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Salman Butt and Umar Akmal scored centuries![]()
We need to end this tournament right now.
You will like the look of the top-scorers of this tournament.
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Umar Akmal
3. Kamran Akmal
4. Shan Masood
5. Salman Butt
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You will like the look of the top-scorers of this tournament.
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Umar Akmal
3. Kamran Akmal
4. Shan Masood
5. Salman Butt
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Umar played that innings after keeping for 50 overs!!!
And he came to bat in the first over!
Mature Umar Akmal at last? No more water? Time will tell.![]()
You will like the look of the top-scorers of this tournament.
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Umar Akmal
3. Kamran Akmal
4. Shan Masood
5. Salman Butt
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A performing Umar'll be the MVP of this PAK side - people get excited with Sharjeel, but this guy is at another level when on song. On top of that, he can keep. Umar should be hell bent this time that if he is called back, either he bats in top 3 or don't bother. PAK must trust in players like Umar, Maqsood, Amin - players who can play proper attacking shots without much effort or losing balance and without slogging blindly.
Sadly Umar has regressed a lot since his glory days of 2009-10, and that was proven in World Cup 2015 and Wt20i 2016. He will be very good against average attacks but will fail to deliver in pressure situations against world class bowling and fielding units. In addition to that, he will 90% of the time throw his wicket away after getting a pretty 30 in the same fashion, and will fail to take his team home.
A reckless individual who failed to realise his potential so much that he is just not good enough anymore.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] you don’t think Umar has regressed?
U r caught in the same trap. Even Lara or Tendulkar has 3 failures out of 4 (if we take 50 as minimum for success), so UA getting out for 30 isnÂ’t the worse things, even 6/7 out of 8 innings for 2 reasons -
1. His 29 will be like 29 (24); not 29 (48). Means he is giving a fast start, and he isnÂ’t costing limited resources (balls). There are 6/7 batsmen in XI for a reason, who can have their time to build on that start.
2. If once or twice out of 8 innngs, this guy can bat till 35th over, some players will need to fix something to lose a game for PAK there after. Normally, Azhar AliÂ’s hundreds cost PAK the game.
It was foolish for PAK to try Umar at 7, which is extremely calculative spot. Latest game strategy is that teams donÂ’t take the asking pressure later, rather attack the new ball and donÂ’t allow the asking to grow. Game condition, playing rules and batting depth also helping that strategy - I give you two sets of XI for PAK
Set A: Azhar, FZ, Babar, MoHa, Malik, Sarfraz, Shadab, Fahim, Hasan, Amir, Raees Vs.
Set B: Amin/FZ, Babar, Umar+, Maqsood, Haris, Malik, Shadab, Fahim, Hasan, Amir & Irfaaaaan/Raees - for the sake of saying, take Malik as Captain.
We can take Talat in n both XI in spot to the 3rd pacer, if itÂ’s not an usual batting belter.
Team A wonÂ’t lose embarrassing games, a very steady, solid unit that has a upper and lower limit. 2nd set is what you need to dominate the game - might have a hiding some days, but this unit will create fear in opponents.
Sarfraz is Captain and doing great, I can leave a space for him dropping Amin/FZ and opening with Hari (or dropping Maqsood keeping openers intact) in Team B, but thatÂ’s it.
PAKÂ’s CT win shouldnÂ’t be used as a standard yard stick for everything - Greece also won Euro with 7 men depending goal post and couple of forwards were fed long balls, in between noting in mid field; that didnÂ’t last much beyond Euro. The core of that team wasnÂ’t talented, but an experienced bunch of solid players who clicked together st one time and backed their strength, which was German style defending and being clinical at limited opportunities.
This is an exciting PAK bowling unit with a very good batting depth - top order should complement that depth, to post dominating totals like the Aussies did when they had 3 bowlers making XI on bowling merit, and then they are Strack, MoJo, Faulkner with bat coming at 8, 9 & 10. PAK top order is using this bowling strength & batting depth to build soft numbers - itÂ’ll be exposed badly at wrong time.
It's not that complex tbh. His strike rate since 2012 has decreased from 87 to 84 and his average has also decreased from 40-39 to 34. It's not that he provides a 29 off 24 every day, everytime he has come in the 20th-25th over, he still does the same thing, get to a 25 or 30 before trying to hit out and throws his wicket away. Earlier on in his career, he was able to grind his way out to score fifties atleast, now he is just looking to be either way too aggressive or defensive and easily falls into the bowlers trap like Afridi. His productive shot of inside out slog over mid off is his bane in International cricket. He has got out to that shot since 2015 more often than he has scored a boundary with that shot. Pakistan management, yes, has played a role in his regression to a certain degree by pushing him further down the order since 2011, from no 4 till no 6. But his performances haven't either merited a top order position since then. His performance in 2016 world t20i showed where he batted at no. 4, he was still not able to go the distance. Instead he just got some painful knocks. just over 100 strike rate, that didn't serve any purpose for the team. His last good performance in T20i came against Australia in 2014 wt20 where he was able to go till the end and really take on the bowling attack. And in ODI's I think it was against Afghanistan with his century in Asia Cup 2014 where he played well. Otherwise all of his knocks have had a very pattern.
When he started back in 2009, he would rotate the strike till his 30s and would go for boundaries afterwards while still looking for strike rotation. Now when he gets to 30s, he is only looking to get boundaries.
He'll do better than Azhar, MoHa, Malik, Sarfraz even in his worst days on wickets that has pace and bounce. It takes Azhar Ali whole session before he can hit a boundary through off-side, that too on front foot - and that guy opens in ODI...........
YK blocked a youngsters place in Pakistan team by playing till he was 43 and now he is doing the same in domestic cricket. Its mind boggling how a youngsters would learn from him by sitting on benches and YK in the middle on his place, ridiculous .
Lets hope YK retires, ends his means of making a living just because some youngster who has many cricketing years ahead of him is eager to play. There will never be anybody capable of filling his shoes in the next 50 years in Test cricket.
82 for Saud Shakeel today. Needs to convert these 80s and 90s to big hundreds
good.this man can prove himself even in psl if given chances by sarfarz.its good that he is in quetta sqauad to have friendship with sarfaraz,
Also youngsters in Karachi Kings squad
Need to impress Micky Authur, he is the boss imo.
good.this man can prove himself even in psl if given chances by sarfarz.its good that he is in quetta sqauad to have friendship with sarfaraz,
He's already friends with Sarfraz as they've played together for Pakistan Cricket Club in Karachi. I doubt he'll get many chances tho; Hassan Khan is their first choice for the emerging player spot.
Why weren't kami and butt playing for WAPDA today?
Taking out Amir & Hasan from both teams, what is left in Corporate league will comfortably beat PAK team touring in NZ now -
1. *Amin
2. Kamran
3. Umar+
4. Saud
5. Maqsood
6. Talat
7. Hammad Azam
8. Ammad Butt
9. Md. Irfan (PTV)
10. Sohail Khan
11. Md. Irfaaaaan
That batting should counter Amir/Hasan as well.
Surely Maqsood will be in the T20 squad . Even Umar Akmal seems to be in good form.
Wouldn't mind this line up for T20s vs New Zealand
Fakhar
Amin
Babar
Maqsood
Umar
Sarfraz (only because he is captain)
Faheem
Shadab
Imad
Hasan
Amir
Hope so - but knowing Ul Haq, won’t be surprised to see Kamran & Shehzad ahead of Maqsood in the squad. People relate CT win with Ul Haq’s selection success - I don’t. 11 or 12 of that squad is in NZ, probably most of them are starting in last game and you have seen the game for sure. They might win 2nd game with Hasan or Amir taking 3/4 in one spell or Fakar/Babar hitting a hundred; but that doesn't change my assessment on the squad (neither on Ul Haq)
Semifinalists decided.
On 11th Jan UBL will face SSGC at NBP stadium Khi
while on the same day,
Wapda will face PTV at UBL ground Khi
Ptv won??how did saud do?
Why should Hussan Talat play for Pakistan LOIs team?
He has a strike rate of 100+ in all his innings.
Looks like Asad will make it this time as opener -
Asad, Azhar, Babar, MoHa, Malik, Sarfraz .....
Looks like Asad will make it this time as opener -
Asad, Azhar, Babar, MoHa, Malik, Sarfraz .....
Imam is there as opener to partner Azhar but Babar is struggling so maybe Asad at #3?
We need players with good technique...
Does anyone know what time do the matches start and if spectators are allowed?
I think it's a 9.30 or 10 AM start - Not entirely sure.
I don't know why spectators wouldn't be allowed. Surely they are. I mean it already isn't televised...
I heard a fan wasn't allowed to enter the State Bank ground. I don't wanna wake-up, go to the ground, and be told that I'm not allowed.
You might be right. I was just informed that spectators weren't allowed during group games.![]()
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A left right opening pair as well - makes sense.
He is not in emerging category.
Match Officials for the Semi Finals and Final of One Day Cup-Departments 2017-2018:-
First Semi Final UBL Vs SSGCL at NBP Stadium Karachi
11th January, 2017
Field Umpires: Mr. Ahmed Shahab and Mr. Khalid Mahmood Sr.
TV Umpire: Mr. Muhammad Asif Yaqoob
Reserve Umpire: Mr. Aley Haider
Referee: Mr. Aleem Moosa
Second Semi Final WAPDA Vs PTV at NBP Stadium Karachi
12th January, 2017
Umpires: Mr. Muhammad Asif Yaqoob and Mr. Imtiaz Iqbal
TV Umpire: Mr. Ahmed Shahab
Reserve Umpire: Mr. Tahir Rasheed
Referee: Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed
Final Winner of First Semi Final Vs Winner of Second Semi Final at UBL Ground No. 1 Karachi
14th January, 2017
Umpires: Mr. Mr. Muhammad Asif Yaqoob and Mr. Khalid Mahmood Sr.
TV Umpire: Mr. Ahmed Shahab
Reserve Umpire: Mr. Imtiaz Iqbal
Referee: Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed