W
0
4
0
6
1
= 11
Match Details
CP vs NOR 9th Match, National T20 2022
CP
143-516.0
Northern won by 3 runs 🏆
NOR
16.0146-7
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Player of the Match
Ali Imran
56(34)
P'ship : 20(5)
Last Wkt : Shoaib Malik 18(12)
BowlerU Shinwari
| W-R | Overs | Econ |
|---|---|---|
| 1-28 | 3.0 | 9.33 |
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CP - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 5 Over | 42 | 28 | 10 Over | 81 | 80 |
|---|
NOR - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 5 Over | 39 | 41 | 16 Over | 126 | 146 |
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Milestone
That’s it from all of us for this game. Don’t go anywhere as the second game of the Sunday doubleheader begins shortly. This is me, Akshay Bhide, signing off, on behalf of my co-commentator Samanvaya Sharma and scorers Bishal Mandal and Ashok Dayma. Tata. Bye Bye.
Umar Amin | Northern Skipper: I am really happy with the play we have played today. From the last few matches, we are unable to find momentum, but in this game, we have achieved the same. We have a young side and I really liked to work with them, as they provide positive energy in every game, which also motivates players like me to perform well. I think many teams are unable to execute their plans properly the reason for which they were unable to chase the target down. Also, really happy with the way Tanveer played today.'
Qasim Akram | Central Punjab Skipper: "I feel we didn't bowl well in the last few overs, which unfortunately shifted the momentum towards our opponents. We also need to improve our fielding skills, as it is also an important part of this game. Other than this we always looked to perform as a unit. We will definitely try to bounce back hard in our upcoming matches."
Ali Imran | Player of the Match: "Thanks to the almighty for contributing to the team’s first win today. Getting rid of captaincy helped me play with freedom. My plan was to take the innings deep and then play my strokes freely. Umar said that 140 was a good total on the board and if we bowled well, we would be able to defend it. So, I eyed to get 140-150."
Ali Imran is named the Player of the Match for his knock of 56 off 34 balls.
Time for the post-match presentations.
Akshay: Phew!!!
What a thrilling end to this match. Northern manage to hold their nerves to beat
Central Punjab by three runs to register their first win of the Pakistan T20
Cup 2022. Central Punjab fail to chase 147 as they lose their fourth successive
game, failing to win a single game in this year’s competition.
Chasing 147, Central Punjab got off to a steady start. Ahmed Shehzad struggled for timing and his scratchy innings of 14 came to an end in the fourth over. Abdullah Shafique joined hands with Tayyab Tahir and started to build a partnership. Both took some time to settle in but once they got their eye in, they started playing their strokes freely.
Tahir played very good strokes and brought up his fifty off 38 balls. The 83-run stand was broken in the 13th over when Masood showed great presence of mind to run out Tahir on 53. Shafique departed in the next over on 33 and the required run rate kept climbing up. Mohammad Akhlaq and Qasim Akram cleared the fence in the last few overs to get them closer to the target but failed to chase it down as they fell agonizingly short by three runs.
Earlier in the day, the match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain in the morning. Central Punjab skipper Qasim Akram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the overcast conditions. They had a very good start as they picked up two early wickets. After a shaky start, Hassan Nawaz Tarar along with Ali Imran steadied the ship for Northern. Tarar was dismissed on 24 but there was no stopping Imran from the other end as he played some outstanding strokes.
Imran lacked support from the other end as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Imran brought up his fifty but departed soon on 56. Sohail Tanvir coming to bat lower down the order hit some lusty blows in the end and played a cameo of 20* off 8 balls to power Northern to 146. Mohammad Ali bowled brilliantly for Central Punjab and picked up three wickets. Aamer Yamin and Ali Asfand also bagged a couple of scalps each. The batters tried hard but failed to seize the crunch moments as they fail to chase down the total, losing their fourth successive game this season. Stick around for the post-match presentations.
Chasing 147, Central Punjab got off to a steady start. Ahmed Shehzad struggled for timing and his scratchy innings of 14 came to an end in the fourth over. Abdullah Shafique joined hands with Tayyab Tahir and started to build a partnership. Both took some time to settle in but once they got their eye in, they started playing their strokes freely.
Tahir played very good strokes and brought up his fifty off 38 balls. The 83-run stand was broken in the 13th over when Masood showed great presence of mind to run out Tahir on 53. Shafique departed in the next over on 33 and the required run rate kept climbing up. Mohammad Akhlaq and Qasim Akram cleared the fence in the last few overs to get them closer to the target but failed to chase it down as they fell agonizingly short by three runs.
Earlier in the day, the match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain in the morning. Central Punjab skipper Qasim Akram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the overcast conditions. They had a very good start as they picked up two early wickets. After a shaky start, Hassan Nawaz Tarar along with Ali Imran steadied the ship for Northern. Tarar was dismissed on 24 but there was no stopping Imran from the other end as he played some outstanding strokes.
Imran lacked support from the other end as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Imran brought up his fifty but departed soon on 56. Sohail Tanvir coming to bat lower down the order hit some lusty blows in the end and played a cameo of 20* off 8 balls to power Northern to 146. Mohammad Ali bowled brilliantly for Central Punjab and picked up three wickets. Aamer Yamin and Ali Asfand also bagged a couple of scalps each. The batters tried hard but failed to seize the crunch moments as they fail to chase down the total, losing their fourth successive game this season. Stick around for the post-match presentations.
OVER 16
Central Punjab
143/5
Qasim Akram
7(2)
Mohammad Akhlaq
11(3)
Aamer Jamal
1-39(3.0)
15.6 A Jamal to M Akhlaq
1 And yes Jamal has finally managed to seal a victory for his team here. Bowls a full toss outside off, the batter doesn't get it off the middle of the bat as he hits it towards long off. He can only take a single here as Northern wins their first match of this season by a bare margin of just 3 runs.
Akshay: A six to win and a four for a super over. The fans are loving it here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.
15.6 A Jamal to M Akhlaq
WD Oh Gosh, wide ball by Jamal, the pressure is on him.
Akshay: WOWWW!!!! Akhlaq has connected it nicely and collects a six. Can Akhlaq finish it off with a six for Central Punjab? Pressure on Jamal. Where will he bowl?
15.5 A Jamal to M Akhlaq
6 SIX!!! The match is still not over. Jamal bowls right into the slot this time and Akhlaq hammered it down the leg side for a terrific six. He is on fire at the moment.
Central Punjab require two maximums off the last two balls to get home.
15.4 A Jamal to M Akhlaq
4 FOUR!!! Jamal bowls this one on the shorter length and the batter pulls it from the back foot, but gets a top edge, and the ball races it over the keeper's head for a boundary.
15.3 A Jamal to Q Akram
1 Back of a length delivery, Akram punches it towards the long-on region for a single.
15.3 A Jamal to Q Akram
WD Wide ball outside the stumps. Jamal has to reload that one.
15.2 A Jamal to Q Akram
6 SIX!!! Akram comes and deposits the ball outside the park. Slower delivery on the stumps, Akram slogged it from the middle over the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.
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