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
QUE –
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Abdul Nasir, Andre Russell (partially available), Anwar Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Azam Khan, Cameron Delport, Faf du Plessis, Hassan Khan, Jack Wildermuth, Jake Weatherald, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Usman Shinwari, Zahid Mahmood, Zahir Khan
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 3 wins from 5 games. They lost their last game against the Qalandars.
– Faheem Ashraf got injured during the last game against Qalandars and is expected to miss 3-4 games.
– Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will open the innings. Munro attacks from word go and showed the same hitting a four and a six in his 11, Khawaja has been playing a lot of FC games and is in decent form.
– 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 8.
– 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. Shadab has been completely out of form this PSL with both bat and bowl and also failed with bat last game.
– 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 has taken just 3 Wickets in 5 games still now this PSL.
– Hasan Ali , Ali Khan and M Wasim will most likely lead the pace attack of team.
QUE –
– Quetta Gladiators have won just 1 game this PSL so far and need to win all their remaining games for hope of the playoffs. Their bowling has been very weak except young spinner Zahid Mehmood who has impressed everyone.
– Team has roped in Andre Russell for few games along with Australian pair of Jake Weatherald and Jack Wildermuth for the UAE leg.
– Cameron Delport and any 1 of Saim Ayub/Usman Khan will open the Innings. Delport has a big experience of playing franchise Cricket with 5000+ runs and also contribute through bowl. Usman Khan scored a brilliant 81 in the last game of PSL leg.
– Faf Du Plessis will bat at 1 down. Faf has been in brilliant form in the IPL being highest scorer for CSK and scoring at an impressive SR of 145.
– Captain Sarfaraz will bat 2 down. Sarfaraz is in brilliant form this PSL with 2 back to back 50+ scores and leading scorer of the team. He will also keep the Wickets.
– Young Azam Khan will bat 3 down. Azam has emerged as a attacking talent recently and will be important in that middle order.
– Andre Russell and Jack Wildermuth along with Mohammad Nawaz will be the Allrounders for Quetta.
– Mohammad Nawaz and Zahid Mehmood will be the spin options for Quetta. Nawaz can bowl his left arm spin in powerplay.
– Naseem Shah/Usman Shinwari, Mohammad Hasnain, Andre Russell and Jack Wildermuth will be the pace attack of Quetta.
Probable XI –
ISL –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan, M Wasim
QUE –
Saim Ayub/Usman Khan, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Delport, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azam Khan, Andre Russel, Jack Wildermuth, Mohammad Nawaz, Zahid Mehmood, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Shinwari/Naseem Shah
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 –
S Ahmed (2 down + wk, averages around 50 against Kings in PSL, 185 runs at a brilliant SR of 145 this PSL, Must have)
Azam Khan( 3 down, very attacking batsman, 743 runs with a brilliant SR of 157 in t20s, Must try)
R Nazir( 1 down, RHB + wk, 398 runs in T20s with a decent SR of 119, 34,8 in last 2 game)
M Akhlaq(1/2 down(if plays), 160 t20 runs in 7 innings, SR is good in range of 130s)
BAT –
Faf Du Plessis ( 1 down, RHB, very experienced and attacking batsman, 320 IPL2021 runs with a brilliant SR of 145, Must have)
U Khawaja( Open , LHB, 2632 t20 runs in 97 matches, very experienced, 203 runs in Asia in 7 games, Must have)
Colin Munro( Open, LHB, 343 PSL runs with a excellent SR of 140, 11 runs last game, hit or miss)
Umar Amin( Middle order, LHB, 319 PSL carrer runs in 20 games, will most likely not play)
J Weatherald ( Open, LHB, one of the top scorers in BBL history, 433 runs this BBL with a SR of 142 , Must have if plays)
C Delport ( Open + part time medium pace, 5700+ runs in t20s, Must if plays )
Asif Ali( Middle order, RHB, 3300+ runs at a SR of 147 in t20s, was in poor form last CPL , just 72 runs in 5 games this PSL so far)
Brandon King( Open/1 down, RHB, very aggressive windies Batsman, was in good form in 2019 CPL with 400+ runs )
ALL –
Andre Russell ( Middle order, RHB + medium pacer, carrer t20 SR of 169 , Must have, can bowl in death)
Shadab Khan( 2 down + leg spin, 263 runs + 8 Wickets in last PSL, failed with both bat and bowl this PSL so far, 1w last game, a good C/VC choice )
Faheem Ashraf( Medium pacer, can be promoted up the order, 5 Wickets in 5 games so far, 27 runs + 1w last game)
Mohammad Nawaz ( Slow left arm + very good middle order batsman, can bowl in powerplay, 1400+ runs + 115 t20 Wickets on his name, a must have option)
Jack Wildermuth ( Medium fast + good hitter of the ball, 235 runs + 40 Wickets in t20s, bowls most overs in powerplay)
H Talat( 3/4 down, 538 PSL carrer runs in 28 games, 75 runs in 4 games this PSL)
Iftikhar Ahmed( Middle order + off spin, 286 runs in 30 games of PSL, experienced, 50 runs + 2w against LAH)
BOWL –
Hasan Ali( Medium pacer, hit the deck, red hot form , 2w last game, 8 Wickets in 5 games this PSL, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Mohammad Hasnain( Medium fast, hit the deck, will bowl in death, 18 Wickets in National T20 2020, 6 Wicket this PSL so far)
Usman Shinwari( Left arm fast, 9 Wickets in 7 games in LPL2020, just w Wickets so far 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 , 1w last game, Must )
Ali Khan( Right Arm Fast medium, Hit the deck bowler, 38 t20 Wickets, Must have)
Anwar Ali ( Medium fast + hard hitting batsman, 143 t20 Wickets + 1100 runs, SR of 143 in t20s, Must have if plays)
Naseem Shah( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 5 Wickets in 6 games last PSL, played just 1 game this psl)
Zahid Mehmood( Leg spin, quality spinner, 6 Wickets this psl so far )
Akif Jayed( left arm medium fast, 21 t20 Wickets in 19 games, very good GL pick)
M Wasim ( Right Arm medium fast, 4 Wickets this PSL in 5 games)
C/VC –
ISL –
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Colin Munro
QUE –
Faf Du Plessis
Andre Russell
Mohammad Nawaz