PSL - 16
Flashback time for Peshawar Zalmi. And not a good one at
that. They walked into the tournament thinking, “we are the defending champions
we got this” and “they are debutants”. And they lost by seven whole wickets.
Zalmi captain Sammy said they were ten runs short. They were also in excess
when it came to confidence probably. Point is, in today’s match they will have learned their lessons hard. Zalmi is third on
the points table, one point lower than Multan Sultans (the one point is ‘’cos
one of the Sultans match was abandoned. Run rate
wise, Zalmi has a better run rate. 0.01 difference but that matters trust me.
Today, Multan Sultans are
on top of the table and on top of the world. They probably never thought they’d
be here. They are loving it and are facing a team they have defeated before.
They should not let that success go to their head. That would be the key.
Both teams are on a winning
streak nevertheless and would not want to mess around in this game. The winner
gets to the top of the table.
Peshawar Zalmi
Peshawar Zalmi will need
someone really special to stand up to the Sultans
tonight. Tamim Iqbal and Sabbir Rahman
will not be available anymore as they play for Bangladesh in the Nidahas T20
series. This is a big loss for Zalmi. They will bank on wicket-keeper/batsman
Kamran Akmal to take the team forward. Along with Dwayne Smith.
There is another problem.
Captain Darren Sammy is confirmed to be out of the game with Harris Sohail. M
Hafeez will then don the captain’s cap. Hasan Ali’s form will also be their
advantage. So will Liam Dawson. What will Fletcher’s role be?
Key Players
Dwayne Smith
Hasan Ali
Kamran Akmal
M Hafeez
Multan Sultans
Imran Tahir will be their
biggest weapon yet. Play him right and the team has a very good chance of making
it to the next round in style. Captain Kumar Sangakkara brings in with him
years of experience, expertise, and good
advice to keep the team on the road to victory. He will remain the key even if
he fails with the bat. Junaid Khan supports Tahir at the other end with the
ball. With the bat, there is Shoaib Malik, K Pollard, and Ahmed Shehzad. The team has struck gold indeed. Keep the head
in the game and the Multan Sultans will go all the way.
Key Players
Junaid Khan
Imran Tahir
Kumar Sangakkara
K Pollard
Shoaib Malik
S Tanvir
Ahmed Shehzad
What do you think?
Indu
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