KARACHI, Feb 24: Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik starred in Sialkot Stallions’ exciting eight-run victory over Lahore Eagles in the Twenty20 Cup at the UBL Sports Complex on Friday.
Malik scored a brisk 66 off 41 balls with seven boundaries and two sixes.
Shahzad Malik blasted two sixes and two fours. Skipper Imran Nazir hammered three fours and a six in his 13-ball inning.
Sialkot was put to bat first by the Eagles and piled up 203-7 in their 20 overs. Imran Farhat took three wickets for 31 with his leg-spin and smashed 62 runs in 37 deliveries with nine boundaries and a six.
Arsalan Mir contributed an unbeaten 36 in 30 balls with two sixes and two boundaries.
The Lahore Eagles were restricted to 195. They needed 25 runs in the final over.
In the second match at the same ground, the Karachi Zebras registered a 13-run win over the Rawalpindi Rams with opener Ashraf Ali cracking 75 off 54 deliveries with six boundaries and four fours.
At the National Bank ground, the Abbotabad Rhinos beat the Islamabad Leopards by one run after a nerve shattering tie.
Spinner Dilawar Khan and Amjad Waqas took two wickets each and member of the Junior World Cup winning team Riaz Kail got one for 18 in three overs.
The Islamabad Leopards needed seven runs in the final over with three wickets in hand but managed only five.
In other match Peshawar Panthers humbled Faisalabad Wolves by 34 runs due to fine batting by Riffat Ullah who made 68 at National Stadium.
Peshawar Panthers hit up 185 for five wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Younis Khan and Jan Nisar Khan chipped in with useful 37 each.
Faisalabad were all out for 151 in 17.1 overs with Jan Nisar taking three wickets for 11 runs to hasten the decline Wolves.
Summarized scores:
Sialkot Stallions bt Lahore Eagles by 8-run
Sialkot Stallions 203-7 in 20 overs (Shoaib Malik 66, Shahzad Malik 28, Mansoor Amjad 23, Qaisar Abbas 22, Imran Nazir 21, Tahir Mughal 19 not out; Imran Farhat 3-31).
Lahore Eagles 195-9 in 20 overs (Imran Farhat 62, Arsalan Mir 36 not out; Qaisar Abbas 3-26).
Karachi Zebras bt Rawalpindi Rams by 13 runs.
Karachi Zebras 188-4 in 20 overs (Ashraf Ali 78, Khurram Manzoor 38, Nomanullah 24; Najaf Shah 2-34).
Rawalpindi Rams 175-9 in 20 overs (Naveed Qureshi 57, Pervez Aziz 40, Usman Saeed 21; Hasan Raza 2-17, Wasim Naeem 2-30).
Hyderabad Hawks bt Quetta by 28 runs.
Hyderabad Hawks 140-7 in 20 overs (Shahid Qambrani 43, Aqeel Anjum 39, Nauman Ali 14 not out; Adil Nisar 4-21).
Quetta Bears 112 in 18.1 overs (Shoaib Khan 33, Nasim Khan 29; Farhan Ayub 4-20, Shoaib Leghari 2-15).
Abbotabad Rhinos bt Islamabad Leopards by one run.
Abbotabad 186-4 in 20 overs (Ali Naqvi 54, Zafar Jadoon 44, Sajjad Ali 36, Bilal Marvat 29 not out).
Islamabad Leopards 185-8 in 20 overs (Raheel Majeed 41, Sufiyan Munir 40, Ashar Zaidi 27, Bilal Asad 25; Amjad Waqas 2-29, Dilawar Khan 2-37.
Peshawar Panthers bt Faisalabad Wolves by 34 runs
Peshawar Panthers 185 for five (Riffat Ullah 68, Younis Khan 37, Jan Nisar Khan 37)
Faisalabad Wolves 151 in 17.1 overs (Asif Hussain 61, Ejaz Ahmed 44; Jan Nisar Khan 3-11).—-APP
