Lahore Eagles 167 all out against Sialkot Stallions

KARACHI: Lahore Eagles were all out for 167 runs in 19.3 overs against Sialkot Stallions in the first semi-finals of the Faysal Bank National Twenty20 Cup being played here at the National Stadium on Saturday.

After Azhar Ali, leading Lahore Eagles, won the toss and decided to bat first, openers Imran Farhat and Taufiq Umar provided them a solid start of 86 runs but other batsmen could not build up a big score on this foundation.

Imran hit 73 off 44 balls with eleven fours and a six while Taufiq made a cautious 33 from 20 balls with six fours.

But later only three batsmen could get into double figures and the whole team was all out for 167.

For Sialkot Stallions, fast-medium bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and off-break bowler Shoaib Malik who is leading the side claimed two wickets each.