NBP crash out after rain interrupts tie
Weather disrupts Ramazan T20 Cup match against SNGPL.
PIA and HBL have already qualified for the semi-finals from Group A. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
NBP’s Ramazan T20 Cup campaign ended in disappointment as rain washed out their game against SNGPL and finished their chances of progressing to the semi-finals.
Before the match, NBP had succumbed to two successive losses, while SNGPL had one loss from their only outing as both teams locked horns in a decisive tie.
Choosing to bat first, SNGPL got off to a flying start, racing to 145 for two in just 14 overs. However, rain interrupted the proceedings and both teams had to settle for a point each.
Azhar Ali top-scored with 72 off just 39 balls with two sixes and nine strikes to the fence, while in-form Ali Waqas scored a 37-ball 57 with the help of a six and seven boundaries.
Hammad Azam and Usman Qadir picked up one wicket each.
Elsewhere, PQA continued to rule Group B with six points as they marched into the semi-finals. ZTBL and KRL hold the second and third positions respectively with two points from two matches.
PIA and HBL have already qualified for the semi-finals from Group A.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2013.
NBP’s Ramazan T20 Cup campaign ended in disappointment as rain washed out their game against SNGPL and finished their chances of progressing to the semi-finals.
Before the match, NBP had succumbed to two successive losses, while SNGPL had one loss from their only outing as both teams locked horns in a decisive tie.
Choosing to bat first, SNGPL got off to a flying start, racing to 145 for two in just 14 overs. However, rain interrupted the proceedings and both teams had to settle for a point each.
Azhar Ali top-scored with 72 off just 39 balls with two sixes and nine strikes to the fence, while in-form Ali Waqas scored a 37-ball 57 with the help of a six and seven boundaries.
Hammad Azam and Usman Qadir picked up one wicket each.
Elsewhere, PQA continued to rule Group B with six points as they marched into the semi-finals. ZTBL and KRL hold the second and third positions respectively with two points from two matches.
PIA and HBL have already qualified for the semi-finals from Group A.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2013.