Super Star CC Vs Zamzam Sports
16th challengers Cup
Super Star CC batted first and were off to a rocky start as they lost quick wickets at the top. Farhad and Jahangir then got together and resisted for a while. Farhad scored 21 off 13 balls whereas Jahangir scored 19 off 17, they both were looking good but unfortunately for Super Star they both were dismissed one after another by Sajjad Ahmed. The innings was going down very quickly for Super Star CC but thankfully for them their lower order came handy for them. The lower order contributed heavily in team’s total. First it was Faisal and Shezad who scored 23 and 37 respectively then Hannan Ahmed ended the innings on a high with a blitz as he scored 30 off 20 balls. These contributions helped Super Star to end on a respectably total of 167 in their 20 overs. The bowlers did a fantastic job and specifically, Sajjad Ahmed who picked up 4 key wickets just for 12 runs.
The chase got off to a good start for Zamzam Sports and it needed to be as they were chasing a good score. Wasif scored 11 off 13 balls whereas Muhammad Tahami scored 32 off 26 balls. After them, Shahid Mukhtar and Aqib Junaid propelled the score forward with their partnership as they scored 18 and 28 respectively and at a quick rate, just when they were looking good they were sent back to the pavilion after them Irfan and Shiraz came and batted for a while and contributed in the chase, they scored 15 and 31 respectively. The chase was going along nicely for Zamzam until a collapse occurred, after the middle order’s contribution no one could manage to enter in the middle figures and it was a big setback for Zamzam Sports. Faisal Shah and Mansoor picked up 2 wickets each. In the end, Zamzam Sports innings folded for just 155 and they lost by 12 runs.