Karachi Fighters batted first & openers Faizan ur Rehman and Muhammad Farhad got off to a decent start, scoring 12 off 12 balls and 56 off 30 balls, respectively. Their partnership set the platform for a big total. Kashif Rajput and Zeeshan Ahmed contributed 14 off 13 balls and 15 off 14 balls, respectively, maintaining the momentum. Muhammad Muteeb chipped in with 15 runs off 13 balls, while Mansoor Ali Khan and Naseer Khan played explosive cameos late in the innings, scoring 31 off 18 balls and 21 off just 7 balls, respectively. This flurry of runs helped Karachi Fighters reach a formidable total of 184/7. For Outlaws CC, Jaseem Khan was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3 wickets, while Hammad Ahmed supported him by taking 2 wickets.
Chasing the target of 185 runs, Outlaws CC began their innings with intent. Their openers, Ahmed Adil and Umer Ahmed, showed promise, scoring 22 off 17 balls and 16 off 17 balls, respectively. Jaseem Khan played a magnificent knock of 41 runs off 27 balls, keeping the chase alive. Umer Ejaz and Tahir Kidwai also contributed with scores of 27 off 22 balls and 20 off 17 balls, respectively. However, the rest of the Outlaws CC batting lineup couldn’t make significant impacts, and they lost wickets at crucial junctures. Karachi Fighters’ bowlers, led by Muhammad Nasir with 3 wickets and Umer Hussain with 2 wickets, applied pressure and picked up key breakthroughs to dent Outlaws CC’s run chase.
Karachi Fighters Won By 13 Runs