Pakistan National T20 Cup: Roundup, 7 October

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 155/6 in 20 overs (Farhan 78, Junaid 3-32) lost to Balochistan 158/4 in 19.4 overs (Imam 64*; Imran Khan 2-27) by 6 wickets with 2 balls to spare.

Balochistan rode on Imam-ul-Haq's fifty to chase down 156 against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with six wickets and two balls remaining. Imam smashed 64 in 46 balls after Balochistan lost both openers for 50. Abdullah Shafique made 28 in 24 balls.

Earlier, Junaid Khan dismissed Aamer Azmat in the first over of the day . Mohammad Rizwan struggled to get going, and was beaten through the gate by Najeebullah. Sahibzada Farhan scored 78 to propel his team to a fighting total.

Central Punjab vs Southern Punjab

Central Punjab 154/9 in 20 overs (Talat 68; Zia 4-40) lost to Southern Punjab 157/4 in 19 overs (Tahir 68; Masood 2-42) by 6 wickets with 6 balls to spare.

Hussain Talat's 47-ball 68 went in vain as Southern Punjab comfortably chased down 155 against Central Punjab with six wickets remaining.

Southern Punjab lost Zeeshan Ashraf and Agha Salman inside the first three overs. Mohammed Imran looked in good touch before he was undone by Zafar Gohar on 24. Tayyab Tahir (68), however, held his nerves and kept the scoreboard going. He added 92 for the third wicket with Khushdil Shah (51*) to take Southern Punjab home.

Earlier, Talat got little support from his Central Punjab teammates, barring Shoaib Malik (26). Zia-ul-Haq claimed 4-40 for Southern Punjab.