Cricket: Fata qualify for semis

PESHAWAR: Fata qualified for the semi-final of the Super-Eight  Jashan-e-Azadi Floodlight Cricket Tournament after securing a dramatic victory in the super over against Gulberg Tigers. Gulberg Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first, setting a 54-run target with Zeeshan (15), Sajjad (16) and Waseem (13) being the leading scores. For Fata Rizwan, Adil, Rashid and Atif took one wicket each. In reply, Fata also scored 54 courtesy Farooq Khan, and Atif who added 15 runs each. Fata scored 11 runs in the super over and restricted Gulbarg to eight.



Published in The Express Tribune, August 26^th, 2011.