Squads –
LHQ –
Sohail Akhtar(c), Ben Dunk(w), Fakhar Zaman, Chris Lynn, Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Samit Patel, Dane Vilas, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Seekkuge Prasanna, Jaahid Ali, Dilbar Hussain, Faizan Khan, Raja Farzan
PAZ –
Kamran Akmal(w), Imam-ul-Haq, Liam Livingstone, Shoaib Malik, Lewis Gregory, Carlos Brathwaite, Daren Sammy(c), Liam Dawson, Rahat Ali, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Mohsin, Haider Ali, Tom Banton, Umar Amin, Adil Amin, Aamir Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan
Team News –
LHQ –
– The Qalandars won 5 of the 10 games in the league stage and finished in top 4 this season.
– Samit Patel, David Wiese ,Tamim Iqbal and Ben Dunk will be the likely foreign options for the Qalandars.
– Fakhar Zaman and Tamim Iqbal will open the innings. Both leftis are great striker of the ball. Fakhar however had an average series against Zimbabwe.
– Captain Sohail Akhtar will bat 1 down followed by the professor M Hafeez at 4. Hafeez has all the experience needed in T20 cricket and is also in good form.
– Ben Dunk will bat next and do wicket keeping. He scored 2 90+ scores in the league stages.
– Samit Patel and David Wiese will do the All Round duties.
– Samit Patel will handle the spin section along with Mohammad Hafeez.
– Haris Rauf, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi and Dilbar Hussain will lead the pace attack.
PES –
– The Zalmi finished 4th the group stage with 9 points and are very good contenders for the Cup this Season.
– Kamran Akmal amd Imam ul Haq will open the innings . Kamran attacks from very first ball while Imam scores little slow but plays big .
– Young Haider Ali will bat at 2 down. He is a attacking batsman with all type of shots in his pocket. He scored 50 in t20 against Zimbabwe recently.
– Shoaib Malik and Shoaib Maqsood will hold the middle order. Malik is a known face in franchise cricket and has been in really good form this PSL. Maqsood was among the top 3 scorers in National T20.
– Carlos Brathwaith will do the late hitting.
– Yasir Shah will lead the spin attack. Shoiab Malik will assist him.
– Hasan Ali, Rahat Ali and Wahab Riaz will lead the pace attack. Any 1 of Saqib Mahmood and Hardus Viljoen will join them.
Probable XI –
LHQ –
Fakhar Zaman, Tamim Iqbal, Sohail Akhtar (C), Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk (WK), David Wiese, Samit Patel, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain.
PES –
Kamran Akmal (WK), Imam-ul-Haq, Faf du Plessis, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Carlos Brathwaite, Hardus Viljoen/Saqib Mahmood, Yasir Shah/Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz (C), Rahat Ali
Pitch Report –
National Stadium, Karachi
Very good Batting Wicket as the Wicket is fresh. Score around 170 is expected.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Kamran Akmal ( Open + wk, very attacking and experienced, 64(33b) in practice game )
Ben Dunk ( Middle order, highest scorer in MSL 2019, 266 runs in 7 innings )
BAT –
F Zaman ( Opener, attacking batsman, 285 runs last season, 246 runs this psl in legaue stages)
Imam( Opener, technically strong batsman, plays bit slow but scores runs, 375 runs in National T20,Must have)
Faf Du Plessis ( 1 down, excellent form in IPL2020, scored 449 runs at Average of 41)
Tamim Iqbal ( Open/1 down, LHB, 2200+ t20 runs with SR of 125)
Haider Ali ( 2 down, excellent form recently, 266 runs at SR of 167 this National T20)
S Maqsood ( Middle order, among top 3 batters this National T20 with 250+ runs)
S Akhtar ( Open/1 down, very attacking batsman, decent this season with 236 runs in 10 games )
ALL –
M Hafeez ( 1 down, very experienced, will also bowl, 278 runs in National T20 2020, Must )
D Wiese ( Medium pacer + attacking hitter of ball, wicket taking option, 7 Wickets in 8 games this psl)
S Malik ( Middle order + off spin, 455 runs this BPL, always contributs with bat or ball, 239 runs this season,Must have)
Samit Patel ( Slow left arm + decent Batsman, 9 Wickets this psl, 49,50 in warmup games )
Carlos Brathwaith ( Middle order + Right Arm fast, was bowling in death this CPL)
BOWL –
H Rauf ( Pacer , 20+ wickets this BBL, 18 Wickets in National T20 2020, Must have )
Shaheen Afridi ( Left arm pacer, will bowl in death , 10w last season)
Hasan Ali ( Pacer, back after a long break, 25 wickets last PSL,8 wickets this season )
Wahab Riaz ( Left arm pacer, known for his variations and death bowling, 17 wickets last PSL , 11 wickets this PSL till now)
Usman Khan ( Left arm pacer , bowls with very good pace ,wicket taker, 20 wickets in National T20 recently, Must have)
Dilbar Hussain ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, 7 Wickets in 8 games this PSL )
Hardus Viljoen ( Right Arm fast, known for his variations, 131 list A Wickets)
Rahat Ali ( Left arm pacer, Bowls good variations, 8 Wickets in 9 games this season)
Yasir Shah ( Leggie, experienced, 7 Wickets in 9 games this National T20)
C/VC –
LHQ –
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Hafeez
Shaheen Afridi
PES –
Faf Du Plessis
Imam ul haq
Wahab Riaz
Kamran Akmal