KARACHI, Sept 28: Ashir Hasnain produced a sterling all-round show to put NIB Bank in the final of the fourth AKU Twenty20 Ramazan cricket tournament with a thrilling three-run victory over Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) at the AKU Ground on Saturday.

Ashir hit 52 off 23 balls with five sixes and two boundaries and grabbed two wickets for 17 runs.

A massive 126-run opening stand between Usman Farhat and Asif Siddiqui failed to save DIB from defeat.

Sent to bat first, NIB Bank collected 171 for six wickets in 20 overs.

Tariq Murad made 48 off 33 balls with three fours and one six and Zulfiqar Lehri scored 31 with three boundaries and one six.

DIB in reply were restricted to 168 for seven wickets in 20 overs.

Usman Farhat slammed 58 off 38 balls with seven boundaries and two sixes and Asif struck four boundaries and one six in his 52.

Summarised scores:

NIB 171-6 in 20 overs (Ashir Hasnain 52, Tariq Murad 48, Zulfiqar Ali Lehri 31; Adnan Ahmed 3-35 and Ibrahim Akhtar 2-21); DIB 168-7 in 20 overs (Usman Farhat 58, Asif Siddiqui 52; Anis Shaikh 4-31, Ashir Hasnain 2-17).—APP