Sindh (196/7) defeat Southern Punjab (151 all out) by 45 runs in Match 24 of National T20 Cup

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Southern Punjab – Sohaib Maqsood (captain), Zeeshan Ashraf (vice-captain), Amir Yamin, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Dilbar Hussain, Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Imran Randhawa, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ilyas, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Umer Khan, Zain Abbas, Zia-ul-Haq and Usama Mir.


Northern – Shadab Khan (captain), Mohammad Nawaz (vice-captain), Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Salman Irshad, Sohail Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umer Amin, Zaman Khan and Zeeshan Malik

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Southern Punjab have won the toss and elected to field in Match 24 vs Sindh

 

[Rana]

Sharjeel Khan 100* off 54

But nobody cares I guess

 

[Asif321]

Sharjeel with a ton . Shams he can't get into squad

 

[PakEngFan]

Sharjeel Khan 100* off 54

But nobody cares I guess

Excellent innings by him. But the team is already selected and he’s been on the scene for a while now. Hence not many replies.

 

[Savak]

Sharjeel with a ton . Shams he can't get into squad

Maqsood is badly injured. High chances he might not be fit for the WC. Sharjeel can still get in if RR relents.

 

[Rana]

Maqsood is badly injured. High chances he might not be fit for the WC. Sharjeel can still get in if RR relents.

It’s highly disappointing how he has been treated due to the personal views of one administrator. He is the best T20 opener in Pakistan

I don’t care what Rizwan fans think!

 

[Usman Chadda]

It’s highly disappointing how he has been treated due to the personal views of one administrator. He is the best T20 opener in Pakistan

I don’t care what Rizwan fans think!

Its sad we are leaving this firepower on the bench, but Babar and Rizwan have done too well to dislodge their opening partnership.

 

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[smkk]

Excellent innings by him. But the team is already selected and he’s been on the scene for a while now. Hence not many replies.

Best thing in this innings for me is that Sharjeel have addressed the biggest criticism I had for him, his scoring capability. In this innings of the 56 balls that he played more than 40 balls were runs scored. Instead of only standing at one point and only hitting 6s and 4s, he has worked on his singles as well in this innings. Good job!

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Ali Majid is one to look out for. If he's able to bat a little and is a good fielder, he can be an option for limited-overs cricket.

 

[shamaan]

Maqsood is badly injured. High chances he might not be fit for the WC. Sharjeel can still get in if RR relents.

Why didn't they select him for this squad am sure you can take 20 players ?

 

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Agha Salman giving catching practise again

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Irrelevant to t20 wc now , but azam khan does nt even deserve spot in southern Punjab , weakest team in domestic t20 at the moment

 

[Rodsje]

Ali Majid is one to look out for. If he's able to bat a little and is a good fielder, he can be an option for limited-overs cricket.

Nothing to look out for, the man is 29 already and hasn’t played any substantial cricket.

 

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Sindh win by 45 runs

 

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Sharjeel Khan’s scintillating 101 off 56 and Rumman Raees’ hat-trick orchestrated GFS Sindh’s commanding win over ATF Southern Punjab by 45 runs in the 24th match of the National T20 2021-22 at the Gaddafi Stadium. The win dashed Southern Punjab’s dreams of qualifying for the semi-final.

With four off the six sides with at least eight points, Southern Punjab, who have four from two wins, can go to a maximum of six points if they beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in their last group match on 10 October. Home City Central Punjab, Northern and now Sindh are locked at 10 points apiece, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have eight points. Balochistan have six points with three more matches to go.

Player of the match Sharjeel clubbed Southern Punjab bowlers all over the park, displaying wide-range of strokes, after Aamer Yamin, the Southern Punjab captain, elected to field. Sharjeel spanked as many as 13 fours and four sixes as he made almost 52 per cent of his side’s 196 runs.

The hallmark of Sharjeel’s innings was his fearless strokeplay. Sindh lost Ahsan Ali, Sharjeel’s opening partner, in the first over. That, however, seemed to have no impact on the southpaw, who pulled Aamer for a four facing his third ball.

He put 37 off 20 in the powerplay with Shan Masood, who contributed 22 off 15 (hitting four fours) before the latter was caught behind off Mohammad Imran on the first ball of the fifth over. The highlight of their alliance was the fourth over when Shan smashed Naseem Shah for three consecutive fours, before Sharjeel pulled the teenage right-arm pacer for a six over midwicket.

He then stitched a 56-run stand with Saud Shakeel, who scored 26 off 19.

Sharjeel continued fireworks till his departure on the first ball of the last over, as pacers Naseem and Zia-ul-Haq, who went for 49 and 42 respectively, leaked 18 and 13 runs in the 18th and 19th overs.

He brought up his century, the fourth of his career and first for Sindh, with a flick that sailed over the square-leg boundary in the 19th over.

Southern Punjab’s run chase suffered a major blow in the first over when Zeeshan Ashraf handed Shan, stationed at cover, an easy catch off Sohail Khan in the first over. The first three overs brought only 12 runs for the chasing side, but Tayyab Tahir, with his three consecutive fours off Mir Hamza, breathed life in it in the fourth over.

The right-handed batter would hit two more fours before he was removed by Anwar Ali in the last powerplay over after scoring 32 off 23 (six fours).

From that point, Southern Punjab struggled to keep up with the required run-rate and lost wickets at regular intervals.

Mohammad Imran put up a fight with 29 off 20, but the match was done and dusted in the 17th over with Rumman Raees’ hat-trick which sent back Hassan Khan (run-a-ball seven), Aamer (27 off 18) and Naseem Shah (none off one).

Southern Punjab were all out for 151 with seven balls spare.

Rumman finished with three for 23, while Anwar Ali, Danish Aziz and Zahid Mahmood picked up two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

GFS Sindh beat ATF Southern Punjab by 45 runs

GFS Sindh 196-7, 20 overs (Sharjeel Khan 101, Saud Shakeel 26, Shan Masood 22; Mohammad Imran 2-32, Naseem Shah 2-49)

ATF Southern Punjab 151 all out, 18.5 overs (Tayyab Tahir 32, Mohammad Imran 29, Aamer Yamin 27, Salman Ali Agha 21; Rumman Raees 3-23, Anwar Ali 2-18, Danish Aziz 2-30, Zahid Mahmood 2-40)

Player of the match – Sharjeel Khan (Sindh)