Pakistan Super League 2024 (Feb 17- March 18)

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Don't watch much PSL, but goddamn this Islamabad keeper is a unit!

He played for Pakistan national team recently against NZ in NZ

 

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Sultans post 228 from their 20 overs and its a road, Islamabad United need their top order to fire.

 

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Good response from Islamabad in chase off 229 here, at 65/2 off the powerplay.

 

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Munners brings up his 50 off 23 balls and does his symbolic celebration.

 

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The level of fielding from the locals in this league is absolutely shambles and laughable.

We saw part of that in the Aussie summer when their national team came here.

 

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The difference in this game might be the slight selfishness in Usman in taking to get to his ton in the 1st innings.

 

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2 wickets from Abbas in the same over has the momentum swinging back with Multan here.

Azam Khan looks ready to get back to the pavilion to munch on his KFC.

 

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Needing 7 off the last 2 balls, Islamabad United do it........wow what a game to start Super Sunday.

 

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Game 28

Quetta Gladiators (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Saud Shakeel, Khawaja Nafay, Rilee Rossouw(c), Omair Yousuf, Laurie Evans(w), Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Sohail Khan

Lahore Qalandars (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Abdullah Shafique, Shai Hope(w), Shaheen Afridi(c), Sikandar Raza, David Wiese, George Linde, Jahandad Khan, Tayyab Abbas, Zaman Khan

Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and have opted to bat

A win for Quetta and they book their playoff spot.

 

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Erin Holland interviewing someone with a PhD.

I wouldnt have had that on my checkbox list in 2024.

 

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Dr Jawaid Quamar= a PhD in Gravitational Physics.

Who said cricket was a sport played by the uneducated?

 

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Lahore post 166/4 off their 20 overs and that seems a tad underpar.

Quetta with all to play for in their chase.

 

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Rossouw is too fat to be a cricketer. Bad example as a captain with that body image.

 

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I mean he isnt Azam Khan fat but his cheeks are a give away, that Roussouw is overweight.

 

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So, Michael Clarke finally got another commentary gig at a big comp

 

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So, Michael Clarke finally got another commentary gig at a big comp

Yep I was kind of shocked and wasnt sure who that Aussie accent was.

 

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Penultimate game of the PSL:

Karachi Kings (Playing XI): James Vince, Tim Seifert(w), Shan Masood(c), Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Irfan Khan, Anwar Ali, Daniel Sams, Arafat Minhas, Zahid Mahmood, Hasan Ali

Peshawar Zalmi (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris(w), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mehran Mumtaz, Aimal Khan

Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and have opted to bat

 

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Michael Clarke has had a fall from grace, commentating in the PSL?

 

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Michael Clarke has had a fall from grace, commentating in the PSL?

I wasn't surprised that he was one of the only Ch 9 guys who did immediately get another gig. Eh, whadda I know? Maybe he didn't want one

 

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I wasn't surprised that he was one of the only Ch 9 guys who did immediately get another gig. Eh, whadda I know? Maybe he didn't want one

Think that incident with Karl Stefanovic really did set him back career wise as much as he probably wont want to admit.

Its clear the Australian public think his a knob and would rather not listen to him , a bit similar to Michael Slaters plight. Michael Clarke also used to look up to Slats as a person and cricketer as well.

 

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Think that incident with Karl Stefanovic really did set him back career wise as much as he probably wont want to admit.

Its clear the Australian public think his a knob and would rather not listen to him , a bit similar to Michael Slaters plight. Michael Clarke also used to look up to Slats as a person and cricketer as well.

I don't reckon it helps Clarke's case that he sounds like a dopey bogan. You might remember him saying this on the field about 'Harbour John Sing' when he had allegedly had that dig at Symonds: "He done in Australia and he just done it again."

 

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I don't reckon it helps Clarke's case that he sounds like a dopey bogan. You might remember him saying this on the field about 'Harbour John Sing' when he had allegedly had that dig at Symonds: "He done in Australia and he just done it again."

Dont remember that quote but its fair to say Clarke lost the dressing room from the stories I have heard.

 

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How does Kohler-Cadmore get gigs around the world? 9 off 13 tonight.

 

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He is so bad, I dont know what the Sydney Thunder saw in him.

 

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Zalmi post147/6 on a tricky surface in Karachi.


Kings the happier of the two sides at the change of innings.