Balochistan (158/4) defeat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (155/6) by six wickets at Lahore

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Balochistan – Imam-ul-Haq (captain), Bismillah Khan (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Ayaz Tasawar, Gohar Faiz, Haris Sohail, Jalat Khan, Junaid Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr, Umaid Asif, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Mohsin and Sohail Akhtar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi (vice-captain),
Adil Amin, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imran Khan Snr, Israrullah, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Imran Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Mussadiq Ahmed and Sahibzada Farhan

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Balochistan have won the toss and are bowling first against KPK in Match 22 of the National T20 Cup

 

[Rana]

Rizwan batting at 3 today

Has he been told that he will bat at 3 in the World Cup?

 

[Maher96]

Rizwan batting at 3 today

Has he been told that he will bat at 3 in the World Cup?

Silly to change, after years we have a settled opening partnership. Numbers 3-7 need a fix to 1-2.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan can’t seem to get going at 3

This is a joke really! He was practically opening because the opener got out on the second ball of the match.

4 off 9 so far

 

[Snowflake]

This is the kind of start that I worry might lose us games in the WC. You cannot be 10 off 15 in a T20 PP at any cost!

 

[Rana]

Plumb lbw of Rizwan not given!

 

[Rana]

Horrendous umpiring! Rizwan was gone

 

[Darkrai]

Rizwan is doing the opposite of what he said at the toss.

 

[Rana]

The ugliest innings by a World Cup selected player comes to an end!

 

[Finisher]

Najeebullahs bowling action is very Similar to Sohail Khans

 

[Rana]

Fakhar Zaman at 6

Seems like this could be the batting order for Pakistan:

1. Sharjeel
2. Babar
3. Rizwan
4. Hafeez
5. Sohaib
6. Fakhar

 

[PakPremi]

Farhan is much improved batsman and has good temparement too.

 

[PakPremi]

Asif surely would have been better bet to come in before Wasim

 

[Rana]

Bangalzai not very convincing against pace.

He was exposed by Shaheen in the last match

 

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Imam-ul-Haq’s breezy 64 not out off 46 set Balochistan’s third win of the National T20 2021-22 as they defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the title defenders, by six wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday.

Imam’s first half-century of the event and 19th of his T20 career saw his team overhaul 156-run target with two balls spare. He struck six fours.

Imam struck a crucial stand worth 58 with Umaid Asif, who contributed 20 off 12, which decided the match in his side’s favour and took Balochistan to the fifth spot on the points table.

Umaid was Imran Khan Snr’s second scalp after he had dismissed Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (14 off 15) in the sixth over.

At the start of the run chase, Abdullah Shafique provided a stable base to his side, scoring 28 off 24 (two fours and a six).

Sahibzada Farhan with his 49-ball 78 anchored Khyber Pakhtunkhwa innings after Imam put them in to bat. Of the 15 fours in the innings, nine came off Farhan’s bat. He also struck one of the two maximums.

Farhan surpassed Babar Azam to become the leading run-getter in this edition of the National T20 with 298 runs next to his name. This was his second half-century of this tournament.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost wickets on regular intervals and faced the first blow on the third ball when Aamer Azmat fell to Junaid Khan, who also accounted for Fakhar Zaman (12 off 13) in the 16th over and Farhan on the last ball of the penultimate over.

Israrullah – the second best scorer in the innings – was run out on 19. Najeebullah and Amad Butt dismissed Mohammad Rizwan (17 off 19) and Iftikhar Ahmed (run-a-ball six).

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 155-6, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 78; Junaid Khan 3-32)

Balochistan 158-4, 19.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 64 not out, Abdullah Shafique 28, Umaid Asif 20; Imran Khan Snr 2-27)

Player of the match – Imam-ul-Haq (Balochistan)

 

[Artaxerxes]

Abdullah Shafiq gave his wicket away.There was no need to go for a big hit at that stage.Banglazai,Shafiq,Haider and Nasir are good young players but their shot selection needs improvement.

 

[shamaan]

Abdullah Shafiq gave his wicket away.There was no need to go for a big hit at that stage.Banglazai,Shafiq,Haider and Nasir are good young players but their shot selection needs improvement.

Abdullah shafique is the most correct batesman out of the 3 he will play for Pakistan very soon in tests and odis