Squads –
ISL –
Shadab Khan (Captain), Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Ali Khan, Akif Javed, Asif Ali, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Akhlaq, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir, Usman Khawaja, Zafar Gohar, Zeeshan Zameer
KAR –
Imad Wasim (c), Abbas Afridi, Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Chadwick Walton, Danish Aziz, Martin Guptill, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Najeebullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Zeeshan Malik
Team News –
ISL –
– United are the most successful team winning the PSL trophy 2 times and also are placed good in the points table with 5 wins from 7 games. They defended a Average total of 152 against a strong Qalandars lineup in last game.
– Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will open the innings. Munro attacks from word go but is very inconsistent. He smashed 90 in last 2nd hame while was out on just 4 in last game.
– Rohail Nazir will bat at 1 down. Nazir is a very talented young player and got full opportunity last game but was out cheaply on 1 in last game.
– Shadab Khan and big hitting Asif Ali will bat in middle order. Shadab becomes a great asset in PSL where he bats at 2 down and will bowl in full quota. Asif Ali Smashed 73 runs in the last game after a series of bad performances.
– Iftikhar Ahmed and Hussain Talat will bat next and both can contribute through bowl. Iftikhar can bowl his off spin when needed.
– Shadab Khan and Fawad Ahmed will lead the spin attack of United. Shadab and Fawad both shared 2 Wickets each last game.
– Ali Khan, Mohammad Musa and Mohammad Wasim will lead the pace attack of team.
KAR –
– Karachi Kings are placed lost their last game against Multan and now have won 3 games amd lost 3 of their 6 games. They need to win atleast 2 games of their remaining fixtures to be in the race of playoffs.
– Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam will open the innings. Babar no doubt is world’s best T20 Batsman while his partner Sharjeel is an attacking lad but is very inconsistent, however is looking in great form here being the 2nd Highest scorer of team so far.
– Martin Guptill will bat 1 down. Guptill will be very important for the team due to his high experience and attacking nature. He struggled on the UAE Wickets last game but can fire this game.
– Afghani hitter Najibullah Zadran will bat at 2 down. He is power hitter and can change the course of game within few overs.
– Thisara Perera , Chadwick Walton and Imad Wasim will bat in with Walton Keepiythe Wickets.
– Imad Wasim and Qasim Akram will contribute through their spin bowling.
– Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood and Arshad Iqbal will be the pace attack of Karachi. Thisara Perera will assist them.
Probable XI –
ISL –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, M Musa, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, M Wasim
KAR –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Najibullah Zadran, Chadwick Walton (wk), Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Arshad Iqbal, Waqas Maqsood, Qasim Akram
Pitch Report –
Shield Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch will be balanced and will provide equal help to both Batsman and bowlers.
Average Score: 157
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Nazir( 1 down, RHB + wk, 398 runs in T20s with a decent SR of 119, 34, 8, 1 in last 2 games batted)
C Walton( Middle order + wk, experienced with 3000+ runs however going through poor form, 35(23b) last game)
M Akhlaq(1/2 down(if plays), 160 t20 runs in 7 innings, SR is good in range of 130s)
BAT –
U Khawaja( Open , LHB, 2500+ t20 runs in 99 matches, very experienced, 41* last 2nd game, Must have)
Colin Munro( Open, LHB, 343 PSL runs with a excellent SR of 140, 90*(36b) last 2nd game, hit or miss)
Babar Azam ( Open, #1 t20 batsman in world cricket, 62, 90, 77, 85* runs in 4 of 5 last games, Must have, C/VC )
Martin Guptill ( 1 down, RHB, 2nd highest world t20 scorer, very experienced, 11(16b) last game, Must have)
Asif Ali( Middle order, RHB, 3300+ runs at a SR of 147 in t20s, was in poor form last CPL , brilliant 73(46b) last game)
Sharjeel Khan( Open, LHB, very attacking, hit or miss, SR of 138 in t20s, 100, 27, 64, 0, 4 in last 5 games, Must have )
Najibullah Zadran( Middle order, LHB, very attacking batsman with a SR of 140 in t20s, 72* against Zim recently on the same Ground, good gl pick)
Umar Amin( Middle order, LHB, 319 PSL carrer runs in 20 games, will most likely not play)
Brandon King( Open/1 down, RHB, very aggressive windies Batsman, was in good form in 2019 CPL with 400+ runs )
ALL –
Shadab Khan( 2 down + leg spin, 263 runs + 8 Wickets in last PSL, failed with both bat and bowl this PSL so far, 2w last game, a good C/VC choice )
Imad Wasim ( Slow left arm + attacking lower order Batsman, very experienced with 182 t20 Wickets, 10 Wickets in BBL 2020, 1w last game)
Thisara Perera ( Middle/lower middle order + Right Arm medium, very highly experienced t20 player, 3699 runs + 245 Wickets in t20 cricket, 332 runs in 6 games including 4 50s in recent List A matches, 2 Wickets last game)
Aamer Yamin ( Bowling Allrounder, RHB + Right arm Medium pacer, have played a lot of domestic Cricket for Pakistan, 68 Wickets + 750 t20 runs, Must even in SL)
Faheem Ashraf( Medium pacer, can be promoted up the order, 5 Wickets in 5 games so far, 27 runs + 1w last game played, will not play )
H Talat( 3/4 down, 538 PSL carrer runs in 28 games, 75 runs in 4 games this PSL, batted 2 down last game)
Iftikhar Ahmed( Middle order + off spin, 286 runs in 30 games of PSL, 49(37b) last game, experienced)
BOWL –
Hasan Ali( Medium pacer, hit the deck, red hot form , 2w last game, 8 Wickets in 5 games this PSL, will not play)
M Amir( Left arm fast, huge t20 experience with 217 Wickets, 10 Wickets including a 5-fer in LPL2020, 5 Wickets this PSL so far )
Fawad Ahmed ( Leg spinner from Australia, Wicket taking option, very experienced with over 130+ t20 Wickets at an eco of just 6.8 , 2w last game )
Ali Khan( Right Arm Fast medium, Hit the deck bowler, 39 t20 Wickets, 1w last game Must have)
Mohammad Illyas( Medium pacer, 17 t20 Wickets, economy slightly high but a Wicket taking option)
W Maqsood ( Left arm fast medium, 49 t20 Wickets with 6 in 4 National T20 2020 , 6 Wickets this PSL so far )
Arshad Iqbal ( Medium pacer, 30 t20 Wickets, eco just over 7, 6 Wickets this PSL so far, very talented pacer, Must have )
Noor Ahmed (Left arm wrist spinner, 21 Wickets in 21 t20s so far, wicket taking option to have )
Akif Jayed( left arm medium fast, 21 t20 Wickets in 19 games, 1w last game played, very good GL pick)
M Wasim ( Right Arm medium fast, 6 Wickets this PSL in 7 games)
C/VC –
ISL –
Shadab Khan
Colin Munro
Usman Khawaja
KAR –
Babar Azam
Martin Guptill
Imad Wasim