Karachi Hawks v Eagles Cricket Club
5th Residence Cup (20 over match)
Karachi Hawks batted first and were off to terrible start, losing both their openers for just 5 runs. The team lost wickets frequently and simply could not get going with 4 of their batsmen getting out for duck! Cavish Farrukh, Umer Chawla and Waj teamed up with a fantastic display of bowling, picking up 7 wickets between the 3. Eventually Saqlain stepped in to save his team, scoring a much needed 59 runs to boost his team to a respectable total. Karachi Hawks were bowled out for 133 in 19.5 overs.
In response Eagles Cricket Club lost their opener Jay for just 1 run. The team fumbled throughout the innings, unable to find any stability. Rehan Nazim (29) and Nasr (30) were the only notable contributors who fought hard to keep their team in the game. Hawks Bowlers were on fire with Idrees Durrani taking 3 wickets, Saad picking up 2 and an over all effort by the rest of the team to defend the low total. Eagles Cricket Club never recovered and were eventually bowled out for 119 in 19.2 overs.
Karachi Hawks won by 14 runs.
