he accounted for Kamran Ghulam (eight off nine) and Adil Amin (three off three) to give a glimpse of hope to Northern – that had staged a perfect comeback last evening against Southern Punjab to qualify for the semi-final. But sensible batting from Sarwar (37, 28b, three fours, one six) helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to achieve the target in the 19th over.
Earlier, Northern managed 164 for four after opting to bat first. Opening batter Nasir Nawaz was amongst the runs again as he top-scored with 72 off 55 balls, smashing five fours and three sixes. Taimoor Sultan and Nasir stitched a 42-run partnership for the first wicket. After the departure of Taimoor, the right-handed Nasir was joined by his captain Umar Amin (32, 26b, three fours, one six) and the pair added 70 in 52 balls.
Arshad Iqbal was the most successful Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowler with two for 34, while Mohammad Abbas Afridi and captain Khalid Usman scooped a wicket each.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will face the winners of the second semi-final between Central Punjab and Sindh.
Scores in brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets
Northern 164-4, 20 overs (Nasir Nawaz 72, Umar Amin 32; Arshad Iqbal 2-34)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 165-5, 19 overs (Rehan Afridi 54, Sahibzada Farhan 39, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 37; Zaman Khan 2-24)
Player of the match – Rehan Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
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This tournament has been a pretty dour one. Lacking in coverage, star power, thrilling matches and quality. National t20 tournaments are usually scheduled and arranged well.
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CP score 77-0 in 6 overs powerplay
Lekin Pakistan main koi Maradonna nahi hai
Lekin Pakistan main koi Maradonna nahi hai
A lot of the main players were playing in Asia Cup & in leagues around the world.
Positive thing about that is young players getting opportunities when they wouldn't. Some attendance during Multan leg of the tour too during day/night matches.
Central Punjab absolutely smashing Sindh in the powerplay. It's all a bunch of aerial shots that aren't all that risky due to fielders being within the ring. An approach Pakistan needs to adapt.
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He's looking pretty fluid tonight as well.
His career trajectory has been really strange so far; he was backed to the max in PSL but never looked that impressive to me. Also was the captain of the U-19 team but I could never fathom why did he have that job as he mostly flattered to deceive when it mattered.
But watching him play in the last couple of games, I can understand somewhat why is this guy rated highly by Central Punjab/PCB authorities. He seems to have an all-round game and can go big as well when required. His bowling though is quite underwhelming though; always seems like a part time off-spinner to me.
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CP needs to score at least 200 as their bowling IMO is the weakest out of all the teams.
Agreed, he's not an allrounder but more of a batter who can bowl part-time. But then again, there's plenty of time for improvement. Afridi was a poor bowler in his early days too but for now, I would like to see him focus on his batting.
Technically, he looks compact, plays cut shots really nicely and has power for a smaller guy. Credit to PCB & coaches/management for continuingly to back his talent. It may not work out but the talent is clearly there and they're giving him all the opportunities to turn that talent into results.
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The lengths bowled have been club level. No Maradona yet I’m afraid
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For the first time I saw Zahid Mahmood bowl like a proper, world class leg spinner
Much better than the filth we have seen him bowl at international level
Much better than the filth we have seen him bowl at international level
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Multan always shows up, bless those ppl. It’s important that they get a full complement of 5 Multan home games this PSL and perhaps the play offs as well
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I suppose our Messi and Ronaldo opening in the national team would score 77-0 in the first 6 against this attack
)He's bowled a lot more googly's this tournament. He will always be a leaker though. Even in FC, he's giving up nearly 4 runs an over.
Not a great shot selection for Qasim Akram there. Played well but got out playing his favourite shot but the ball was aimed towards the stumps and pitched too up to be cut.
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Over-reliance on that cut shot proves to be his downfall. Trying to cut a half-volley; terrible choice.
I think he needs to start performing and repaying the faith in the upcoming QeA trophy/One day tournament. His contemporaries; the likes of Mubasir/Bangalzai/Haseebullah etc. performed better than him last season. His game seems tailor-made for four-day games so dont know why he only scored 3 fifties in 9 matches last season; perhaps shot selection in general had been his downfall, not sure. I know young players need to be given opportunities but they should also show something in return to deserve the continued backing.
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Sarfraz' appealing antics are extremely embarrassing.
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Poor total by Sindh especially after that start
Tayyab Tahir sucked the momentum out of the innings with his brief stay
Faizan slowed down for his 50 and lost his rhythm in the process.
Malik overconfident with nothing to show for it
Qasim looked good but couldn’t kick on after his great start, a bit of an Umar Akmal innings really.
Tayyab Tahir sucked the momentum out of the innings with his brief stay
Faizan slowed down for his 50 and lost his rhythm in the process.
Malik overconfident with nothing to show for it
Qasim looked good but couldn’t kick on after his great start, a bit of an Umar Akmal innings really.
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Yeah there are many viable names for emerging player this time round:
Kpk: ihsanullah
Northern: Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir?, Zaman Khan
Central Punjab: Qasim, Irfan Niazi maybe Ali Afsand
South Punjab: ??
Sindh: Saim Ayub, Zeeshan Zameer
Balochistan: Bangalzai, Haseebullah ( don’t think they’re ready for PSL, but would be good to have Balochi representation)
Here’s hoping the majority of these lads get picked
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