Pakistan Shaheens (188/7) defeat Perth Scorchers (171/6) by 17 runs in the opening game of Top-End T20 series in Darwin

[Cricket Warrior]

As the Perth Scorchers Academy gets ready to face Pakistan Shaheens in the third T20 match of the Top End Series, fans can expect a thrilling encounter between two teams brimming with young talent and potential. This match promises to be a fascinating contest, showcasing the future stars of cricket.

Pakistan Shaheens unit, led by Mohammad Haris has a mix of flair and experience and looking in a great touch, they will aim to put up a solid start and put pressure on the Scorchers with their versatile bowling attack.

The pitch at Marrara Cricket Ground is expected to be a batting-friendly surface with some assistance for spinners. The weather forecast suggests clear skies which should make for an uninterrupted game.


Squads:

Pakistan Shaheens: Mohammad Haris, Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Arif Yaqoob, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mubasir Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan

Perth Scorchers Academy: Sam Fanning, Keaton Critchell, Joel Curtis, Baxter Holt, Luke Holt, Bryce Jackson, Matthew Kelly, Lucas Martin, Declan Power, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Spoors, Josh Vernon, Corey Wasley, Teague Wyllie


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[BouncerGuy]

This is going to be a great test for these guys who want to make a case for a national section. Shaheen should be looking to beat every team on this tour.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and elected to bowl

Teams:

Pakistan Shaheens: Arafat Minhas, Arif Yaqoob, Haseeb Ullah , Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Haris* †, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi

Perth Scorchers: Baxter Holt, Corey Wasley, Declan Power, Jhye Richardson, Joel Curtis, Keaton Critchell, Lucas Martin, Luke Holt, Matthew Spoors, Sam Fanning*, Teague Wyllie

 

[BouncerGuy]

And once again, the mighty Haseebullah fails. scored 12 off 10 balls.

Shaheens are 32/1 in 3.3 overs.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Now Tayyab Tahir's sluggish inning also comes to an end. 5 runs off 11 balls?? seriously...

Shaheens 2 down for 47 now.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Sahibzada Farhan also gone now for 36 off 22 balls.

70/3 now.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Captain Mohammad Haris is out now. Shaheens are 103/4 in 14 overs.

Really need to play better cricket here. Loosing wickets quickly here.

 

[BouncerGuy]

WHat are these guys doing here? 5th wicket is down as well now. Irfan Niazi is gone.

Senseless cricket from Shaheens.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Excellent batting by Arafat Minhas and Usman khan. 48 run partnership between them off 23 balls only..

155/5 atm Shaheens.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shaheens have set a target of 189 for Perth Scorchers to chase down in their 20 over.

Excellent batting by Usman khan and Arafat Minhas in the end.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Abbas Afridi has struck... 1 down Perth Scorchers for 13.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Jahandad comes and takes a wicekt on his 2nd ball of the over. 2 down now.

 

[MenInG]

Shaheens in control

Scorchers are 4 down now

83 runs needed in 7.0 overs (42 balls) with 6 wickets remaining. RRR: 11.86



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[BouncerGuy]

Top End T20 Series - Match 3 - Pakistan Shaheens vs Perth Scorchers

Pakistan Shaheens won by 17 runs

Pakistan Shaheens 188-7, 20 overs (Usman Khan 57, Sahibzada Farhan 36, Arafat Minhas 31, Mohammad Haris 25; Matthew Spoors 3-54)

Perth Scorchers 171-6, 20 overs (Corey Wasley 54, Matthew Spoors 27, Keaton Critchell 24, baxter Holt 24; Mohammad Abbas Afridi 2-32, Jahandad Khan 2-42)

 

[BouncerGuy]

Usman Khan shines with bat as Shaheens register first win in Top End T20 series

Darwin, 10 August 2024:

Pakistan Shaheens registered a 17-run win over Perth Scorchers in their opening game of the Top End T20 series 2024 on Saturday at the DXC Arena in Darwin.

In pursuit of the 189-run target, Scorchers’ batters, Teague Wyllie (4, 5b, 1x4) and Sam Fanning (13, 11b, 2x4s) departed in the third and fourth overs, respectively.

Joel Curtis (17, 21b, 1x4) and Corey Wasley (54, 27b, 6x4s, 3x6s) threatened the Shaheens bowling attack with a 58-run fourth-wicket stand which was eventually broken by legspinner Arif Yaqoob in the 11th over.

In the following over, Jahandad Khan dismissed the aggressive Wasley as well with Scorchers requiring 96 runs in 51 balls. Baxter Holt (24, 21b, 1x4, 1x6) and Keaton Critchell (24, 18b, 2x4s, 1x6) found the boundary on regular intervals for their 33-run fifth-wicket partnership before Holt was dismissed by Mohammad Abbas Afridi in the 16th over.

Critchell departed for 24 off 18, hitting two fours and one six while Matthew Spoors, who remained unbeaten for 27 off 15 balls clubbing five fours, failed to make ends meet as Scorchers fell 17 runs short.

Abbas and Jahandad picked up two wickets each while Mohammad Imran Jnr and Arif had one each to their name.

Earlier, after opting to bat first, the Pakistan Shaheens posted a competitive total of 188-7 in the allotted 20 overs courtesy of 35-ball 57 from Usman Khan. Usman, batting at four, walked in to bat at the end of powerplay, struck four boundaries and three sixes in this outing keeping the Shaheens innings intact.

Shaheens racked up 47 runs during the field restrictions, losing Haseebullah (12, 10b, 2x4s) and Tayyab Tahir (5, 11b, 1x4) in the course. Soon, Sahibzada Farhan too departed in the eighth over leaving Shaheens 58-3 in 7.3 overs.

Skipper, Mohammad Haris (25, 19b, 3x4s) and Usman came together to put on 45-run fourth-wicket partnership off 28 balls before the former fell prey to Keaton Critchell in the 13th over.

An over later, Mohammad Irfan Khan departed for a mere two off five balls, before Arafat Minhas played a powerful cameo of 31 runs facing 16 balls hitting three fours and one six.

Usman and Arafat departed on consecutive deliveries before Mohammad Abbas Afridi (12 not out, 3b) belted two sixes in the last over to help Shaheens finish the innings with momentum. For Socrchers, Matthew Spoors bagged three wickets while Critchell, Luke Holt, Lucas Martin and Jhye Richardson picked up one each.

Pakistan Shaheens will face Melbourne Stars in the second match tomorrow.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Usman Khan shines with bat as Shaheens register first win in Top End T20 series

Darwin, 10 August 2024:

Pakistan Shaheens registered a 17-run win over Perth Scorchers in their opening game of the Top End T20 series 2024 on Saturday at the DXC Arena in Darwin.

In pursuit of the 189-run target, Scorchers’ batters, Teague Wyllie (4, 5b, 1x4) and Sam Fanning (13, 11b, 2x4s) departed in the third and fourth overs, respectively.

Joel Curtis (17, 21b, 1x4) and Corey Wasley (54, 27b, 6x4s, 3x6s) threatened the Shaheens bowling attack with a 58-run fourth-wicket stand which was eventually broken by legspinner Arif Yaqoob in the 11th over.

In the following over, Jahandad Khan dismissed the aggressive Wasley as well with Scorchers requiring 96 runs in 51 balls. Baxter Holt (24, 21b, 1x4, 1x6) and Keaton Critchell (24, 18b, 2x4s, 1x6) found the boundary on regular intervals for their 33-run fifth-wicket partnership before Holt was dismissed by Mohammad Abbas Afridi in the 16th over.

Critchell departed for 24 off 18, hitting two fours and one six while Matthew Spoors, who remained unbeaten for 27 off 15 balls clubbing five fours, failed to make ends meet as Scorchers fell 17 runs short.

Abbas and Jahandad picked up two wickets each while Mohammad Imran Jnr and Arif had one each to their name.

Earlier, after opting to bat first, the Pakistan Shaheens posted a competitive total of 188-7 in the allotted 20 overs courtesy of 35-ball 57 from Usman Khan. Usman, batting at four, walked in to bat at the end of powerplay, struck four boundaries and three sixes in this outing keeping the Shaheens innings intact.

Shaheens racked up 47 runs during the field restrictions, losing Haseebullah (12, 10b, 2x4s) and Tayyab Tahir (5, 11b, 1x4) in the course. Soon, Sahibzada Farhan too departed in the eighth over leaving Shaheens 58-3 in 7.3 overs.

Skipper, Mohammad Haris (25, 19b, 3x4s) and Usman came together to put on 45-run fourth-wicket partnership off 28 balls before the former fell prey to Keaton Critchell in the 13th over.

An over later, Mohammad Irfan Khan departed for a mere two off five balls, before Arafat Minhas played a powerful cameo of 31 runs facing 16 balls hitting three fours and one six.

Usman and Arafat departed on consecutive deliveries before Mohammad Abbas Afridi (12 not out, 3b) belted two sixes in the last over to help Shaheens finish the innings with momentum. For Socrchers, Matthew Spoors bagged three wickets while Critchell, Luke Holt, Lucas Martin and Jhye Richardson picked up one each.

Pakistan Shaheens will face Melbourne Stars in the second match tomorrow.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Usman Khan shines with bat as Shaheens register first win in Top End T20 series

Darwin, 10 August 2024:

Pakistan Shaheens registered a 17-run win over Perth Scorchers in their opening game of the Top End T20 series 2024 on Saturday at the DXC Arena in Darwin.

In pursuit of the 189-run target, Scorchers’ batters, Teague Wyllie (4, 5b, 1x4) and Sam Fanning (13, 11b, 2x4s) departed in the third and fourth overs, respectively.

Joel Curtis (17, 21b, 1x4) and Corey Wasley (54, 27b, 6x4s, 3x6s) threatened the Shaheens bowling attack with a 58-run fourth-wicket stand which was eventually broken by legspinner Arif Yaqoob in the 11th over.

In the following over, Jahandad Khan dismissed the aggressive Wasley as well with Scorchers requiring 96 runs in 51 balls. Baxter Holt (24, 21b, 1x4, 1x6) and Keaton Critchell (24, 18b, 2x4s, 1x6) found the boundary on regular intervals for their 33-run fifth-wicket partnership before Holt was dismissed by Mohammad Abbas Afridi in the 16th over.

Critchell departed for 24 off 18, hitting two fours and one six while Matthew Spoors, who remained unbeaten for 27 off 15 balls clubbing five fours, failed to make ends meet as Scorchers fell 17 runs short.

Abbas and Jahandad picked up two wickets each while Mohammad Imran Jnr and Arif had one each to their name.

Earlier, after opting to bat first, the Pakistan Shaheens posted a competitive total of 188-7 in the allotted 20 overs courtesy of 35-ball 57 from Usman Khan. Usman, batting at four, walked in to bat at the end of powerplay, struck four boundaries and three sixes in this outing keeping the Shaheens innings intact.

Shaheens racked up 47 runs during the field restrictions, losing Haseebullah (12, 10b, 2x4s) and Tayyab Tahir (5, 11b, 1x4) in the course. Soon, Sahibzada Farhan too departed in the eighth over leaving Shaheens 58-3 in 7.3 overs.

Skipper, Mohammad Haris (25, 19b, 3x4s) and Usman came together to put on 45-run fourth-wicket partnership off 28 balls before the former fell prey to Keaton Critchell in the 13th over.

An over later, Mohammad Irfan Khan departed for a mere two off five balls, before Arafat Minhas played a powerful cameo of 31 runs facing 16 balls hitting three fours and one six.

Usman and Arafat departed on consecutive deliveries before Mohammad Abbas Afridi (12 not out, 3b) belted two sixes in the last over to help Shaheens finish the innings with momentum. For Socrchers, Matthew Spoors bagged three wickets while Critchell, Luke Holt, Lucas Martin and Jhye Richardson picked up one each.

Pakistan Shaheens will face Melbourne Stars in the second match tomorrow.