Faysal Bank Vs Atlas Pakistan (20 over Match)
Talib Ali's magnificent 90 helped his side in a thrilling win against Atlas Pakistan just by 1 run.
Faysal Bank batted first and their batting card does not give the finest of readings as no one except Talib Ali managed to pose any threat to Atlas Pakistan. They lost their first wicket in Bilal Aqleem as he was dismissed by Feroz just for one. Then Talib Ali joined Azeem Shamsi and they together batted for a while but not for long as Azeem to was dismissed by Feroz for 14. Wickets at regular intervals at the other end did not stop Talib Ali from smashing a brillant fifty. He batted with a sense of responsibility and showed his supremacy over Atlas bowlers. He scored 90 to get his side to a very reasonable 153. Feroz was the pick of the bowler as he picked 2 wickets just for 14 runs.
Atlas Pakistan did not get the start they were after as they lost Imran Hamidi just for 1. Zeeshan and Shoaib then got together and batted for a while. They picked the gaps well and smashed the loose balls to boundaries until Shoaib was runout for 20. The match was going out of Atlas Pakistan's reach as their entire middle order got starts but no one converted it into big. But then Iqbal came and he held his nerves and batted brilliantly on his way to 43 of just 26. He remained there till the end and was very unfortunate as Atlas Pakistan fell short just by 1 run. Afaq Ahmed Khan was the pick of the bowler in this thrilling win as he picked 2 crucial wickets just for 28.