It is difficult to ignore the bowler-friendly nature of Dubai’s pitch that has kept teams from scoring sizable totals. Of the eight games that have been played so far, only on two instances have the scores crossed 160.
The highest first-innings score so far has been 179 by Multan Sultans against Lahore Qalandars in the third match, while Zalmi’s 176 against Islamabad United in the fourth game stands at number two.
One reason for this is the Dubai pitch that has offered a lot of help to the bowlers, especially spinners.
The captains have been banking on their spin options to take wickets and restrict runs, and quite successfully so, as seen in some superb spells by Imran Tahir, Umaid Asif and Shahid Afridi.
It is hoped that the Sharjah leg will give us some high-scoring contests.
