169/3 (18.2)
CR : 9.22
168/7 (20.0)
CR : 8.40
Rawalpindi Region won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Yasir Khan
107(59)
RWL won by 7 wickets
6:37 PM IST, 6:07 PM Local Time: A sheer dominance from Rawalpindi as they completely outshadowed FATA and win by 7 wickets with 10 balls to spare, extending their winning streak to five matches. Special mention to Yasir Khan, who played a swashbuckling knock of 107 runs, helping his side chase down 168 runs with ease.
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, FATA posted 168/7 in 20 overs. Salman Khan JNR shone with the bat for FATA as the batter played at a rapid pace from the word go and remained unbeaten on 83 runs off 52 balls, helping his side post a formidable 168 runs in 20 overs. The cameos from Shahid Aziz (18 off 6) and Asif Afridi (16* off 9) played a pivotal role in FATA scoring 165+ runs.
Zaman Khan shone with the ball for Rawalpindi, taking three wickets and giving away just 25 runs in 4 overs. Kashif Ali, Shadab Khan, and Jahandad Khan contributed one wicket.
In pursuit of 168 runs, Rawalpindi lost Zeeshan Malik for a mere one run but despite losing a wicket early, Yasir Khan wreaked havoc with the bat, scoring at a brisk pace and taking the game far away from FATA. Umar Amin played second fiddle in the partnership, playing sensibly and giving strike to Yasir.
Yasir notched up his three-digit figure but failed to bat till the end, departing for 107 runs off 59 balls. On the other hand, Umar also failed to bat till the end and fell 2 runs shy of his half-century. Haider Ali and Shadab Khan scored the last few runs for Rawalpindi and sealed the game for Rawalpindi.
FATA failed to defend 168 runs and fielding was the major reason behind that as they dropped Yasir a couple of times and had to bear the brunt of it. Shahid Aziz bagged a couple of wickets for FATAm while Irfanullah Shah celebrated a solitary wicket.
Yasir notched up his three-digit figure but failed to bat till the end, departing for 107 runs off 59 balls. On the other hand, Umar also failed to bat till the end and fell 2 runs shy of his half-century. Haider Ali and Shadab Khan scored the last few runs for Rawalpindi and sealed the game for Rawalpindi.
FATA failed to defend 168 runs and fielding was the major reason behind that as they dropped Yasir a couple of times and had to bear the brunt of it. Shahid Aziz bagged a couple of wickets for FATAm while Irfanullah Shah celebrated a solitary wicket.
Outstanding Performance of the Match- Yasir Khan
Player of the Match- Yasir Khan
Yasir Khan(Player of the Match)- "I thank the almighty that my hard work has paid off. Shadab told me that you go hard at the balls bowled at your zone. I hit some other balls which were out of my zone. Thanks to the almighty."
Khushdil Shah(FATA Captain)- "We did some misfielding and we need to bowl well. Yasir batted really well. We thought of scoring 160+ and we did that. We did misfielding, dropped a few catches that went wrong for us. We should play as per our strengths and we should look to overcome the adversities and shortcomings in the remaining games."
Shadab Khan (Rawalpindi Captain): "As I spoke during the toss, we have started doing what is required in modern-day cricket. The beauty of our side is our unit is young and failures come with approach. The pitch was a bit on the slower side but looking at the boundary and the wind factor, our bowling unit has done well. We will definitely try our bench strength as this is a long tournament and every youngster needs a chance to showcase their talent in the domestic circuit so, we will start doing that from the next game itself."
That’s all from our side as well. Rawalpindi completely outplayed FATA and they are yet to lose a match in this tournament. Thank you for staying with us throughout the match, we hope you enjoyed Yasir Khan’s scintillating knock. For now, this is Deepak Prakash signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Saptak Sanyal, and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. CHEERS!