Mohammad Hafeez's economical and incisive spell bowled Lahore Lions to a
comprehensive victory against Faisalabad Wolves in the final of the
Faysal Bank T-20, and potentially secured them a place in the Champions
League T20 next year.
Chasing a target of 155, Faisalabad had reached 30 for 1 in the fourth
over when the slide began. Asif Ali was first run out, and then Hafeez
nipped out three wickets in successive overs to reduce Faisalabad to 56
for 5. The collpase did not cease and Hafeez returned to dismiss Imran
Khalid to pick up his fourth wicket. He finished with 4 for 11, and
Abdul Razzaq claimed 2 for 19, as Faisalabad were restricted to 121 for 8
in 20 overs.
Lahore's innings had been set up by a fiery start from their openers
after they chose to bat. Ahmed Shehzad scored 29 off 18 balls and was
first out with the score on 44 in 4.2 overs. Nasir Jamshed carried on,
making 42 off 28 balls to lay the platform for a formidable score. The
middle-order batsmen, however, could not sustain the momentum and Nos. 3
to 5 got starts but scored at only a run a ball. Lahore had to settle
for 154 for 7, but it proved to be 33 too many for Faisalabad.
The final was watched by a crowd of 20,000 at the Gaddafi Stadium in
Lahore, with several thousands outside the venue without tickets.
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