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Stallions (199/5) overpower Markhors (124) by 75 runs in the final, becoming the inaugural PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024 winners

Rana said:
Ramiz Jr and Maaz Sadaqat definitely should be picked up for PSL

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Maaz Sadaqat is someone we should be developing. Solid player in the making. Good thing is he can play both side of the wicket and not a dud against pace like most of our players.
 
Qualifier - UMT Markhors vs Nurpur Lions

Toss: Nurpur Lions win the toss and decide to field first at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

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Road to Final

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Fakhar needs to go beserk here for Markhors to stand a chance

Average first innings winning total is 210. Markhors ain’t getting anywhere near that atm
 
Don’t understand why Fakhar has become this guy who wants a feel of the ball and conditions for the first 10-12 deliveries he faces in the powerplay. He’s taking too long to get started.
 
How is this team dressed in yellow able to play 5 medium fast bowlers? Who is the batter in this team? How are they running around with this combination?
 
Fakhar started very slow and he's really picked it up towards the end of the tournament and seems to be in good touch now. Hopefully PCB are smart and bring him back into the ODI side.
 
Fakhar shines as UMT Markhors down Nurpur Lions to reach final

Rawalpindi, 23 December 2024:

Fakhar Zaman hit a swashbuckling half-century while pacer Akif Javed grabbed three wickets as UMT Markhors beat Nurpur Lions by 29 runs in the Qualifier at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The victory gives Markhors a place in the final against ABL Stallions on Wednesday.

UMT Markhors were lifted to 180-6 in their 20 overs by a whirlwind 89 off 64 balls by Fakhar Zaman who single-handedly fought after his team was sent into bat. They restricted Nurpur Lions to 151-9 in the allotted 20 overs.

Nurpur Lions were never in the hunt after losing openers Imam-ul-Haq to a run out for one and Omair Bin Yousuf for two. Hasan Nawaz, who scored a 22-ball 27 with two sixes and a boundary, added 62 for the third wicket with Mohammad Taha who scored a quick 28-ball 44 with the help of four sixes and a boundary. But the innings fell apart once they departed.

Akif Javed finished with 3-22 and Nisar Ahmed 2-19.
Earlier, Afaq Afridi followed his debut hat-trick in the last game against Engro Dolphins by dismissing Khawaja Mohammad Nafay and Mohammad Faizan in the second over of the innings, both without scoring.

It became 3-23 when Afaq had Muhamamd Imran caught for one, leaving the UMT Markhors in tatters. Fakhar led the recovery with some lusty hitting, cracking five sixes and nine boundaries. Fakhar added 30 for the fourth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed who scored 14. Mohammad Nawaz (ten) helped add another 35 with Fakhar, but the real impetus was given through an 82-run stand for the sixth wicket between Fakhar and Abdul Samad.

Samad cracked two sixes and five boundaries in his 20-ball 41 not out. Afaq finished with 3-29 while left-arm pacer Shahab Khan took 2-36.

The defeat means Nurpur Lions finished the five-team event in third. Lake City Panthers finished fourth and Engro Dolphins fifth and last.

Scores in brief

Qualifier - UMT Markhors beat Nurpur Lions by 29 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

UMT Markhors 180-6 in 20 overs (Fakhar Zaman 89, Abdul Samad 41; Afaq Afridi 3-29, Shahab Khan 2-36)

Nurpur Lions 151-9 in 20 overs (Mohammad Taha 44, Hasan Nawaz 27, Musa Khan 26 not out; Akif Javed 3-22, Nisar Ahmed 2-19)

Player of the match - Fakhar Zaman (UMT Markhors)
 
Final - Allied Bank Stallions vs UMT Markhors

Toss: Allied Bank Stallions win the toss and elect to bat first at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

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But I don't like the fact that Malik is playing all settled international players in the final. What's the point of playing Rauf, Abrar and Jahandad?

This tournament should've been for new players.

Malik showing his Stallions named team win is more important to him than any other development of player.
 
This Stallion’s side looks way stronger than the actual Pakistan side which played the series v Australia and South Africa
 
Yasir’s T20 batting style reminds me of Alviro Petersen from SA.

Not really a T20 batter but had the ability to launch them massively when he connected
 
This is the final of the PCB Champions T20 Cup 2024, and the stands are almost empty. Well we can’t blame the fans as the weather is too cold in Rawalpindi.

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Iftikhar has been a total flop as captain in the final! He’s had to bowl some chucker called Faizan in the 19th over. Complete mismanagement, and didn’t bowl a single over himself having rated himself as some spinner
 
Final - Allied Bank Stallions vs UMT Markhors

Stallions set a target of 200 runs for UMT Markhors

Stallions 199-5 in 20 overs.
 
Where is Iftikhar the coward? Sending up Imran Randhawa ahead of him in a chase of 200

Then he cries about being treated as a tailender
 
@Major

Imad Wasim is mediocre for not smashing axar patel who Iftikhar smashed, what’s happening here against Usman Tariq?
 
Iftikhar the king spin basher of Misbah academy scoring 17 off 18 so far against Abrar and Usman
 
What a brutal drubbing Markhors have suffered! Misbah again failing on the final hurdles! Guy can’t win even having everything going his way!
 
Justice to Pakistan cricket and it’s legacy has been done with Stallions winning the inaugural champions cup T20 format

There is no way a side coached by Misbah, the chief destroyer of Pakistan’s white ball formats should be winning any tournament. It means there is something seriously wrong with your cricket if he does!
 
Final - Allied Bank Stallions vs UMT Markhors

Allied Bank Stallions won by 75 runs.

Allied Bank Stallions: 199-5 (20 ov)

UMT Markhors: 124-10 (19.1 ov)

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Yasir and Ali star as ABL Stallions trump UMT Markhors to win Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup​


A swashbuckling hundred from opener Yasir Ali and another brilliant bowling display by Mohammad Ali guided ABL Stallions to Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup title with a thumping 75-run win over UMT Markhors in the final at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Yasir cracked a 57-ball 100 with seven towering sixes and five boundaries to propel Stallions to 199-5 in 20 overs before Ali destroyed Markhors with 3-19 restricting them to 124 all out in 19.1 overs.

Stallions have added another title in Pakistan’s T20 history while UMT Markhors have lost their second final, having also lost the Champions Cup one-day final in Faisalabad in September this year.

Chasing a daunting 200-run target, Markhors lost wickets at regular intervals. They relied heavily on Fakhar Zaman who failed to follow up his belligerent 89 in the Qualifiers, falling for 20 to Jahandad Khan who finished with 2-31.

Spinner Usman Tariq took 2-10 in his four tight overs.

Mohammad Faizan smashed three sixes and as many fours in his 33-ball 43 while skipper Iftikhar Ahmed scored 21-ball 22. Markhors' promising players Abdul Samad and Saad Masood failed to score that summed up their team’s below-par batting.

It was Yasir all the way in ABL Stallions’ innings after they opted to bat with an idea to put a solid total on the board.

Maaz Sadaqat hit the first ball of the innings from Mohammad Nawaz for a six while Yasir smashed two more maximums to show clear intentions. Pacer Akif Javed, pick of the bowlers with 2-32, dismissed Maaz in the third over to bring UMT Markhors back in the match.

UMT Markhors had an ideal opportunity to get Yasir out on 12 but Akif Javed dropped a skier off Nisar Ahmed and it cost them dearly. Yasir benefitted with smashing ways, adding 41 for the second wicket with skipper Mohammad Haris whose 15-ball 21 had two sixes. Hussain Talat managed just nine, while Tayyab Tahir scored 17 runs.

Yasir, the 22-year-old from Bannu in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, reached his half-century off 33 balls with a six off Nawaz and then lifted the tempo. From 88 he smashed two sixes to reach his second T20 century off 56 balls. He later holed out off Mohammad Faizan.

Jahandad Khan cracked two sixes and a boundary in his ten-ball 22 not out to get Stallions to 199-5 in 20 overs.

Ali finished as the top bowler with 22 wickets, admirably starring in his team’s triumph in the tournament.

Scores in brief:

ABL Stallions beat UMT Markhors by 75 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

ABL Stallions 199-5 in 20 overs (Yasir Khan 100, Jahandad Khan 22 not out, Mohammad Haris 21; Akif Javed 2-32)

UMT Markhors 124 all out in 19.1 overs (Mohammad Faizan 43, Iftikhar Ahmed 22, Fakhar Zaman 20; Mohammad Ali 3-19, Usman Tariq 2-10, Jahandad Khan 2-31)

Player of the Final - Yasir Khan (ABL Stallions)

Player of the Tournament - Mohammad Ali (ABL Stallions)

Best Batter of the Tournament - Hussain Talat (ABL Stallions)

Best Bowler of the Tournament - Mohammad Ali (ABL Stallions)
 
FearlessRoar said:

Yasir and Ali star as ABL Stallions trump UMT Markhors to win Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup​


A swashbuckling hundred from opener Yasir Ali and another brilliant bowling display by Mohammad Ali guided ABL Stallions to Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup title with a thumping 75-run win over UMT Markhors in the final at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Yasir cracked a 57-ball 100 with seven towering sixes and five boundaries to propel Stallions to 199-5 in 20 overs before Ali destroyed Markhors with 3-19 restricting them to 124 all out in 19.1 overs.

Stallions have added another title in Pakistan’s T20 history while UMT Markhors have lost their second final, having also lost the Champions Cup one-day final in Faisalabad in September this year.

Chasing a daunting 200-run target, Markhors lost wickets at regular intervals. They relied heavily on Fakhar Zaman who failed to follow up his belligerent 89 in the Qualifiers, falling for 20 to Jahandad Khan who finished with 2-31.

Spinner Usman Tariq took 2-10 in his four tight overs.

Mohammad Faizan smashed three sixes and as many fours in his 33-ball 43 while skipper Iftikhar Ahmed scored 21-ball 22. Markhors' promising players Abdul Samad and Saad Masood failed to score that summed up their team’s below-par batting.

It was Yasir all the way in ABL Stallions’ innings after they opted to bat with an idea to put a solid total on the board.

Maaz Sadaqat hit the first ball of the innings from Mohammad Nawaz for a six while Yasir smashed two more maximums to show clear intentions. Pacer Akif Javed, pick of the bowlers with 2-32, dismissed Maaz in the third over to bring UMT Markhors back in the match.

UMT Markhors had an ideal opportunity to get Yasir out on 12 but Akif Javed dropped a skier off Nisar Ahmed and it cost them dearly. Yasir benefitted with smashing ways, adding 41 for the second wicket with skipper Mohammad Haris whose 15-ball 21 had two sixes. Hussain Talat managed just nine, while Tayyab Tahir scored 17 runs.

Yasir, the 22-year-old from Bannu in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, reached his half-century off 33 balls with a six off Nawaz and then lifted the tempo. From 88 he smashed two sixes to reach his second T20 century off 56 balls. He later holed out off Mohammad Faizan.

Jahandad Khan cracked two sixes and a boundary in his ten-ball 22 not out to get Stallions to 199-5 in 20 overs.

Ali finished as the top bowler with 22 wickets, admirably starring in his team’s triumph in the tournament.

Scores in brief:

ABL Stallions beat UMT Markhors by 75 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

ABL Stallions 199-5 in 20 overs (Yasir Khan 100, Jahandad Khan 22 not out, Mohammad Haris 21; Akif Javed 2-32)

UMT Markhors 124 all out in 19.1 overs (Mohammad Faizan 43, Iftikhar Ahmed 22, Fakhar Zaman 20; Mohammad Ali 3-19, Usman Tariq 2-10, Jahandad Khan 2-31)

Player of the Final - Yasir Khan (ABL Stallions)

Player of the Tournament - Mohammad Ali (ABL Stallions)

Best Batter of the Tournament - Hussain Talat (ABL Stallions)

Best Bowler of the Tournament - Mohammad Ali (ABL Stallions)
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Truly well-deserved champions

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Iftikhar Ahmed shared following thoughts after loss in the final of Champions T20 Cup 2024:

Every team wish to win the final of any tournament. Like I said earlier, it was my dream to win this tournament but Stallions played the better cricket and won.

Final match is always a game of nerves and absorbing pressure. I think we didn't play the final the way we used to play other matches before.

Q: On any new talents or finds from Markhors and Stallions:

A: "Akif Javed bowled really well for us through out the tournament, Mohammad Saad was also a standout performer. Same for (Khawaja) Nafay.

From Stallions, I would say Maaz Sadaqat, Yasir Khan and Mohammad Ali were top performers and great finds."
 
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