Karachi Dolphins v Peshawar Panthers – Match Preview – Faysal Bank T20 Tournament 2011
Karachi Dolphins and Peshawar Panthers will take on each other in a crunch group D match of the Faysal Bank T20 Tournament 2011 at the National Stadium, Karachi on the 30th of September, 2011.
This is going to be a huge fixture for both the teams as the winner of this match will qualify for the semi-final of the tournament. Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peshawar-c832 displayed a lot of fight and spirit in their first match against Islamabad Leopards but Karachi Dolphins
is a completely different opposition and they will surely start as favourites in this match.
Dolphins are the stronger of the two teams from the big city of Karachi. They are led by former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Ali-Khan-c89356 Afridi and have a number of international cricketers and seasoned campaigners at the domestic level.
The strong point of Karachi is without doubt their batting department as they have the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 himself. All of them have international experience and they have been
using it effectively in the domestic cricket in past as well.
The Dolphins have reached the final of the T20 tournament a number of times but so far they have failed to clinch the trophy. A lot of cricket analysts in the country have given them a tag of ‘chokers’, which is quite surprising because experienced cricketers
should be able to handle the pressure of the big matches.
Karachi’s bowling department is not weak either and they have international cricketers in this department as well. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Khan-c90647 have represented Pakistan in all the formats of the game and they have shown their abilities in
past as well. It is surely going to be a huge challenge for the inexperienced batsmen from Peshawar to cope with the experience of these top class bowlers.
Shahid Afridi and Haris Ayaz will take the responsibility in the spin bowling department, which is going to add to the worries of the Panthers.
Majority of the international player in the Dolphins’ line-up are out of favour at the moment and they would love to make an impression to the selectors by performing heavily in the tournament.
On the other hand, Peshawar is no more rated among the stronger teams of the national cricket of Pakistan but they surprised everyone by beating Islamabad Leopards in the first match. There are some players in Peshawar’s line-up who are experienced like
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aftab-Alam-c945, but majority of their players are still inexperienced.
Peshawar must continue to play as a fighting unit rather than relying on individual brilliance, if they have any chance of giving a tough time to the Dolphins. Their captain, Umar Gul was rested for Pakistan’s recent tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 and he is fresh and
raring to go once again. If Peshawar is to dismantle the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781, Gul has to be his best and give some initial breakthroughs to his team. Otherwise, Shahzaib Hasan and company will take the game away from the Panthers.
A huge crowd is expected in this match as the home team will be in action and there will be a number of star players to attract the crowd, none bigger than Shahid Afridi. However, it remains to be seen that Peshawar is able to give a tough time to the home
team or not.
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