Karachi http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dolphins-c781 vs Sialkot Stallions – Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup Final – Sialkot seal title by a convincing eight-wicket victory
In the much anticipated final of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions thrashed Karachi Dolphins by an easy 8-wicket margin to lift their first Super-Eight trophy in front of a packed crowd at the Rawalpindi Stadium, on April 1st
2012.
With 8 teams battling it out over the course of eight days, it was the men from Sialkot and Karachi, who rose above the rest to contest in the domestic T20 finale. Sialkot had previously won 6 national T20 championships (super eight was their first), while
their opponents had failed to win any of the domestic tournaments, despite qualifying for the finals on no less than 5 occasions.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khalid-Latif-c71261 got their team off to a rollicking start, adding 38 in 2.5 overs. The former remained the aggressor, scoring 30 off 12 balls, which included a total
of five boundaries.
After the fall of Shahzaib’s wicket, it was Latif who took matters in his own hands and stayed unbeaten on a well made 81 off 59. The supporting hand was provided by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 ( 38) but a later order collapse saw the batting side fall considerably in their
pursuit of a big total and were restricted on 167 for 8.
From being 153 for 3, they lost the next five wickets for just 14 runs. After the initial hammering, the Sialkot bowlers remained effective in containing the opposition, with the pick being the inform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407 – who ended with a four-wicket haul.
The Sialkot chase got off to a nervous start after they lost opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 shared an unbeaten 119-run
stand to help their side clinch victory with seven balls to spare.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571, who was among the attendee for all the matches in a bid to find the best T20
talent in the country.
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