In a 25-over affair, Gold Bridge Media went up against the Veterans – SI Global CC.
Gold Bridge Media opened with batsmen Hazrat Ameen and Mukhtar Ahmed in the first innings. Ameen scored a fluent 34 off 22 and Ahmed helped his effort by scoring 35 from 26. Asim Tanveer's disciplined bowling, however, interrupted the run flow as he knocked over the top three batsmen. Irfan Ali at No. 4 salvaged the batting effort with a classy half century. Imran Ullah Sheikh and Shakeel Ahmed's combined strikes kept deterring the batsmen, halting the innings at 180 runs after 23.3 overs.
SI Global's chase started off relatively steady. Opener Khurram Sarwar smashed a quick-fire 29 from 12 balls. The middle order also made useful contributions throughout, with Shabbir Hussain securing a well-constructed half century. The bowling side could not curtail the flow of runs as SI Global went about their business at nearly 9 runs an over. They completed the chase inside 21 overs.
Veterans – SI Global won the game by 6 wickets.