Lahore: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has efficiently defended the Nationwide T20 Cup title by beating Central Punjab within the ultimate by seven wickets right here on the Gaddafi Stadium.
KP chased down the goal of 149 in 17 overs as a result of aggressive batting by skipper Iftikhar Ahmed, who slammed 45 runs off 19 balls.
On the prime, Kamran Ghulam scored essential 37 off 31 whereas Sahibzada Farhan made 26 off 28. Adil Amin supported batters and remained not out on 25 off 21.
Earlier, Iftikhar bowled a superb spell to limit CP to 148. He was supported effectively by younsgters Mohammad Imran and Arshad Iqbal.
Iftikhar bagged three wickets in two overs, gifting away solely 5 runs. Left-armer Imran took 3/26 whereas Arshad claimed two for 28. Imran Khan Snr. and Khalid Usman additionally bagged a wicket every.
Central Punjab’s skilled campaigners Ahmed Shahzad (44) and Kamran Akmal (42) posted a 85-run stand after Mohammad Akhlaq went again to pavilion within the first over.
Spinners got here of their manner and induced a mini-collapse in middle-overs. CP misplaced 4 wickets for simply 15 runs. They pinned hope from Qasim Akram, who smacked 20 runs off 11 however Imran bagged consecutive wickets to cease CP’s stream of runs.
On the back-end, Faheem Ashraf hit 14 off 6 balls to provide CP a good rating of 148, nevertheless, it was not sufficient for KP batters.
Iftikhar was awarded participant of the match for his all-round efficiency whereas he additionally bagged participant of the event award. He scored 409 runs at a strike charge of 170.41 and picked eight wickets at an economic system charge of 5.57.
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