Abbottabad Falcons v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Quetta-c835 Bears – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group A) – Match Update - Falcons win one-over eliminator after tie
Having forced the game to end in a tie, the Abbottabad Falcons triumphed over the Quetta Bears in the one-over eliminator, in their Group A match during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20, played today on December 7 at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground.
The defeat sees the Bears at the bottom of the Group A points table, having failed to win a single one of their 6 matches so far, while the Falcons are currently at number 3.
The match kicked off with the Bears winning the toss and deciding to field first, after which Jalat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arun-Lal-c46114 (4-2-8-2) teamed up to bring the Falcons’ batting order down.
A total of 5 batsmen passed single digits, and the team’s innings was peppered with mediocre outings. Top-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Farhan-Afzal-Khan-c56790 off Arun Lal in the second over, and while wicketkeeper batsman Mir Azam
(12) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hammad-Ali-c61369 (12) put in a combined contribution of 29 runs for the second wicket, both were eventually dismissed – the former by Jalat Khan, and the latter by Arun Lal.
Adnan Raees (8) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khalid-Usman-c71296 was caught and bowled by Mohibullah after a mere 2-run contribution.
The innings was steadied, to a great degree, by Baber Khan (19) and Yasir Shah (26), both of whom joined forces for a 37-run partnership for the 7th wicket. Their efforts got the team total from 76 to 113, after which both fell prey to Jalat Khan
in the 19th over. Final contributions, from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Inam-Khan-c64300 (2*) got the Falcons up to 126 by the end of 20 overs.
Looking to defend their low total, the Falcons looked to Fazl-e-Rabbi (3-1-10-2) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rameez-Raja-c2277 (20), Naushad Irshad (31), and Arun Lal (26*) were the main contributors with the
bat – however, the Falcons managed to force the match to end on a tie. With a single required off the last ball of the final over, Mir Azam succeeded in running out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nazar-Hussain-c78963 (3), with the Bears finishing at 126 for 7.
The match then moved into a superover - the Bears set a target of 7 runs, which the Falcons reached easily, owing to 5 runs from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jalat-Khan-c65366.
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