Salman Khan
Multan: Hosts Multan, Sheikhopura, Faisalabad and Abbottabad moved into the semifinals of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2022 Grade-2 after winning their respective matches at two different venues of Multan city on Wednesday.
On Thursday, 1st semifinal will be played between Multan and Sheikhopura while 2nd Semifinal will be played between Abbottabad and Faisalabad at Sports Complex Stadium, Multan.
Multan beat Sargodha by 8 wickets at Sports Complex Stadium
In the morning, Multan won the toss and asked Sargodha to take guard. Sargodha set the competitive total of 228 runs on the board for the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 20 overs. Gul Sher was the top scorer with 130 runs and Zain Ashraf made 56 runs. Abubakar took 2 wickets while Safdar claimed 1 wicket.
In reply, Multan chased down the target in 15.3 overs by losing their 2 wickets. Mohammad Safdar played a superb innings of 127 runs. He was the highest scorer and Ahsan Razzaq made 45 runs. Gul Sher took 1 wicket.
Result: Multan won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohammad Safdar
Sheikhopura beat Karachi by 10 wickets at M C Cricket Ground
Karachi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sheikhopura scored 198 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. Aftab Hussain was the highest scorer with 77 runs. Rasheed Akbar took 2 wickets.
In reply Karachi was restricted to 188 runs for All out in 16.5 overs. Jandal Khan was their leading scorer with 44 runs. Ahmed claimed 2 wickets while Sanwal fetched 1 wicket.
Result: Sheikhopura won by 10 runs
Man of the Match: Aftab Hussain
Quetta vs Abbottabad beat Quetta by 40 runs Sports Complex Stadium
Quetta won the toss and put Abbottabad in to bat first. Abbottabad set the huge target of 264 runs for Quetta by losing their 3 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Naeem Ullah was the top scorer with 119 runs.
In reply, Quetta scored 224 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Niamt Ullah was the leading scorer with 125 runs.
Result: Abbottabad won by 40 runs
Man of the Match: Naeem Ullah
Faisalabad beat Hyderabad by 4 wickets at M C Cricket Ground
Faisalabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. Hyderabad made 146 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in stipulated 20 overs. Imran Sarwar was the top scorer with 42 runs while Amjad Mugheri made 41 runs. Usman Bilal Ali and Ejaz Hussian took 1 wicket each.
In Reply Faisalabad achieved the target of 147 runs in 18.3 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Ejaz Hussain was the star batsman, he scored 49 runs and Bilal Ali made 28 runs for Faisalabad. Imran Sarwar fetched 1 wicket for Hyderabad.
Result: Faisalabad won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Ejaz Hussain
