LAHORE, April 26: Fine batting by Pakistan opener Salman Butt and devastating bowling by leg-spinner Sohail Ahmed helped Lahore Eagles to a narrow three-wicket victory against Sialkot Stallions in the Pool ‘B’ Twenty20 Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing a target of 211, the Eagles were home off the final delivery of the match. The left-handed Salman blasted a breezy 67 that included seven fours and two sixes, while Waqas Ahmed scored a 25-ball 46 with the help of four sixes and couple of boundaries.
Earlier, Sohail picked up four for 20 while fellow leg-spinner Ali Azmat grabbed three for 23 but the Stallions still managed to put up a challenging total of 210 in 19.5 overs.
Former Test opener Imran Nazir showed glimpses of his old form with a belligerent 56 off only 19 deliveries. The right-hander struck five sixes and six fours.
Both teams, however, conceded 12 penalty runs for slow over-rate.
Scoreboard
SIALKOT STALLIONS:
Imran Nazir c Aamir b Sohail 54
Shahid Yousuf c Ashfaq b Ali Azmat 5
Shaiman Anwar st Kamran b Ali Azmat 12
Shoaib Malik c Aamir b Sohail 39
Qaiser Abbas c and b Aizaz 27
Bilal Hussain st Kamran b Ali Azmat 1
Hafiz Khalid c Khaqan b Sohail 25
Rana Navedul Hasan b Sohail 4
Abdul Rahman st Kamran b Aamir 2
Nawaz Sardar c Ashfaq b Aamir 10
Ali Imran Pasha not out 0
EXTRAS
(LB-2, W-11, NB-6, PR-12) 31
TOTAL
(all out, 19.5 overs) 210
FALL OF WKTS:
1-60, 2-64, 3-83, 4-138, 5-147, 6-158, 7-184, 8-187, 9-198.
BOWLING:
Fahad Masood 2-0-39-0; Waqas Ahmed 2-0-35-0; Ali Azmat 4-0-23-3; Sohail Ahmed 4-0-20-4; Aizaz Cheema 3-0-18-1; Salman Butt 1-0-19-0; Aamir Sajjad 3.5-0-42-2.
Scoreboard
LAHORE EAGLES:
Salman Butt c Nawaz b Qaiser 67
Abid Ali c Nawaz b Naved 1
Kamran Akmal c Shahid b
Naved 1
Ashfaq Ahmed c Shoaib b Rahman 20
Aamir Sajjad run out 21
Waqas Ahmed c Shahid b Shoaib 46
Khaqan Arsal not out 1
Fahad Masood b Shoaib 0
Ali Azmat not out 18
EXTRAS
(B-4, LB-9, W-5, NB-10, PR-12) 40
TOTAL
(for seven wkts, 20 overs) 215
FALL OF WKTS:
1-15, 2-17, 3-74, 4-1238, 5-158, 6-184, 7-184.
DID NOT BAT:
Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Ahmed.
BOWLING: Rana Navedul Hasan 4-0-42-2; Ali Imran Pasha 4-0-45-0; Nawaz Sardar 3-0-28-0; Shoaib Malik 4-0-20-2; Abdul Rahman 3-0-27-1; Qaiser Abbas 2-0-28-1.
LAHORE, April 26: Fine batting by Pakistan opener Salman Butt and devastating bowling by leg-spinner Sohail Ahmed helped Lahore Eagles to a narrow three-wicket victory against Sialkot Stallions in the Pool ‘B’ Twenty20 Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.