Al Zohaib Warrior Defend their Target to Win by 36 Runs

Al Zohaib Warriors and Chiniot Dolphins went against each other on 9th December at DHA Sports Club.

Batting first, Warriors posted a target of 180 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Rehan Hanif and Owais Rehmani, the middle-order batters, stood out as they added 48 and 43 runs to the score respectively. M Zohaib Sohail, Rehan Anwar and Saqib Nisar bagged 2 wickets each.

The chase was opened by the sloppy efforts of Haris Maqbool and Daniyal Jamil. Haris scored 27 runs, while Daniyal lost his wicket on a duck. Saad Tahir scored 36 runs in an attempt to stabilise the innings. However, the bowlers kept on striking. Rehan Hanif bagged 2 wickets and the pressure on the batters increased. Naveed Nagada, Wajahat Nagada, Sadiq Suriya and Yaseen Quddos named a wicket to themselves each.

Hence, the bowlers marked the end of Dolphins batting lineup, restricting them to a score of 143 runs.