Dolphins effectively safeguarded their 327-run target
September 23, 2024
Dolphins won over the Lions by 16 runs in the tenth match of the Heroes One-Day Cup, held at Iqbal Arena, Faisalabad, on Sunday.
The Dolphins effectively protected their 327-run target, confining the Lions to 310 for eight wickets in their designated 50 overs.
Regardless of a fearless exertion by Khushdil Shah, who scored 60 runs, and Shaheen Shah Afridi's 33, the Lions couldn't pursue down the objective.
The Lions' batting battled right off the bat, with just Rohail Nazir and Mohammad Taha making outstanding commitments of 62 off 70 and 40 off 49 balls, individually. Different commitments came from Abdullah Shafique (27 off 42), Omair Yousuf (26 off 27), and Sharoon Siraj (25 off 18).
The Dolphins' bowlers kept the strain on, with Saud Shakeel and Abbas Afridi each taking two wickets, while Mir Hamza, Sufiyan Muqeem, Faheem Ashraf, and Qasim Akram got one wicket a piece.
Prior in the day, the Dolphins won the throw and decided to bat first. They were bowled out for 326, with Umar Amin top-scoring with 75 runs off 81 balls.
In spite of losing wickets consistently, the Dolphins kept the scoreboard ticking with eminent thumps from Muhammad Akhlaq (52 off 50), Mohammad Huraira (47 off 41), and commander Saud Shakeel, who added 23 off 23. Down the request, Qasim Akram (31 off 26) and Faheem Ashraf (30 off 20) added essential rushes to the aggregate.
For the Lions, Aamer Jamal guaranteed three wickets, while Shaheen Afridi and Ahmed Daniyal took two each. Khushdil Shah and Sharoon Siraj likewise contributed with a wicket each, however their endeavors were sufficiently not to get the success.
It is to be noticed that Afridi's men progressed to the competition's season finisher stage in spite of losing to the Dolphins.
Playing XI
Dolphins: Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Huraira, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Umar Amin, Saud Shakeel (c), Asif Ali, Qasim Akram, Faheem Ashraf, Abbas Afridi, Mir Hamza, Sufiyan Muqeem
Lions: Abdullah Shafique, Sharoon Siraj, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Taha, Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal, Rohail Nazir (wk), Mohammad Asghar, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Ahmed Daniyal
