Islamabad obtains first victory in National T20 cricket cup event
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MULTAN: Islamabad Regions team bagged first victory in the National T20 cricket cup event by defeating Lahore blue with 24 runs.
The match was played at Multan cricket stadium.
Islamabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Islamabad scored 159 runs for loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Imad Wasim remained highest scorer with 64 runs and Ali Sarfraz added 45 runs in the total.
Aizaz Cheema and Qaiser Ashraf from Lahore blue took two wickets each while Saad Nasim and Ehsan Adil took one wicket each.
Lahore Region blue could score 135 runs all out in 19.5 overs.
Rizwan Hussain made 72 runs. Umer Gul took three wickets while Sohail Khan and Immad Wasim took two wickets each. Arsal Sheikh and Junaid Khan took one wicket each.
Imad Wasim was declared man of the match.
The Islamabad team has won its first match in the event and had played three matches of the National T20 cricket cup.
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