[PICTURES] Northern defeat Balochistan by 52 runs to win the National T20 Cup 2019/20

[sweep_shot]

National T20 Cup 2019/20.
24th October, 2019.
Venue: Faisalabad.

Final: Balochistan vs Northern.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Balochistan could get the double with the Quetta Gladiators.

 

[MenInG]

Looking forward to a cracker of a game!

 

[Danyaalr01]

Looking forward to a cracker of a game!

What time is the match?

 

[salman24]

When does the match start?

 

[Ryw]

Pakistan local time 17:30

 

[Abdullah719]

What time is the match?

5.30pm.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Thanks.

 

[salman24]

Thanks

 

[Abdullah719]

Balochistan win the toss and elect to field first

 

[Shafi]

Why on earth players like Gul, Farhat, Sami,S Tanvir... still playing?

 

[Omer2002]

Why on earth players like Gul, Farhat, Sami,S Tanvir... still playing?

That is the million dollar question why!!!!

 

[Bewal Express]

Why on earth players like Gul, Farhat, Sami,S Tanvir... still playing?

Because its their living!

 

[Ryw]

They can play as long as they want, its there choice, its their bread and butter, as long as they did not retire by themselves they have the every right to play as same as you guys have the every right to critisize. Hope you got it

 

[Shafi]

Because its their living!

They can apply for coaching job and replace those useless coaches in domestic and also play franchise leagues.

 

[Danyaalr01]

There's quite a good crowd. Good to see that in a domestic match.

 

[shah_1]

People have no heart. Cricketers can play as long as they want, provided that coach wants the player in the team.

It’s their bread and butter and you can’t tell them what to do

 

[Omer2002]

Ali guy needs to really motor too slow for 20 20...Central Punjab lost as they got a small total even with 7 wickets left

 

[Danyaalr01]

It's fine if the older players stay, as this is their job and how they pay for daily expenses. However if the coach is keeping them and holding back better players then that is wrong.

Everything has to be on merit. If the old guy in domestic is doing well then obviously the team will keep him. But if he isn't and is just holding the spot due to his seniority, then that's wrong. It's how it works in normal jobs.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I still don't get how Haider Ali didn't get a go. The guy was playing t20 innings in first class.

 

[Abdullah719]

Why on earth players like Gul, Farhat, Sami,S Tanvir... still playing?

Sami is playing for the 2nd XIs.

Gul and Farhat have both been very poor, they are obviously well past it and their teams should have dropped them by now.

Tanvir has done well in patches and is now the highest wicket-taker.

 

[shah_1]

Tbh Sohail Tanvir has done well in this tournament, he must have the aspiration to play next T20 World cup.

Balochistan bench strength is very weak hence Imran Farhat and Umar Gul are playing

 

[Mercurial]

Northern is too strong to lose. KP had the potential, but they blew it away by leaving the chase till the last over. I don't see Northern losing this. Imad Wasim is an impressive captain.

 

[Abdullah719]

Imran Farhat's drop proving to be costly.

 

[Ahmed216]

Imran Farhat's drop proving to be costly.

What's the score

 

[Omer2002]

tallatt and Amaad bowling really well here...Northern doesnt have a clue i think they will struggle

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Why they're holding back rohail

 

[Abdullah719]

What's the score

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ammad Butt is bowling very very hittable bowling.

 

[Canistani Hero]

I still don't get how Haider Ali didn't get a go. The guy was playing t20 innings in first class.

Extremely unfair on such a fine talent. Would have been better for him to play all second XI games and make an impression like Zeeshan Ashraf instead of entirely sitting on the bench for legside hacks like Naved Malik

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ammad Butt is bowling very very hittable bowling.

That's not what I think, just what others here were saying.

I think Ammad Butt is a very good prospect and deserves a shot at t20I cricket for Pakistan.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Ran 4 off the last ball.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Shadab batted well for a role he is not really suited to.

I can't believe he wasn't selected for the Test team as a number 7 batsman and spinner. Would have added more balance to the side. He has the ability to play the short ball well too.

 

[Mercurial]

Is there any point of lip sync singing? If it is not live, then it is not worth wasting money on. I guess PCB invited this female singer just to keep the crowd seated till the presentation ceremony, lol, nothing else.

 

[Sir-fraz]

 

[MRSN]

Is there any point of lip sync singing? If it is not live, then it is not worth wasting money on. I guess PCB invited this female singer just to keep the crowd seated till the presentation ceremony, lol, nothing else.

I could hear her even like this all day.

She's quite talented. second best female singer after QB.

 

[Savak]

People have no heart. Cricketers can play as long as they want, provided that coach wants the player in the team.

It’s their bread and butter and you can’t tell them what to do

Also vital for experienced players to play domestic cricket so that they can pass on their knowledge, skills, experience to younger, inexperienced players.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

I could hear her even like this all day.

She's quite talented. second best female singer after QB.

who is it?

 

[MRSN]

who is it?

aima baig

 

[Canistani Hero]

LegEND imran farhat at it again

 

[Omer2002]

bring farhat back in the team i say....

 

[Asif321]

congratulations to Imad and Northern

 

[The Viper]

Balochistan 107/7(16 overs)

They need 61 from four overs.

Amad and Talat gone so chances over.

 

[Abdullah719]

Easy win for Northern. Good T20 side, their 2nd XI won as well.

 

[The Viper]

 

[MenInG]

Faisalabad, 24 October 2019:

Northern beat Balochistan by 52 runs at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium to win the National T20 Cup 2019-20.

The Imad Wasim-led side set a 168-run target after being asked to bat by Balochistan captain Haris Sohail.

Umar Amin’s brilliant 38-ball 60 at the top of the order provided a solid foundation to Northern. The left-handed opener struck six fours and three sixes.

For his exploits with the bat, Umar bagged man-of-the-final award.

An unbeaten partnership of 58 runs between Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan ensured that Northern finished their innings on a high.

With two fours and a six, Nawaz cracked an unbeaten 25-ball 31, while Shadab scored 25 not out, studded with two fours, from 15 balls.

All-rounders Amad Butt and Hussain Talat took two wickets each for 19 and 25 runs, respectively.

Balochistan stuttered in the chase early on as they lost Imam-ul-Haq (9 off 10) and Bismillah Khan (0 off 1) off Sohail Tanvir’s two consecutive deliveries in the third over.

Awais Zia and Imran Farhat kept Balochistan’s hopes alive with a third-wicket stand worth 44 runs before Awais, who scored 28 off 27 balls with five fours, was caught and bowled by Imad.

With 32 runs from 26 balls, which had five fours, Imran was the highest scorer in the run chase.

For Northern, Sohail was the highest wicket-taker with three scalps for 27 runs in four overs.

Nawaz and Shadab took two wickets each for 10 and 23 runs, respectively.

Tournament awards

Player of the tournament – Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), 215 runs and six dismissals in six matches

Best batsman of the tournament – Awais Zia (Balochistan), 276 runs in seven matches

Best bowler of the tournament – Sohail Tanvir (Northern), 14 wickets in seven matches

Best wicketkeeper of the tournament – Rohail Nazir (Northern), seven dismissals in seven matches

Scores in brief:

Northern 167-5, 20 overs (Umar Amin 60, Mohammad Nawaz 31 not out, Shadab Khan 25 not out; Amad Butt 2-19, Hussain Talat 2-25)

Balochistan 115 all-out, 18.2 overs (Imran Farhat 32, Awais Zia 28; Sohail Tanvir 3-27, Mohammad Nawaz 2-10, Shadab Khan 2-23)

 

[silent ischemia]

Faisalabad, 24 October 2019:

Northern beat Balochistan by 52 runs at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium to win the National T20 Cup 2019-20.

The Imad Wasim-led side set a 168-run target after being asked to bat by Balochistan captain Haris Sohail.

Umar Amin’s brilliant 38-ball 60 at the top of the order provided a solid foundation to Northern. The left-handed opener struck six fours and three sixes.

For his exploits with the bat, Umar bagged man-of-the-final award.

An unbeaten partnership of 58 runs between Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan ensured that Northern finished their innings on a high.

With two fours and a six, Nawaz cracked an unbeaten 25-ball 31, while Shadab scored 25 not out, studded with two fours, from 15 balls.

All-rounders Amad Butt and Hussain Talat took two wickets each for 19 and 25 runs, respectively.

Balochistan stuttered in the chase early on as they lost Imam-ul-Haq (9 off 10) and Bismillah Khan (0 off 1) off Sohail Tanvir’s two consecutive deliveries in the third over.

Awais Zia and Imran Farhat kept Balochistan’s hopes alive with a third-wicket stand worth 44 runs before Awais, who scored 28 off 27 balls with five fours, was caught and bowled by Imad.

With 32 runs from 26 balls, which had five fours, Imran was the highest scorer in the run chase.

For Northern, Sohail was the highest wicket-taker with three scalps for 27 runs in four overs.

Nawaz and Shadab took two wickets each for 10 and 23 runs, respectively.

Tournament awards

Player of the tournament – Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), 215 runs and six dismissals in six matches

Best batsman of the tournament – Awais Zia (Balochistan), 276 runs in seven matches

Best bowler of the tournament – Sohail Tanvir (Northern), 14 wickets in seven matches

Best wicketkeeper of the tournament – Rohail Nazir (Northern), seven dismissals in seven matches

Scores in brief:

Northern 167-5, 20 overs (Umar Amin 60, Mohammad Nawaz 31 not out, Shadab Khan 25 not out; Amad Butt 2-19, Hussain Talat 2-25)

Balochistan 115 all-out, 18.2 overs (Imran Farhat 32, Awais Zia 28; Sohail Tanvir 3-27, Mohammad Nawaz 2-10, Shadab Khan 2-23)

I just dont understand the criteria set for the best wicket keeper award. I mean why is it given to the one who gets the most catches/stumps. Rohail Nazir missed a few catches in this tournament and compared to others far more catches came his way but his glove work was no way as good as Rizwan or Bismillah

 

[Ryw]

Northern players lifting cups, Imad, Tanvir,Zia Coach Mohammad Wasim is also from northern punjab, Shoaib Akhthar will be a very happy man sitting with Doctor Noman and Rashid Latif
YAHAN K PLAYERS HI TAGRAY HAIN JAN MAARTY HAIN

 

[Abdullah719]

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[coy0607]

I continue to be amazed at how exceptional Sohail Tanvir is in domestic T20 tournaments. He may end up as the best domestic T20 bowler of all time

 

[Abdullah719]

Balochistan fined for slow over-rate

Faisalabad, 25 October 2019:

Balochistan have been fined PKR25,000 for a minimum over rate offence during their National T20 Cup final against Northern at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on Wednesday.

The Haris Sohail-led side was found to be two overs short of their target against Northern.

Haris was charged for the violation of article 4.2 of Appendix 2 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel by the on-field umpires Ahmed Shahab and Asif Yaqoob.

Haris pleaded guilty and accepted the sanction imposed by match referee Mohammad Javed.

 

[MenInG]

A statistical look at National T20 Cup

Lahore, 25 October 2019:

As many as 190 sixes and 484 fours were smashed over 10 days of cricket during the National T20 Cup at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium.

Batsmen from Northern, the title winners, hit 30 per cent of the sixes, thanks to Asif Ali. The hard-hitting middle-order batsman hit 19 off his side’s 56 sixes, with 10 of them coming in an innings.

Runner-up Balochistan struck 109 fours, which were the most by any side in the tournament.

The batsmen’s domination continued over the course of 18 matches as 5,448 runs were scored as 26 half-centuries and two centuries – both from Central Punjab batsmen Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad – were cracked.

Boasting a star-studded bowling lineup which included Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Imad Wasim, Musa Khan and Haris Rauf, Northern were expected to be the strongest bowling unit of the tournament.

They lived up to their reputation taking the most number of wickets for a team with 59 scalps. Overall, 221 wickets were taken in the tournament.

Reviewing his team’s performance, Northern captain Imad Wasim said: “Our batting and bowling was way ahead of the other teams and to win such tournaments all members of the side need to rise to the occasion which the players of my team did.

“Though this was a domestic tournament, we played for our pride.”

As T20 format is never expected to be bowler friendly, only one five-wicket haul was recorded in the tournament, which went to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Usman Shinwari.

The left-arm fast-bowler took five wickets for 13 runs against Northern in the first semi-final of the tournament, which his side lost by three runs.

His captain Mohammad Rizwan bagged the player of the tournament award for scoring 215 runs, with two fifties, and dismissing six batsmen behind the stumps in six matches.

The best batsman and best bowler of the tournament were Awais Zia and Sohail Tanvir for scoring 276 runs and taking 14 wickets in seven matches each.

Pakistan U19 captain and Northern wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir bagged the best wicketkeeper award with seven dismissals in seven matches.