Bahawalpur Stags v Lahore Eagles – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group B) – Match Update – Stags win by 8 wickets
A quick half-century from Imranullah Aslam proved the driving force behind the Bahawalpur Stags’ chase as they maintained their winning streak, going on to secure an 8-wicket win over the Lahore Eagles in their Group B match during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20 tournament, played on December 5 at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground.
The Eagles won the toss and chose to bat first, but had to work hard to make their way up to a final total of 136, with the Stags’ Kamran Hussain (3-0-23-2), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Talha-c77400 (4-0-19-2), and Ataullah (4-0-32-2) on the prowl.
Top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Salahuddin-c94700 (2) off Kamran Hussain, and by the 5th over, the Eagles were at 30 for 3.
However, skipper Taufeeq Umar managed to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 was finally dislodged by Ataullah.
None of the remaining batsmen were able to maintain a similar momentum, and a couple of minor contributions, from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042 (11*), got the team up to a total of 136 by the end of 20 overs, at the expense of 7 wickets.
Player of the Match http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Raza-c46503 in the 8th over.
However, his successor Kashif Siddiq (39*) ensured that the chase did not falter at any point. He set up a 38-run partnership with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Tariq-Chaudhry-c94705 (6*) for an unbeaten 36-run stand, which comfortably got the Stags up to 140, with 8 wickets and 17 balls remaining.
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