KARACHI: Two more matches were decided in the 6th National Bank President’s Cup T20 Cricket Tournament. In the first match played at UBL Sports Complex, HR High Rise defeated Legal Legends by seven wickets, Mohammad Ahmad Hussain declared Man of the Match.

Legends won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 131 for 7 in the stipulated overs. Tariq Raza scored 23 runs off 22 balls while Masood Zaman Khan, Farid Hussain and Moon Zafar scored 20 each.

High Rise team then reached the target in 15 overs for the loss of three wickets. M Ahmed Hussain scored 60 off 47 balls, Rashid Ali scored 37 off 31 balls, while Hussain Irshad bagged two wickets for 35 runs.

The second match was played at Landhi Gymkhana Ground between Treasury Bulls and Board Falcon. Treasury Bulls easily defeated Board Falcon by 123 runs. Man of the match was Bilal Asif.

Treasury Bulls won the toss and elected to bat first to pile up 209 for 2. Hassan Dar scored 67 off 35 balls, Bilal Asif scored 31 runs off 36 balls. In reply, Board Falcon were dismissed for just 86 runs in 17 overs. Amir Qureshi topscored with 29 runs off 33 balls while Adnan Malik and Ehsan Badar scored 5 captured two wickets each.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2021