Lahore Eagles v Hyderabad Hawks – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup (Group B) – Match Update – Eagles claim 58-run win
Centurion Imran Farhat guided the Lahore Eagles to a comfortable 58-run victory over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 Hawks in their Group B match during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, played at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground today on December 1.
Batting first, the Eagles’ openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218 (100*) and skipper Taufeeq Umar (65) set up a mammoth opening partnership worth 168 runs. For the most part, the Hawks’ bowlers were powerless when it came to tackling the Eagles – Kashif Bhatti (4-0-37-1)
and Nasir Awais (4-0-36-1) were the only ones who managed to claim any wickets, while the rest remained costly. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rehan-Riaz-c84633 conceded 38 in 3 overs.
The partnership between Farhat and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Awais-c78742. However, Farhat kept going, and was joined by Azhar Ali (28) in contributing a combined total of 50 runs
to the team score.
The final over saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kashif-Bhatti-c70379. However, his successor Asif Raza (6*) struck a six off the final ball of the last over, and the Lahore Eagles finished by posting a sizeable final total of 224 by
the end of 20 overs, at the expense of just 2 wickets.
The Hawks, in comparison, found themselves unequal to the chase, and hampered by the Eagles’ Junaid Zia (4-0-20-2), Asif Raza (4-0-18-2), and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Babar-Azam-c1122 (1-0-7-1), fell short of the target by a considerable margin.
Opener Sharjeel Khan (103*) made a valiant attempt to match up to the heroics displayed by the Eagles’ openers, but fellow top-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Zia-c69672 after a mere 44-run opening stand.
His successor, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aqeel-Anjum-c45294 (13) was the only other batsman who managed to pass single digits, and teamed up with Sharjeel Khan
for a 63-run stand for the third wicket, after which he too fell prey to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Raza-c46503.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sharjeel-Khan-c89775 soldiered on all this while, his lone efforts failed to yield substantial results. By the end of 20 overs, with 5 wickets down, the Hawks succumbed at 166,
with the Eagles going on to secure an easy 58-run win.
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