161/7 (20.0)
CR : 8.05
166/4 (20.0)
CR : 8.30
Lahore Blues won by 5 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Imran Butt
89(56)
Over 20
Multan Region 161/7
Waseem Akram Jnr42(18)
Faisal Akram4(3)
Hussain Talat0-31(2.0)
LAHB won by 5 runs
LAHB won by 5 runs
03:15 AM IST, 02:45 AM Local Time | Lahore Blues storm into the finals of the National T20 Cup 2025 as they beat Multan Region by 5 runs.
Here's a review of what happened in the match.
Earlier, Lahore Blues won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a score of 166/4 on the board on the back of Imran Butt's knock of 89* runs off 56 balls.
Chasing 167, Multan Region lost Zeeshan Ashraf early on the score of 1 on the board. Zain Abbas and Muhammad Shahzad put up a 59-run stand for the third wicket and steadied the ship for their side.
Nisar Ahmad and Mohammad Rizwan JNR then came in and picked up 4 wickets amongst each other and stemmed the run flow.
In the end, the target was way beyond their reach. Multan Region fell short of 5 runs in the end. Stay tuned for the post-match presentations.
Here's a review of what happened in the match.
Earlier, Lahore Blues won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a score of 166/4 on the board on the back of Imran Butt's knock of 89* runs off 56 balls.
Chasing 167, Multan Region lost Zeeshan Ashraf early on the score of 1 on the board. Zain Abbas and Muhammad Shahzad put up a 59-run stand for the third wicket and steadied the ship for their side.
Nisar Ahmad and Mohammad Rizwan JNR then came in and picked up 4 wickets amongst each other and stemmed the run flow.
In the end, the target was way beyond their reach. Multan Region fell short of 5 runs in the end. Stay tuned for the post-match presentations.
Player of the Match: Imran Butt (Lahore Blues)
Imran Butt: "Initially, I felt that the wicket was good to bat on. But their spinners bowled really well. It was our plan to utilize the powerplay. Get 50-60 runs in the first six. We felt we were 10 runs short. Waseem bowled a very good final over."
Zain Abbas (Multan Region captain): "I think the way, Farhan Yousuf fielded was excellent. We did some mistakes. You cannot afford them in a big match like this. Our guys are young. They will learn from this. They fought well and I am proud of them"
Hussain Talat (Lahore Blues captain): "When we lost two-three wickets early, we were a bit concerned. The ball was spinning big. Their spinners bowled well. But we were happy with 165-166. You need to play good cricket. Our fielding has been a game changer. I will leave the boys to relax. We will have a chat five minutes before the match."
That's all we have for the coverage of the match of the 2nd Semi-Final between Lahore Blues and Multan Region of the National T20 Cup 2025.
This is me Aditya Agarwal, signing off on behalf of Darpan Tikiya and Yogesh Kumar. BYE, CHEERS!
This is me Aditya Agarwal, signing off on behalf of Darpan Tikiya and Yogesh Kumar. BYE, CHEERS!