Tanishq Gold C.C Vs Friends XI
16th Challengers Cup
Tanishq gold C.C played some brilliant piece of cricket in the first innings. Batting performances that broke records of the entire tournament. Huge partnerships and a massive total. Tanishq Gold C.C batted first against the Friends XI in the first innings of the match. Mirza Shoaib and Abdul Samad Gaba were the opening pair and by God did they give their team one hell of a start. Their performance with the bat got the environment electrocuted that sent shivers down the spine of the bowlers. Mirza Shoaib scored an amazing half century just off 26 balls and Abdul Samad scored 26 runs. Both of these batsmen were taken down by Haris Iqbal. Fahad Jabbar and Azhar Shah were the next and the last pair to bat till the innings ended. Fahad Jabbar was in brilliant form and scored an amazing 76 runs just off 42 balls on the other hand Azhar Shah scored 30 runs. With only 2 wickets down, Tanishq Gold C.C scored a total of 201 runs in 20 overs.
Friends XI were off to a decent start with their opening pair Zohaib Ahmed and Tahir Iqbal who scored a partnership of 29 runs. Qamar Ud Duja was the third man in and scored 32 runs. Rest of the batting order was brutally murdered and dismantled by the opposition’s bowling attack. Naimat Khan was the highest wicket taker with 3 wickets to his name, followed by Abdul Wali who picked up 2 wickets. After the 20 overs were up, Friends XI lost 9 wickets at a total of 112 runs.
Tanishq Gold C.C won by 89 runs.