Our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Salman Butt (74 not out) and Kamran Akmal (63) smashed fifties as Lahore Region Whites carved out an easy 41 runs win against Fata Region in the National Twenty20 Cup match at the Pindi Stadium Friday. Both batsmen helped Lahore raise tournament’s best score of 213-4 in 20 overs with Fata managing 172 before being bowled out. Salman smashed two sixes and eight fours during his 50-ball knock. Kamran was more flamboyant striking 10 fours and two sixes during his 29-ball innings. Amir Yamin (52) put icing on the cake striking 26-ball half century to raise a daunting total. Hammad Azam (50) and Mukhtar Ahmed (30) batted well for Fata but the target was always tough and demanding. Wahab Riaz (3-15), Bilal Asif (2-15) and Umaid Asif (2-27) were brilliant with ball. Wahab bowled with speed and troubled batsmen with his short pitched deliveries.In the day’s other match, Karachi Region Whites defeated Rawalpindi Region by 14 runs.Batting first, Karachi Whites scored 178 for the loss of six wickets and then restricted Rawalpindi to 164-9. Scores in brief: Lahore Region Whites beat Fata Region by 41 runs: Lahore Whites 213-4 in 20 overs (Salman Butt 74 not out, Kamran Akmal 63, Amir Yamin 52; Sohail Akhtar 2-38, Hammad Azam 1-26, Usama Mir 1-43). Fata 172-10 in 18.3 overs (Hammad Azam 50, Mukhtar Ahmed 30; Wahab Riaz 3-15, Bilal Asif 2-15, Umaid Asif 2-27). Karachi Region Whites beat Rawalpindi Region by 14 runs: Karachi Region Whites 178-6 in 20 overs (Asad Shafiq 72, Sarfraz Ahmed 30 not out, Shahid Yousaf 21; Mohammad Irfan 2-43, Shadab Khan 1-30, Mohammad Abbas 1-34, Sohail Tanvir 1-35). Rawalpindi Region 164-9 in 20 overs (Umar Amin 28, Iftikhar Ahmed 25, Sohail Tanvir 24, Umair Masood 24, Fawad Alam 20; Anwar Ali 4-30, Rumman Raees 2-25, Azam Hussain 2-23, Tabish Khan 1-26).
