Islamabad Leopards v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Multan-c819 Tigers – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group A) – Match Update – Tigers win by 5 wickets
The Multan Tigers secured a spot for themselves in the semi-finals of the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20 tournament, after claiming a comprehensive 5-wicket win over the Islamabad Leopards, in their Group A match at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground on
December 7.
The Leopards won the toss and decided to bat first, but the team was unable to do justice to the decision. Opening batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umair-Khan-c94586 (3) failed to set up a solid foundation for the team, and found themselves dismissed early, the former
by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahat-Ali-c83301.
Bazid http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faizan-Riaz-c56754 fell
prey to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bazid-Khan-c47523, however, stuck it out at the crease for longer, and by the time he was dismissed – run out by Zain Abbas in the 16th over – the Leopards were at 94 for 4.
A final unbeaten 41-run partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zohaib-Ahmed-c98636 (19*) and Imad Wasim (34*), however, got the team total into triple figures, and enabled them to post a final score of 135 by the end of 20 overs, at the expense of 4 wickets.
The Tiger’s opening batsmen suffered a fate similar to the one their team had inflicted on the Leopards, but three steady outings put the team on solid ground, and enabled them to guide their team to victory.
By the second over of their innings, openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohaib-Maqsood-c90627 (4) had both been sent back to the pavilion – the former trapped lbw by Iftikhar Anjum, and the latter caught out by Hamza Nadeem off Nasrullah Khan.
However, wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Syed-Imad-Wasim-c92287, but the skipper guided the Tigers
through, and with the help of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rizwan-Haider-c2329 (6) and Aamer Yamin (1*), got the team comfortably up to 137, with 5 wickets still in hand, and 36 deliveries remaining.
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