Peshawar Panthers v Rawalpindi Rams – Faysal Bank T-20 Cup, 2012/13 (Group B) – Match Update – Rams win by 7 wickets
Naved Malik’s unbeaten half-ton sealed the deal for the Rawalpindi Rams, leading them to a comfortable 7-wicket win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peshawar-c832 Panthers, in their Group B match during the ongoing Faysal Bank T-20 tournament, played at the Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore today on December 7.
Having won the toss and chosen to field first, the Rams’ Hammad Azam (4-0-24-3) and Yasir Arafat (4-0-18-2) commenced their assault on the Panthers’ batsmen, aided by skipper Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Nawaz, both of whom picked up one wicket each.
The Panthers’ opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chaudhri-Iftikhar-Ahmed-c50530 (8) was caught out by Umar Amin in the 12th over, leaving the Panthers at 73 for 4.
Jamaluddin (32) and skipper Akbar Badshah (29) granted the Panthers some respite, and got the team total into triple figures. However, both were unable to apply themselves at the crease for long, with Mohammad Nawaz snapping up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241.
Some final contributions from wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Ahmed-c96170 (2*), enabled the Panthers to work their way up to a final total of 141 by the end of 20 overs, at the expense of 7 wickets.
The chase posed no difficulties for the Rams, with opener Naved Malik guiding the team safely through with his unbeaten 67. Fellow opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Khan-c64237.
Number 3 batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Aslam-c76772.
By this point, the Rams were at 97 for 3 in the 12th over, but an unbeaten 47-run partnership between Naved Malik and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nawaz-c77155 (20*) saw the team safely to 144, with 7 wickets and 16 balls remaining.
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