Nazimabad Panthers batted first against Metroville Blasters with the team stumbling and getting back up throughout the innings. The team got off to a decent start with Ahmed Hussain's 19, Adeel Khan's 21 and in-form Ejaz Khan's blistering 40. Ibad Khan also chipped in with 23 while Afzal Baig knocked 26 runs as Nazimabad Panthers ended at 162 for 7 in 20 overs. Metroville Blasters continued to pick wickets throughout the innings but were unable to really contain the opposition. Gulzar Ahmed was the key bowler for his side with 3 wickets.
In response, Metroville Blasters started off well with both openers scoring runs at the top. Nabeel Khalid scored 31 while Ali Raza chipped in with 20. The team then lost a series of quick wickets before Rizwan Ghori stepped up to save his side. He scored a handy 34 alongside Israr Aslam whose fiery 40 off 16 helped seal a comfortable victory in 18.4 overs. Panthers bowlers did well to strike early on but were unable to finish it well. Nadir Shah, Sohaib Ejaz and Ejaz Shah took 2 wickets each.
Metroville Blasters won by 3 wickets.
