Squads –
KHP –
Mohammad Rizwan (captain, wicketkeeper), Junaid Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan Snr, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Mohsin, Sahibzada Farhan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Usman Khan Shinwari, Wahab Riaz and Zohaib Khan.
CEP –
Babar Azam (C), Saad Nasim, Abdullah Shafiq, Abid Ali, Ahmed Bashir, Bilal Asif, Ehsan Adil, Faheem Ashraf, Irfan Khan Niazi, Kamran Akmal (WK), Naseem Shah, Qasim Akram, Rizwan Hussain, Sohaibullah, Usman Qadir and Zafar Gohar
Team News –
KHP –
– The Pakhtoons after loosing 1st game won all their games by big margins. Shaheen Afridi took yet another 5-fer while Fakhar and Hafeez scored their respective 50s.
– Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan will open the Innings. Mohammad Rizwan who is highest scorer for pakhtoons scored 57 last 2nd game while Fakhar who was out of form made brilliant 61.
– The Professor Hafeez will bat 1 down. The veteran is still in terrific touch scoring back to back 50s. He scored 72 last game.
– Shoaib Malik will bat 2 down . He is the most experienced man in Pakistan cricket team.
– Sahibzada farhan will bat next. Farhan who opened in 1st game and scored 62 was demoted next games.
– Big Hitting Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Mohsin(if plays) will do the late hitting. Both can bat as well as bowl.
– Hafeez ,Malik and Iftikhar Ahmed. Mohsin didn’t played last game.
– Shaheen Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan/Usman Shinwari and Asif Afridi will lead the pace attack.
CEP
– Babar Azam was seen practising at the nets. He has high chances of playing this game.
– Kamran Akmal and Big hitting Rizwan Hussain will open the innings. Kamral who is richly experienced scored 75 in 1st game but failed in other 2. Rizwan batted at 2 down last game.
– Test Opener Abid Ali will bat at 1 down. He has scored loads of runs in domestic cricket for pak. He opened the innings last game.
– Abdullah Shafiq will bat 2 down. He started his domestic t20 season with a bang scoring his maiden t20 ton in just 58 balls alao scored 50 last game. Captain Saad Nasim will accompany him.
– Qasim Akram and Irfan Khan will do the late hitting for team along with captain Saad Nasim.
– Usman Qadir, Zafar Gohar and both Qasim Akram and Saad Nasim will be handling the spin attack.
– Nassem Shah(if Plays), Ehsan Adil and Sohaibullah will lead the pace attack. Naseem is a pace spearhead bowling with 145+ ks but was dropped last 2 games.
Probable XI –
KHP –
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan(C & WK ), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Wahab Riaz, Zahoor Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Junaid Khan, Asif Afridi.
CEP –
Kamran Akmal(wk), Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Nasim(c), Qasim Akram, Irfan Khan/Naseem Shah, Ehsan Adil, Sohaibullah, Zafar Gohar, Usman Qadir
Pitch Report –
Multan Crickey Stadium, Multan
Multan pitch favours the spinners more however Batsman can get good assistance at the start.
Average Score : 166
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Kamran Akmal( Opener, very attacking , 5900 runs in t20 cricket with a century in PSL2020, 75(41b) 1st game, Must)
M Rizwan( Open, 305 runs for pakhtoons, 57(42b) last 2nd game, must have)
BAT –
M Hafeez ( 1 down + off spin, bowled 2 overs last game 86(52b), 69(36b) recently against Eng, 45(25b), 72(32b) last 2 game, Must have)
Fakhar Zaman ( Opener, international player for Pakistan, very attacking, 192 runs in 6 games last season, 62 last game )
Rizwan Hussain ( Open/2 down, attacking batter with SR of 140 in PSL 2020)
Abid Ali( 1 down/open, one of the best domestic Batsman in Pak cricket, 57,36,19 runs last 3 games)
A Shafiq( 2 down, SR of 175 in t20 cricket, 102(58b) 1st game, 54(41b) last game, Must have)
Shoaib Malik ( 3 down + off spin, very experienced, 9800+ runs + 148 Wickets in t20 cricket, Must have )
S Farhan( 3 down, 559 T20 runs in 27i , 58 runs in 3 games last season, good GL choice , 62 1st game)
ALL –
Bilal Asif ( Left arm orthodox, experienced , played test for pakistan, 48 t20 Wickets for him, 1w 1st game, can also bat)
Iftikhar Ahmed ( Middle order + off spin, attacking batsman, Can be promoted any day, 29R + 1w last 2nd game)
Asif Afridi ( Chinnaman bowler, 27 t20 Wickets in 33 games, 1w last game )
M Mohsin ( Leg spin + very attacking Batsman, 9 Wickets in 6 games last season, Punt pick if plays )
Saad Nasim(Leggie + middle order, 1000+ runs + 35 t20 Wickets for him, 14 runs + 1w last game)
Qasim Akram( off spin, young bowler not much record, 3O 36 runs last game, could be benched)
BOWL –
S Afridi( Left arm fast, best bowler of Pakistan recently, 4 Wickets in 4 balls in T20 blast recently, will bowl in death, 5w last game, Must have )
Wahab Riaz ( Left arm fast , t20 specialist, experienced , can also bat in attacking manner, 130R + 6w last National T20, 1w last game, Must have)
Naseem Shah( Right Arm fast, extreme pace, played test against Eng recently, didn’t played last game)
Usman Qadir ( leggie, very experienced, 25 t20 Wickets, 6w in last 3 games this season )
Zafar Gohar ( Slow left arm, excellent domestic record, bowls mostly in powerplay 2w last game )
Ehsan Adil( Pacer, known for his pace and bounce, 3 Wickets last game, Will bowl in death )
Junaid khan ( Left arm pacer, 172 t20 Wickets on his name, excellent bowler but very much ignored, 2w 1st game, was expensive last game)
Usman Shinwari( Left arm pacer, 91 t20 Wickets in 75 games on his name, 10w last season, 2w last game played ,Must if plays)
Sohaibullah ( Left arm pacer, young bowler 11 t20 Wickets on his name, 1 Wicket last game)
C/VC Picks –
KHP –
Mohammad Hafeez
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Rizwan
Shoaib Malik(GL)
CEP –
Kamran Akmal
Abdullah Shafiq
Rizwan Hussain