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.