In a friendly game played at the Moin Khan Cricket Academy Ground, Factdate came head to head against the Extras, in what turned out to be a well contested affair.
The Extras won the toss and batted first, with Syed Muttaqi scoring 20 runs with the aid of 2 fours. The Factdate bowlers were on top of their game, with Ghazanfar Ritchie picking up 2 wickets for 32 runs, in his quota of 4 overs. M. Jawed also bowled well, taking a wicket for 20 runs in his 4 over spell. Nevertheless, explosive batsmen Bilal Hayat Khan came out all guns blazing to blast 65 runs in 41 balls, with 6 fours and 2 massive sixes to his name. The Extras finished at 157 runs at the end of 20 overs.
Factdate started their chase in a hesitant manner, losing opener Saqib Muhammad on the first ball of the innings, to Hamza Ahmed, who finished with figures of 12 runs for 1 wicket, in his 3 overs. Nevertheless, the middle order played the key role which allowed Factdate to chase down the target successfully. Ghazanfar Ritchie and Atif Ahmed batted brilliantly, scoring 33 and 55 runs respectively and sharing 8 fours and 5 sixes between them.
Factdate won the match by 7 wickets, with 3 overs remaining.
