Lahore Lions v Multan Tigers – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group A) – Match Update – Lions beat Tigers by 30 runs
A composed batting performance from the Lahore Lions put the team in a dominant position, and enabled them to secure a comfortable 30-run win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Multan-c819 Tigers in their Group A match during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, played at the Bagh-e-Jinnah
in Lahore, today on December 3.
The Lions won the toss and decided to bat first, going on to rack up a solid total at the expense of just 4 wickets. Meanwhile, the Tigers’ bowlers struggled to make dents in the opposition’s batting line-up, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zulfiqar-Babar-c98673, and Rahat
Ali being the only ones who managed to pick up wickets (one each).
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 was snapped up by Kashif Naved in the 9th over, but his successor, wicketkeeper batsman Kamran
Akmal (31), kept the innings going, and joined Shehzad for a 54-run partnership for the second wicket.
Shehzad anchored most of the team’s innings, and after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahat-Ali-c83301, teamed up with Umar Akmal (55*) for a 50-run stand. The string of steady partnerships got the Lions up to 163, after which Shehzad was sent packing
by Zulfiqar Babar. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 (2) chipped in with a final few contributions, and after Razzaq’s dismissal via run out on the last delivery of the final over, the Lions posted a final total of 182 by the end of 20 overs.
The Lions’ bowlers put forth an equally efficient performance, and executed a successful defence of the team total. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 all picked up one wicket each, and ensured the Tigers were restricted
from reaching the target within 20 overs.
Only the top four batsmen in the Tigers’ line-up succeeded in registering double-digit scores, while the rest crumbled in the face of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Anwar-c87864
(39) all made valiant attempts to rise to the challenge posed by the chase, but the remainder of the batting order failed to offer any support. By the end of 20 overs, the Tigers found themselves restricted to 152 for 5, with the Lions claiming a 30-run win.
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