Squads –
LAH –
Sohail Akhtar (Captain), Ahmed Danyal, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, James Faulkner, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Seekuge Prasanna, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sultan Ahmed , Tim David, Zaid Alam, Zeeshan Ashraf.
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.
Team News –
LAH –
– Lahore the runner ups of last season started their PSL6 with 3 wins in 4 games and are one of the strongest team in the competition.
– Team will miss the services of their Premium Allrounders Samit Patel and David Wiese. Joe Denly who played in 1st 4 games is also not available for selection.
– Fakhar Zaman and Sohail Akhtar will open for Lahore. Fakhar had a excellent last season with 300+ runs, Sohail has been playing some really attacking Cricket in T10 but failed in all 4 games played in Pakistan.
– Callum Ferguson will bat at 1 down. Callum is one of the highest scorer in Big bash history. Tim David can also get a go in place of Ferguson but if plays will bat lower.
– Mohammad Hafeez will bat at 2 down followed by big hitting Ben Dunk at 5. Hafeez is always a evergreen customer, Dunk was Batting at an SR of 167 last season.Hafeez has scored 181 runs runs in 4 games so far.
– James Faulkner will bat next amd will contribute through both bat and bowl.
– Sultan Ahmed and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack and will be assisted by Hafeez.
– Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahmed Daniyal/Dilbar Hissani and James Faulkner will lead the pace attack of team.
ISL –
– Islamabad United will miss the services of Paul Stirling and Alex Hales now due to many players opting out of the PSL. Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will replace them.
– 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 4 games.
– Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja will open the innings. Munro attacks from word go, 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 but played just 1 game from the 1st 4 and scored 34 in it.
– Shadab Khan and big hitting Asif Ali will bat in middle order. Shadab becomes a great asset in PSL where he bats in top order and will bowl in full quota. Shadab has been completely out of form this PSL with both bat and bowl, however can be good now after a long break.
– 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 2 Wickets in 4 games still now this PSL.
– Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali and Ali Khan will most likely lead the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
LAH –
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar (c), Callum Ferguson/Tim David, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (wk), James Faulkner, Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Dilbar Hussain/Ahmed Daniyal, Sultan Ahmed, Haris Rauf
ISL –
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir (wk), Shadab Khan (c), Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Ali Khan
Pitch Report –
Shield Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch will be balanced and will provide equal help to both Batsman and bowlers.
Average Score: 157
H2H –
Played : 10
LAH Won : 02
ISL Won : 08
Team Blueprint –
WK –
R Nazir( 1 down, RHB + wk, 398 runs in T20s with a decent SR of 119, 34 in last game)
Ben Dunk( Middle order + wk, very attacking, 300 runs an an exciting SR of 169 last season, 80 runs in 4 games thos PSL so far )
Zeeshan Ashraf ( Open, 202 runs with an SR of 129 last season, could be a good differential pick if plays)
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, 2632 t20 runs in 97 matches, very experienced, 185 runs in Asia in 6 games, Must have)
Colin Munro( Open, LHB, 343 PSL runs with a excellent SR of 140, hit or miss)
Fakhar Zaman( Open, LHB, scored 325 runs last season, 83 runs last game, Must have)
Callum Ferguson ( 1 down, RHB, very experienced, 3217 t20 runs with an excellent SR of 125, 404 runs this BigBash league, Must have)
Tim David( Middle order, RHB, 279 runs with a SR of 154 this BBL, excellent finisher)
Sohail Akhtar ( Open, highest scorer in Abu Dhabi T10 with an average of 61, poor form this tournament with just 42 runs in 4 games)
Umar Amin( Middle order, LHB, 319 PSL carrer runs in 20 games, will most likely not play)
Asif Ali( Middle order, RHB, 3300+ runs at a SR of 147 in t20s, was in poor form last CPL , just 65 runs in 4 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 –
Shadab Khan( 1/2 down + leg spin, 263 runs + 8 Wickets in last PSL, failed with both bat and bowl this PSL so far, still a good C/VC choice )
Mohammad Hafeez( 2 down, very experienced, 312 runs last season with an average of 39, 73*(33b), 60(35b), 15 runs last 3 game, Must have)
Faheem Ashraf( Medium pacer, can be promoted up the order, 4 Wickets in 4 games so far)
James Faulkner ( Lower order hitter, Left arm pacer, will bowl in death, very experienced with 243 t20 Wickets + 1814 runs, Must have)
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, 38 runs + 2w against LAH)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan ( Leggie, best bowler in world cricket, 360 t20 Wickets at an economy of just 6.28 , can’t miss him)
Hasan Ali( Medium pacer, hit the deck, red hot form , 2w last game, 6 Wickets in 4 games this PSL, Must have)
Shaheen Afridi( Left arm fast, one of the best bowlers around, 17 Wickets last PSL while 20 in National T20 2020, 9 Wickets in 4 games this PSL)
Haris Rauf( Right Arm fast, hit the deck, wicket taking option but goes for runs, 10 Wickets in PSL2020, 4 Wickets in 3 games this PSL so far)
Dilbar Hussain( Right Arm medium fast, hit the deck bowler, 14 Wickets last season and was picking a Wicket every 14th ball, haven’t played yet, Must have if plays)
Fawad Ahmed ( Leg spinner from Australia, Wicket taking option, very experienced with over 130+ t20 Wickets at an eco of just 6.8 , Must )
Zafar Gohar( Slow left arm, 64 t20 Wickets in 53 innings, a very good GL option to have )
Ali Khan( Right Arm Fast medium, Hit the deck bowler, 38 t20 Wickets, Must have)
Maaz Khan( leg spin, haven’t played much Cricket, 5 Wickets in 5 t20 Innings, can try as punt if plays )
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 4 games)
Ahmed Daniyal( Right Arm medium fast, young bowler, 2 Wickets in 4 games so far)
C/VC –
LAH –
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Hafeez
Rashid Khan
ISL –
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Colin Munro