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  • Watch: Chris Gayle do ‘googly’ dance on the sphere whereas lighting up PSL with blazing knock

    Image Source : TWITTER Chris Gayle does his well-known ‘googly’ dance on the bottom in Karachi on Monday evening.
    Chris Gayle was at his blazing greatest on Monday evening when the burly Jamaican mild up the continued Pakistan Super League with a firework of an innings of 68 runs off simply 44 deliveries for Quetta Gladiators towards Lahore Qalandars. He smashed 5 sixes and as many boundaries throughout the course of the innings earlier than falling prey to Afghan spin wizard Rashid Khan.
    The 40-year-old West Indian was absolutely having fun with his batting on the evening as he later did his well-known ‘googly’ dance on the sphere throughout a break on the request of  commentator Ramiz Raja. 

    You may also watch spotlight of his entertaining innings within the video beneath: 

    However, his innings turned out to be for the dropping trigger as Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez smashed half-centuries for Lahore to  thump Quetta by 9 wickets.
    Left-handed opener Fakhar made 82 off 52 balls and 41-year-old Hafeez hit a blistering 73 off simply 33 balls in Lahore’s robust run-chase of 179-1 with 10 balls to spare.

    Both batsmen have been dropped however raised a 115-run, match-winning stand off solely 58 balls.
    Hafeez smashed six sixes and 5 fours that included the profitable boundary towards Mohammad Hasnain by way of the covers at hand Quetta its second successive loss within the six-team occasion.
    “The ball was coming nicely onto the bat and we always knew we will chase it down,” Lahore captain Sohail Akhtar stated. “Hafeez and Fakhar paced the run chase very well and it was an outstanding performance.”
    Earlier, after being put into bat, Lahore let veteran Chris Gayle (68) off the hook twice earlier than he anchored Quetta to 178-6.
    Gayle, dropped within the 20s by Agha Salman at deep mid-wicket, hit 5 fours and 5 sixes earlier than Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan clear bowled him within the fifteenth over.
    Gayle shared 101-run stand with captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who returned to some batting type with 40 off 31 balls earlier than getting a prime edge off a mistimed pull towards quick bowler Haris Rauf, who took 3-38.
     (With inputs from AP).

  • Cricketer assessments constructive for COVID-19 forward of PSL begin

    Image Source : TWITTER/PSL File photograph of Pakistan Super League 2021 trophy.
    A cricketer competing within the Pakistan Super League examined constructive for COVID-19 hours earlier than the beginning of nation’s premier home Twenty20 competitors on Saturday.
    The Pakistan Cricket Board didn’t id the participant however mentioned he “will now stay in quarantine for 10 days” and can want two unfavourable assessments to reintegrate along with his staff.

    Also, a senior participant and a staff official competing within the PSL have been positioned in a three-day quarantine for breaching their bio-secure bubble on Friday.

    The PCB mentioned each got here into contact with an individual exterior the bubble, and now they require two unfavourable assessments to re-enter. They weren’t recognized.
    “The PCB is disappointed that two members of one of the sides showed carelessness,” the cricket board mentioned in a press release.
    “The health and safety of all individuals is of paramount importance to the PCB and the event. All players, player support personnel, match officials and family members are once again reminded to diligently follow the PCB COVID-19 protocols as the PCB will not allow anyone to affect the integrity and credibility of the tournament.”

  • Pakistan T20 match marks return of followers in stadiums

    Spectators will return to cricket stadiums in Pakistan for the primary time because the coronavirus pandemic started when the sixth version of the Pakistan Super League begins within the southern port metropolis of Karachi on Saturday.
    The authorities has allowed the Pakistan Cricket Board to confess 20% capability of followers contained in the stadiums for the nation’s premier Twenty20 league, sustaining correct social distancing and making masks obligatory for spectators.
    The choice meant National Stadium in Karachi will accommodate 7,500 followers and Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium 5,500.
    “Without crowd there was no enjoyment,” mentioned Quetta Gladiators wicketkeeper/batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed. “It’s the great news that we will be playing in front of our own crowds after a long time.”
    During the pandemic, the PCB efficiently hosted two worldwide sequence _ in opposition to Zimbabwe and South Africa _ in empty stadiums in addition to organizing greater than 200 home cricket matches in a bio-secure bubble.
    The PCB is assured that it’s now well-versed in implementing its COVID-19 procedures, with just one native participant being expelled for violating protocols throughout a home sport.
    More than 120 gamers, 60 assist employees and a few dozen match officers will stay in a biosecure bubble for the PSL match.
    “COVID-19 and cricket can co-exist, provided we follow the proper protocols,” PCB chairman Ehsan Mani mentioned.
    Mani admitted that numerous followers will probably be disenchanted as a result of restricted seating accessible each in Karachi and Lahore. However, the federal government will evaluate crowd capability at Karachi’s Gaddafi Stadium earlier than the playoffs and the ultimate in Lahore subsequent month.
    Karachi Kings defeated archrivals Lahore Qalandars within the ultimate in November after the PSL playoffs have been postponed as a result of COVID-19 in final March. Just three months later, the defending champions will open the brand new season with a match in opposition to 2019 winners Quetta.
    The six-team occasion additionally options two-time champions Islamabad United, final 12 months’s third-place finisher Multan Sultans and 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi.
    Several main worldwide Twenty20 cricketers will probably be in motion over a month-long match with Chris Gayle, Ben Dunk, Chris Lynn and world’s top-ranked T20 bowler, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.
    Karachi will host the primary 20 league video games whereas Lahore will host the remaining 14 matches, together with the ultimate on March 22.
    Karachi will probably be among the many favorites for the title with Pakistan T20 common Imad Wasim main the aspect. They have a great set of openers _ Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Babar Azam and hard-hitting batsman Sharjeel Khan. They even have skilled bowler Mohammad Amir and Afghanistan offspinner Mohammad Nabi.
    Lahore has final 12 months’s world prime three Twenty20 wicket-takers amongst its ranks. Rashid may need to go away the aspect as a result of Afghanistan’s tour of Zimbabwe after taking part in in preliminary matches, however Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf type a formidable tempo assault with skilled Mohammad Hafeez offering the nucleus of their batting.
    Islamabad United, led by allrounder Shadab Khan, signed Pakistan quick bowler Hasan Ali. Hasan made a powerful return to worldwide cricket in opposition to South Africa after two years as a result of accidents.
    Islamabad had a minor setback once they misplaced Colin Munro, who couldn’t journey to Pakistan from New Zealand as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, so he was changed with Australian spinner Fawad Ahmed.
    Quetta did make the playoffs for the primary time final 12 months. The aspect has Australian allrounder Ben Cutting, who may show useful within the center order together with his clear hitting together with England’s Twenty20 specialist opening batsman Tom Banton.
    Peshawar Zalmi will probably be led by quick bowler Wahab Riaz and has the 2 most skilled Twenty20 gamers in Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik. South Africa’s David Miller will strengthen the batting lineup within the second half of the match, however they’ve younger hard-hitting batsman Haider Ali and England’s skilled Ravi Bopara amongst their ranks.

  • PCB eager on having 30 p.c crowd for subsequent PSL version

    Image Source : TWITTER/THEPSLT20 The PSL is scheduled to start from February 20.
    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is eager to permit not less than 30 per cent crowds at venues throughout the Pakistan Super League’s sixth version in February-March.
    The PCB has already moved a request for clearance with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to permit some spectators for the T20 league matches in Karachi and Lahore.

    The PSL is scheduled to start from February 20 in Karachi. The PCB needed to organise the previous few matches of PSL-5 in Karachi and Lahore with out crowds final yr following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic within the nation.

    In between, Pakistan hosted Zimbabwe for a white-ball collection behind closed doorways final October-November whereas additionally organising home matches.
    A PCB official made it clear they might take a closing resolution primarily based on the federal government’s suggestions.
    “Even if permission is granted to us we have to set-up a safe and secure system which will ensure that the limited number of people who come to the stadiums are safe and also they follow all the Covid-19 protocols,” he mentioned.
    According to a supply, the PCB needs some crowds for the PSL matches since they have been anticipating good revenues from ticket gross sales after they shifted all the league final yr to Pakistan from the UAE. 

  • Gayle, Rashid, Steyn amongst high foreigners for PSL Players’ Draft

    Big-hitting West Indian batsman Chris Gayle, star Afghan spinner Rashid Khan and veteran South African quick bowler Dale Steyn are amongst a few of the high worldwide gamers included within the Pakistan Super League Players’ Draft which can happen in Lahore on Sunday.
    Other outstanding overseas gamers who figured within the Draft for the sixth version of the PSL embody Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan from England, different West Indians Dwayne Bravo and Sheldon Cottrell, one other Afghan participant Muhammad Nabi, South African David Miller and Australian Chris Lynn.
    Around 400 overseas gamers have registered for the PSL ranging from February 20, however the Pakistan Cricket Board mentioned on Saturday that a couple of of them is not going to be accessible for the entire event because of their commitments with their nationwide groups.
    The 41-year-old Gayle has beforehand represented Lahore Qalandars (in 2016) and Karachi Kings (in 2017). He boasts of an impressive T20 profession figures with 13584 runs from 411 matches with a high rating 175 not out and a strike price of 146.72. He has hit 22 centuries, 85 half-centuries, 1001 sixes and 80 wickets at an financial system of seven.64.
    If Gayle is picked by one of many six franchises, this would be the first time since 2006 that he’ll play aggressive cricket in Pakistan. The Jamaican’s stints with Qalandars and Kings had been within the United Arab Emirates.
    England’s No.1 ranked T20 batsman Dawid Malan can also be within the draft, together with compatriots Moeen Ali, Tom Banton and Chris Jordan, though their availability is more likely to stay restricted because of their worldwide commitments.
    Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rehman, the world’s high two ranked bowlers in T20 cricket, and number-one ranked all-rounder Mohammad Nabi will even be main sights of the Draft. They are amongst a robust discipline of 38 Afghanistan gamers, who’ve registered for the Draft.
    Some of the overseas gamers within the PSL 2021 Player Draft:
    West Indies: Chris Gayle, Ronsford Beaton, Devendra Bishoo, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shane Dowrich, Dominic Drakes, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Mohammed, Sherfane Rutherford, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith and Chadwick Walton.
    Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rehman and Rashid Khan.
    Australia: Chris Green, Fawad Ahmed, Dan Christian, James Faulkner and Chris Lynn.
    Bangladesh: Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed.
    England: Jake Ball, Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Ravi Bopara, Joe Denly, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett and Phil Salt.
    Nepal: Sandeep Lamichhane.
    New Zealand: Anton Devcich and Mitch McCleneghan.
    South Africa: Kyle Abbott, Cameron Delport, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Tabraiz Shamsi and Dale Steyn.
    Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Avishka Fernando, Dimuth Karunarathna, Suranga Lakmal, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Upul Tharanga and Lahiru Thirimanne.

  • PSL to start out on February 20, last slated for March 22

    Image Source : TWITTER/THEPSLT20 The PCB additionally mentioned {that a} choice to permit spectators for the match on the venues might be taken nearer to the match.
    The sixth version of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will start right here from February 20 with 34 matches scheduled over a 30-day interval between the six franchises, the nation’s cricket board mentioned on Friday.
    The last might be performed on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on March 22. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restricted the league to solely two venues — Karachi and Lahore — for the upcoming version.

    Last yr, matches have been additionally held in Multan and Rawalpindi.
    The PCB additionally outlined the steps taken to make sure the match is held in a secure surroundings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with all international gamers requested to enter Pakistan by February 15 with COVID detrimental certificates.
    “Upon arrival, they’ll require two extra detrimental PCR exams earlier than being allowed to coach and compete within the competitors.

    The asymptomatic gamers or help employees returning a optimistic take a look at should serve a five-day isolation interval with RT-PCR exams on day one and 4,” the board mentioned in a press release.
    The PCB additionally mentioned {that a} choice to permit spectators for the match on the venues might be taken nearer to the match.
    “With regards to crowd attendances, since COVID-19 is an evolving scenario, a choice might be made nearer to time although the occasion organisers are repeatedly monitoring the scenario and stay in shut contact with the involved authorities officers.
    “While preparing the event schedule, the organisers have ensured each side is playing an equal number of day and evening matches,” the PCB mentioned.
    The National Stadium right here will organise the primary half of the competitors, whereas the Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium would be the venue of the second half of the competitors, together with the playoffs.
    Defending champions Karachi Kings, who now have a brand new coach in Herschelle Gibbs, will tackle Quetta Gladiators within the opening match. The PCB additionally introduced that the gamers draft for the league will happen on January 10 in Lahore.