Engro Vs Atlas Pakistan
5th Challenger Corporate Cup
Atlas batted first and were off to a reasonable start as even after losing an opener early they managed to bring the stability with the partnership between Imran and Zeeshan as they scored 16 and 47 respectively. Zeeshan was in great touch and he played some mesmerizing shots during his 47-run effort which included 5 fours and a big six. The platform was set for the rest of the batting lineup and they took advantage of it scoring useful runs at the backend of the innings. First it was a partnership between Shabih and Shoaib Naqvi as they scored 31 and 25 respectively then it was the touch of Fawad Saeed who ended the innings on a high with his little cameo of 22 off 12 balls. The bowling was good in patches but consistency was missing, only Bilal Ahmed managed to pick up 3 wickets for just 27 runs. In the end, Atlas Pakistan posted a big 172 runs in their 20 overs.
In response, Engro were also off to a flying start thanks to the pair of Riaz and Taufeeq who even after losing an early wicket never looked disturbed during their stay at the wicket. Both played some delightful cricket strokes and scored 32 and 36 respectively with 2 fours each. Shoaib Naqvi dismissed them both at quick successions and raised alarm bells in the Engro camp. Muhammad Ali was also in top bowling form and bowled a brilliant spell at the top as he gave away just 18 runs and picked up 2 key wickets. The innings was taking a nose dive until Irteza Khan came in. He played one great innings and with that Engro started believing again. Irteza scored 37 off 19 balls with 3 fours and a six and he was very well supported by Sameer who scored 16 off 11. The bowlers did not help themselves by giving away 22 extras which took Engro much more closer to victory but even after that Atlas held their nerves and restricted the opposition to just 170 and in the end, won by 2 runs.