PSL 6th match - Islamabad United V Karachi Kings

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Pakistan Super League, 6th Match: Islamabad United v Karachi Kings at Dubai (DSC), Feb 7, 2016

Islamabad United
Karachi Kings
Match scheduled to begin at 15:30 local time (11:30 GMT)

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Islamabad United Team

[TD=“class: player-names”]Amad Butt, Ashar Zaidi, Babar Azam, SW Billings†, BJ Haddin, Hussain Talat, Imran Khalid, Kamran Ghulam,Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Sami, Rumman Raees, AD Russell, Saeed Ajmal,Sharjeel Khan, Umar Amin, SR Watson

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Karachi Kings Team

[TD=“class: player-names”]Bilawal Bhatti, RS Bopara, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Amir, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nauman Anwar, Saifullah Bangash†, Shakib Al Hasan, Shoaib Malik*, LMP Simmons, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Usama Mir, JM Vince

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Should be a victory for Karachi. Islamabad has been disappointing so far.

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Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl.

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I think Islamabad should win. Kings do not have any specialist batsman (except Fawad who is supplementary player and may not play). They only have Jacks when batting is concerned. I doubt if a team can win many matches with all Jacks (other than fluke).

As for Islamabad, they have few specialist batsmen as well as bowlers, so they have better chance to win if Misbah can select good team and gel them to play in cohesion on field.

A lot depends on Captain, as how to make players feel comfortable and confidence and give maximum output on ground, is job of Captain.

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Misbah having tough time in this tourney so far... :D

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Islamabad played really disgusting. No application, no confidence and full of nervousness. I think, Islamabad needs a better leadership, that can give them some confidence and hope.

Anyhow, in the end Islamabad did make reasonable score of 132, as at one time I felt they may not even reach 120. Though not winning a total and I think Karachi could only lose if they play really bad.

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I do not know why, but I feel Misbah is too nervous and showing timidness throughout. Misbah should have come after Sarjeel got out, but he kept himself away. One cannot lead a team to success with such attitude.

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Kings 79/5 after 14 overs

RRR: 9.0

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Well, with team that has no specialist batsman (a good team should have at least 4 and similarly 4 specialist bowlers), Karachi making the runs was always doubtful (though possible), and that is what happened.

Good thing about all rounders is that, sometime they play better than specialist batsman, and sometime could show figures better than specialist bowlers, but that sometime is ... one out of many innings. :)

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A narrow win for Islamabad

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Could have been a different result had Amir not wasted a couple of deliveries in the last over...Watson wins finally a match for IU... :D

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How can anyone question Misbah's approach. His foundation building successes are legendary.