Bheda Tigers storm into KPL final
District Sports Officer Govt of Sindh Hajra Nawab graced the occasion as the chief guest and gave Man of the Match award to Mohammed Afzal. PHOTO: KPL
Bheda Tigers outclassed Dhara Dabang by 8 wickes in the first semifinal and stormed into KPL final at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.
In the final, Bheda Tigers will be meeting the winners of second semifinal which will be played between Buchra Warriors and defending champion Tanger Star.
In the prize distribution ceremony to be held after the final, Honorable Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori will be the chief guest and will distribute the prizes amoung the finalist teams and officials. He will be accompanied by Deputy Convener (MQM) and MNA Dr. Farooq Sattar.
Earlier, Dhara Dabang batting first were restricted to 156-8 in allotted 20 overs. Saqib Khan was the top scorer with 46 off 22 balls with one four and six sixes while Mohammed Taha contributed 32 off 28 balls with three fours and one six.
In reply, Bheda Tigers reached the target of 159-2 in just 12.1 overs. Experienced first-class campaigner Mohammed Afzal struck an aggressive century (123) to power Behda Tigers into the final.
The right-handed Afzal plundered eight beautiful boundaries and twelve towering sixes in his century.