Faysal Bank Super 8 T20 Cup 2011 - Karachi Dolphins v Sialkot Stallions – First Innings Report
Karachi Dolphins posted a huge score of 238 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets in the first semi-final of the Faysal Bank Super 8 T20 Cup 2011 at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on the 30th of June. Stars of the show for the Dolphins
were Test Cricketer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rameez-Raja-c2277 Jr., as they played blistering knocks to put their team in front.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781 and did not hesitate to bat first, which has been the case with almost all the captains in this tournament.
Karachi faced an early setback as their premier batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Shahzaib-Hasan-Khan-c77328, was sent back to the pavilion in only the second over of the innings. However, that was just the calm before the storm as Karachi decided to promote Raja up the order, which turned
out to be a great decision.
Raja and Shafiq played some extra-ordinary shots and completely demoralized the Sialkot bowlers. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 all across the park.
The two of them scored a mammoth 164 runs for the second wicket partnership and sealed the advantage for their team.
Test cricketers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 score of 183 runs in their innings.
Raja remained the top scorer with 97 runs for which he consumed only 45 balls. He struck 11 boundaries and five huge sixes. On the other hand, Shafiq scored 91 runs off 55 balls with the help of nine fours and four big hits out of the park.
Sarmad Anwar and Ali Khan picked up a couple of wickets each, whereas http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 picked up the only other wicket to have fallen in Karachi’s innings.
This is a massive total by the Dolphins and it is going to be extremely difficult for the Stallions to chase down this total. The senior batsmen of the Stallions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ali-Khan-c996, will have to take the responsibility
on their shoulders, if Sialkot is to have any chances of qualifying for the final of the tournament.
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