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LAHORE, April 26: Fine batting by Pakistan opener Salman Butt and devastating bowling by leg-spinner Sohail Ahmed helped Lahore Eagles to a narrow three-wicket victory against Sialkot Stallions in the Pool ‘B’ Twenty20 Cup match at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing a target of 211, the Eagles were home off the final delivery of the match. The left-handed Salman blasted a breezy 67 that included seven fours and two sixes, while Waqas Ahmed scored a 25-ball 46 with the help of four sixes and couple of boundaries.
Earlier, Sohail picked up four for 20 while fellow leg-spinner Ali Azmat grabbed three for 23 but the Stallions still managed to put up a challenging total of 210 in 19.5 overs.
Former Test opener Imran Nazir showed glimpses of his old form with a belligerent 56 off only 19 deliveries. The right-hander struck five sixes and six fours.
Both teams, however, conceded 12 penalty runs for slow over-rate.
| Scoreboard SIALKOT STALLIONS: |
| Imran Nazir c Aamir b Sohail 54 |
| Shahid Yousuf c Ashfaq b Ali Azmat 5 |
| Shaiman Anwar st Kamran b Ali Azmat 12 |
| Shoaib Malik c Aamir b Sohail 39 |
| Qaiser Abbas c and b Aizaz 27 |
| Bilal Hussain st Kamran b Ali Azmat 1 |
| Hafiz Khalid c Khaqan b Sohail 25 |
| Rana Navedul Hasan b Sohail 4 |
| Abdul Rahman st Kamran b Aamir 2 |
| Nawaz Sardar c Ashfaq b Aamir 10 |
| Ali Imran Pasha not out 0 |
| EXTRAS (LB-2, W-11, NB-6, PR-12) 31 |
| TOTAL (all out, 19.5 overs) 210 |
| FALL OF WKTS: 1-60, 2-64, 3-83, 4-138, 5-147, 6-158, 7-184, 8-187, 9-198. |
| BOWLING: Fahad Masood 2-0-39-0; Waqas Ahmed 2-0-35-0; Ali Azmat 4-0-23-3; Sohail Ahmed 4-0-20-4; Aizaz Cheema 3-0-18-1; Salman Butt 1-0-19-0; Aamir Sajjad 3.5-0-42-2. |
| Scoreboard LAHORE EAGLES: |
| Salman Butt c Nawaz b Qaiser 67 |
| Abid Ali c Nawaz b Naved 1 |
| Kamran Akmal c Shahid b Naved 1 |
| Ashfaq Ahmed c Shoaib b Rahman 20 |
| Aamir Sajjad run out 21 |
| Waqas Ahmed c Shahid b Shoaib 46 |
| Khaqan Arsal not out 1 |
| Fahad Masood b Shoaib 0 |
| Ali Azmat not out 18 |
| EXTRAS (B-4, LB-9, W-5, NB-10, PR-12) 40 |
| TOTAL (for seven wkts, 20 overs) 215 |
| FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-17, 3-74, 4-1238, 5-158, 6-184, 7-184. |
| DID NOT BAT: Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Ahmed. |
| BOWLING: Rana Navedul Hasan 4-0-42-2; Ali Imran Pasha 4-0-45-0; Nawaz Sardar 3-0-28-0; Shoaib Malik 4-0-20-2; Abdul Rahman 3-0-27-1; Qaiser Abbas 2-0-28-1. |
| RESULT: Lahore Eagles won by three wickets. |
| UMPIRES: Mian Aslam and Z.I. Pasha. |
| MATCH REFEREE: Anwar Khan. |
| MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Waqas Ahmed. |
