Cricket: UBL thrash PQA by 5 wickets
Misbah took two wickets for seven runs with his off-spin as Port Qasim could only manage 80 for nine.
KARACHI:
Misbah Khan excelled with bat and the ball to guide UBL to an impressive five-wicket victory over Port Qasim Authority in the Advance Telecom 2nd Corporate T20 Cup at the DHA Sports Club. Misbah took two wickets for seven runs with his off-spin as Port Qasim could only manage 80 for nine. Tanveer Ahmed (14) and Asim Kamal (11) were the top scorers. Shabbir Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti and M Irshad also took two wickets each. UBL, in reply, eased past the target in 10.2 overs with Misbah blasting 23 off six balls only. Port Qasim struck at the start with four wickets in just three overs but later Adnan Baig and Misbah steadied the innings to finish the game confidently.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2012.
Misbah Khan excelled with bat and the ball to guide UBL to an impressive five-wicket victory over Port Qasim Authority in the Advance Telecom 2nd Corporate T20 Cup at the DHA Sports Club. Misbah took two wickets for seven runs with his off-spin as Port Qasim could only manage 80 for nine. Tanveer Ahmed (14) and Asim Kamal (11) were the top scorers. Shabbir Ahmed, Kashif Bhatti and M Irshad also took two wickets each. UBL, in reply, eased past the target in 10.2 overs with Misbah blasting 23 off six balls only. Port Qasim struck at the start with four wickets in just three overs but later Adnan Baig and Misbah steadied the innings to finish the game confidently.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2012.