KARACHI, Feb 26: Sialkot Stallions scored an unimpressive six-wicket win against Peshawar Panthers in the ABN-Amro Gold League One-day Cup tie at the National Stadium here on Monday.

The Stallions, chasing 207, lost six wickets in achieving victory in the 47th over. Opener Qaiser Abbas top-scored for them with a 107-ball 69, that included seven boundaries.

Earlier, the Panthers overcame a disastrous start after being asked to at first. Left-arm pacer Sarfraz Ahmed took two wickets in his opening spell to have the Panthers reeling at 72 for five at the halfway stage of the innings.

But Mohammad Fayyaz and Zulfiqar Jan restored parity by adding 71 for the sixth wicket before Fayyaz departed for 48. His 58-ball knock was laced with three fours and one six.

Zulfiqar, the tall wicket-keeper/batsman, then dominated the proceedings as he blasted six fours and three sixes on his way to a 78-ball 76 until he was run out on the final delivery of the innings. Zulfiqar’s stand with Zohaib Khan (9 not out) yielded 63 runs.

Sarfraz finished with three for 32 while fellow paceman Tahir Mughal captured two for 40.

Scoreboard

PESHAWAR PANTHERS:

Yasir Hameed st Khalid b Mansoor 26

Riffatullah Mohmand b Sarfraz 10

Wajahatullah Wasti c Shahid b Sarfraz 9

Aftab Khan c Khalid b Tahir 13

Shoaib Khan c Khalid b Tahir 7

Mohammad Fayyaz c Ayub b Sarfraz 48

Zulfiqar Jan run out 76

Zohaib Khan not out 9

EXTRAS (B-3, LB-2, W-3) 8

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 206

FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-39, 3-58, 4-60, 5-72, 6-143, 7-206.

DID NOT BAT: Riaz Afridi, Waqar Ahmed, Fazle Akbar.

BOWLING: Sarfraz Ahmed 10-2-32-3; Kashif Raza 9-3-36-0 (1w); Tahir Mughal 10-0-40-2; Mansoor Amjad 10-1-33-1 (1w); Abdur Rehman 10-0-45-0 (1w); Ayub Dogar 1-0-15-0.

SIALKOT STALLIONS:

Qaiser Abbas c Riffat b Aftab 69

Atiq-ur-Rehman c Fayyaz b Riaz 16

Shahid Yousuf b Riaz 15

Shahzad Malik c Aftab b Zohaib 23

Ayub Dogar b Riaz 18

Mansoor Amjad run out 23

Hafiz Khalid not out 27

Abdur Rehman not out 7

EXTRAS (LB-5, W-6, NB-1) 12

TOTAL (for six wkts, 46.1 overs) 210

FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-70, 3-124, 4-140, 5-164, 6-180.

DID NOT BAT: Tahir Mughal, Kashif Raza, Sarfraz Ahmed.

BOWLING: Fazle Akbar 8-1-33-0 (1nb); Waqar Ahmed 6.1-0-43-0 (3w); Riaz Afridi 10-0-45-3 (1w); Zohaib Khan 9-1-36-1 (1w); Aftab Khan 5-0-23-1 (1w); Mohammad Fayyaz 8-0-25-0.

RESULT: Sialkot Stallions won by four wickets.

UMPIRES: Salim Badar and Ahsan Raza.

MATCH REFEREE: Anwar Khan.

OFFICIAL SCORER: Muhammad Ahsan.