Squads –
NOR –
NOR –
Imad Wasim (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Farzan Raja, Haider Ali, Hammad Azam, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ismail , Mohammad Nawaz, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Amin and Zeeshan Malik
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 –
NOR –
– Northern the defending champions are right at the top by winning all their 5 games in the multan leg. They will be more strong now after the arrival of their captain Imad Wasim.
– Imad Wasim is available from this game and will lead the side.
– Ali Imran and Zeeshan Malik will open the innings for Northern. Zeeshan has been the 3rd highest scorer in multan leg with 192 runs.
– Young Haider Ali will bat 1 down. He is the best find for Pakistan cricket recently who has the ability to strike the ball above 150. He scored attacking 92 runs in 1st game with 5 massive sixes.
– Shadab Khan will bat 2 down. He is an excellent hitter of the ball and scores very consistently. He has been decent with 73 runs with bat and 8 Wickets with ball.
– Asif Ali and Imad Wasim will bat next and handle the middle order. Asif is a clean striker of the ball and had a strike rate of 199 last season. Imad is back and can bat any position.
– Umar Amin and Rohail Nazir will bat next. Umar Amin was the 2nd highest scorer in 2019 National T20 cup. Rohail is a technically sound batsman but doesn’t have that power game with him.
– Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Imad Wasim will take care of Allround duties. Tanvir can hit the ball big.
– Shadab, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Nawaz will lead the spin attack.
– Sohail Tanvir, Haris Rauf and Musa Khan/Mohammad Amir will lead the pace attack. Haris Rauf took 10 in the multan leg.
CEP
– Babar Azam is back after t20 blast and will lead the side in all upcoming games.
– Kamran Akmal and Mr Consistent Babar Azam will open the innings. Kamral has been in good form in 1st 5 games scoring 158 runs. Babar is back after a decent t20 blast.
– Test Opener Abid Ali will bat at 1 down. He has scored loads of runs in domestic cricket for pak. He opened in absence of Babar Azam.
– Abdullah Shafiq will bat 2 down. He started his domestic t20 season with a bang scoring his maiden t20 ton in just 58 balls. Rizwan Hussain will follow him.
– Qasim Akram and Bilal Asif 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 and Ehsan Adil/Abdul Bashir will lead the pace attack. Naseem is a pace spearhead bowling with 145+ ks but was dropped last 2 games.
Probable XI –
NOR –
Ali Imran/Umar Amin, Zeeshan Malik, Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim(c), Rohail Nazir(wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Musa Khan/Mohammad Amir, Sohail Tanvir, Haris Rauf.
CEP –
Kamran Akmal(wk), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Nasim, Qasim Akram/Bilal Asif, Naseem Shah, Ehsan Adil/Abdul Bashir, Zafar Gohar, Usman Qadir
Pitch Report –
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan
Pindi pitch favours the pacers more however Batsman can get good assistance at the start.
Average Score : 158
Total Match Played: 7
Batting First Won: 2
Batting Second Won: 5
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Kamran Akmal( Opener, very attacking , 5900 runs in t20 cricket with a century in PSL2020, 75(41b) 1st game, 158 runs in Multan leg, Must)
Rohail Nazir ( RHB,Middle order, talented batsman, 89 runs in 5 Innings in National T20 2019, will not be much useful in small leagues)
BAT –
Haider Ali( RHB,1 down, SR of 150 in t20s, 54R(33b) against Eng recently, 92(48b) 1st game, Must have )
Rizwan Hussain ( 3 down, attacking batter with SR of 140 in PSL 2020)
Abid Ali( 1 down, one of the best domestic Batsman in Pak cricket, 116 runs in 1st 5 games, good option to have)
A Shafiq( 2 down, SR of 175 in t20 cricket, 102(58b) 1st game, 236 runs in 5 games, Must have)
Asif Ali( RHB, 3 down, attacks from ball 1, 237 runs with SR of 199 and average 48 last season, 122 runs in 5 games this tournament)
Umar Amin ( LHB, 3 down/open 266 runs at 38 last National T20, can drop in small leagues as batting very low)
Sohail Akhtar( RHB + RAM, 2/3 down, hard hitter , 1303 t20 runs in 59 innings, can bowl part time )
Zeeshan Malik( RHB, Open, 1032 FC runs averaging 34, 77(47b) 1st game, 192 runs this series, Must in SL )
ALL –
Imad Wasim ( Middle order + slow left arm bowl, in very good form, 8 Wickets in t20 blast + 3 Wickets against Eng recently, Must have )
Shadab Khan ( 2 down + Leggie, international bowler, 75 runs + 8 Wickets in the multan leg , Must have )
Bilal Asif ( Left arm orthodox, experienced , played test for pakistan, 48 t20 Wickets for him, can also bat)
Ali Imran( Opener, 127 runs in 5 games for Northern last season, 115 runs in 1st 5 games, will only bat)
Mohammad Nawaz( Slow left arm + 3/4 down bat, 130runs + 4w last National T20, 16w in 9 games at Multan, 2w in 1st game, Must have )
S Tanvir ( Left arm fast, veteran, very experienced, highest wicket taker last National T20 with 14w in 7 games, 5w in CPL 2020, 2w last game, Must have )
Saad Nasim(Leggie + middle order, 1000+ runs + 36 t20 Wickets for him)
Qasim Akram( off spin, young bowler not much record, bowls most overs in powerplay)
BOWL –
H Rauf ( Right Arm fast, 6w in 6 games last season, 20 Wickets in BBL 2019, 3w last game, wicket taker but goes for lot of runs, 10 Wickets this series)
M Amir( Left arm pacer, very richly experienced, 2 Wickets last game )
Naseem Shah( Right Arm fast, extreme pace, played test against Eng recently, 10w in 1st 5 games, didn’t played last game)
Usman Qadir ( leggie, very experienced, 25 t20 Wickets, 7w in last 5 games this season )
Zafar Gohar ( Slow left arm, excellent domestic record, bowls mostly in powerplay 4w last 3 game, can also bat )
Ehsan Adil( Pacer, known for his pace and bounce, 7 Wickets in 1st 5 games, Will bowl in death )
Ahmed Bashir( Pacer, young talent , 4 Wickets in PSL 2020, 3-fer in his last game)
Musa Khan( Pacer, raw pace, hit the deck bowler with good pace, 3 Wickets last game played, bowled in death, 7 Wickets in the multan leg in 5 games)
C/VC Choices –
NOR –
Shadab Khan
Haider Ali
Imad Wasim
CEP –
Babar Azam
Kamran Akmal
Abdullah Shafiq
