KARACHI, March 10: Despite suffering a 26-run defeat against Lahore Eagles at the UBL Sports Complex on Saturday, Peshawar Panthers qualified for the final of the ABN-Amro One-day Gold League Cup.
The Panthers finished level on points with Eagles and Karachi Dolphins but went through with a better net run-rate.
Scoreboard
LAHORE EAGLES:
Imran Farhat lbw b Fazle 5
Nasir Jamshed c Janisar b Waqar 16
Aamir Sajjad st Zulfiqar b Zohaib 31
Jahangir Mirza c Arshad b Zohaib 31
Arsalan Mir st Zulfiqar b Zohaib 2
Humayun Farhat st Zulfiqar b Zohaib 55
Mohammad Hussain st Zulfiqar b Fayyaz 21
Junaid Zia b Fazle 19
Usman Malik not out 15
Irfan Fazil b Zohaib 5
Mohammad Khalil lbw b Zohaib 1
EXTRAS (LB-4, W-5, NB-4) 13
TOTAL (all out, 47.5 overs) 214
FALL OF WKTS: 1-12, 2-32, 3-82, 4-89, 5-96, 6-144, 7-196, 8-200, 9-212.
BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 8-0-33-2 (2nb, 2w); Waqar Ahmed 7-3-13-1; Janisar Khan 4-0-26-0 (2nb); Arshad Khan 10-0-31-0 (1w); Zohaib Khan 8.5-0-37-6; Mohammad Fayyaz 8-0-45-1 (2w); Riffatullah Mohmand 2-0-25-0.
PESHAWAR PANTHERS:
Yasir Hameed c Aamir b Irfan 47
Riffatullah Mohmand c Humayun b Irfan 20
Aftab Khan c Humayun b Hussain 1
Wajahatullah Wasti c Humayun b Khalil 25
Mohammad Fayyaz c Aamir b Khalil 16
Janisar Khan not out 33
Zulfiqar Jan b Junaid 19
Arshad Khan c Arsalan b Usman 5
Zohaib Khan c Junaid b Usman 13
Waqar Ahmed not out 1
EXTRAS (W-4, NB-4) 8
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 188
FALL OF WKTS: 1-69, 2-72, 3-72, 4-109, 5-122, 6-152, 7-159, 8-180.
DID NOT BAT: Fazle Akbar.
BOWLING: Mohammad Khalil 10-2-55-2 (2nb); Junaid Zia 10-0-56-1 (3w); Mohammad Hussain 9.5-3-20-1; Irfan Fazil 10-3-25-2 (2nb); Aamir Sajjad 0.1-0-0-0; Imran Farhat 2-0-14-0; Usman Malik 8-0-18-2 (1w).