Squads –
KAR –
Amir Yamin, Arshad Iqbal, Babar Azam, Colin Ingram, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Sharjeel Khan, Waqas Maqsood, Mohammad Nabi, Dan Christian, Chadwick Walton, Joe Clarke, Noor Ahmad, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Illyas, Zeeshan Malik, Qasim Akram
LAH –
Ben Dunk, David Wiese, Dilbar Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sohail Akhtar, Joe Denly, Samit Patel, Tom Abell, Zeeshan Ashraf, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Faizan, Maaz Khan, Zaid Alam, Ahmed Danyal
Team News –
KAR –
– Karachi after winning the last game are placed 2nd in the points table with 2 wins from 3 games.
– Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam will open the innings. Babar no doubt is world’s best T20 Batsman while his partner Sharjeel is an attacking lad but is very inconsistent. Sharjeel went on to score his 2nd PSL ton last 2nd game. Babar was unbeaten on 90 last game.
– Joe Clarke will bat 1 down. Clarke has been in excellent form recently and also scored match winning 46 of just 23 balls in 1st game and 54 last game.
– Colin Ingram will bat in middle. Ingram looking very much out of form last 2nd game where he played 22 deliveries for his 17 runs while didn’t got any chance to bat in last 2 games.
– Mohammad Nabi and Imad Wasim the Renegades pair will contribute through both bat and bowl. Dan Christian will follow them. Christian can be promoted any day.
– Mohammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Aamer Yamin/M Illyas, Arshad Iqbal and Dan Christian will be the pace attack of Karachi.
LAH –
– Lahore the runner ups of last season started their PSL6 with back to back wins by 4 and 9 Wickets but lost their last game due to unavailability of Rashid.
– Rashid Khan has left the team due to National duties and Sandip Lammichhane has been added as his replacement. He will likely go under quarantine and then be 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 recently in the T10 games. Fakhar scored a match winning 82 last 2nd game while Sohail is looking out of touch.
– Joe Denly will bat 1 down. Denly finally got a chance to play and scored 31 last game with 2 sixes and 2 fours.
– 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 scored 73 and 60 in last 2 games.
– Samit Patel and David Wiese will be the Allrounders for the Qalandars as last season. Both of them were exceptional throughout the last season. Samit Patel bowled last game and took a Wicket.
– Samit Patel and Maaz Khan if plays can be the spin option and will be assisted by Hafeez.
– Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahmed Daniyal and David Wiese will lead the pace attack of team.
Probable XI –
KAR –
Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Joe Clarke, Colin Ingram, Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim (C), Daniel Christian, Mohammad Amir, Aamer Yamin/M Illyas, Waqas Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal
LAH –
Fakhar Zaman, Sohail Akhtar, Joe Denly, Mohammad Hafeez ,Ben Dunk(wk), Samit Patel, David Wiese, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ahmed Daniyal, Salman Mirza/Maaz Khan(high)
Pitch Report –
National Stadium, Karachi
Karachi has always been a high scoring encounter and will have some assistance for spinners.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
C Walton( Middle order + wk, experienced with 3000+ runs however going through poor form)
Joe Clarke ( 1 down, very attacking batsman + will keep the Wickets, 46(23b), 54(26b) last 2 games, Must have)
Ben Dunk( Middle order + wk, very attacking, 300 runs an an exciting SR of 169 last season )
Zeeshan Ashraf ( Open, 202 runs with an SR of 129 last season, could be a good differential pick, didn’t played last game)
BAT –
Babar Azam ( Open, #1 t20 batsman in world cricket, 62 runs last game, Must have, C/VC )
Fakhar Zaman( Open, LHB, scored 325 runs last season with 2 50+ scores, 82* runs last 2nd game, Must have)
Colin Ingram( 2 down, LHB, very experienced with almost 7000 t20 runs, Must have especially in SL while Batting 1st, Batting very low )
S Khan( LHB, very attacking, hit or miss, SR of 138 in t20s, 100, 27 last 2 games, Must try )
Sohail Akhtar ( Open, highest scorer in Abu Dhabi T10 with an average of 61, poor form this tournament)
Zeeshan Malik ( 1 down, around 320 runs in National T20 2020, Must pick if playing)
ALL –
Imad Wasim ( Slow left arm + attacking lower order Batsman, very experienced with 181 t20 Wickets, 10 Wickets in BBL 2020, 1w last game)
Mohammad Hafeez( 2 down, very experienced, 312 runs last season with an average of 39, 73*(33b), 60(35b) runs last 2 game, also bowled, Must have)
David Wiese ( Medium fast + Powerful hitter, 5 Wickets in knockouts last PSL, bowled just 1 over last game )
Dan Christian( Medium pacer + attacking batsman, 2300 runs + 127 Wickets in t20 cricket, SR of 150, terrific form, 1w last game, Must have)
M Nabi( Off spin + big hitter of ball, didn’t bowled a single over in T10 recently, bowled just 1 over last game)
Samit Patel( Slow left arm, can be very handy with bat as well, 188 runs + 10 Wickets last season, 26 runs + 1w last game )
BOWL –
M Amir( Left arm fast, huge t20 experience with 217 Wickets, 10 Wickets including a 5-fer in LPL2020, 1w last game)
Shaheen Afridi( Left arm fast, one of the best bowlers around, 17 Wickets last PSL while 20 in National T20 2020, 2 Wickets last game)
Haris Rauf( Right Arm fast, hit the deck, wicket taking option but goes for runs, 10 Wickets in PSL2020, 2 Wickets against SA in 1st t20, 3 Wickets last 2nd game)
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)
A Yamin( Medium pace, 10 Wickets in National T20 2020, can try, didn’t bowled last game )
Mohammad Illyas( Medium pacer, 17 t20 Wickets, economy slightly high, can get a game)
W Maqsood ( Left arm fast medium, 49 t20 Wickets with 6 in 4 National T20 games, 1 Wicket last game )
Arshad Iqbal ( Medium pacer, 28 t20 Wickets, eco just over 7, 2 Wickets last game )
Salman Mirza( Left arm fast, young talent, bowled brilliantly for his 2 Wickets last 2nd game, good option at 8cr if plays)
Maaz Khan( leg spin, haven’t played much Cricket, 5 Wickets in 5 t20 Innings, can try as punt if plays )
C/VC –
KAR –
Babar Azam
Joe Clarke
Imad Wasim
LAH –
Fakhar Zaman
Mohammad Hafeez
Shaheen Afridi