Nasir Jamshed's unbeaten 62 helped Rawalpindi Rams seal a seven-wicket victory over Bahawalpur Region in the National Twenty-20 Tournament match played at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

Jamshed smashed eight fours and a six in his 36-ball knock and was also declared Player of the Match while Naveed Malik assisted the Pakistan international, scoring 51 runs on 43 balls including four fours and four sixes.

Wickets were hard to come by for the Bahawalpur bowlers but Kamran Hussain, Zahir Siddiqi and Faisal Mubashir picked up one wicket each in a comfortable Rawalpindi chase.

Earlier, Bahawalpur won the toss but failed to take off after electing to bat first.

Aamer Ijaz (33), Shahan Akram (15), Zahir Siddiqi (15 not out), Mohammad Yasir (12) and Waqas Khan (11) were the main scorers as Bahawalpur were restricted to 125/9 in their 20 overs.

Rawalpindi's Mohammad Amir stunned Bahawalpur batsmen with his superb bowling grabbing 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs.

Hammad Azam also took 2 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs.

Wednesday’s fixtures:

Sialkot vs Hyderabad (Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad, 10:00am); Lahore Whites vs Abbottabad (Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, 12:00noon); Karachi Whites vs Bahawalpur (Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad, 2:00pm); Faisalabad vs Peshawar (Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, 4:00pm); Rawalpindi vs Multan (Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, 8:00pm).

Opinion

Editorial

Hollow applause
Updated 23 Feb, 2026

Hollow applause

The current account turnaround, though largely driven by import compression, rising remittances and bilateral debt rollovers, has eased external pressures.
Delayed appointment
23 Feb, 2026

Delayed appointment

THE recent appointment of a chief election commissioner for Azad Jammu & Kashmir has once again shone a ...
Fragile equilibrium
23 Feb, 2026

Fragile equilibrium

PAKISTAN is not short of food. It is short of resilience. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification...
March to war?
Updated 22 Feb, 2026

March to war?

With his huge build-up of forces around Iran, and frequent threats targeted at the Islamic Republic, the US president has created a very difficult situation for himself.
Paper proscriptions
22 Feb, 2026

Paper proscriptions

THE Punjab government’s decision to publicly list 89 banned and unregistered groups, and to warn citizens against...
Cricket politics again
Updated 22 Feb, 2026

Cricket politics again

Pakistan refused to play India at the ongoing T20 World Cup and only changed its mind in view of the game’s greater good. It is time for India to reciprocate.