Royal Crackers v Ghulam Farooq CC
Royal Crackers played Ghulam Farooq CC at public ground. Royal Crackers batted first and were off to a fantastic opening start as Waleed got 59 runs off 43 balls and Asjad got 33 runs off 22 balls. Khizar followed it up with 27 runs off 17 balls and Sana batted at a strike rate of 230% as he got 23 runs off just 10 balls which include 2 sixes and 2 fours. This power hitting coupled with 30 extras conceded by Ghulam Farooq bowlers enabled Royal Crackers to end at 179 for 6 in 20 overs. For Ghulam Farooq CC, Usama got 2 wickets while Atif and Adnan got a wicket each and there were 2 run outs.
In reply, Ghulam Farooq CC lost openers Shariq and Saif early but Asif with 56 and Asad with 47 put up some resistance. However, the batsmen that followed could not get to double figures until Usama and Umair, the last wicket pair stepped up and Usama got 14 not out while Umair got 20 not out off just 10 balls to get their team home in the last over. It was an exciting finish as the last pair displayed confidence under pressure and won this thrilling encounter for their team. For Royal Crackers, Hammad got 3 wickets, Ammad got 2 wickets and Waleed and Mujtaba got a wicket each.
Ghulam Farooq CC won by 1 wicket.
