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| February 28, 2006 | Tuesday | Muharram 29, 1427 |
Taufiq’s all-round performance lifts Lahore Lions
KARACHI, Feb 27: Taufiq Umar produced a magnificent all-round performance as Lahore Lions notched up their fourth win on the trot to book their semifinal berth in the Twenty20 Cup cricket championship on Monday.
Taufiq bludgeoned a 60-ball 100 before taking four wickets for 11 runs with his off-spinners as Islamabad Leopards crashed to a 87-run defeat in the Pool ‘B’ fixture on Monday.
The left-handed Taufiq was in supreme touch as he stroked 10 fours and three sixes to help Lahore Lions post the tournament’s highest-ever total of 234-4 in 20 overs.
Islamabad Leopards, in reply, were bowled out for 147 in 18 overs. Leg-spinner Imran Tahir claimed three for 25.
Lahore Eagles chalked out their third win in Pool ‘A’ when they thrashed Rawalpindi Rams by seven wickets with opener Mohammad Ashfaq narrowly missing a century.
Ashfaq finished with an unbeaten 99 off 58 balls, a knock clobbered with 10 hits to the fence and four over it.
The Rams’ paceman Najaf Shah bowled a ball down the leg side which went for four wides to deny Ashfaq the chance of completing a well-deserved hundred.
Youngster Khurram Manzoor slammed a brilliant 100 off 61 balls with 11 fours for Karachi Zebras but his great effort was wasted as Multan Tigers were declared winners after the match ended in a tie.
Both teams scored 173 and lost nine wickets, but the Tigers won because they had made 94 in the first 10 overs of their innings compared to the Zebras’ 72 in the same number of overs.
Left-handed Saeed Anwar struck seven fours and a six in his 73 off 60 balls and Hasnain Abbas after a slow start, cracked nine boundaries and a six in his 43-ball 71.
Sialkot Stallions also remained on course for a semifinal berth with their third win by defeating Peshawar Panthers by five wickets.
The Panthers were dismissed for 126 with pacemen Sarfraz Ahmed and Rana Navedul and left-arm spinner Qaiser Abbas taking two wickets apiece.
Imran Nazir blasted 40 off 20 with four sixes and as many fours as the Stallions reached the target in 16.4 overs. Shahid Yousuf contributed 38 in 28 balls with six fours and one six.
Off-spinner Irfanuddin grabbed four for 26 and Afsar Nawaz struck 64 as Karachi Dolphins got the better of Quetta Bears by six wickets in an evening fixture at the National Stadium.
Earlier on Sunday night Bazid Khan blasted a quick 90 off 47 balls with seven fours and six sixes as Islamabad Leopards beat Hyderabad Hawks by five wickets.
Summarised scores:
Lahore Lions beat Islamabad Leopards by 87 runs.
LAHORE LIONS 234-4 in 20 overs (Taufiq Umar 100, Shahnawaz Malik 53, Abdul Razzaq 44); ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 147 in 17 overs (Bilal Asad 35, Ashar Zaidi 25; Taufiq Umar 4-11, Imran Tahir 3-25, Wasim Khan 2-34).
Karachi Zebras beat Multan Tigers by 12 runs on D/L Method.
KARACHI ZEBRAS 173-9 in 20 overs (Khurram Manzoor 100, Ashraf Ali 34; Mohammad Irshad 3-33, Kashif Naved 2-22); MULTAN TIGERS 173-9 in 20 overs (Saeed Anwar 73, Hasnain Abbas 71; Hasan Raza 2-31, Tahir Khan 2-33).
Sialkot Stallions beat Peshawar Panthers by five wickets.
PESHAWAR PANTHERS 126 in 19 overs (Riffatullah Khan 33, Wajahatullah Wasti 23, Taimur Khan 15; Rana Navedul Hasan 2-14, Qaiser Abbas 2-16, Sarfraz Ahmed 2-28); SIALKOT STALLIONS 127-5 in 16.4 overs (Imran Nazir 40, Shahid Yousuf 38, Shoaib Malik 17; Umar Gul 2-21).
Lahore Eagles beat Islamabad Leopards by seven wickets.
ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 157-9 in 20 overs (Mohammad Wasim 45, Sohail Tanvir 30; Sohail Ahmed 4-29, Imran Farhat 3-26); LAHORE EAGLES 160-3 in 17.5 overs (Mohammad Ashfaq 99 not out, Aamir Sajjad 13).
Karachi Dolphins beat Quetta Bears by six wickets.
QUETTA BEARS 154 in 19.5 overs (Faisal Irfan 50, Nasim Khan 32, Sabir Khoso 16; Irfanuddin 4-26); KARACHI DOLPHINS 158-4 in 17 overs (Afsar Nawaz 64, Khalid Latif 49).
Played on Sunday night:
Islamabad Leopards beat Hyderabad Hawks by five wickets.
HYDERABAD HAWKS 180-7 in 20 overs (Faisal Athar 35, Shahid Qambrani 24, Nauman Ali 20 not out; Ashar Zaidi 2-16); ISLAMABAD LEOPARDS 181-6 in 19.4 overs (Bazid Khan 90, Sufyan Munir 35; Hanifur Rahman 2-29, Nauman Ali 2-44).—APP
Standings
(Tabulated under played won, lost, points, net run-rate):
Pool ‘A’
Sialkot Stallions 3 3 0 6 +1.128
Faisalabad Wolves 3 2 1 4 +3.546
Lahore Eagles 3 2 1 4 +0.614
Karachi Zebras 4 2 2 4 -1.250
Multan Tigers 3 1 2 2 -3.133
Peshawar Panthers 4 1 3 2 -0.193
Rawalpindi Rams 4 1 3 2 -0.668
Pool ‘B’
Lahore Lions 4 4 0 8 +2.164
Karachi Dolphins 4 3 1 6 +0.575
Abbottabad Rhinos 3 2 1 4 +0.370
Hyderabad Hawks 3 1 2 2 +0.277
Islamabad Leopards 4 1 3 2 -1.159
Quetta Bears 4 0 4 0 -1.700
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