All Round Royal Stars Claim Victory

Spartans United batted first against Royal Stars at Naya Nazimabad and had a disastrous day out. The team lost 4 of their top order batsmen for in single digits including a duck before M Ali SR stepped in to stabilize the innings. He knocked 34 off 28 and was the 2nd highest scorer for his side. Lower down the order, Muneeb also tried to save his side with a fighting 39 runs. Sohail was the key wicket taker for Royal Stars with 3 wickets in his spell. Shaheer, Hammad and Waleed also picked up a wicket each to restrict Spartans United to 127 for 6 in 20 overs.

In response Royal Stars were off to a much better start with opening pair Khizar and Haris contributing to the chase scoring 24 and 17 respectively. One down Shaheer knocked a fiery 32 with Waseem's 16 all but sealing an easy victory for his side. Spartans bowler Hamid picked up 2 wickets while Hamza, Faizan and M Ali Sr took a wicket each but were unable to defend their team's total. Royal Stars chased down the target in 17.4 overs.

Royal Stars won by 5 wickets.

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