Though we may rank teams by wins and losses, like most mortals, it’s more effective to look deeper. In this series, the Cornered Tigers Editorial Staff ranks each team at the halfway stage, looking at form, UAE conditions, and the new players in each of the squads.
This is our first article in the series for our number one power-ranked team, Lahore.
Team
M
W
L
P
NRR
Karachi Kings
5
3
2
6
+0.697
Peshawar Zalmi
5
3
2
6
+0.273
Islamabad United
4
3
1
6
+0.202
Lahore Qalandars
4
3
1
6
+0.085
Multan Sultans
5
1
4
2
-0.244
Quetta Gladiators
5
1
4
2
-0.936
Overview: The Kings and Zalmi rule the roost atop the table, though are mutually tied for points with United and the Qalandars. The latter two both have a game in hand...
“Pakistan Cricket at its best: One minute down, Next minute up”. These famous words of Nasser Hussain perfectly summed up Pakistan's 2017 Champions Trophy campaign as well as Pakistani cricket as a whole. On this day four years ago, three weeks of cricket culminated with Pakistan being crowned Champions Trophy winners after defeating arch-rivals India on a glorious day at The Oval in the unlikeliest of circumstances.
To really appreciate how enigmatic Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy victory was we have to rewind to the summer of 2015. The top 8 ranked teams at the end of August 2015 were to qualify for the Champions Trophy, as Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies made a last effort push to not finish 9th.
For Pakistan to qualify...
The Pakistani limited over team is desperately in search of a versatile middle order batsman, who has the ability to stabilize the innings when required and also make an impact at the end of the innings During Pakistan’s recent tour of Africa, we witnessed a collapse by the middle order in near enough every single match, further emphasising this worrying issue which we are facing. In September 2020, when a 19 years old Haider Ali made his debut for Pakistan, many thought that we had found the answer to our woes – however, unfortunately, this has not proven to be the case.
In his first international game, Haider smashed 54 in 33 balls to propel his side to a T20I win over England in Manchester. The innings caught everyone’s eye, with...
Though we may rank teams by wins and losses, like most mortals, it’s more effective to look at deeper, more predictive metrics. In this series, the Cornered Tigers Editorial Staff ranks each team at the halfway stage, looking at form, UAE conditions, and the new players in each of the squads.
This is our sixth and final article in the CT Power Rankings series for our number six power-ranked team, Quetta. If you haven’t yet read our articles on Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Multan, be sure to check them out here.
Team
M
W
L
P
NRR
Lahore Qalandars
6
5
1
10
+0.150
Karachi Kings
6
3
3
6
+0.463
Islamabad United
5
3
2
6
+0.145
Peshawar Zalmi
6
3
3
6
+0.139
Multan Sultans
6
2
4
4
-0.099
Quetta Gladiators
5
1
4
2...
Though we may rank teams by wins and losses, like most mortals, it’s more effective to look at deeper, more predictive metrics. In this series, the Cornered Tigers Editorial Staff ranks each team at the halfway stage, looking at form, UAE conditions, and the new players in each of the squads.
This is our fifth article in the CT Power Rankings series for our number five power-ranked team, Multan. If you haven’t yet read our articles on Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Peshawar, be sure to check them out here.
Team
M
W
L
P
NRR
Lahore Qalandars
6
5
1
10
+0.150
Karachi Kings
6
3
3
6
+0.463
Islamabad United
5
3
2
6
+0.145
Peshawar Zalmi
6
3
3
6
+0.139
Multan Sultans
6
2
4
4
-0.099
Quetta Gladiators
5
1
4
2
-0.936...
Though we may rank teams by wins and losses, like most mortals, it’s more effective to look at deeper, more predictive metrics. In this series, the Cornered Tigers Editorial Staff ranks each team at the halfway stage, looking at form, UAE conditions, and the new players in each of the squads.
This is our fourth article in the CT Power Rankings series for our number four power-ranked team, Peshawar. If you haven’t yet read our articles on Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi, be sure to check them out here.
Team
M
W
L
P
NRR
Lahore Qalandars
5
4
1
8
+0.077
Karachi Kings
5
3
2
6
+0.697
Peshawar Zalmi
5
3
2
6
+0.273
Islamabad United
5
3
2
6
+0.145
Multan Sultans
5
1
4
2
-0.244
Quetta Gladiators
5
1
4
2
-0.936
Overview: The...