Faisalabad Wolves v Karachi Zebras - Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup – Match Update
Faisalabad Wolves 119/8 (20/20 ov) v Karachi Zebras 120/2 (17.5/20 ov) - Karachi Zebras won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Tuesday, March 27: Fans at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium witnessed another thrilling match in the ongoing Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup, where Karachi Zebras beat Faisalabad Wolves by eight wickets with 13 balls to spare.
With a win already in the tournament against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peshawar-c832 Panthers, the Wolves came in the match against the Zebras with confidence, aiming for similar results.
After winning the toss, the Zebras chose to bat first as the wanted to post enough runs on the board to give their opponents a run for their money.
However, the side failed to get off to a flying start as they lost their first wicket with only four runs on the board as Faisalabad opener Asif Ali (4) became the first causality of the day.
Then with a tally 25 on the board, the side suffered the loss of their second wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Hussain-c46474 found his way back to the pavilion after hammering a knock of 18 runs off 16 deliveries.
With both openers back in the pavilion the batting side needed its middle-order to take charge and save the game for them by steering the side to a formidable total.
With just 45 runs on the board, it was time for number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Salman-c77287 to take a walk back to the pavilion after giving a cameo appearance of eight runs.
The middle-order then kept losing wickets at random as none of the batsman managed to play a big knock, nonetheless, they scored enough to post a total of 119 runs on the board for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.
From Karachi, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anwar-Ali-c45231 was the pick of the bowlers as he nabbed three wickets.
Needing 120 runs to win in 20 overs, Karachi got off to a splendid start as openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rameez-Aziz-c83818 clobbered an opening stand of 56 runs to leave the bowling side in distress.
Later, the side comfortably reached the required target in 17.5 overs for the loss of just two wickets.
The Player of the Match title was shared between Anwar Ali and Khurram Manzoor (54).
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