KARACHI, July 27: Opener Salman Butt smashed a whirlwind unbeaten century to steer his team to an exciting last ball victory over Shoaib Malik XI in a practice Twenty20 match at National Stadium on Friday.

In the second game played during the afternoon, opener Imran Nazir (58 not out) and Mohammad Hafeez (67 not out) gave Shoaib Malik XI an emphatic nine-wicket win over Salman Butt XI after pacer Rao Iftikhar (5 for 28) had ripped through the losing side.

In the first practice game, left-handed Salman Butt brought-up his team's win in style by flicking Rao Iftikhar to fine-leg boundary on the last ball after 16 runs were needed in the final over.

The talented Lahore opener slammed as many as 18 boundaries and a flurry of sixes in his 74-ball knock of 117 while Shahid Yousuf blasted two boundaries and a six in his 33 not out in a brisk fifth-wicket stand.

Earlier, skipper Shoaib Malik led his team to 184 for six in their 20 overs while batting first. Shoaib scored 71 off just 45 deliveries with five boundaries and four sixes while Shahid Afridi blasted five boundaries and four sixes in a 40-ball knock of 67.

Malik-Afridi stand yielded 134 runs for the fourth wicket after fast bowler Muhammad Sami removed Imran Nazir (0), Muhammad Hafeez (8) and Muhammad Yousuf (3) in a fiery opening spell.

In the second match, Shoaib Malik XI turned the tables on Salman Butt XI to thrash it by nine wickets with Rao Iftikhar snapping-up five wickets for 28 runs in four hostile overs.

Salman Butt XI, batting first, were restricted to 143-8 in 20 overs.

Fawwad Alam made an unbeaten 36 in as many balls. Shoaib Malik XI in reply raced to victory in the 15th over with Imran Nazir compensating for his morning game duck with a blistering 58 off 31-ball with the help of 11 boundaries.

Stylish Hafeez finished with an unbeaten 67 laced with eight hits to the ropes and two over it.

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