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| Rawalpindi Rams Through to Final Beating Lahore Lions by 47 Runs |
FAISALABAD, Pakistan (June 30) – Defending champions Lahore Lions ousted by Rawalpindi Rams from the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Tournament today here at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
In the first semifinal, Rawalpindi Rams won the toss and decided to set a target for the defending champions. Despite losing openers quite early, Rawalpindi Rams managed to set a challenging target of 187 losing just 4 wickets; with the help of brilliant knocks by Jamal Anwar (67) and skipper Sohail Tanveer (60*).
Chasing a total of 187; which seemed quite achievable keeping in view the strength of Lahore Lions’ batting, defending champions kept on losing wickets on regular intervals and ultimately fell 48 runs short of target losing the semifinal by 47 runs. The significant contributions came from skipper Muhammad Yousuf (35) and Adnan Rasool (41*).
Young bowlers from Rawalpindi Rams bowled impressively to curtail the experienced side quite below the target set by their batsmen. Muhammad rameez, Samiullah and Raza Hasan claimed two wickets each and played a pivot role in an important triumph of their side.
Jamal Anwar was named man of the match for his controlled inning s of 67 runs off just 48 balls.
Rawalpindi rams will meet the winner of the second semifinal which is underway right now between Karachi Dolphins and 5-time Champions Sialkot Stallions tomorrow (Friday/July 1).
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