Cricket: Unlucky Greens fall in the semi-final

Khyber Greens lose out on the basis of run-rate following a tied semi-final.


Express May 07, 2011

KARACHI: Khyber Greens were unfortunate after they failed to reach the final of Pakistan Twenty20 Cricket League after CA Sports Sialkot were declared winner on the basis of run-rate following a tied semi-final.

Batting first, Greens posted 160 for seven with help of an outstanding half-century by Rehan Afridi. CA Sports Sialkot leveled the score in allotted overs after losing equal number of wickets with Ali Khan scoring 53 and Tahir Mughal chipping in with 51.

The Sialkot side was declared winners after maintaining a better run-rate in first ten overs.



Published in The Express Tribune, May 8th, 2011.

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