Faysal Bank T20 – Stallions v Leopards – Match Recap
Sialkot Stallions have beaten Islamabad Leopards by four wickets in the last over of a very crucial group A match of the Faysal Bank Super 8 T20 Cup 2011 at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on June 29. 2011.
As a result, the Stallions have qualified for the semi-final of the event, where they will play Karachi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rao-Iftikhar-Anjum-c84026 won the toss for the Leopards and had no hesitation in batting first, in order to take the best advantage of the conditions in Faisalabad.
Islamabad lost their best batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fakhar-Hussain-c56759 consolidated the innings for the Leopards and scored some quick runs. The two of them played some stunning shots and accumulated
55 runs in no time to gain the advantage in the match.
At one stage of the innings, Sialkot’s bowlers were looking helpless as they were not able to control the flow of boundaries. However, Islamabad lost their way after the departure of Masood and Fakhar.
This is the reason why Islamabad just managed 170 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The Leopards were looking for a bigger target at one stage but they failed to develop any partnerships at the later stages of the innings.
Masood, who was making his debut in national T20 cup, remained the top scorer for his team as he scored 47 runs off only 24 balls in which he struck five boundaries and three towering sixes.
Test cricketer and left-arm spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mansoor-Amjad-c74284
claimed a wicket each.
Chasing a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248, in the very first over of the innings. To make matters worse for the Stallions, three of their top batsmen were back
to the pavilion with just 31 runs on the board.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakeel-Ansar-c89546 consolidated the innings for the Stallions and scored 61 runs for the fourth wicket partnership and got their team back in the
reckoning.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ali-Khan-c996 put the icing on the cake and the later finished the match for his team with a little cameo.
Ansar was the best batsman for Sialkot as he scored 55 runs off just 34 balls with the help of 5 fours and a couple of sixes. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 scored 41 crucial runs, whereas, Ali remained unbeaten on 22.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saad-Altaf-c87733 and Iftikhar Anjum picked a couple of wickets each for the Leopards.
Sialkot’s wicketkeeper/batsman, Shakeel Ansar, was named as the Player of the Match for his brilliant half-century, which turned out to be a match-winning effort.
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