The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been a great platform for local talent to showcase their abilities in front of a global audience.
Pakistan’s domestic league has already produced a number of budding stars such as Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, and Rumman Raees.
In addition to that, the competition has also given these youngsters an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in cricket like Shane Watson, DJ Bravo, Brendon McCullum and more.
This year, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain have already made a huge impact. However, Karachi’s Umer Khan isn’t far behind.
The 19-year old slow left-arm spinner has already made a name for himself after taking a number of crucial wickets this season.
Selected under the ’emerging category’, the youngster first introduced himself on the biggest stage by dismissing none other than, AB de Villiers.
Since then, he has been entrusted with the task of taking wickets at crucial moments of the game and he hasn’t disappointed.
So far, Umer has taken 10 wickets in just 7 games. Here are his victims in the current edition of the PSL:
AB de Villiers |
Corey Anderson |
Shoaib Malik |
Shane Watson |
James Vince |
Dan Chirstian |
Luke Ronchi |
Sohail Akhtar |
Hussain Talat |
Shan Masood |
Here is some of the action:
UMER KHAN DISMISSES AB DE VILLIERS! THIS IS WHAT #PSL2019 IS ALL ABOUT!
He takes out @ABdeVilliers17 and @lahoreqalandars are 82/3 in the 12th over against @KarachiKingsARY
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details 👉 https://t.co/bd3sKOQLxh #KKvLQ #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/T7Wt8XlyPg
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 16, 2019
Umer Khan was sensational once again for @KarachiKingsARY, taking 3 important wickets giving away only 22 runs against @MultanSultans at @thePSLt20
Ball-by-ball highlights 👉 https://t.co/jdrxbjaxOF #MSvKK #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll #WBbyHemani #NatureKaNayaDour pic.twitter.com/CBJTkUhtpk
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) March 4, 2019
OUT! Top stuff from Umer Khan and @coreyanderson78 is stumped by Mohammad Rizwan. Lahore Qalandars are 78/4 after 13 overs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details:https://t.co/E0iGQd4Nmc #KKvLQ #PSL2019 #CricketForAll #KhelDeewanoKa pic.twitter.com/z9RiC1AslY
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 28, 2019
ANOTHER WICKET FOR UMER KHAN!
Umer Khan has dismissed @HussainTallat12 and Islamabad are in a spot of bother are 47/3 after 7 overs now
Ball-by-ball details 👉 https://t.co/IKsvHtbhUQ #KKvIU #PSL2019 #CricketForAll #KhelDeewanoKa pic.twitter.com/y8PnhvBQn3
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 27, 2019
OUT! @danchristian54 is removed after scoring 5 runs and Umer Khan has his third wicket of the match. Multan Sultans are in tatters at 81/5 now
Watch ball-by-ball highlights: https://t.co/jdrxbjaxOF #MSvKK #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/Ve1NPy3hsI
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) March 4, 2019
HUGE WICKET FOR UMER KHAN!
The youngster Umer Khan removes @ronchi04 (26) and Islamabad United are 45/2 in the 7th over now
Ball-by-ball details 👉 https://t.co/IKsvHtbhUQ #KKvIU #PSL2019 #CricketForAll #KhelDeewanoKa pic.twitter.com/PV20LYOP4x
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 27, 2019
THE OYE HOYE MOMENT @Umar96Akmal goes after the youngster Umer Khan and slogs two maximums off consecutive deliveries
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details 👉 https://t.co/IxqbAlf8QN #QGvKK #PSL2019 #KhelDeewanoKa #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/dkEBWXTi0O
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) February 24, 2019