LIVE - Faysal Bank T20 Cup – Hyderabad Hawks v Sialkot Stallions – Pitch and Toss Reort
The first match of today’s Faysal Bank T-20 Cup pits Sialkot Stallions against Hyderabad Hawks, at the National Stadium Karachi, September 26, 2011.
After some confusion, the toss was finally won by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azeem-Ghumman-c1112, who decided to bat first. The captain admitted that the team gave away too many runs in the first match and hoped to get in the ascendency by putting on a big total
and get their opponents under pressure.
The Stallions, led by all–rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, who made a comeback into the national team after a yearlong absence, confessed that he too would have batted on this track. However, he also said that the team will be looking to get early breakthroughs and
kick start their campaign with a win.
The player was also quizzed about the attendance of his wife, Sania Mirza, upon which he revealed that she would not be coming to watch the match.
Hyderabad suffered a heavy 82-run defeat in their opener against Lahore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, and will be looking for a turnaround in their fortunes.
A lackluster bowling performance was torn apart by a relatively experienced Lahore outfit, comprising of many explosive hitters, such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359 and the Akmal brothers.
The Sindh side is heavily reliant on their opening pairing of skipper Azeem Ghumman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sharjeel-Khan-c89775, and the duo provided them with another rollicking start in the first match; however the late order could not carry on their good work, stumbling to a sluggish
total of 112.
With no easy pickings in the tournament, they find themselves with another daunting prospect of facing a strong http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990.
The last time the two teams met was in the Faysal Bank Super 8 tournament, with the Sialkot side emerging victorious with 33 runs.
The pitch, which has been hard-rolled, is tough and dry, it is a good batting wicket and a high-scoring game can be anticipated.
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