365 Sporting Days

Game 9 – Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators

Islamabad – 187 for 7

• Luke Ronchi – 11 from 4 balls
• Colin Monro – 31 from 20
• Dawid Malan – 10 from 9
• Shadab Khan – 39 from 25
• Colin Ingram – 63 from 40
• Asid Ali – 15 from 10
• Faheem Ashraf – 4 from 4
• Amad Butt – 6 from 4
• Ahmed Safi Abdullah – NO 1 from 5
• Rumman Raees – DNB
• Mohammad Musa – DNB

Quetta – 190 for 5

• Jason Roy – 50 from 38
• Shane Watson – 9 from 8
• Ahmed Shehzad – 12 from 5
• Azam Khan – 10 from 11
• Sarfraz Ahmed – 33 from 20
• Mohammad Nawaz – 25 from 20
• Ben Cutting – 42 from 17
• Naseem Shah – DNB
• Mohammad Hasnain – DNB
• Sohail Khan – DNB
• Tymal Mills – DNB

Another tight run game this one went to 19.4 overs for Quetta! Colin Ingram was the top scorer for Islamabad with 63 from 40, that included 8 boundaries.

Jason Roy fired at the top of the order for Quetta, his 50 taking his tally so far to 140 runs at an average of 46.66, he’s enjoying playing in Pakistan! However Ben Cutting played the innings of the game with 42 from 17 balls, including two 4’s and 4 sixes. his innings was the one that won his team the game.

Ben Cutting is therefore the Star Man for this game.

Game 10 – Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings

Multan – 186 for 6

• Moeen Ali – 65 from 42 balls
• Zeeshan Ashraf – 23 from 13
• Shan Masood – 61 from 42
• Rilee Rossouw – 8 from 6
• Ravi Bopara – 9 from 5
• Khushdil Shah – 10 from 9
• Shahid Afridi – NO 1 from 3
• Sohail Tanvir – NO 2 from 1
• Mohammad Ilyas – DNB
• Imran Tahir – DNB
• Mohammad Irfan – DNB

Karachi – 134 All Out

• Sharjeel Khan – 16 from 9 balls
• Babar Azam – 13 from 12
• Alex Hales – 29 from 21
• Cameron Delport – 8 from 6
• Chadwick Walton – 15 from 8
• Imad Wasim – 5 from 6
• Iftikhar Ahmed – 14 from 15
• Chris Jordan – 7 from 7
• Umaid Asif – 20 from 11
• Usman Khan – 3 from 5
• Mohammad Amir – NO 2 from 2

I was watching this one from afar while at work and it didn’t make for happy stuff as a Karachi fan. However I was happy to see Moeen excelling at the top of the order for Multan, I’m a big fan. He hit four 4’s and four 6’s in his 65. Shan Massood contributed 61 from the same number of balls as Moeen, he also hit eight boundaries but the split was different, with seven 4’s and one 6. 186 for 6 was a great return.

Karachi’s reply was a poor one, they were bowled out in 17 overs. Alex Hales top scored, but that was just with 29. They fell short by 52 runs.

Moeen Ali takes my Star Man spot for this match

Game 11 – Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalanders

Peshawar – 132 for 7 (12 over game)

• Kamran Akmal – 14 from 9 balls
• Tom Banton – 34 from 15
• Haider Ali – 34 from 12
• Liam Livingstone – 5 from 4
• Mohammad Mohsin – 0 from 6
• Lewis Gregory – 16 from 8
• Darren Sammy – 12 from 9
• Wahab Riaz – NO 13 from 10
• Hassan Ali – DNB
• Rahat Ali – DNB
• Amir Khan – DNB

Lahore – 116 for 6

• Fakhar Zaman – 22 from 19 balls
• Chris Lynn – 30 from 15
• Moahammad Hafeez – 1 from 3
• Dane Vilas – 2 from 5
• Samit Patel – 34 from 15
• Sohail Akhtar – 12 from 5
• David Wiese – 9 from 7
• Shaheen Afridi – NO 0
• Salman Irshad – 2 from 4
• Dilbar Hussain – DNB
• Maaz Khan – DNB

A game shortened by the weather to 12 overs apiece, that provided something quite explosive! 21 year old Englishman Tom Banton fired for the first time in this PSL scoring 34 from 15 balls, but 19 Year old Haider Ali a bright Pakistan star outshone him with 34 from 12. Both innings were great to watch!

Lahore had the man at the top of the order who could get the runs to win this game, Australian Chris Lynn can be a phenomenal batsman, and he hit 30 from 15, but, was foiled by A ball from Lewis Gregory. Gregory took 4 for 25 in his 3 overs and was instrumental in restricting Lahore.

Both Lewis Gregory and Tom Banton deserve a mention, but my Star Man for this match has to be Haider Ali.