Match Details
The 25th match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will be played between Northern & Baluchistan at the United Bank Ltd Sports Complex, Karachi on December 20th, Sunday.
The match is scheduled to start at 10:00 am local time (10:30 am IST).
Preview
Northern is at the top of the table currently while Baluchistan is struggling at the bottom second position. Baluchistan has managed to win only 1 game in the domestic tournament while Northern has been majorly dominating even though their net run rate hasn’t been the best.
In their last 3 encounters head to head, matches have been drawn on 2 occasions while Northern has sneaked a victory once over Baluchistan by 8 wickets.
Weather Report
With no chances of rain, expect some great playing conditions with the temperature hovering around the 27 degrees mark.
Pitch Condition/Report
Teams winning the toss here would prefer batting first as the case has been throughout the tournament. Spinners have got 56% of the wickets as compared to the pacers.
Average first innings score
340(last 5 matches played at this venue)
Injury and Availability News:
Will be updated when there is an update
NOR vs BAL Probable Playing XIs:
Northern
Zeeshan Malik, Nasir Nawaz, Umar Amin, Faizan Riaz, Sarmad Bhatti, Asif Ali, Hammad Azam, Jamal Anwar (wk), Salman Irshad, Nauman Ali (c), Waqas Ahmed.
Baluchistan
Bismillah Khan, Imran-Butt, Sami Aslam, Imran Farhat, Amad-Butt, Yasir Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Adnan Akmal, Taj Wali, Kashif Bhatti, Abdul Rehman Muzammil.
Top Picks:
Hammad Azam: Striking it at 74 the batter has done really well at this venue and would look to continue dominating the Baluchistan bowlers as well.
Imran Butt: In the 2 matches that he has played in, Imran has averaged 81 and would be the pick of the batsmen from the Baluchistan team against Northern.
Sarmad Bhatti: Averaging 78 at this venue and taking his time at the crease, Sarmad Bhatti could be the aggregators in this game for Northern.
Yasir Shah: The legend with the ball has been phenomenal in the 2 games that he has played picking a minimum of 5 wickets per game.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Hammad Azam, Imran Butt
Vice-Captain Options – Yasir Shah, Sarmad Bhatti
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Bismillah Khan
Batters – Imran Butt(VC), Sarmad Bhatti, Abdul Rahman Muzammil, Zeeshan Malik, Umar Amin
All-Rounders – Imran Farhat, Hammad Azam(C)
Bowlers – Yasir Shah, Waqas Ahmed, Nauman Ali
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Bismillah Khan
Batters – Imran Butt, Sarmad Bhatti(VC), Abdul Rahman Muzammil, Zeeshan Malik, Umar Amin
All-Rounders – Imran Farhat, Hammad Azam
Bowlers – Yasir Shah(C), Khurram Shehzad, Nauman Ali
Expert Advice:
Watch out for the spin bowling options because they will be the ones who will matter in the end to change the course of the game.
Probable Winners:
Northern is expected to win this match.
