Squads –
SIN –
Sarfaraz Ahmed (C/WK), Saud Shakeel, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Azam Khan, Danish Aziz, Hassan Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Taha, Rumman Raees, Sharjeel Khan and Sohail Khan
SOP –
Shan Masood (C), Hussain Talat, Aamir Yamin, Ali Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Saif Baddar, Sohaib Maqsood, Umer Khan, Umar Siddiq Khan, Zahid Mehmood and Zeeshan Ashraf (WK)
Team News –
SIN –
– Sindh had a poor 1st leg of the National T20 where they win just 1 game out of the 4 games played. They have a decent squad and will be looking to change fortunes in the Pindi leg.
– Khurram Manzoor and Hard hitting Sharjeel Khan will open for Sindh. Both are brilliant strikers especially Sharjeel who scored brilliant 90 runs last game.
– Azam Khan will bat 1 down. He is an excellent hitter of the ball and had a good PSL
– Sarfaraz Khan will bat 2 down. He has a excellent domestic record but failed badly in Multan Leg.
– Danish Aziz and Ahsan Ali who is highest scorer for Sindh in National T20 will bat in middle. Ahsan can bat at 1 down also.
– Anwar Ali will be handled the job for late hitting. He has a strike rate of 170 in t20s and can be promoted.
– Mohammad Asghar will be leading the spin section. Young u19 spinner Hassan Khan will be assisting Asghar.
– Anwar Ali, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Hasnain and R Raees(if plays) will be the one handling pace attack.
SOP –
– Experienced Shan Masood and Young Zeeshan Ashraf will open the Innings. Masood has the ability to build the innings and play big. Masood scored 130 runs while the younger 111 runs in 4 games at Multan.
– Shoaib Maqsood will bat 1 down. He attacks from word go and is highest scorer for Southern Punjab with 166 runs.
– Hussain Talat and Khushdil Shah will handle the middle order. Both are extremely aggressive batters and can score really quick. Khushdil scored 72 runs of just 34 balls last game.
– Aamer Yamin will bat next. Aamer Yamin can be promoted due to his hitting ability. He was benched in last 2 games but is a very good Allrounder.
– Zahid Mehmood will be leading the spin section. Mehmood took 4w in 4 games.
– Mohammad Irfan, Bialwal Bhatti and Rahat Ali will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
SIN –
Khurran Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Azam Khan, Sarfaraz Khan(wk), Danish Aziz, Ahsan Ali, Anwar Ali, Sohail Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Rumman Raees/Hassan Khan, Mohammad Asghar.
SOP –
Shan Masood, Zeeshan Ashraf(wk), Shoaib Maqsood, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Umar Siddhiqui, Aamer Yamin/Umar Khan, Bilalwal Bhatti, Rahat Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Mohammad Irfan
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 –
Sarfaraz Khan( 2 down, out from Cricket for a while now, 127 runs in 7 games in PSL 2020, poor form in 1st 4 games)
Z Ashraf( Opener, very attacking, 73(37b) last 2nd game, Must have choice )
BAT –
Shan Masood ( Open, LHB, 256R in 9 games in PSL2020, 51(33b) in 1st game, must have)
S Maqsood ( 1 down, attacking batsman, 166 runs in 1st 4 games for Southern Punjab this tournament, Must have)
K Manzoor( Open, RHB ,145 runs in 1st 4 games including 1 50+ score, Must )
Sharjeel Khan( Open, very attacking ,hit miss type, 199Runs in PSL 2020, 90 runs last game, Must have)
Saud Shakeel ( 1 down, 50 runs in 3 games last National T20, 151R in his last Domestic game against Balochistan, played only 1 game)
K Shah( 2/3 down, SR of 159 last season with 161 runs from 5 games, 72(34b) last game ,very attacking but batting very low )
Ahsan Ali( 1/2 down, highest scorer for Sindh team, can bat in top order, 42 runs last game played )
ALL –
H Talat ( 3 down + 1-2 overs bowl , 162R + 4w last National T20, 4 Wickets + 89 runs in 1st 4 games, Must have)
A Yamin ( Medium pacer + hard hitter, 627R + 59w in 49 t20s, 18(8b) +2w 1st game , didn’t played last 2 game)
Anwar Ali ( Medium pacer + hard hitter , 190R + 14 Wickets in National cup for Sindh, 69 runs + 4w in 1st 4 games, Must have )
D Aziz( Left arm orthodox + middle order Batsman, 198 Runs + 1w in t20s )
Hassan Khan( Slow left arm orthodox, played u19 world cup, 16w in 30 games)
BOWL –
Sohail Khan( Medium pacer, 7w in PSL 2020 in 8 games, decent bowler, experience of 100+ games, 6w last 4 game, Must)
M Irfan snr( Left arm fast 7ft tall, highly experienced with 150 T20 Wickets, 3w in 4 games in 1st leg)
Zahid Mehmood( Slow left arm, 9w in 5 games last National T20, very impressive with 4w in last 4 games )
M Asghar( Left arm orthodox, 57 t20 Wickets in 53 games, 2w last 2nd game)
Mohammad Hasnain( Right arm fast, one of the best t20 bowlers for pak recently, 15 Wickets in 9 games in PSL 2020, 4w in 3 games this series, Must have )
Rahat Ali( Left arm pacer, known for his variations, 3 Wickets in 2 games he played this season)
C/VC Choices –
SIN –
Sarjeel Khan
Khurram Manzoor
Ahsan Ali
SOP –
Shan Masood
Shoaib Maqsood
Hussain Talat