Pakistan Super League

[1000yardstare]

Who is left in the PSL?
I'd say Billings and Roy will be missed. Morgan had only 1 good game 88*.

Bopara - 10 games 119 runs at 13.22 HS 33 s/r 96.74/ 0 wickets econ 10.00
Pietersen - 9 games 255 runs at 34.42 HS 88* s/r 151.57
Jordan - 6 games 26 runs at 26.00 HS 16* s/r 86.66/8 wickets at 16.37 econ 6.89
Malan - 6 games 175 runs at 29.16 HS 56 s/r 138.88
Morgan - 6 games 136 runs at 27.20 HS 80* s/r 103.81
Billings - 5 games 133 runs at 44.33 HS 78* s/r 135.71
Roy - 5 games 173 runs at 43.25 HS 60* s/r 151.75
Mills - 5 games - 1 run at 1.00 HS 1 s/r 50.00 /7 wickets at 20.71 econ 7.25
Duckett - 2 games 30 runs at 15.00 HS 16 s/r 88.23
Wright - 1 game 12 runs at 12.00 HS 12 s/r 171.42


Mills, Duckett and Wright miss out today QGvIU. Wright still sitting on the bench.


67 from 36 balls. B McCullum is bowling 15th over. Has never bowled in 20/20s before. Something a bit fishy here.

Samit Patel joins Zalmi.

[billyguntheballs]

Yeah, Wright hasnt had a go yet has he? lol

duckett hasnt done well.

Whats really interesting this time round as oposed to last year is tha twe're seeing a lot of non international Pakistan players stealing the show, Talat last night, Hassan, Umer, Zaman and all these guys.

This is what such a league should be about.

[1000yardstare]

Bopara for the Karachi Kings
9 matches
balls faced 112
runs 114
6 overs 0 wickets

[geoff_boycotts_grandmother]

Originally Posted by 1000yardstare

Bopara for the Karachi Kings
9 matches
balls faced 112
runs 114
6 overs 0 wickets

Looks like a match winning effort today.

[billyguntheballs]

Bopara went from MVP last season to invisible man this season. Then again, wasn't that the case with KK throughout?

Hope the final goes well tomorrow and props for the Zalmi players for making the trip. I'm picking them as winners.

[1000yardstare]

Originally Posted by billyguntheballs

Bopara went from MVP last season to invisible man this season. Then again, wasn't that the case with KK throughout?

Hope the final goes well tomorrow and props for the Zalmi players for making the trip. I'm picking them as winners.

Karachi Kings still kept picking him though, mainly as a batsman.

329 runs at 54.83 - 11 at 13.81 - 2016
119 runs at 13.22 - 9-0-90-0 - 2017

Cricinfo
Quetta Gladiators XI will feature a combination from Bangladesh's Anamul Haque, South Africa's Morne van Wyk, Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura and Sean Ervine, and West Indies' Rayad Emrit who have all agreed to travel to Lahore. They are not quite like-for-like replacements for Kevin Pietersen, Rilee Roussow, Luke Wright, Tymal Mills and Nathan McCullum but organisers will be relieved that they do at least have an overseas contingent to rely on for the final.

Peshawar Zalmi Officials are confident that Sammy, Marlon Samuels and Dawid Malan will make the trip. The status of Chris Jordan was, until Saturday afternoon, unclear as he awaited clearance from the ECB to travel. Their fifth player, England allrounder Samit Patel, has not been given an NOC by his county Nottinghamshire, and will not travel to Lahore.
....

Late on Saturday, however, league officials confirmed that Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan would be playing and were due to arrive in Lahore early Sunday morning - the delay in confirmation was due to the wait for Jordan's clearance from the ECB.

[1000yardstare]

Well done to Jordan and Malan going to Lahore for the final.

[billyguntheballs]

Yep, awesome stuff frm the Zalmi lads and they are all crediting Sammy for their confidencei n going to Pakistan, so ultimately, a massive round of applause to Sammy. The guy has literally become the most cheered cricketer in a country of 200 million or so lol

I have always felt he was an underrated leader of men. I loved the stoic look to his face when he captained WI to the world t20 after everyone doubted them. West Indies loss has been PSL and world t20 leagues gain.

[1000yardstare]

2018
22 Feb - March 25

Islamabad United - Hales, Willey, Billings ( Finn for Willey and Walton for Billings when on national duty)
Karachi Kings - Morgan, Bopara, Denly, Mills
Multan Sultans - Whiteley
Peshawar Zalmi - Jordan, Dawson cover for Al Hasan
Quetta Gladiators - Pietersen, Roy, Archer (A. Morkel cover for Roy when on national duty, Laughlin cover for Archer on cc commitments)

12 games 323 runs at 32.30 HS 79* s/r 125.68 / 0 wickets econ 7.50 - Denly
10 games 123 runs at 30.75 HS 50* s/r 111.81 /4 wickets at 25.25 econ 10.10 - Bopara
9 games 145 runs at 20.71 HS 62 s/r 134.25 / 8 wickets at 30.25 econ 8.34 - Dawson
9 games 56 runs at 18.66 HS 23 s/r 103.70 / 13 wickets at 14.46 econ 6.96 - Patel
9 games 155 runs at 19.37 HS 52 s/r 14.78 - Pietersen
8 games 5 runs s/r 250.00 / 9 wickets at 23.11 econ 8.48 - Mills
5 games 38 runs at 19.00 HS 36 s/r 111.76 / 5 wickets at 28.40 econ 7.88 - Jordan
5 games 5 wickets at 24.80 econ 7.75 - Finn
4 games 68 runs at 22.66 HS 31* s/r 109.67 - Wessels
4 games 87 runs at 21.75 HS 46 s/r 133.84 - Hales
3 games 28 runs at 9.33 HS 21 s/r 96.55 - Morgan
3 games 27 runs at 9.00 HS 16 s/r 103.84 / 0 wickets econ 15.00 - Whiteley
2 games 5 runs s/r 125.00 / 5 wickets at 10.60 econ 6.62 - Archer
2 games 53 runs at 25.50 HS36 s/r 110.41 - Roy
1 game 5 runs s/r 100.00 - Kohler-Cadmore

[sharky]

Originally Posted by 1000yardstare

2018
22 Feb - March 25

Islamabad United - Hales, Willey, Billings ( Finn for Willey and Walton for Billings when on national duty)
Karachi Kings - Morgan, Bopara, Denly, Mills
Multan Sultans - Whiteley
Peshawar Zalmi - Jordan, Dawson cover for Al Hasan
Quetta Gladiators - Pietersen, Roy, Archer (A. Morkel cover for Roy when on national duty, Laughlin cover for Archer on cc commitments)

What commitments does Archer have?

[1000yardstare]

Originally Posted by sharky

What commitments does Archer have?

I think this had to do with the amount of time spent in England so he will be heading back to Sussex without completing the series. Maybe Sussex have a pre-season tour but that wouldn't be held as time away from England.

[WeAreKent]

Gladiators must be a very strong side if they can bat Jofra at 10 as they did today...

[1000yardstare]

Morgan captaining Karachi Kings in for his first game. Denly 0 Morgan 5, bowled Dawson 2-0-4-1. In comes Bopara 7 (11) run rate 13.47.

Bopara now gone for 7. Dawson 3-0-7-2.
.....
Going to Pakistan - Bopara Denly Dawson Wessels Patel
Not going - Pietersen Roy Morgan
Undecided - Billings Hales
No mention - Finn Mills Jordan