Ubaid Shah: “The batting quality in PSL is great and I will strive to dismiss top batters, including Babar Azam”
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Pakistan Under-19 pace sensation Ubaid Shah has issued a warning to Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam, saying he is on his hitlist for the ongoing edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Ubaid is playing for Islamabad United in PSL 9, alongside his brothers Naseem Shah and Hunain Shah.
Having impressed in the recent ICC Under-19 World Cup, the 18-year-old is determined to make a name for himself in PSL 9 by getting the top batsmen out, including Azam.
“The batting quality in PSL is great and I will strive to dismiss top batters, including Babar Azam,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
In the two PSL games he has played thus far, Ubaid has gone wicketless.
As for Azam, he has amassed 330 runs in five matches, which includes a century and two fifties, at an average of 82.50 and a strike-rate of 151.37.
Islamabad United will face the Zalmi again on March 4.
Islamabad United Squad for PSL 9: Shadab Khan (captain), Naseem Shah, Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Tymal Mills, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Obed McCoy, Haider Ali, Muhammad Waseem
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph
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