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National T20 Cup 2022, September 17th: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern emerge victorious

image-l86awx61Sahibzada Farhan scored his maiden T20 century (PC: Twitter)

The last day of the league stage in Pakistan National T20 Cup 2022, saw Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab taking on Balochistan and Northern respectively, in two important fixtures in context of the Semi Final race on Saturday, September 17th. Let’s take a look at the recap of what transpired.

Match 29th: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Balochistan

Sahibzada Farhan’s century sealed a Semi Final spot for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the reigning champions defeated Balochistan in a must win final league match of their campaign by 38-runs in Pakistan National T20 Cup on Saturday afternoon at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Chasing a target of 176, Balochistan started the innings well but lost wickets at regular intervals. Haris Sohail did try to get his team back in the chase and had a 59 runs partnership with Ali Waqas for the fourth wicket. But Khalid Usman once again rose to the occasion for the men in black and dismissed both Waqas and Sohail within two overs. Usman finished with figures of 3 for 19 and Balochistan got all out for 137.



Earlier, after being asked to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers got off to a flying start, scoring 71 runs for the first wicket. Rehan Afridi departed for 34 off 25 but Sahibzada Farhan at the other end never stopped and went on to score the first century of his T20 career. 

Pakhtunkhwa ended their innings at 175 for 3, which seemed enough to seal their Semi Final spot. Junaid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for Balochistan, taking 2 for 34 in his four overs quota.

Brief Score

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 175/3 (20 Overs)

Sahibzada Farhan 102 (64), Rehan Afridi 34 (25);

Junaid Khan 2-34 (4), Yasir Shah 1-27 (4)

Balochistan: 137/10 (17 Overs)

Haris Sohail 47 (30), Ali Waqas 19 (18);

Khalid Usman 3-19 (3), Maaz Khan 3-39 (4)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 38 runs

Match 30th: Northern vs Southern Punjab

Northern defeated Southern Punjab by 3 runs in the last league game of National T20 Cup at Multan Cricket Stadium.

It was a must win game for both the teams in order to qualify for the knockout stages. Northern held their nerve at the end and knocked over Southern Punjab in a nail-biter to seal the Semi Final spot.

After a poor display with the bat, Northern’s bowling unit turned up and led the side to an enthralling win at the end. Defending just 130 on the board, Umar Amin’s men gave their all and managed to defend the total by 3 runs. Mehran Mumtaz was the pick of the bowlers for Northern, who took the important wickets of Aagha Salman and Sharoon Siraj. Southern Punjab, who were so close to making it to the Semi Finals, fell short by the barest of margins. 



Earlier, after electing to bat first, Northern had a horrible day with the bat, scoring just 129 for 8 in 20 overs. Sohail Tanvir was Northern’s best batter, who scored an unbeaten 40 off 30 balls with three boundaries and two sixes. Tanvir’s knock helped Northern go past the hundred run mark. 

Usman Shinwari also played a cameo of 21 off 16 balls which included three boundaries and added 37 runs for the eight wicket. Mohammad Ilyas was the pick of the bowlers for Southern Punjab, taking 3 for 29 in his four overs quota. Hasan Ali and Ali Majid also took two wickets each in their respective four overs.

Brief Score:

Northern: 129/8 (20 Overs)

Sohail Tanvir 40(30), Usman Shinwari 21(16);

Mohammad Ilyas 3-29 (4), Ali Majid 2-29 (4)

Southern Punjab: 126/7 (20 Overs)

Hasan Ali 26* (16), Umar Siddiq 24 (29);

Zaman Khan 2-17 (4), Mehran Mumtaz 2-17 (4)

Northern won by 3 runs

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