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PSL 2021: Kings out of title race after losing last over thriller to Zalmi

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Peshawar Zalmi has defeated the defending champions of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Karachi Kings by five wickets in the first Eliminator of the sixth season at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium last night.

Zalmi secured their position to play for the second Eliminator today (Tuesday) against the loser of Qualifier Islamabad United, knocking Karachi Kings out of PSL 2021.

The winner of the match will qualify for the final, where they will face off against Multan Sultans.

For Peshawar Zalmi, openers Hazratullah Zazai and Kamran Akmal had taken them to 49 before Noor Ahmed drew first blood.

Babar Azam played a composed inning of 53 runs off 45 balls with the help of six boundaries. He played at a strike rate of 117.77 to score his seventh fifty in this tournament.

Karachi Kings out of HBL PSL 6 title race after losing last over thriller to Peshawar Zalmi

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— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) June 21, 2021

Imad Wasim hit a boundary and a six to score 16 off nine balls whereas Danish Aziz made 13 with the help of just a six.

For Zalmi, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, and Umaid Asif seized two wickets each while Mohammad Imran picked up a scalp.

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Set to chase 176, Zalmi started aggressively as Zazai smacked from ball one. He hit a four to Imad to start the beginning.

However, Amir took the price wicket of well-set Malik in the following over, however, West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford (17*) guided Zalmi to win by five wickets.

SQUAD

Peshawar Zalmi

Kamran Akmal (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Imam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Khalid Usman, Wahab Riaz (c), Umaid Asif, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Imran

Karachi Kings

Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Martin Guptill, Chadwick Walton (wk), Thisara Perera, Imad Wasim (c), Danish Aziz, Noor Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Ilyas, Arshad Iqbal

PSL 6 Resumption: Islamabad United To Lock Horns With Lahore Qalandars tonight

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

PSL 2021: Today's schedule includes two matches

The wait is over for all the cricket fans as the remaining matches for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 are resuming today (Wednesday) in Abu Dhabi.

The PSL 6 was abandoned in March due to the rising COVID-19 cases across the globe and the fans had to face much drama regarding visa and flight delays, among other issues.

However, all that has been put to rest as the two-time PSL champions, Islamabad United take on the challenging Lahore Qalandars in a high-octane clash tonight.

The match will begin at 9:000pm Pakistan Standard Time.

PCB Chief Operating Officer (COO) Salman Naseer said, “Spectacular arrangements had been made by the board for fans of the league across the globe.”

“We faced a few difficulties in the beginning but the PSL will succeed at the end of the day,” he said. “The weather is a great challenge, which is why we have changed match timings,” Naseer added.

Naseer said the PSL has grown into a “global brand”, adding that despite all challenges and difficulties, international commentators wanted to arrive in Abu Dhabi for the exciting clashes.

PSL-TikTok Pen Official Agreement To Promote Existing Fan Base

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has entered into an exciting partnership with TikTok, the leading destination for short-form videos. During the Abu Dhabi-leg of the PSL 6, TikTok users will get an opportunity to engage and generate content on the platform that has millions of users around the world.

As part of this partnership, the PSL will be working closely with TikTok to develop bespoke content for TikTok users along with promoting the contributions of the existing fan base that follows the league passionately.

The PSL 6 remaining matches will resume at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday, June 9 with a night match between Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars. This will be the 15^th fixture of the ongoing edition and the tournament will conclude on 24 June.

Through this collaboration, the PSL and TikTok will engage with fans all around the world especially in Pakistan.

Imad Wasim: Our aim is to take one game at a time

June 8, 2021 by Web Desk

Imad Wasim, Karachi King’s captain stated that they don’t want to carry the baggage of ‘defending champions’ as Pakistan Super League (PSL) five title win is now part of the past.

Imad Wasim, 32, while talking to the reporters in a virtual presser ahead of PSL 6 reopening, stated that Karachi Kings are up for duty in Abu Dhabi.

He said, “We are not thinking as the defending champions. We aim to play quality cricket. We have added pressure of being the title holders but our priority is to take one game at a time,”

He added, “Nobody has ever defended PSL and if the history is created, it would be great but we are not thinking that way as it’s part of the past now,”

However, Imad also opened up on the debate regarding who will open the innings for the Kings after the franchise picked New Zealand’s ‘Martin Guptill’.

He said, “I am not the type of person who will is fond of making but we will sit together and discuss. You will probably gonna see Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan open the innings,”

Imad revealed that while practicing sessions at night he witnessed a lot of dew on the ground.

He concluded, “It was quite alarming as I haven’t seen that much of the dew in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It’s very complicated and we will sit and wait after viewing the first game [of PSL 6 remainder],”

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PSL 6: Remaining Matches To Begin From June 9, Final To Be Played On June 24, sources

June 3, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

The final schedule of the remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 has been announced here on Thursday.

According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources, the remaining PSL 6 matches will commence from June 9, whereas the final match will be played on June 24.

However, Abu Dhabi has been confirmed to stage the remaining matches of the sixth edition of the tournament.

According to sources, Indian broadcasters will now quarantine for 7 days in a particular area in Dubai. Quarantine bands have also been tied around their wrists.

Indian broadcaster staff can work at BioBubble in Sharjah, sources by PCB said.

Six doubleheaders will be played during the event, including Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on the same day.

The matches will start at 8 pm UAE time (9 pm PST). The first match on the day of the doubleheader will start at 5 pm UAE time (6 pm PST).

Meanwhile, on the day of the doubleheader, the second match will start at 10 pm (11 pm PST).

However, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will reveal the full schedule today (Thursday).

Earlier, the player’s replacement meeting for the remaining matches of PSL 6 matches took place after which all teams had the option to pick two additional players and take their squad up to 20 members.

Here are the new players of PSL 6:

Lahore Qalandars:

Tim David
Sultan Ahmed from UAE

Multan Sultans:

Shimron Hetymer
Johnson Charles from West Indies
Wasim Mohammad from UAE
Hammad Azam

Karachi Kings:

Mohammad Haris

Islamabad United:

Mohammad Akhlaq

Quetta Gladiators:

Zahir Khan
Khurram Shehzad

Peshawar Zalmi:

Bismillah Khan

PSL 2021: Naseem Shah Allowed To Play Remaining PSL 6 Matches

May 27, 2021 by Muhammad Usman

Good news for all the Quetta Gladiators fans! Naseem Shah has been allowed to return in the bio-secure bubble to play the remaining PSL 6 matches.

A meeting was held Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises on Thursday, which now has been ended.

It was decided in the meeting to allow Naseem Shah to play the remaining PSL 6 matches, however, his return to the bio-secure bubble depends on his COVID-19 test reports.

The 18-year-old cricketer will leave for Abu Dhabi on the third chartered flight from Pakistan after completing bio-secure bubble protocols.

The protocols in Pakistan include a pre-arrival test, hotel isolation and 2 repeat tests.

It should be mentioned here that Naseem was sent back home for violating multiple COVID-19 protocols as he submitted a non-compliant RT-PCR test result.

Naseem Shah, expressed his pain after being out of the Quetta Gladiator’s squad in PSL 2021, as he violated the COVID-19 protocols.

Naseem, 18, in a tweet, recalls his memories with his mother and told that if today his mother would be alive, he would have shared his problems with her and she would have to calm him in his difficult time.

He tweeted, “I wish my mother was alive today, I would have told her about my grief. She would have said, why are you upset? I’m here for you.”

In his tweet, he wrote, “I worked hard and was passionate about PSL. I followed the instructions by viewing all the messages in the group. I don’t know how I missed this message”.

He further said, “I want to play cricket as it is my life. I can’t describe how I am feeling right now. Allah will make me strong. I will make a comeback”.

امیں نے بہت محنت کی اور پPSL کے لئے پرجوش تھا- میں گروپ کے تمام میسجز دیکھ کر ہدایات پوری کرتا ہوں۔ پتہ نہیں کہ اس میسج کو کیسے مس کر گیا۔ میں کرکٹ کھیلنا چاہتا ہوں کرکٹ میری زندگی ہے اور میں بیان نہیں کر سکتا کہ کیسا محسوس کر رہا ہوں۔ اللہ مجھے مضبوط بنائے گا اور میں واپس آؤں گا pic.twitter.com/SfqGBsvmUf

— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah) May 24, 2021

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PSL 2021: Peshawar Zalmi Win The Toss, Elected To Field First

February 27, 2021 by Muhammad Usman

The second match on the 7th day of PSL 6 has been played between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United.

Peshawar Zalmi have won the toss and elected to field first against Islamabad United.

After last night’s thriller, @PeshawarZalmi are back in action today and have won the toss. Playing XIs mulahiza farmayen! #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 l #PZvIU pic.twitter.com/Dg4rokfppd

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 27, 2021

Earlier on 27th February, Peshawar Zalmi won by 3 wickets in a thrilling way against Quetta Gladiators in the 8^th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6 at Nation Stadium Karachi (NSK).

On the other hand, Islamabad United had defeated Karachi Kings by 5 wickets in the seventh match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 played on 24th February.

Peshawar Zalmi Squad:

Abrar Ahmed, Amad Butt, David Miller, Haider Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Irfan Snr, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, Ravi Bopara, Saqib Mahmood, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik, Umaid Asif, Wahab Riaz (captain)

Islamabad United Squad:

Alex Hales, Asif Ali, Fawad Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Zafar Gohar, Hassan Ali, Paul Stirling, Lewis Gregory, Phil Salt, Rohail Nazir, Ali Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Ahmed Saifi Abdullah, Zeeshan Zameer

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#KKvMS: Babar Azam declares man of the match as he hit his highest-ever PSL score

February 27, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Captain Babar Azam shines as he leads Karachi Kings to win the second match against Multan Sultans by seven wickets today (Saturday).

Babar Azam scored match-winning 90 runs as Karachi Kings wrapped up their second win in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6.

Man of the match- King Bobby 👑 #HBLPSL6 l #MatchDikhao l #KKvMS pic.twitter.com/flb8l8s0gc

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 27, 2021

Babar and Joe Clarke dominated in run-chase as Kings chased 196 runs with seven balls to spare.

Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan and James Vince partnered strongly to lay down a solid foundation for Sultans to put up a good total on the scoreboard.

But, Karachi Kings’ bowlers hold Sultans’ batsmen and restricted them to 195-6 in 20 overs.

Mr reliable for @MultanSultans did it once again- well batted @vincey14 👏🏼 #MatchDikhao l #HBLPSL6 I #KKvMS pic.twitter.com/vnt0DVXo4G

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 27, 2021