CA T20: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat table toppers Northern by five wickets

Faisalabad, 18 September 2022: Three wickets from Irfanullah and unbeaten 28 from Nabi Gul guided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a five-wicket win over Northern. This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s third win, while second defeat for table toppers Northern in the Cricket Associations T20 2022-23.

Balochistan and Sindh match was tied, but due to bad light the super over couldn’t take place and both teams were awarded a point each.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets

After being asked to bat first, Northern were bowled out for 109 in the 19^th over. Captain and wicketkeeper-batter Umair Masood top-scored with a 27-ball 21. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Irfanullah Shah grabbed three wickets for 17 runs, while Arshadullah, Maaz Sadaqat and Mohammad Amir Khan bagged two wickets each.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chased down the target for the loss of five wickets in the 19^th over. Nabi Gul returned undefeated on a 33-ball 28 and struck one four and two sixes.

Northern’s Sufiyan Muqeem took three wickets for 17 runs, while Athar Mehmood and Musa Khan scooped a wicket each.

Match tied between Balochistan and Sindh

After opting to bat first, Balochistan were bowled out for 120 on the last ball of their allotted 20 overs. Test opener Imran Butt top-scored for his side with 53 off 40 balls, which included five fours and two sixes. Sindh’s left-arm spinner Arish Ali Khan was the most successful bowler for his side taking three wickets for 14 runs. Off-spinner Aaliyan Mehmood took two wickets for 32 runs.

In return, on the back of Jahangir Sultan’s 40-ball 37 studded with three fours and two sixes, helped Sindh to score exactly 120 from their allotted 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets. As the match was tied, super over was necessary for the result of the match, but due to bad light the super over couldn’t take place and both sides were awarded a point each.

For Balochistan, right-arm fast Tariq Jameel took four wickets for 17 runs.

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets

Northern 109 all out, 18.4 overs (Umair Masood 21; Irfanullah Shah 3-17, Maaz Sadaqat 2-16, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-22, Arshadullah 2-27)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 110-5, 18.3 overs (Nabi Gul 28 not out; Sufiyan Muqeem 3-17)

Match tied between Balochistan and Sindh

Balochistan 120 all out, 20 overs (Imran Butt 53; Arish Ali Khan 3-14, Aaliyan Mehmood 2-32)

Sindh 120-8, 20 overs (Jahangir Sultan 37; Tariq Jameel 4-17, Rasool Bakash 2-16)

Points table