Rawalpindi Rams beat Faisalabad Wolves to reach T20 semis

KARACHI: Rawalpindi Rams have also qualified for the semi-finals of the Faysal Bank National Twenty20 Cup 2011 as they defeated Faisalabad Wolves by seven runs after an interesting contest here at the National Stadium on Friday.

Set a modest target of 166, Faisalabad Wolves’ start was disastrous as both their openers fell for duck and soon they were reeling at 39 for five.

However, captain Misbah-ul-Haq (43) and Imran Khalid (48) repaired the damage, adding 66 runs for the sixth wicket, and put their team on the path of victory. But latter batsmen failed to take advantage of it and were restricted to 158-8 in the 20 overs.

Pacers Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Rameez claimed two wickets each for the Rams.

Earlier, Rawalpindi Rams scored 165 runs for eight wickets after captain Sohail Tanvir won the toss and elected to bat.

Umer Amin top scored 53 off 37 balls hitting seven fours while Jamal Anwar made 41. Both added 97 runs for the fifth wicket.

For Faisalabad Wolves, off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal bagged three wickets for 32 runs.