Lahore Lions v Sialkot Stallions – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group A) – Match Update – Lions claim narrow 5-wicket win, with one ball remaining
Defending champions, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 Stallions, failed to make it to the next stage of the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20, but the Lahore Lions secured their spot in the semi-finals with a narrow 5-wicket win, with one ball remaining, in their final Group A match,
played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on December 7.
The Lions won the toss and chose to field first, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakeel-Ansar-c89546 (14) – out of the game.
Naved-ul-Hasan, however, got the inning back on track to a great degree – in addition to top-scoring with 63, he set up a 64-run third wicket stand with Haris Sohail (15), which got the team total into triple figures, and up to 105 by the 13th
over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623,
and Shoaib Malik off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adeel-Malik-c41977 (9*) and Nayyer Abbas (6*), the Stallions worked their way up to a final total of 160 by the end of 20 overs.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naved-Arif-c78891 in the third over. However, Player of the Match Ahmed
Shehzad (59) and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 (50) teamed up for a 78-run partnership for the second wicket, which got the team up to 104 by the 14th over.
Hafeez was eventually dislodged by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465 (8). Having gotten the score up to 147, both batsmen were sent packing by Nayyer Abbas in the
19th over, and final efforts from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 (1*), and a quick-fire 14* off 3 by Abdul Razzaq, saw the Lions reaching 166, with 5 wickets and one ball remaining.
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