Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread

[Bd officer]

Really poor effort by Lahore Qalandars today, they made a pure disaster and got all out at just 100 runs. And at the same time, I want to have answer that why Parvez Hossain Emon was not playing today but still Emon is not the topic, main thing is this was the first match of Lahore Qalandars at the Karachi Stadium so I hope the way they were dominating several games in Lahore, hopefully will do a similar performance in the further matches of this tournament.

As far as I know Parvez Hosain Emon could not play due to injury but I don't know if it is true. He performed brilliantly in the last match which is very commendable so there is no point in not keeping him in the XI.

Once again Rawalpindiz were defeated by a large margin and they lost all five matches which was very disappointing. In the 1st four games Rawalpindiz lost by batting first. Yesterday they batted later but could not chase 182 runs. Bowlers can't do well if the RWP's batting line is good and if the bowling line is a bit better the batsmen can't do well. In fact it will not be possible for RWP to qualify as they have lost 5 matches and 5 matches left. And Mohammad Rizwan's performance and captaincy is very disappointing.

[Sithara007]

As far as I know Parvez Hosain Emon could not play due to injury but I don't know if it is true. He performed brilliantly in the last match which is very commendable so there is no point in not keeping him in the XI.

Once again Rawalpindiz were defeated by a large margin and they lost all five matches which was very disappointing. In the 1st four games Rawalpindiz lost by batting first. Yesterday they batted later but could not chase 182 runs. Bowlers can't do well if the RWP's batting line is good and if the bowling line is a bit better the batsmen can't do well. In fact it will not be possible for RWP to qualify as they have lost 5 matches and 5 matches left. And Mohammad Rizwan's performance and captaincy is very disappointing.

For some reason, Mohammad Rizwan is not in good form during this season. And as a result, his team is suffering. Rawalpindiz are now at the bottom of the table, having lost all the matches they have played so far. Rizwan has played 5 matches so far and he made 41 against Zalmi in the first match of this season. But after that he could only make 42 runs from 4 matches. BTW, do you guys have any update regarding David Warner? After his arrest in Australia, he returned to Pakistan. But his morale seems to be down and he got out for a duck against Zalmi.

[MinMan]

Today two games are going to be played. After these games, half of the season could be completed first game is between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmai, while the second game is going to be played between Karachi Kings and Hyderabad Kingsmen. After 18 games, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi are dominating, with Islamabad United in the third spot.

Things are looking not easy for the fourth spot because Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators are struggling with their consistency. New franchises are at the bottom with no wins. It's going to be a dilemma for them because they fail to keep things in balance, but still they have time to do something positive.

[Farhan99]

Rawalpindiz today lost their fifth consecutive game of PSL and despite the change of venue their is still no luck for them. The Rawalpindiz have players like Muhammad Rizwan, Usman Khawaja and Muhammad Amir but still they were not able to register any victory in five games. Today Quetta team gave them a target of 182 runs to win the game and in reply the Rawalpindiz team was able to score only 121 runs. It was an easy win today for Quetta team and with two wins the Quetta team is now at 5th position.   

Yeah, in Pakistan Super League the energetic game between and Queeta Gladiator and Rawalpindiz was to be seen and Queeta consistentaly   showing quality cricket and defeated Rawalpindiz by the huge margin of 61 runs. Queeta opens inning first with Saud Shakeel and Sam Harper and among the openers Saud  was in a good batting form and showing his class and played a defensive knock of 42  runs but Sam lost his wicket early on 8 runs and in middle order Rilee Rossouw is in good form and showing a very valuable knock of 53  runs and also Hassan Nawaz take the charge and played a very aggressive and sensable innings of 39 runs and at the end of  the innings Queeta set a every huge target of 183 runs.

Rawalpindiz opens inning with Muhammad Rizwan and Osman Khawaja  and both the openers don't doing well job for their team and don't gives a very powerful start to the team and Khawaja just scores 7 runs and also Rizwan gone to pavilion with out scoring any runs and in middle order Daryl Mitchell trying well for run chase and  played a very defensive innings of 39 runs and also Saad Masood  played a aggressive innings and paying his responsibility by scoring 31 runs but Rawalpindiz don't chase the target successfully and Queeta won the game

[Nanga Parbat]

Today's match is important for both because these points will improve their position for both. Peshawar Zalmi hard work and strength is enough strong because they are making themselves strong and successful in every match. Lahore Qalandar will have to work the most because if they fail in this match, it will be difficult for them to play in the next matches and it may be difficult for them to survive until the end. At this time, Lahore Qalandar's bowlers are trying hard, but Peshawar Zalmi has played very well in 15 to 18 overs and during this time, Babar Azam and Mendlis have strengthened the target enough well. At this time, Peshawar Zalmi batsmen have scored 168 runs in 19 overs. If they effort harder on the next balls, a target of up to 180 can also be possible and with this, they can strengthen their target even more with their hard bowling and achieve their victory.

[Misbah2002]

In chase of 174 runs, the Lahore Qalandars are facing serious troubles against the quality bowling of Peshawar Zalmi as they lost 3 wickets in 7 overs for 45 runs. Now Sikandar Raza and Haseebullah Khan are on the crease, but the pressure has already increased, and the bowlers are doing a good job. Fakhar Zaman, who is playing his first game after a 2-match ban, is on 21 runs, with Abdullah Shafique also scoring 21 runs when Nahid Rana dismantles him.

The asking rate is now 10, but the scoring rate is a big problem, which is currently 6. They need to do something quickly if they are looking to win this game.
Edit: Haseebullah Khan is gone Michael Bracewell took the 2nd wicket.

[noormcs5]

Today two games are going to be played. After these games, half of the season could be completed first game is between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmai, while the second game is going to be played between Karachi Kings and Hyderabad Kingsmen. After 18 games, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi are dominating, with Islamabad United in the third spot.

Finally, Fakhar Zaman is back in the team after the ban of two games, but now let's see what he will do this time because so far his performance is so good, and also Lahore needs a good batter just like him who can stabilize the situation at any time and play with an open mind, freely. He made 21 runs in 19 balls. On the other hand, if we talk about Lahore Qalandars bowling line up , that is also pretty good with Shaheen Shah Afridi, who often delivers several great spells and got three wickets today and yeah, that's it.

[Smack That Ace]

Karachi Kings VS Hyderabad Kingsmen

The match between Hyderabad Kingsmen and Karachi is going on now. Hyderabad have lost all four of their matches. On the other hand, Karachi have won three out of the four matches and won one.

Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and decided to field. I would say that Kingsmen bowlers got off to a good start. Mohammad Ali took the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks in the first over. Karachi could only manage 25 runs in 3 overs. Karachi Kings will probably not be able to make a big total today.

[Junii]

Really impressive performance today by Peshawar Zalmi . A complete performance like strong batting plus excellent bowling. If we look at history and previous PSL seasons Peshawar Zalmi was often known for having a weaker bowling attack. Most of the time they rely heavily on their batting to win matches.

But this season feels different. Now they have a well balanced and strong bowling attack that can actually defend totals and control the game. Kusal Mendis was the real star with a brilliant knock while Babar played his usual calm and solid innings i mean(tuk tuk) .

[HustleZ]

Really impressive performance today by Peshawar Zalmi . A complete performance like strong batting plus excellent bowling. If we look at history and previous PSL seasons Peshawar Zalmi was often known for having a weaker bowling attack. Most of the time they rely heavily on their batting to win matches.

But this season feels different. Now they have a well balanced and strong bowling attack that can actually defend totals and control the game. Kusal Mendis was the real star with a brilliant knock while Babar played his usual calm and solid innings i mean(tuk tuk) .

Haha youre right, babar always plays defensively (tuk-tuk) but i dont think thats bad. Everyone has their own playstyle and we cant pressurize a batsman because we have made an image that a good batsman will be the one that hits the most sixes and play aggresively but if all players become like this then who will play defensive cricket which is also an approach to a match. Babar has his own strengths and weaknesses and i think we should focus more on his strengths than his weaknesses. He scored his 4000th runs in the PSL today and he is the highest scoring batsman of PSL so i think the defensive mindset is working quite well for him. But thats true an aggresive batsman should always be in the team and theres a lot of aggresion in the newer generation which is quite good.

[AgriTrack]

Today two games are going to be played. After these games, half of the season could be completed first game is between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmai, while the second game is going to be played between Karachi Kings and Hyderabad Kingsmen. After 18 games, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi are dominating, with Islamabad United in the third spot.

Things are looking not easy for the fourth spot because Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators are struggling with their consistency. New franchises are at the bottom with no wins. It's going to be a dilemma for them because they fail to keep things in balance, but still they have time to do something positive.

This match was played between Quetta and Rawalpindi in the 18th match of PSL, in which Quetta team showed a very good performance, who gave a target of 182 in 20 overs, which is a very good score. Rilee Rossouw scored 53 runs from his team and Saud Shakeel scored 42 runs. All his team scored good scores and lost only 6 wickets. Jahandad Khan also remained not out from his team, scoring 21 runs, while in comparison, if we look at the Rawalpindi team, his team scored only 121 runs while chasing their target, which is a very low score. Saad Masood scored 31 runs and Daryl Mitchell scored 30 runs from his team and supporting them, Yasir Khan and Abdullah Fazal both scored 22 and 20 scores, the rest were none other than them. The player did not work hard to increase his team's score and his team will be out in 17 overs. He has shown a very poor performance while the Quetta team won this match by 61 runs.

[noormcs5]

Really impressive performance today by Peshawar Zalmi . A complete performance like strong batting plus excellent bowling. If we look at history and previous PSL seasons Peshawar Zalmi was often known for having a weaker bowling attack. Most of the time they rely heavily on their batting to win matches.

But this season feels different. Now they have a well balanced and strong bowling attack that can actually defend totals and control the game. Kusal Mendis was the real star with a brilliant knock while Babar played his usual calm and solid innings i mean(tuk tuk) .

When Muhammad Haris got out, it made me feel even more bad because then there was Kusal Mendis and the way Kusal Mendis start his inning was great, he used feet work and also looked for some boundaries, at the same time his previous record in the overall PSL is s good, with excellent strike rate always make the bowler feel uncomfortable while bowling because he could easy manage and play against variations. While on the other hand, Babar Azam was looking to have running between the wickets in the power play mostly but at the same time, he also look for boundaries.

[Unknown Op]

Karachi Kings VS Hyderabad Kingsmen

The match between Hyderabad Kingsmen and Karachi is going on now. Hyderabad have lost all four of their matches. On the other hand, Karachi have won three out of the four matches and won one.

Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and decided to field. I would say that Kingsmen bowlers got off to a good start. Mohammad Ali took the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks in the first over. Karachi could only manage 25 runs in 3 overs. Karachi Kings will probably not be able to make a big total today.

Today in Pakistan Super League, there were two matches and both were successfully completed. One match of Pakistan Super League competition was finished among Hyderabad Kingsmen and Karachi Kings while other match featured among Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars. After losing four matches, Hyderabad Kingsmen finally broke their losing streak today with successful victory against Karachi Kings squad. Karachi Kings squad was begun match first with batting inning and batters were managed to collect 188 scores after playing 20 overs inning. Mohammad Ali and Hunain Shah played crucial role in getting victory and both picked up 3 and 2 significant wickets. With 4 wickets and 5 deliveries, Hyderabad Kingsmen squad succeeded to defeat Karachi Kings squad. Thanks to Hassan Khan batter who displayed his strong batting skills and managed to collect 33 scores off 16 deliveries.

[Zaka1221]

Today two games are going to be played. After these games, half of the season could be completed first game is between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmai, while the second game is going to be played between Karachi Kings and Hyderabad Kingsmen. After 18 games, Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi are dominating, with Islamabad United in the third spot.

Things are looking not easy for the fourth spot because Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, and Quetta Gladiators are struggling with their consistency. New franchises are at the bottom with no wins. It's going to be a dilemma for them because they fail to keep things in balance, but still they have time to do something positive.

In this match, Peshawar Zalmi team won this match by 76 run and their team players set a target of 173 run. Kusal Mendis scored 74 run and the rest of them together achieved the target.The team playing against them was Lahore Qalandars.In this match Lahore team showed a little performance in bowling because this target could have been better than the target set by Peshawar team but the pressure of bowling was visible on them. But when they started batting, Lahore team could not perform at all. On the contrary, Peshawar team bowled very hard on them due to which they could only score 97 runs and that too in 17 overs. Peshawar team won these 19 matches of the series and they have won almost four matches in this series. Lahore team should play the matches with a little attention so that they can improve their record.

[Cheema02]

Karachi Kings VS Hyderabad Kingsmen

The match between Hyderabad Kingsmen and Karachi is going on now. Hyderabad have lost all four of their matches. On the other hand, Karachi have won three out of the four matches and won one.

Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and decided to field. I would say that Kingsmen bowlers got off to a good start. Mohammad Ali took the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks in the first over. Karachi could only manage 25 runs in 3 overs. Karachi Kings will probably not be able to make a big total today.

Finally Hyderabad Kingsmen got a victory in this session and get 2 points on point table. After this win Hyderabad Kingsmen moved to second last position on point table by losing four match and win against Karachi kings. Karachi kings moved to fourth position on point table by winning three match out of five and with 6 points they are still in top four team of PSL  The man of the Match is Hassan Khan for his aggressive batting performance scoring important 33 runs from just 16 balls playing with strike rate of 200 plus runs and remian unbeaten in the inning and assisted Hyderabad Kingsmen to win match. I hope Hyderabad Kingsmen will continue his efforts in upcoming matches of Pakistan super league and will win matches but they are alomost out of the tournament.

[noormcs5]

In this match, Peshawar Zalmi team won this match by 76 run and their team players set a target of 173 run. Kusal Mendis scored 74 run and the rest of them together achieved the target.The team playing against them was Lahore Qalandars.In this match Lahore team showed a little performance in bowling because this target could have been better than the target set by Peshawar team but the pressure of bowling was visible on them. But when they started batting, Lahore team could not perform at all. On the contrary, Peshawar team bowled very hard on them due to which they could only score 97 runs and that too in 17 overs. Peshawar team won these 19 matches of the series and they have won almost four matches in this series. Lahore team should play the matches with a little attention so that they can improve their record.

Haris Rauf was not playing today and also since Lahore Qalandars were losing their previous game very badly, they really took it seriously that's why Shaheen Shah Afridi practiced well for today's game that's why he has unlocked his full potential and also improved his swing and on the other hand, if we talk about Haris Rauf selection in the playing 11, it is good that he is not a part of the team because his performance in not so good in the recent games so it is good choice to give him a rest or something like break.

[ZAINmalik75]

Karachi Kings VS Hyderabad Kingsmen

Hyderabad Kingsmen won the toss and decided to field. I would say that Kingsmen bowlers got off to a good start. Mohammad Ali took the crucial wicket of Reeza Hendricks in the first over. Karachi could only manage 25 runs in 3 overs. Karachi Kings will probably not be able to make a big total today.

Finally after four straight defeats Hyderabad finally secure green result, Karachi after warner injury wasn't looking full fledged team as his contribution via bat as well as leadership tactics really mean for team at such crucial situation, although Hendricks replace his position but hasn't make much difference for them. While Hyderabad at chased make such shuffle at lineup shift saim two down and captain lead the opening pair with aggressive mode on which surprinsgly tackle the top order collapse and thus later some pure power hitting from tail ender Hassan get the required to register thier win and thus (apka Bhai Kuch kary ga be ready) a viral meme from Hyderabad Kingsman owner hence proved