Benitoz Panthers v Khas
Benitoz Panthers and Khas locked horns at Moin Khan Stadium in a knockout match (semi final). Khas batted first and managed 139 runs for the loss of 9 wickets on a difficult pitch. Despite the loss of early wickets with Khas reeling at 35 for 4 , the middle order showed some resilience and Waseem Ali got 34, Bilal Amin 29 and Farhan Nisar 20 to ensure that their team ended with a competitive score. For Panthers, all bowlers contributed as Mohib Ahsan took 2 early wickets while Imran Idrees and Israr ul Haq got 2 wickets each and Waqas and Umer Chawla got a wicket each.
The reply from Benitoz Panthers was also not that great at the start as the batsmen took pressure of a big game and they were 36 for 4 before Mohib Ahsan with 43 and Saad Ahmed with 38 took charge of the recovery . However, when both were dismissed, the chase took an exciting turn as two more quick wickets fell but Hamza Ali Khan with 9 off just 4 deliveries ensured his team crossed the finish line with one ball to spare. Tauqeer, Ali and Waseem got 2 wickets each while Farhan got a wicket for Khas. Benitoz Panthers will now face Cocoon Home in the final on March 9, 2017.
Benitoz Panthers won by 9 wickets.
Man of the match: Mohib Ahsan of Benitoz Panthers