Preview

Karachi Stallions and Rising Eleven went against each other on 12th October at IBA.

Hasnain Deriwala and Ahmed Lashkerwala opened the innings for Stallions. Hasnain was phenomenal, as he scored 42 runs at a strike rate of 155.56. However, Ahmed and Younus Tai, the one-down batter, lost their wickets on a duck each. Both these wickets were taken by Ubaid Asif. The batters lost momentum, however, Ahmed Moten stepped on the crease and smashed a century. He played a stunning knock of 109 runs off just 57 balls and remained not out. His innings included 6 fours and 9 sixes. Hence, Stallions were led to a mammoth total of 209 runs.

Shahriyar Shahid and Shahnawaz Majeed opened the innings for Rising Eleven. Shahriyar scored 16 runs, while Shahnawaz was out on 5 runs only. The one-down batter lost his wicket on a single run, hence, disrupting the stability. Shahbaz Aarbi was the only hope for Eleven, as he was playing at a strike rate of 190. 91. However, he got run out by Fahim Sheikhani on 47 runs. Asad and Owais Maskatia were stunning, as they dismissed 3 crucial batters each.

As a result, the target was successfully defended and Stallions won by 47 runs.