On Friday, Islamabad United recorded a comprehensive 63-run win over Quetta Gladiators in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League season eight (PSL 8). Azam Khan\’s 42-ball 97 and Abrar Ahmed\’s incisive bowling were the highlights of the match. Islamabad posted a massive 221-run target, which Quetta failed to achieve, skittling out to 157 in the 20th over. Islamabad\’s top order was quickly removed, but Azam Khan and Asif Ali put up a blistering 98-run partnership in just 46 balls to help their side post 220/6 on the board. Quetta\’s Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Hafeez put up a 74-run stand, but their last five wickets went down for just 30 runs. Islamabad United now sit in second place in the points table, just below Multan Sultans who are at the top with eight points. The tournament will take a one-day break, before Karachi Kings face Multan Sultans in the first game on Sunday, and Lahore Qalandars play Peshawar Zalmi in the second game. Since the tournament\’s inception in 2016, Islamabad United have won twice, followed by Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans, who won the 2021 season.
On Friday, Islamabad United recorded a comprehensive 63-run win over Quetta Gladiators in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League season eight (PSL 8). Azam Khan\’s 42-ball 97 and Abrar Ahmed\’s incisive bowling were the highlights of the match. Islamabad posted a massive 221-run target, which Quetta failed to achieve, skittling out to 157 in the 20th over. Islamabad\’s top order was quickly removed, but Azam Khan and Asif Ali put up a blistering 98-run partnership in just 46 balls to help their side post 220/6 on the board. Quetta\’s Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Hafeez put up a 74-run stand, but their last five wickets went down for just 30 runs. Islamabad United now sit in second place in the points table, just below Multan Sultans who are at the top with eight points. The tournament will take a one-day break, before Karachi Kings face Multan Sultans in the first game on Sunday, and Lahore Qalandars play Peshawar Zalmi in the second game. Since the tournament\’s inception in 2016, Islamabad United have won twice, followed by Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans, who won the 2021 season.
On Friday, Islamabad United recorded a comprehensive 63-run win over Quetta Gladiators in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League season eight (PSL 8). Azam Khan\’s 42-ball 97 and Abrar Ahmed\’s incisive bowling were the highlights of the match. Islamabad posted a massive 221-run target, which Quetta failed to achieve, skittling out to 157 in the 20th over. Islamabad\’s top order was quickly removed, but Azam Khan and Asif Ali put up a blistering 98-run partnership in just 46 balls to help their side post 220/6 on the board. Quetta\’s Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Hafeez put up a 74-run stand, but their last five wickets went down for just 30 runs. Islamabad United now sit in second place in the points table, just below Multan Sultans who are at the top with eight points. The tournament will take a one-day break, before Karachi Kings face Multan Sultans in the first game on Sunday, and Lahore Qalandars play Peshawar Zalmi in the second game. Since the tournament\’s inception in 2016, Islamabad United have won twice, followed by Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans, who won the 2021 season.
On Friday, Islamabad United recorded a comprehensive 63-run win over Quetta Gladiators in the 13th match of the Pakistan Super League season eight (PSL 8). Azam Khan\’s 42-ball 97 and Abrar Ahmed\’s incisive bowling were the highlights of the match. Islamabad posted a massive 221-run target, which Quetta failed to achieve, skittling out to 157 in the 20th over. Islamabad\’s top order was quickly removed, but Azam Khan and Asif Ali put up a blistering 98-run partnership in just 46 balls to help their side post 220/6 on the board. Quetta\’s Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Hafeez put up a 74-run stand, but their last five wickets went down for just 30 runs. Islamabad United now sit in second place in the points table, just below Multan Sultans who are at the top with eight points. The tournament will take a one-day break, before Karachi Kings face Multan Sultans in the first game on Sunday, and Lahore Qalandars play Peshawar Zalmi in the second game. Since the tournament\’s inception in 2016, Islamabad United have won twice, followed by Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans, who won the 2021 season.
After a heart-breaking last-ball loss to Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings President Wasim Akram lost his cool. The Kings were chasing a target of 197 runs, and despite a heroic unbeaten 46-run knock from Imad Wasim, they fell short by just three runs. James Vince had hit the fastest fifty of this season in just 20 balls, but was run out for 75 due to a mix up. Abbas Afridi held his nerve in the thrilling final over and steered his side to victory. Follow my Facebook group for more updates on the HBL PSL!
Mohammad Rizwan smashed his maiden PSL century on Wednesday against Karachi Kings at Multan Cricket Stadium. He completed his century in just 60 balls, making it the fastest 50 to 100 acceleration by any Pakistani batter in PSL history. Rizwan finished with an unbeaten 110-run knock from 64 balls and is now the highest run-scorer in this season with 329 runs at an average of 109.66 and a strike rate of 144. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with all the latest cricket news and highlights!
Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam, is hoping to add more shots in his batting armor in order to keep up with the ever-changing modern-day cricket.
“You have to try something different in modern-day cricket. I am sticking to my game. I will continue to play the way I do,” Babar said in an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan.
“I have tried one or two new shots in practice. If I gain more confidence in playing them, then I will apply them in the match. Cricket is getting fast-paced, so you have to adapt to modern-day cricket,” he added.
The right-arm batsman is aiming to score his maiden PSL century and wants his new franchise team, Peshawar Zalmi, to win this year\’s PSL under his leadership. He also stated that his ultimate aim is to win the 2023 World Cup in India.
\”I have a lot to achieve, but my main goal is to score maiden PSL century in this year\’s season and win PSL for Peshawar Zalmi. I also want to win this year\’s ICC World Cup 2023 scheduled in India, and I want my country to be named the winning side,\” said Babar.
When asked about his experience playing for his third franchise team, Babar Azam stated,\” It is a good experience for me. First, I played for Islamabad United, then I played for Karachi Kings for five to six years, so I got so much love and respect from the Kings franchise. Now I am playing for Peshawar Zalmi, so I am enjoying a lot, and the Zalmi management is also giving me the same amount of love and respect. I am trying to execute my game plans here as well.\”
The 28-year-old also opened up about the much-hyped contest between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings last week.
\”Every match is important; whether you play with any team, you try to give your 100 percent. It was quite an interesting and close encounter against Kings, so yes, I enjoyed it a lot,\” he said.
Mohammad Amir, who was quite aggressive against Babar during their clash, was unhappy after being driven through covers down the boundary. When asked about how he keeps himself calm, Babar Azam replied.
\”On the field, it\’s a game between bat and ball, and I only try to focus on my batting, and I also try not to divert my focus on such things that will affect my performance. I don\’t think anything happened at that time. Aggression should not be shown, I was keeping focus on my batting, and I try to keep everything simple,\” he said.
Mohammad Amir’s wife, Narjis Amir, took an indirect dig at Lahore Qalandars captain, Shaheen Afridi, through a Twitter post on Tuesday.
Amir has recently been criticized for his over the top celebrations and general on-field behavior by former cricketers and fans on the internet.
Last week, Shaheen Afrid’s father in law, Shahid Afridi, had revealed that he had personally scolded Amir for his on-field behavior in the first two matches for Karachi Kings in HBL Pakistan Super League season eight.
“Whenever a player doesn\’t perform, or even if he does, I drop him a message for call him. Likewise, I messaged Amir yesterday. I talked to him respectfully, but I also scolded him. I told Amir, ‘what do you want?’ You have gained so much respect, you faced a blot on your reputation and from there, you made a return. You got a new life, in a way. What are you even trying to do?” Afridi said.
However, Narjis seems to believe that people are showing double standards as they are judging her husband’s celebrations and not criticizing Shaheen for showing similar sort of aggression.
Amir’s wife retweeted a picture, which shows both Amir and Shaheen celebrating a wicket, and wrote, ‘’This”.
Regardless, Amir, seems to have paid no heed to Shahid Afridi’s advice as he made an obscene gesture during his team’s match against Lahore Qalandars on Sunday in Karachi.