Hanif guides PLCA to a 3rd consecutive win in Independence Day Cup Color-kit T20 Cricket Tournament 2019
Pakistan Lawyers Cricket Association (PLCA) overpowered Karachi Bar Cricket Association (KBCA) to mark their third consecutive victory by 6 wickets in the 1st Sindh High Court Independence Day Cup Colour-Kit T-20 Cricket Tournament at UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.
Hanif Shehzad proved to be the key player with his solid all-round show that guided Pakistan Lawyers Cricket Association (PLCA) team to their third consecutive triumph in the 2019 Sindh High Court Independence Day Cup Colour-Kit T20 Cricket Tournament.
After claiming three wickets for 12 runs in three overs to restrict Karachi Bar Cricket Association (KBCA) to 140-9, Hanif hit up 37 in the unbroken partnership of 73 with Atif Baig as PLCA reached 143-4 in 17.5 overs to secure a comprehensive six-wicket victory.
Meanwhile, Sindh High Court (SHC) Blues team finally celebrated their first success in three matches as they outscored Thunder Wolves by a convincing margin of 70 runs in the other fixture of the day.
Mohammad Asim excelled for the winning side with a handy knock of 33 and figures of 3-22 in four overs. More contributions from Kamran Umar (41) and Manzoor Maqsood (39) were of great help for SHC Blues as they post 196-8.
Seamer Usman Khan was another star for SHC Blues by picking four wickets for only 21 runs in four overs.
Summarized scores:
* PLCA beat KBCA by six wickets:
* KBCA: 140-9 in 20 overs (Ammar Iqbal 39, Mohammad Aamir 35; Hanif Shehzad 3-12, Hasan Meerza 3-31);
* PLCA: 143-4 in 17.5 overs (Hanif Shehzad 37 not out, Suleman Huda 27, Rehman Ghaus 26, Atif Baig 22 not out).
* SHC Blues beat Thunder Wolves by 70 runs:
* SHC BLUES: 196-8 in 20 overs (Kamran Umar 41, Manzoor Maqsood 39, Mohammad Asim 33, Ijaz Khan 29; Faizan Ahmed 2-33, Badiullah 2-35);
* THUNDER WOLVES: 126 in 17.2 overs (Affan Iqbal 24, Hashim Kiyani 22; Usman Khan 4-21, Mohammad Asim 3-22).
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