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
PES –
Wahab Riaz (c), Abrar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Bismillah Khan, David Miller , Fabian Allen , Fidel Edwards , Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Irfan Snr, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Rovman Powell, Waqar Salamkheil, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik, Umaid Asif
Team News –
ISL –
– United are the most successful team winning the PSL trophy 2 times and also have qualified for the playoffs.
– Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will open the innings. Munro attacks from word go but is very inconsistent. He smashed 88 in last game and is in excellent form.
– Rohail Nazir/M Akhlaq will bat at 1 down. Nazir is a very talented young player but failed in all games played recently and was dropped last game. Mohammad Akhlaq who replaced Rohail also waa out cheaply last game.
– Shadab Khan and big hitting Asif Ali will bat in middle order. Shadab is in his worst batting form currently. Asif Ali Smashed 73 runs in the last 2nd 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(high chances) will lead the spin attack of United. Shadab and Fawad both shared 2 Wickets each last 2nd game.
– Ali Khan/Mohammad Musa, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Wasim will lead the pace attack of team.
PES –
– Kamran Akmal and Hazratullah Zazai will open the innings. Kamran has always been a successful t20 batsman. He scored around 300 runs last season but have been in poor form in this PSL. Zazai smashed brilliant 63 in last game.
– Young Haider Ali will bat 1 down. Haider is a exceptional talent but is going through a bad form.
– Shoiab Malik and Rovman Powell will bat in the middle order. Malik has a lot of experience and is important in that middle order.
– Sherfane Rutherford will do the late hitting. He can change the game within few balls like he did with his 56 in last 2nd game.
– Abrar Ahmed will be the spin option assisted by Shoaib Malik. Abrar is a leg spinner and took 3 Wickets last game.
– Wahab Riaz, Umaid Asif, Sameen Gul and Mohammad Irfan will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
ISL –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir/M Akhlaq, Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ahmed/Ali Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Akif Jayed
PES –
H Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Haider Ali, Shoiab Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Umaid Asif, Wahab Riaz, Abrar Ahmed, Sameen Gul, M Irfan
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 –
Kamran Akmal ( Open + wk, evergreen cricketer always scores at a high SR, 329 runs last season, has been flop so far this PSL but Must have, 35(27b) last 2nd game)
R Nazir( 1 down, RHB + wk, 400 runs in T20s with a decent SR of 119, was dropped last game)
M Akhlaq(1 down, 161 t20 runs in 8 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, 88* last game, hit or miss)
Asif Ali( Middle order, RHB, 3400+ runs at a SR of 147 in t20s, was in poor form last CPL , brilliant 73(46b) last 2nd game)
S Malik( 1/2 down + part time off spin, RHB, very experienced with 10000+ t20 runs, 73 runs last 2nd game )
Haider Ali( 1 down, very talented Cricketer, 294 runs in National T20 2020, Career SR of 150, 150+ runs in 9 games this PSL so far, Must have )
Imam ul haq ( LHB, open, scored 375 runs in National T20 2020, 48, 41 runs last 2 of 4 games this PSL so far, didn’t played last 3 games)
Umar Amin( Middle order, LHB, 319 PSL carrer runs in 20 games, can play this game)
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 2nd game, a good C/VC choice )
H Talat( 3/4 down, 538 PSL carrer runs in 28 games, 75 runs in 4 games this PSL)
Amad Butt( Bowling Allrounder, can hit the ball big, 68 t20 Wickets with him , 23(11b) + 1w, 27R in 2 games he played so far)
Iftikhar Ahmed( Middle order + off spin, 286 runs in 30 games of PSL, 49(37b), 71(39b) last 2 games, experienced)
BOWL –
Hasan Ali( Medium pacer, hit the deck, red hot form , 2w last game, 9 Wickets in 6 games this PSL)
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 2nd game )
Wahab Riaz ( Left arm fast, one of the best t20 bowlers around with 325 Wickets, 11 Wickets last PSL, 12 Wickets this PSL so far, 3 Wickets last game, Must have )
Ali Khan( Right Arm Fast medium, Hit the deck bowler, 39 t20 Wickets, 1w last game Must have)
M Irfan( Left arm fast, tall bowler, has a lot of experience with almost 150 Wickets, 1w last game )
W Salamkhel( Chinnaman bowler from Afghanistan, 33 t20 Wickets in 22 games at a good SR of 14)
Umaid Asif( Right Arm fast, hit the deck option, bowled around 150 balls picking 8 Wickets last season)
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, 7 Wickets this PSL in 8 games)
Sameen Gul( Medium pacer, brilliant domestic record, 2 Wickets on his debut last game )
Abrar Ahmed( leg spin, 3 Wickets last game, brilliant option at 8 cr )
C/VC –
ISL –
Shadab Khan
Colin Munro
Iftikhar Ahmed
PES –
Kamran Akmal
Shoaib Malik
Haider Ali
