FAISALABAD: Sialkot Stallions trounced Hyderabad Hawks by 33 runs in Faysal Bank Super 8 Twenty20 Cricket Cup 2011. Match were played in Iqbal Cricket Stadium Faisalabad on Monday 27th June 2011.
Despite of Sharjeel Khan’s stormy 74 of 41 balls, Hyderabad Hawks were trounced by 33 runs at the hands of Sialkot Stallions in the Group A match of Faisal Bank Super 8 Twenty20 Tournament, played at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad on Monday. With the collective effort of batsmen Stallions managed a colossal target of 183.
Hawks could not retrain the momentum after a good start and bowled out for 150.
Sialkot Stallions VS Hyderabad Hawks: Sialkot Innings
According to details, Hyderabad Hawks skipper Azeem Ghumman won the toss and elected to field first on the track on which the ball was expected to be seam in initial overs.
Twenty20 specialist opener Imran Nazir, who struck 44 off 25 balls in the last game, could manage 20 with the help of two sixes and a boundary this time before Ghulam Yasin scolded his stumps.
Opener Mansoor Amjad along with one-down Abdur Rehman stitched speedy 34 runs for the second wicket.
The partnership was broken by right-arm off-break bowler Nasir Awais, who possessed Mansoor for 39 by taking the assistance of Shahid Qambrani.
Awais struck once again the subsequent over and removed Abdur Rehman for 14 to leave Sialkot 90-3.
Skipper Shoaib Malik, along with next batsman Shahid Yousaf, batted level-headedly and guiding the ball for fours and sixes and salvaged their side splendidly.
The show of Malik was winded-up by Zahid Mahmmod for 39 when he came out of crease to play a lanky short but he missed the short and wicketkeeper Ayaz Jamali made no mistake in securing the ball in his hands.
Shahid Yousaf was the last man to go for Stallions. He managed 48 of 35 balls smashing a boundary and four gigantic sixes.
Adeel Malik added his unbeaten 13 to his side’s total which was 183-5 at the end of specified overs.
Sialkot Stallions VS Hyderabad Hawks: Hyderabad Innings
Following a durable target, Hyderabad openers Sharjeel Khan and skipper Azeem Ghumman opened the innings aggressively and played authentic hits all around the ground. Duo boosted up Hawks runrate upto 10.
On the time it was seems that the Hyderabad has secured the game well but Sarmad Anwar turned the match in the favor of by making back-to-back dismissals of Ghumman (32) and one-down Faisal Athar (0).
Aqeel Anjum failed once again and went runout for 0, consequent to the direct throw of Shakeel Asner.
Shoaib Malik ended the resistance of Sharjeel for 74, which he scored smashing five boundaries and half dozen sixes.
The further wickets fell like pack of cards and the whole Hawks team bundled out for 150 in 18.2 overs.
Sarmad Anwar claimed wickets for 24 and was named for Player of the Match.
