Karachi Patriots v Classic Barbarians
ACM Gold T20 Night League
Classic Barbarians batted first with opener Kamil Mehmood leading from the front. Losing his partner early on in the innings, he scored a blistering 63 runs at a strike rate of 116 before he was run out. The rest of his team struggled throughout the innings, losing wickets too frequently, unable to gain any momentum. 8 of the team's batsmen were out for single digits with Rizwan Merchant doing maximum damage, picking up 4 key wickets. Adnan Ghazi and Ritchie added further insult to injury, taking a combined 5 wickets to bowl out the opposition. Classic Barbarians were bowled out for 140 in 19.4 overs.
Karachi Patriots lost their opener Richie early on in the innings for just 6 runs. The team stumbled, losing 2 quick wickets before Faisal Butt and Adeel Abbasi stepped in to stabilize the innings. Faisal's magnificent half century knock was the key driving factor that sealed a comfortable victory for the Patriots. Barbarians bowlers fought hard to defend their team's total with the duo of Shahid and Shayan Nepal taking a combined 5 wickets. Eventually, minor contributions from the rest of the team helped Karachi Patriots successfully chase down this total in 18.3 overs.
Karachi Patriots won by 4 wickets.
