What's new

Who will be the winner of Pakistan Super League 2020?

Who will be the winner of Pakistan Super League 2020?

  • Total voters
    55
A

Abdullah719

T20I Captain
Joined
Apr 16, 2013
Runs
44,825
[table=class:grid][tr][td]Category[/td][td]Islamabad United[/td][td]Karachi Kings[/td][td]Lahore Qalandars[/td][td]Multan Sultans[/td][td]Peshawar Zalmi[/td][td]Quetta Gladiators[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Platinum[/td][td]Shadab Khan[/td][td]Babar Azam[/td][td]Fakhar Zaman[/td][td]Mohammad Irfan[/td][td]Wahab Riaz[/td][td]Sarfaraz Ahmed[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Platinum[/td][td]Dale Steyn[/td][td]Mohammad Amir[/td][td]Mohammad Hafeez[/td][td]Moeen Ali[/td][td]Hasan Ali[/td][td]Mohammad Nawaz[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Platinum[/td][td]Colin Ingram[/td][td]Alex Hales[/td][td]Chris Lynn[/td][td]Rilee Rossouw[/td][td]Kieron Pollard[/td][td]Jason Roy[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Diamond[/td][td]Faheem Ashraf[/td][td]Imad Wasim[/td][td]David Wiese[/td][td]Shahid Afridi[/td][td]Kamran Akmal[/td][td]Shane Watson[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Diamond[/td][td]Asif Ali[/td][td]Iftikhar Ahmed[/td][td]Shaheen Shah Afridi[/td][td]Zeeshan Ashraf[/td][td]Tom Banton[/td][td]Ahmed Shehzad[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Diamond[/td][td]Colin Munro[/td][td]Chris Jordan[/td][td]Usman Khan Shinwari[/td][td]Ravi Bopara[/td][td]Shoaib Malik[/td][td]Ben Cutting[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gold[/td][td]Luke Ronchi[/td][td]Aamer Yamin[/td][td]Sohail Akhtar[/td][td]James Vince[/td][td]Darren Sammy[/td][td]Umar Akmal[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gold[/td][td]Hussain Talat[/td][td]Sharjeel Khan[/td][td]Haris Rauf[/td][td]Junaid Khan[/td][td]Imam-ul-Haq[/td][td]Mohammad Hasnain[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Gold[/td][td]Rumman Raees[/td][td]Cameron Delport[/td][td]Samit Patel[/td][td]Sohail Tanvir[/td][td]Liam Dawson[/td][td]Fawad Ahmed[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Silver[/td][td]Amad Butt[/td][td]Usama Mir[/td][td]Salman Butt[/td][td]Shan Masood[/td][td]Umar Amin[/td][td]Naseem Shah[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Silver[/td][td]Rizwan Hussain[/td][td]Mohammad Rizwan[/td][td]Seekkuge Prasanna[/td][td]Ali Shafiq[/td][td]Mohammad Mohsin[/td][td]Ahsan Ali[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Silver[/td][td]Mohammad Musa Khan[/td][td]Umaid Asif[/td][td]Ben Dunk[/td][td]Khushdil Shah[/td][td]Rahat Ali[/td][td]Sohail Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Silver[/td][td]Phil Salt[/td][td]Chadwick Walton[/td][td]Farzan Raja[/td][td]Usman Qadir[/td][td]Lewis Gregory[/td][td]Tymal Mills[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Silver[/td][td]Zafar Gohar[/td][td]Ali Khan[/td][td]Jaahid Ali [/td][td]Fabian Allen[/td][td]Adil Amin[/td][td]Abdul Nasir[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Emerging[/td][td]Akif Javed[/td][td]Umer Khan[/td][td]Mohammad Faizan[/td][td]Mohammad Ilyas[/td][td]Amir Khan[/td][td]Aarish Ali Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Emerging[/td][td]Ahmed Safi Abdullah[/td][td]Arshad Iqbal[/td][td]n/a[/td][td]Rohail Nazir[/td][td]Amir Ali[/td][td]Azam Khan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Supplementary[/td][td]Saif Badar[/td][td]Mitch McClenaghan[/td][td]Dane Vilas[/td][td]Imran Tahir[/td][td]Liam Livingstone[/td][td]Keemo Paul[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Supplementary[/td][td]Dawid Malan[/td][td]Awais Zia[/td][td]Dilbar Hussain[/td][td]Bilawal Bhatti[/td][td]Haider Ali[/td][td]Khurram Manzoor[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Cover[/td][td]n/a[/td][td]n/a[/td][td]n/a[/td][td]Wayne Madsen[/td][td]Carlos Brathwaite[/td][td]Zahid Mehmood[/td][/tr][/table]
 
United. Losing Polard is a big blow to Zalmi’s chances of winning the league. Having lost Rossuo is a big blow to QG’s chances as he was a stabilising factor in the middle order. KK and LL have non existent middle orders and MS is too volatile to predict.
 
Islamabad. It's the weakest team they have had in a while and with Misbah ad Shadab at the helm, it's going to be hard but I think they can still win if they play the right team.
Zafar and Amad should get as many games as possible.
 
Islamabad or Quetta. I’m rooting for Lahore, but not expecting anything different from them this year, it’s going to be the same old Lahore :/
 
I am putting in Multan Sultans! They did really well last year but then lost their way - this time probably better prepared and have a good coach with them too
 
Lahore are the only team who have 0 chance of winning. I think Islamabad United will win it.
 
Karachi Kings
Strong bowling
Strong batting(T20)
D jones factor also
 
Karachi but want multan to do well becouse they have good young pakistani players
 
Both QG and KK have strong teams, but most importantly they have excellent captains as well.

Definitely the two favourites.
 
KK has prolly the most balanced team.
MS is easily the worst of all.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
United. Losing Polard is a big blow to Zalmi’s chances of winning the league. Having lost Rossuo is a big blow to QG’s chances as he was a stabilising factor in the middle order. KK and LL have non existent middle orders and MS is too volatile to predict.
Click to expand...

Pollard will probably join PZ around March 7-8 post his international commitments, till than they will have Carlos Brathwaite.
 
KK if their players remain fit.

Seem to have the most balanced squad.
 
KK are best on paper and Deano will be a big boost for them.
 
Karachi seems to have a decent squad this time.

But, Imad Wasim and Wasim Akram will ruin their chances.

Islamabad this time has a strong chance as Misbah is there.

Misbah is the most successful PSL person, knows how to win the tournament and a tactical genius. Don't see any team beating ISLU.

ISLU it is.
 
Saj said:
KK if their players remain fit.

Seem to have the most balanced squad.
Click to expand...

They’ve let go of their best middle order batsman in Colin Ingram without getting any reinforcements in that particular area. If anything their squad is one of the most imbalanced one in the league.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
They’ve let go of their best middle order batsman in Colin Ingram without getting any reinforcements in that particular area. If anything their squad is one of the most imbalanced one in the league.
Click to expand...

Imbalanced how

They have babar at the top with hales,middle over they have iftikhar,delport.lower older they have yamin and imad bowling they have umer and imad.fast bowlers they have jordan,amir and irsad imbalanced loool
 
Hawkeye said:
Karachi seems to have a decent squad this time.

But, Imad Wasim and Wasim Akram will ruin their chances.

Islamabad this time has a strong chance as Misbah is there.

Misbah is the most successful PSL person, knows how to win the tournament and a tactical genius. Don't see any team beating ISLU.

ISLU it is.
Click to expand...

Imad Wasim is ranked 3 in T20 bowlers...
 
aloo paratha said:
Imad Wasim is ranked 3 in T20 bowlers...
Click to expand...

Just like Pak is ranked #1. Imagine IND and Aus players going after his darts on Aus pitches, at WT20!

Besides, I was referring to lack of captaincy skills.
 
nextover666666 said:
Yes their is that but also they have a good sqaud if they field the correct 11 than I think they can make it happen.
Click to expand...

As Saj said - good balanced side but Imad Wasim fitness has always been an issue so not sure about his ability to lead from the front.
 
Quetta have consistently done well and with the addition of Roy, their batting looks even more threatening. I would class them as the favourites, but Karachi have a good squad, and should be challenging Islamabad and Quetta.
 
To be honest - at this point - they all look equally capable. Only question I have is about Lahore Qalandars - the first week will show if they are in the mood for something special.
 
Slim said:
KK has prolly the most balanced team.
MS is easily the worst of all.
Click to expand...

Really? I feel like Multan have assembled a very smart but efficient team. Will definitely make it through to the knockoffs.

Karachi seem cursed. No matter how strong their team looks, I can just see them choking when it matters.
 
My personal bet is on Zalmi. Banton will be the breakout star of this tournament and win games single-handedly imo. Paired with Kamran, Zalmi's batting lineup looks the most destructive. It would also be a very smart decision if they played Haider Ali.

Karachi will get to the playoffs and most probably will get to the finals as well. But they'll choke at the last minute, much like the Melbourne Stars or the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Quetta will lose more matches than most here are expecting. Shane Watson is past his prime, Naseem won't get too many matches due to injury risk (definitely missing out on the first two matches), and Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are carrying the burden of the batting line-up much like last time. But lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice, and just because they performed last year doesn't mean they can both continue that consistency.

Lahore will win more matches than most are expecting. They will still finish last. This will primarily be as a result of excellent bowling from Rauf, Shaheen, etc. Expect to see Qalandars defending low scores in 2 or 3 matches, possibly against Quetta and Islamabad. They'll lose all the rest.

Islamabad United will do decently but won't win the tournament.

My rankings are:
Zalmi (2nd in group stages, Champions in Final against Karachi)
Karachi (Group leaders, choke in Final against Zalmi)
Islamabad (Lose to Zalmi in playoffs)
Quetta (Average tournament, won't be able to defend their title)
Multan (Will record some upsets especially as the squad begins to click towards the end, but not enough for the playoffs. They will come out of it a better squad though and will look good heading into next year).
Lahore (Will record 2 upsets and lose all their other games).
 
Last edited:
Thunderbolt14 said:
My personal bet is on Zalmi. Banton will be the breakout star of this tournament and win games single-handedly imo. Paired with Kamran, Zalmi's batting lineup looks the most destructive. It would also be a very smart decision if they played Haider Ali.

Karachi will get to the playoffs and most probably will get to the finals as well. But they'll choke at the last minute, much like the Melbourne Stars or the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Quetta will lose more matches than most here are expecting. Shane Watson is past his prime, Naseem won't get too many matches due to injury risk (definitely missing out on the first two matches), and Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are carrying the burden of the batting line-up much like last time. But lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice, and just because they performed last year doesn't mean they can both continue that consistency.

Lahore will win more matches than most are expecting. They will still finish last. This will primarily be as a result of excellent bowling from Rauf, Shaheen, etc. Expect to see Qalandars defending low scores in 2 or 3 matches, possibly against Quetta and Islamabad. They'll lose all the rest.

Islamabad United will do decently but won't win the tournament.

My rankings are:
Zalmi (2nd in group stages, Champions in Final against Karachi)
Karachi (Group leaders, choke in Final against Zalmi)
Islamabad (Lose to Zalmi in playoffs)
Quetta (Average tournament, won't be able to defend their title)
Multan (Will record some upsets especially as the squad begins to click towards the end, but not enough for the playoffs. They will come out of it a better squad though and will look good heading into next year).
Lahore (Will record 2 upsets and lose all their other games).
Click to expand...

Good analysis - totally agree with KK part!
 
So with Akmal gone - do Quetta's chances improve or get worse?
 
Early days, but the teams mostly look quite well-balanced. I'd back QG, PZ, IU and KK to make it to the play-offs.
 
Kings still look good and I think they'll have learnt from that defeat versus Quetta especially regarding strike-rotation and team selection.
 
IU have impressed in phases so team to watch I suppose.
 
Saj said:
Kings still look good and I think they'll have learnt from that defeat versus Quetta especially regarding strike-rotation and team selection.
Click to expand...

Right now they are a little bit off balance, they should have picked some better wicket-keeper batsman. Their top 4 will have to fire on regular basis because their lineup wont be able to defend low totals most of the times.

and yeah, their 8 overs of dot balls against QG cost them match.
 
It has to be Peshawar. Remember, they have Pollard to join them as well later. He'll come in for Livingstone or Banton. That's a LOT if firepower in that batting line up. Remember, even Wahab, Hassan Ali and Mohammad Mohsin can give it a smash
 
i think eventually Karachi, they have powerful batting and good enough bowling.

Sharjeel wil win them a match or two, Babar wil do the same, and sometime later in tournament Amir will perform too.
 
Just like the previous seasons, it's going to be one of United, Gladiators, or Zalmi. I will go with United.
 
Karachi Kings this time have a real chance. They are well rounded.


Btw, who are these 3 legends who have voted for LQ? :salute
 
Multan Sultans leading for now.

Important match tonight.

Let’s see if ISLU can make it to the top
 
Another few performances like these from LQ and they could get to the final 4...
 
Karachi look like favorites to me at this point. They seem to have good momentum going and don’t have any glaring weaknesses.

If they do go all the way, it would confirm Dean Jones as the PSL GOAT..
 
Multan Sultans or Zalmi, KK has good squad but wrong captain, their chances are very thin.
 
Like the look of Multan - leading at the moment as is.
 
Multan top of the table and looking very good. Very lucky on Friday, but overall impressive.
 
Very difficult to tell, Islamabad, Multan, Peshawar, no chance for Karachi, Imad has messed it up by his captaincy:)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

The Bald Eagle
[PICTURES/VIDEOS] National T20 Cup 2024-25 - Discussion thread
7 8 9
Replies
667
Views
22K
Rana
Rana
The Bald Eagle
  • Poll Poll
Quetta Gladiators (190/8) secure a thrilling 2-wicket victory against Multan Sultans (185/7) in match 28 of PSL X
2
Replies
98
Views
3K
Cricket Warrior
Cricket Warrior
BouncerGuy
  • Poll Poll
Should players who skip the Champions One-Day Cup no longer be considered for International selection?
Replies
36
Views
2K
Cricket Warrior
Cricket Warrior
FearlessRoar
Salman Ali Agha named T20I captain as Pakistan announce squad for the white-ball series tour of New Zealand (2025)
2 3 4
Replies
305
Views
17K
Rana
Rana
The Bald Eagle
What should be the Pakistan Squad for the Test series against West Indies in 2025?
Replies
34
Views
4K
gazza619
gazza619
Back
Top