T20: Sialkot defeat Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Sialkot thrashed Karachi Whites by 7 runs in the match of the National Twenty 20 Tournament on Tuesday at Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi.

Sialkot won the toss and elected to bat first scoring a total of 198 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Mukthar Ahmed hit 123 runs on 67 balls including eighteen 4s and three 6s while Nauman Anwar scored 51 runs on 34 balls hitting seven 4s and a six.

For Karachi Mir Hamza bagged 2 wickets for 30 runs.

In reply Karachi white could hardly score 191 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Ehsan Ali (76) and Saifullah Bangash (34) were the main scorers. For Sialkot Sultan Ahmed and Bilawal Bhatti grabbed 2 wickets for 26 and 22 runs.