Ateeq State Eleven vs Qasmi C.C (20 over match)
Star Studded Ateeq State Eleven beat Qasmi C.C in an one sided encounter by 40 runs at Hillpark Ground.
A team full of stars turned out to be victorious in this one sided encounter. Ateeq State Eleven batted first and were off to a great start mainly due to Khurram Manzoor's brilliance. He was partnered by Taimoor in the opening partnership but Taimoor was quite during the partnership as Khurram Manzoor took charge and smashed every bowler all around the park on his way to a brilliant 54. His innings included 4 monstrous sixes and 5 fours. After this opening treat another star joined the party, Shoaib Malik batting at number 3 was very cautious during his stay at the wicket. Malik managed to score 17 of 16 with one boundary. In the middle part of the innings Qasmi C.C put some breaks on Ateeq State Eleven innings with some good and economical bowling by Imran Ali and Aamir Muhammad. Ateeq State Eleven could not score much in the middle part but the end was not so bad as Ammad Butt and Faheem Ashraf finished on a high for Ateeq State Eleven to take them to 161 in their 20 overs.
Qasmi C.C knew they have a job to do. The target was not an easy one and as expected with so much experience in Ateeq State Eleven side they started to put pressure from start. The start for Qasmi C.C was not the greatest as 2 top wickets were dismissed for almost nothing on the board. Shoaib Malik and Fawad Alam had off days with the bat but with their experience they bowled brilliantly and kept Qasmi C.C batsmen on check every time. The spin duo managed to pick 6 wickets between them and gave away only 41 runs together. They were so much impressive that even Tayyab Riaz's 56 could not help his side. Tayyab Riaz was the lone warrior in Qasmi C.C side except him no one could stay for long. There were 5 ducks in Qasmi C.C innings which shows the dominance of Ateeq State Eleven. In the end Ateeq State Eleven with all the experience won easily by 40 runs.
