Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Selfie Boy is OUT!
he is now gonna go back to what he does best…take his selfies! 
4.3
Imran Khalid to Ahmed Shehzad, OUT, spooned back to Khalid. This held up in the pitch further. Shehzad seeks to turn it to the leg side. He pops a return catch off a leading edge
**Ahmed Shehzad c & b Imran Khalid 11 (9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 122.22
FIRST wicket to the spinner!
**
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
^^^ You are right. Actually, there are more chances to lose wickets when team is playing fast from start, but then team only has 20 overs, so it should not matter. Team should play fast until they lose 7 wickets and then can play tuk-tuk if they lose quick 7 wickets, because even then they can still play all 20 overs with their last 3 wickets (though slowly).
But if they play slow initially, then even if they have 10 wickets left, they cannot do much in last 3 or 4 overs.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Wasn't wrong to call Islamabad United Tuk Tuk XI. Misbah cannot be blamed though
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
QG 58/1 off 6.0 overs… :k:
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Wasn't wrong to call Islamabad United Tuk Tuk XI. Misbah cannot be blamed though
Well, as Captain, it is his call to tell players how to play and how much risk to take. ... It is his decision too, on who to play and who to send first. He can decide that all stroke players should go early, and tuk tuk players go later.
So, if stroke player do not get out, team would have good run on board, but if they get out early than tuk-tuk player would finish the job, though with low score on board.
Captain's job is not about how they play themselves, but about how they take the team into game and make the team play.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
spinners have slowed down the RR...past half way already after 8 overs.
Wrights' 50 off 31 balls.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Wright 50* :k:
73/2 off 8.4 overs…
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
128 was never going to be enough. Should be an easy win for the gladiators
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Irfan has gone for plenty...12 off his 3rd over. 33 in 3 overs at 11 economy
a SIX by wright...
QG 92 for 2 after 10.1
Wright 63 off 36
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Evaluating players each team have, and calibre of team Captains, I would be surprised if Quetta would not win the tournament.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
I have to appreciate the captaincy of Sarfraz. He realized that pitch is more suitable for spinners and thus took advantage of all 3 spinners he had, giving them 12 overs, even at the expense of Umar Gul and Anwer Ali, and that kept Islamabad runs to the minimum.
I am pretty sure that most other Captains would not have taken into account pitch and situation that much, using Umar Gul and Anwer Ali for 4 overs each.
Anyhow, I think Islamabad team cooperated too, as they came into field with mindset of slow batting initially and going for big hits later, but in T20 and with today's mindset, there is no luxury of slow batting at any time. One only need careful batting with regular risks even during initial stages.
Jab queta acha perform na kray gi tab aap ne forum pe nazar nae ana :D
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Evaluating players each team have, and calibre of team Captains, I would be surprised if Quetta would not win the tournament.
woo..slow down cowboy, its just first game. All teams are pretty good. Infact I'm all for karachi but it looks weaker than others.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Jab queta acha perform na kray gi tab aap ne forum pe nazar nae ana :D
woo..slow down cowboy, its just first game. All teams are pretty good. Infact I'm all for karachi but it looks weaker than others.
Believe me, I always thought that amongst 5 teams in tournament, taking into account all aspects, Quetta is the strongest.
Quetta team is most balanced and have good stroke batmen as well as effective bowlers. It is not team that rely on mediocre all rounders like Karachi, or have conservative Captain like Islamabad, or have irresponsible captain like Peshawar, neither have 'not-so-imposing' Captain like Lahore.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
I'm really impressed with the two young ones, United's Khalid Amin and Quetta's Nawaz. Very good talent. Thats what we are looking forward to, to have the hidden gems exposed.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Quetta Glads were better all-over with the exception of dropping a catch...
And the evening went to Nawaz & Wright... :D
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Gladiators is mentored by none other than cricket great Sir Viv
(http://www.dawn.com/news/1237194/i-dont-find-any-reason-psl-wont-succeed-vivian-richards)
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
and he was cheering the performance like a kid 
:k:
great performance by Gladiators.
get ready for big clash … Kings vs Qalanders tomorrow !!!*
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Tomorrow:
Peshawar vs Islamabad
Karachi Vs Lahore
Depending on team selection, I think Islamabad and Karachi would win their games.
But in T20s, upset can happen too, maybe 25 percent of the time.
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Tomorrow Lahore is going to beat the hell outta Karachi
Re: PSL: Match 1 - ISL united v/s Quetta Gladiator - Feb 04
Tomorrow Lahore is going to beat the hell outta Karachi
I am waiting for the result to have a good (stomach aching) laugh. :)