Habib Bank Limited v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831 - Faysal Bank One Day National Cup Division One - Final Match Update
PIA 237 v HBL 201 - Pakistan International Airlines won by 36 runs
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 International Airlines (PIA) won the final of the Faysal Bank One Day National Cup Division One against Habib Bank Limited (HBL) by 36 runs, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 was the star of the show as he gave a belligerent batting performance which followed by an impressive bowling performance as he led his side to a fantastic win.
The all-rounder, who is desperately seeking a place in the national squad, belted an unbeaten innings of 80 runs and then grabbed two crucial wickets to play a dominating role in the finale.
His performance must have caught the attention of the national selectors by now and might open the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gates-c58585 of international cricket for him after being discarded due to poor form.
After winning the toss, HBL opted to give their bowlers a go at the PIA batsmen in a bid to restrict the opposition on a small total.
However, the side failed to subdue PIA openers, Faraz Ali and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Sajid-c70141 as the duo amassed a daunting stand of 65 runs, leaving the fielding side frustrated.
Later, the partnership finally came to an end, on the demise of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Hussain-Shah-c70129 after scoring 33 runs off 48 deliveries.
With 88 runs on the board, the side lost their second wicket when number-three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anop-Santosh-c1058 found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs.
In the next over with the same tally on the board, PIA lost their third wicket when Ali fell after belting an innings of 30 runs.
With a steady start to their innings, PIA then had Malik and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faisal-Iqbal-c56713 (41) to steer them through as the batsmen kept the score board ticking and played a major role in guiding their team to a tally of 237 runs in 49.5 overs.
HBL needed a mature run chase from their batsmen in order to win the tournament, however, after a superb start of 59 runs from openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 (34), the side failed to carry the momentum and kept losing wickets.
Consequently, they fell 36 runs short as they crumbled after amassing 201 runs in 47.1 overs with Kamran Hussain as the highest scorer from their side with a tally of 40 runs.
Shoaib Malik, was named as the Player of the Match for an outstanding performance.
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