Omg..i love Afridi's daughters..they are so cute and funny!
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Islamabad through to final. 
zalmi played well throughout the tournament.
Afridi V Misbah no contest the better captain won. 
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Well played afridi. Played well as he can. It is actually batters job to score...
Happy to see misbah in final. Wud be more to see sarfraz picking up the trophy.
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Zalmi bowled out cheaply for 126 in 18 overs...only Kamran Akmal & Afridi could reach the double figure...dismal batting by the rest... :D
United will face Glads in the Finale... :D
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Latif is such strong batter but his luck doesn't work . Shareef shud have been in t20
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Well played Islamabad United.
I am starting to believe in Islamabad now. Sharjeel set it up nicely with a belligerent knock and bowlers did the rest.
Islamabad's pace attack (Sami, Irfan) is better than Quetta's (their spinner Nawaz is superior though), so if Islamabad bat well in the final, they have a real chance of winning PSL
In the end Zalmis will rue that final over in the 1st playoff against Quetta. Requiring only 4 runs to win off the last 4 balls, they completely lost the plot by going for glory too early & playing needless aerial shots. Calm sensible batting and singles and twos would have done it.
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What if Misbah lifts the trophy on Tuesday despite his tuk tuk reputation!!
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Sharjeel Khan - 117 off 62 balls
Rest of the Islamabad batsmen - 47 off 59 balls
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Afridi is so stupid, he lost the last match while chasing, so why would you choose to chase again in a pressure match? It was a suicidal decision. It's never easy to chase in a knock out stage.
Anyway, I'm happy for Islamabad too. They peaked at the right time, another good team with thoroughly professional management, but Zalmis were the real crowd pullers in most literal sense of the word. The stadiums were mostly either half or completely full for their matches.
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Well played Islamabad United.
I am starting to believe in Islamabad now. Sharjeel set it up nicely with a belligerent knock and bowlers did the rest.
Islamabad's pace attack (Sami, Irfan) is better than Quetta's (their spinner Nawaz is superior though), so if Islamabad bat well in the final, they have a real chance of winning PSL
In the end Zalmis will rue that final over against Quetta in the 1st playoff. Requiring only 4 runs to win off the last 4 balls, they completely lost the plot by going for glory too early & playing needless aerial shots. Calm sensible batting and singles and twos would have done it.
They needed 8 or 9 runs in last one over, and that is a lot. That is different matter that they managed to get a 4 in second ball. You cannot look at overs in part.
For instance, in today match, Afridi hit Russel for 16 runs in first 3 balls, then Russel took 2 wickets in next 3 balls. I think most good bowlers should be able to defend 8 runs in last over. I was surprised that Sarfraz gave last over to Cheema, but then there was no option, as all better bowlers had bowled their 4 overs. Maybe Sarfraz was thinking that if he would use his top bowlers early than there would be enough runs left to pressurize Peshawar in last over, and that is what happened.
If you will check most 20-20 (or ODI) matches, than you will find that most team did not managed to achieve their target in last over even if target is 5 to 6 runs. That is why, most team batting second, try to win 20-20 (or ODI) matches much before last over.
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I think Misbah captaincy was good in this match, at least while fielding, though I do not think he instructed his batsmen properly before batting started.
I liked Misbah interaction and captaincy when Russel got hit for 16 runs by Afridi, in first 3 balls of the over. Misbah came and cooled Russel down, giving him comfort and confidence, and we can see the result. Russel bowled better ball that Afridi in mood of hitting anything come by, could not properly hit the ball, and mis-hitting the ball, got out. Two ball later, Russel bowled next batsman, thus taking 2 wickets. Only thing I did not liked was Misbah not directing his players (openers) that we have to take runs quickly, or get out taking runs, as there is no way batsmen can waste balls. Anyhow, it seems instruction did come after 6 over.
Since Islamabad has better players than Quetta (especially if Islamabad sorts out opener's 'D Smith' place), if Misbah lead his team in final effectively, than Islamabad would win the final.
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8 or 9 runs is not a big ask in the final over of a 50-over or T20 game
Were aerial shots really necessary? Wahab and co. simply succumbed to pressure in the 1st playoff.
I have seen good teams scoring 12-16 runs in the last over, not easy but not impossible either (Hussey vs Ajmal in 2010 World T20 SF and more recently Raina and Yuraj vs Australia in the 3rd T20; scored 19 runs)
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8 or 9 runs is not a big ask in the final over of a 50-over or T20 game
Were aerial shots really necessary? Wahab and co. simply succumbed to pressure in the 1st playoff.
I have seen good teams scoring 12-16 runs in the last over, not easy but not impossible either (Hussey vs Ajmal in 2010 World T20 SF and more recently Raina and Yuraj vs Australia in the 3rd T20; scored 19 runs)
nowadays even 15 runs in the last over with wickets in hand is no big deal. I agree Zalmi messed up in the last over during the match against Quetta. They should have won.
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Sharjeel’s century was a class innings, such good timing and range of shots. It shows how a proper batsman can be more effective than a slogger even in a format such as T20. A compulsive hitter might give you a quick 20-30 runs but he won’t be able to bat properly for a long time. Hope Sharjeel is now included in the final World T20 squad. I would drop Iftikhar.
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8 or 9 runs is not a big ask in the final over of a 50-over or T20 game
Were aerial shots really necessary? Wahab and co. simply succumbed to pressure in the 1st playoff.
I have seen good teams scoring 12-16 runs in the last over, not easy but not impossible either (Hussey vs Ajmal in 2010 World T20 SF and more recently Raina and Yuraj vs Australia in the 3rd T20; scored 19 runs)
I did not say that it does not happen. If batsmen on the crease is good than it do happen. What I am saying is that, in majority of the case, it does not happen. That is more true if players on crease are bowlers, though even good batsmen quite regularly could not achieve that target. As for Pakistan (or for Pakistani batsmen), such target is really difficult.
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Just imagine, Playing last over in 20-20 is more difficult than playing super overs, as normally low calibre batsman are on crease in last over, plus there is lot of pressure. But when match ties, than super over happens, and in super over, team selects their 3 best stroke player batsmen, and they only have to play 6 balls. That mean, team can lose a wicket and keep playing. If two batsmen get out than team score becomes final.
Last time Pakistan played super over, it was Nov 30, 2015 against UK. See what happened: Players were Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal … what they achieved, only 1 run from bat and on 6th ball, U Akmal got bowled.
Total 3 runs in super over, 1 from bat and 2 leg bye.
Now, you want Peshawar bowlers to make 9 runs in last over chasing low scoring game, and if they could not, than you say that they messed up. 
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36 times team (in all sort of 20 over games) played super over.
22 times team lost made 9 runs or less.
18 times team made 8 runs or less and lost
36 times (more than half of the time), teams on both side made 10 runs or less in super over.
Now, if most of the time (22 out of 36 times), teams could not make 9 runs in super overs, than how can you expect lower order batsmen making 9 runs to win in last over ?
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I do not know how and why Islamabad got D Smith in their team, a player whose average in all format of game is below 30 and do not even have any remarkable strike rate. He was disgrace in Islamabad and I think it was Misbah mistake to send him as opener.
It was one big mistake for Peshawar to take his wicket. Anyhow, taking his wicket means favour to Islamabad as well as D Smith (who is sweating badly).
In T20 format, he is a match winner. You do not know about him because you do not know crap about cricket.
Seems only cricket you understand is from stats. One day you will learn that they do not paint 100% accurate picture.
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In T20 format, he is a match winner. You do not know about him because you do not know crap about cricket.
Seems only cricket you understand is from stats. One day you will learn that they do not paint 100% accurate picture.
Well, I do not know, maybe you are right and I do not know cricket. Seems you have PhD in limited over matches. :)
Bhai, bura na manna. No doubt D Smith is a reasonable player, but you cannot call him match winner when his average and SR, both at best is modest. His average in T20I is 18 and SR 123 ... as for Twenty20, his average is 26 and SR 126. ... Not bad, but if he was such a match winner as you claim, than why his average and SR is so modest?
Obviously, if he is such a big match winner, than he must be making lot of runs per inning, at much higher SR ... right? :)
Compare that with Sharjeel, whose figures are:
T20I ... average 34 and SR 142
Twenty20 ... average 28 and SR 142.
How, Sharjeel, who do not even have regular place in Pakistan T20I (only got 3 chances in T20I), even when Pakistani T20I team (6th out of 10) is low grade team ... than why is that? ... Maybe Sharjeel is not such a big match winner and that is why he is out, but how your PhD says that D Smith, with lower average and SR is big match winner? ... How come? Kiya majra hay?
Is making less runs per innings at lower SR makes a person match winner, and is secret recipe for success in 20 over matches? :)
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Yes you are right
The better captain won Afridi lead the rivalry 2-1 and with one MoM too lulz](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=lulz)