Pakistan National T20 Cup 2022: Northern and Sindh emerge victorious

Northern players in action (PC: Twitter)

The caravan of the ongoing Pakistan National T20 Cup continued on Monday, September 12, with Northern and Sindh squaring off against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan respectively.

Here's a recap of what transpired:

Northern v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21st Match

Result: Northern won by 6 runs

Northern picked up their 4th win of the season on Monday as they successfully defended their total of 152 against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Northern rode on a three-wicket haul from medium-pacer Mehran Mumtaz (3/20 in 4) and a couple from Zaman Khan (2/31 in 4) to restrict KHK to 146/6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 153, wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris got KPK to a wonderful start as he smashed 3 fours and as many sixes to race his way to a 17-ball 41.

However, Mumtaz entry into the attack proved to be the turning as he not only dismissed Haris but also strangled Khyber's middle-over. He was brilliantly supported by Zaman Khan.

All the good work done by Haris was undone by a negative impact knock from Adil Amin (33 off 30) and skipper Khalid Usman, who consumed 26 deliveries for his unbeaten 28 runs.

Earlier, Northern recovered from a shaky start (3-31 in 5.2 overs) to post 152 thanks to a brilliant 40-ball 52 from Zeeshan Malik and valuable cameos from Mubasir Khan (22 off 17) and Aamer Jamal (20* off 13).

As for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the duo of Ihsanullah (3/35 in 4) and Mohammad Imran Jnr (3/37 in 4) were the pick of the bowlers.

Brief Scores:

Northern: 152/10 (20)

Zeeshan Malik 52 (40), Mubasir Khan 22 (17)

Ihsanullah 3/35 (4), Mohammad Imran Jnr 3/37 (4)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 146/6 (20)

Mohammad Haris 41 (17), Adil Amin 33 (30)

Mehran Mumtaz 3/20 (4), Zaman Khan 2/31 (4)