Month: February 2021

Islamabad United v Quetta GladiatorsMonday 1 March, 14:00TV: live on Sky Sports United confused Islamabad were looking strong, organised and well-balanced. But after a chastening defeat to Peshawar Zalmi – and arguably the worst performance of the tournament – they are suddenly not so bullish. United were bowled out for […]

Karachi Kings v Lahore QalandarsSunday 28 February, 14:00TV: live on Sky Sports King Babar Babar Azam turned on the afterburners just when Karachi Kings and toss bias punters needed it most on Saturday in the contest against Multan Sultans. The chasing streak looked under threat when Multan had amassed 195. […]

Peshawar Zalmi v Islamabad UnitedSaturday 27 February, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Kings downed The toss bias in the Pakistan Super League suits a limited Zalmi team just fine. At the break in their game against Quetta Gladiators, who had shortened to 1/3, they faced a target of 199. It […]

Karachi Kings v Multan SultansSaturday 27 February, 09:00TV: live on Sky Sports Kings downed The holders suffered their first defeat of the season last time out. Not surprisingly it came because they lost the toss. More surprisingly it came because they failed to defend 196. Toss bias or not, they […]

Peshawar Zalmi v Quetta GladiatorsFriday 26 February, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Zalmi up and down Zalmi are sizzling thanks to a fantastic chase against Multan Sultans last time out. They made light work of a chase of 194, winning with six balls to spare. Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Kamran Akmal […]

CLOSE Ind 98-3 Er, what? Strauss-y and Cook-y reckon England haven’t had the rub of the green? Am I having a fever dream? They were bowled out for 112. They have been appalling. This Test was over after midway through the second session on the first day. In all probability […]

When you have a big loss, the only thing you really can do is observe what you’ve done wrong, and if there’s something glaring, try to learn from that. If there isn’t something obvious and you’ve simply been outdone by something you can’t control, it’s pretty tricky. Own your errors […]

Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans Tuesday 24 February 14.00TV: live on Sky Sports Zalmi fight Zalmi got off to a losing start against the well-fancied Lahore Qalandars. But it wasn’t all bad news. They showed gumption and fight to come back from a slow start caused by a clatter of […]

Lahore Qalandars v Quetta GladiatorsMonday 22 February 14:00TV: live on Sky Sports Lahore off to a winner Lahore got off to a winning start on Sunday but they made heavy going of despatching a weak Peshawar Zalmi outfit. They had the game in their grasp before letting things slip. Shaheen […]

Islamabad United v Multan SultansSunday 21 February 14.00TV: live on Sky Sports United’s reshuffle Islamabad finished bottom of the pile last term and in a big effort to climb the ladder this season, they have gone big by bringing in Alex Hales. However, their squad has been hit by drop-outs. […]