The Royal Stars came head to head with the Wahid XI, in a well contested friendly match, played at the fabulous Naya Nazimabad Ground.
Batting first, Wahid XI were off to a rather hesitant start, losing their entire top order in for single figures. However, Shani played a blinder of an innings to rescue his team and lead them to a competitive score of 135 runs, for the loss of 9 wickets, at the end of 20 overs. His 29 ball cameo of 52 runs included 3 classy boundaries and 3 huge maximums. The Royal Stars bowlers were decent with the ball, with Fawad Hassan and Hammad Masood taking 2 wickets each, for 32 and 27 runs respectively.
The Royal Stars, chasing 136 runs, took off in a blistering manner, with both openers striking the ball sweetly and giving their team a dream start. Waleed Arshad scored a confident 42 runs, in 47 balls, with 4 fours. However, it was Khizar Alam who led the charge with a 40 ball half century, which included 4 fours and 2 huge sixes. Junaid was the pick of the bowlers for Wahid XI, taking 3 wickets for 29 runs in his 4 overs. The Stars' reached their target for the loss of 4 wickets with 4 balls remaining.
The Royal Stars won the match by 6 wickets.
