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Masood stars with fifty to help Balochistan beat Sindh in National T20 Cup

RAWALPINDI: Left-handed batter Shan Masood shone with a brilliant half-century as Balochistan chased 143 run-target to achieve a resounding five-wicket win over Sindh in National T20 Cup on Friday.

Masood played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 53 off 39, laced with four boundaries and two sixes to steer his side towards victory after Balochistan bowlers restrict Sindh to 142/7 in the first innings.

Amad Butt, on the other hand, combined excellently with Masood as he contributed with a crucial 25 off 12 to frustrate the Sindh bowlers.

For Sindh, Sohail Khan grabbed two wickets while Mir Hamza, Abrar Ahmed and Zahid Mehmood bagged a wicket each.

Earlier, Sindh opted to bat first and displayed a dismal batting performance as they lost both the openers at 8 runs. Despite defiant knocks by Saad Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed in the middle the team failed to post a respectable target.

Saad Khan top-scored for his side with 31 off 27 while Sarfaraz scored 29 off 23 for Sindh.

For Balochistan, Yasir Shah, Kashif Bhatti and Khurram Shaehazad bagged two wickets apiece while Junaid Khan claimed one.

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Balochistan beat Sindh in a thriller to qualify for Pakistan Cup Final

MULTAN: Balochistan’s left-handed opener Haseebullah scored a brilliant century before Kashif Bhatti starred with three wickets to power the side beat Sindh by 13 runs in a thrilling second semi-final of the ongoing Pakistan Cup, here on Wednesday.

Batting first, Balochistan steered to a commendable total of 263 before being bowled out in the 44th over, thanks to the brilliant century and half-century knocks from Haseebullah and Asad Shafiq respectively.

The left-handed opener stood firm and kept the scoreboard ticking single-handedly while his side was losing wickets at the other end. The young batter went on to score a gritty century and top-scored for his side with 131 off 114 balls.

The experienced batter Asad then also chipped in and scored a valiant half-century. The right-handed batter scored 64 off 69 deliveries.

The rest of the Balochistan batters, on the other hand, could not manage to contribute significantly to the team’s total.

For Sindh, Muhammad Umar and Sohail Khan took three wickets each, while Mir Hamza bagged two. Abrar Ahmad and Saim Ayub, on the other hand, struck out a batter each.

Set to chase 264, Sindh fell short 13 runs short as the side could only score 250/9 in the allotted 50 overs despite the fifties from Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, and Omair Bin Yusuf.

The batters remained a touch too slow in scoring their fifties, while the failure of the rest of the batters also halted the side’s chances of qualifying into the final of the tournament.

Omair top-scored with 60, while Khurram and Sharjeel followed back with 55 and 50 respectively. Saim, on the other hand, chipped in with his 30 off 26 balls.

For Balochistan, Kashif led the way with three wickets, while Yasir Shah and Khurram Shahzad claimed two wickets each. Amad Butt, on the other hand, made one scalp.

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Pakistan Cup: Sindh, KPK, SP secure sixth-round triumphs

KARACHI: In the ongoing Pakistan Cup, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) alongside Sindh and Southern Punjab won their respective matches to secure sixth-round victories over Northern, Balochistan, and Central Punjab (CP) respectively.

In the 18th match of the ongoing tournament, the defending champions KPK sealed a convincing 29 runs victory over SP to consolidate to close the gap on Balochistan at the top position.

After opting to bat first, KPK posted a commendable 279/9 in the allotted 50 overs, thanks to the astonishing century from Kamran Ghulam.

The right-handed batter went big and scored 118 off 100 balls, laced with seven boundaries and six sixes, while the rest of the batters contributed fair enough. Fakhar Zaman was the second top-scorer for the side with his 31.

For Northern, Aamir Jamal, Imad Wasim, and Salman Irshad bagged two wickets each, while Shadab Khan managed to make one scalp.

Set to chase 280, Northern could only manage to score 250 despite the fifties from Asif Ali, Nasir Nawaz, and Imad. Umar Amin also chipped in with his 37 but that too could not steer the home side to the victory as they fell short of 29 runs.

Asif Afridi and Khalid Usman led the way with the ball for KPK; both taking three wickets, while Arshad Iqbal, Adil Amin, Fakhar, and Mohammad Wasim Jnr made one scalp each.

In another match of the ongoing Pakistan Cup, Sindh completed a thumping nine-wickets victory over Balochistan.

In the first innings, five-fers from Sohail Khan and Danish Aziz wreaked havoc over Balochistan’s batting line-up as the latter could only manage to score 126.

Sharjeel Khan and Khurram Manzoor then scored half-centuries to propel the side to complete a crushing victory. Khurram scored 53, while Sharjeel top-scored with 56; smashing six boundaries and three sixes. Both the batters remained unbeaten in the run chase.

For Balochistan, only Akif Javed managed to pick a wicket.

In the 17th match of the tournament, SP stunned CP in a high-scoring thriller by two wickets.

Batting first, CP’s openers Rizwan Hussain and Ahmed Shehzad provided a flying start to the side as they put on a magnificent 243-runs partnership for the first wicket.

Their opening stand bolstered the side to amass a massive total of 366/7 in the allotted 50 overs. Rizwan scored 100 off 104 balls, while Ahmed top-scored with his outstanding 158 off 127 balls with the help of 20 boundaries and five sixes.

Following their departure, the rest of the batters made small contributions and took the side to a massive total.

Salman Ali Agha and Khushdil Shah bagged two wickets each for SP, while Muhammad Imran, Zia-ul-Haq, and Mohammad Abbas Afridi made one scalp each.

Set to chase a mammoth, Tayyab Tahir went big and delivered a terrific performance top of the order. He top-scored for his side with a huge 169 runs off just 140 balls including 15 boundaries and five sixes.

Salman, on the other hand, also chipped in and scored a quick 74 off 57 balls to set his side to chase down the mammoth.

The rest of the batters then made small yet handy contributions and steer the side to the victory on the final delivery of the match.

For CP, Usman Qadir and Hussain Talat claimed three wickets each, while Ahmed Bashir struck out a batter.

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Abrar bags ten-fer as Sindh defeats Balochistan

KARACHI: Abrar Ahmed’s maiden ten-wicket haul and Ahsan Ali’s century steered Sindh to victory against Balochistan.

In the 16th match of the ongoing edition of Quaid-e-Azam trophy, Sindh defeated Balochistan by an innings 188 runs. At the toss, Sindh’s captain Asad Shafiq won the toss and put Balochistan into bat.

Batting first, balochistan batters were helpless against Sindh’s bowlers as they lost back to back wickets at a constant pace and were only managed to score 96 runs in first innings.

Skipper Imran Butt was their top-scorer in the first innings as he managed to score 33 runs. Rest of their batters could not do much to keep the scoreboard moving.

Sindh’s mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed turned out to be the standout bowler as he bagged a five-for. Sohail Khan took four wickets and Mir Hamza dismissed one batter.

Sindh in reply, were off to a solid start as their both openers played a superb knock, Ahsan Ali scored a brilliant century and missed out on a double-century before he got out on 194, Khurram Manzoor missed out on the century as he was dismissed on 94. Rest of the batters also made contributions and Sindh finished on 442.

Gohar Faiz took four wickets, Khurram Shehzad dismissed three batters while Kashif Bhatti, Amad Butt and Akif Javed took one wicket each.

Balochistan batters again found themselves struggling as they could not score big and the team bowled out for 158 in the second innings. Ayaz Tasawar was their top-scorer as the batter scored 45.

Abrar Ahmed again starred and bagged his maiden ten-wicket haul as he took six wickets in the second innings. Sohail Khan took three wickets and Mir Hamza took one wicket.

On the other hand, Southern Punjab is trailing by 128 runs in the second innings in the 17th match of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Central Punjab. Whereas, in the 18th match, Northern lead by 206 runs in their second innings against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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