Karachi Whites in the first match of the Cool & Cool Presents
JAZZ National T20 Cup 2016 first round that blasted into action at Pindi
Stadium on Thursday.
Eight teams are up against each other in this rapid-fire activity
being played in two phases from August 25, 2016 to September 16, 2016 in
Rawalpindi and Multan, respectively.
Shahzaib though was the only respectable batsman to score for Blues
but that anchored the score to 158 for eight wickets and on his personal
front he also won the player of the match award for his 50-ball 60 came
with the help of six boundaries and a six. The Whites innings lasted
till they reached 149 for eight in as many overs.
Khalid Latif provided support to Shahzaib with 17 runs while down the
line-up Mohammad Sami and Bilawal Bhatti added valuable 15 and 21 runs
respectively. Mir Hamza, Tabish Khan and Azam Hussain shared two wickets
each with Sohail Khan and Akbur ur Rehman having bowled one each.
However, Whites’ nearly came close to the runrate required to achieve
the score but Mohammad Sami, Bilawal Bhatti and Saeed Ajmal kept a
tight lease to maintain an upper hand for the Blues.
After the end of Whites openers’ innings for just 13 runs, it were
Rameez Raja and Akbarur Rehman who tried their utmost to stabilise the
batting. Rameez went back at 19 and Akbar added 25 to the total. Later
Mohammad Hasan, Tariq Haroon, Sohail Khan, Azam Hussain delayed the
Blues win ride with 13, 28, 25 and 14 runs respectively with the latter
staying unbeaten. Sohail though raised hope of win for Whites with his
14 balls innings hitting two sixes and a four but Blues over all
remained in control. Sami with three wickets while Bilawal and Ajmal two
each dented Whites’ pride and performance. However, Ajmal remained the
most economical bowler of all Blue bowlers and with that win Blues also
earned two points.
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