In a friendly match played at the UBL Sports Complex, the Red Lions faced the Royal Stars, in what turned out to be a well contested affair.
The Red Lions batted first and were off to a flying start with opener Akhlaq Ahmed Khan striking the ball cleanly to all parts of the ground. His 34 ball knock of 48 runs, included 7 boundaries and set the platform for a massive total. Muneef Moin and Hammad Uddin then finished the innings on a high, scoring 32 and 24 runs respectively, to propel the Lions to a competitive 176 runs, at the end of 20 overs. For the Royal Stars, Waleed Azim shone with the ball, picking up 4 wickets for 30 runs in his 4 overs.
Chasing 177 runs, the Royal Stars took off confidently with Waleed Azim contributing 24 runs in 19 balls, with 3 fours. The initial momentum was carried on by middle order batsman Fawad, who scored 62 runs in 43 balls (5 fours and 3 sixes) to try and bring his team back into the game. However, the Lions' possessed a strong bowling unit, with Akhlaq Ahmed Khan and M Bilal taking a wicket each. Thereby, the Royal Stars were restricted to just 139 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
The Red Lions won the match by 37 runs.
In a friendly match played at the UBL Sports Complex, the Red Lions faced the Royal Stars, in what turned out to be a well contested affair.
The Red Lions batted first and were off to a flying start with opener Akhlaq Ahmed Khan striking the ball cleanly to all parts of the ground. His 34 ball knock of 48 runs, included 7 boundaries and set the platform for a massive total. Muneef Moin and Hammad Uddin then finished the innings on a high, scoring 32 and 24 runs respectively, to propel the Lions to a competitive 176 runs, at the end of 20 overs. For the Royal Stars, Waleed Azim shone with the ball, picking up 4 wickets for 30 runs in his 4 overs.
Chasing 177 runs, the Royal Stars took off confidently with Waleed Azim contributing 24 runs in 19 balls, with 3 fours. The initial momentum was carried on by middle order batsman Fawad, who scored 62 runs in 43 balls (5 fours and 3 sixes) to try and bring his team back into the game. However, the Lions' possessed a strong bowling unit, with Akhlaq Ahmed Khan and M Bilal taking a wicket each. Thereby, the Royal Stars were restricted to just 139 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
The Red Lions won the match by 37 runs.
