Abbott triumph over Institute Of Architects

Abbott came in to bat first & were off to a shaky start. Despite loosing 2 wickets inside the powerplay they were scoring at a healthy rate. Ejaz Hussain gave them a good start at the top scoring 25 runs off 22 deliveries. Mubashir Puri & Maqsoom Hussain then put up a decent partnership. Just as the duo was about to accelerate Maqsoom Hussain departed after scoring 16 runs off 14 deliveries. The bowlers then made their comeback as they started to pick up wickets at regular intervals not allowing the batsmen to settle in. Mubashir Puri was left stranded at the other end as wickets kept on tumbling left right & center. Mubashir Puri scored a fighting 46 off just 34 deliveries. Taking his team to a fighting total. Saad Pervaz lead the bowling lineup picking up 3 wickets. He found good support from Mustufa Ghulam who picked up a couple of wickets. Abbott posted a total of 153 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Institute Of Architects came in to chase down this target & were off to a dreadful start loosing 3 wickets inside the powerplay. Zaheen Taji & Ahmad Ali put up a partnership of 50+ runs bringing their team back on track. Zaheen Taji played a solid knock of 21 runs off 28 deliveries. Ahmad Ali scored run a ball 24 runs. Once the duo was dismissed the bowlers picked up the momentum & started to run rampants over the batting lineup. The bowlers picked up wickets at quick successions not allowing the batsmen to settle in. The middle order & the lower order completely collapsed. Maqsoom Hussain, Muhammad Azhar, Adnan Lateef & Naveed Siddiqui picked up a couple of wickets each demolishing the batting lineup. Institute Of Architects were bowled out for 89 runs in 18.4 overs.

Abbott win by 64 runs