Match 23, Central Punjab v Northern
Central Punjab 194/5 in 20 overs (Shehzad 77; Jamal 3-38) lost to Northern 195/5 in 19.3 overs (Imran 55; Qasim 2-15) by 5 wickets with 3 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Aamer Jamal.
Aamer Jamal starred with both ball (3-38) and bat (27* in 14 balls) to help Northern register a five-wicket win against Central Punjab in Match 23 of the National T20 Cup in Rawalpindi.
Northern were chasing 195, Ali Imran struck 32-ball 55 at the top to set the tone. Haider Ali (37) and Mubasir Khan (22 in 14) carried the momentum before Jamal and Rohail Nazir (26* in 13) added an unbroken 50 for the sixth wicket to take Northern past finishing line with three balls to spare.
Earlier, Ahmed Shehzad (77) and Muhammad Akhlaq (61) forged an unbroken 124 opening-wicket stand after they were asked to bat. Riding on their partnership, Central Punjab piled up 194/5. Salman Irshad was the most expensive Northern bowler, returning 0-56 from his four overs.
Match 24, Sindh v Southern Punjab
Sindh 196/7 in 20 overs (Sharjeel 101; Imran 2-32) beat Southern Punjab 151 in 18.5 overs (Tayyab 32; Anwar 2-18) by 45 runs. Player of the Match: Sharjeel Khan.
Sindh beat Southern Punjab by 45 runs in Match 24 of the competition. They posted 196/7 after being put in, and bowled out Southern Punjab for 151 in 18.5 overs.
Sharjeel Khan was the star in that evening. He smashed 13 fours and four sixes in his unbeaten 56-ball 101 to take Sindh to a decent total. With 2-32, Mohammad Imran was the pick of the Southern Punjab bowler.
Tayyab Tahir top-scored in Southern Punjab’s total, with 23-ball 32. Agha Salman (21), Aamer Yamin (27), and Imran (29) had starts, but failed to convert them into anything substantial.