Faisalabad Wolves v Karachi Dolphins – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group B) – Match Update – Wolves clinch 2-wicket win in last-ball thriller
A fluent unbeaten half-century from the Faisalabad Wolves' skipper Misbah-ul-Haq proved to be the only difference in the team’s evenly contested Group B match against the Karachi Dolphins during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20, with the Wolves ultimately maintaining their winning streak with a 2-wicket, last-ball victory at the Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore, today on December 6.
Having won the toss and decided to bat first, the Karachi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781 were sorely troubled by debutant Ehsan Adil (4-0-28-4), who launched a ruthless assault, and was aided by Asad Ali and Khurram Shehzad, both of whom picked up one scalp each.
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Ali-c46178.
By this point, the team had reached 89 for 4 by the 13th over – however, a 37-run stand for the fifth wicket, between Fawad Alam (16) and wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anwar-Ali-c45231 (12) lbw on the last ball of the final over, and the Dolphins ended by posting a final total of 147, at the expense of 6 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 (4-0-22-2) then attempted to defend the team total, and while they succeeded in restraining most of the batsmen, the Wolves’ skipper Misbah-ul-Haq applied himself at the crease effectively, and guided his team up to 148 with a last-ball finish.
Only four of the Wolves batsmen were able to make it past single digits – among these, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 drove the chase with his unbeaten 72, and aided by minor contributions from the remainder of the batting order, got the team up to 148 at the expense of 8 wickets, with zero balls remaining.
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