Honda enter PCSL final

LAHORE: Honda qualified for the Premier Cricket Super League (PCSL) final after beating Jazz by 30 runs in the semifinal played here at the LCCA ground.

Honda set a target of 183 for their opponents. Hafiz M Sajid was their top-scorer with 55 followed by Mazhar Hussain and Asim Saleem with 38 and 30 runs respectively. Fawad Saif, Jehanzaib Mehmood and Ihsanul Haq took two wickets each.

Jazz, in reply, could score 153 for 9 in 20 overs. Khurram Hamayun (40), Ali Tayyab (23), Ihsan Ul Haq (18*), Bilal Pathan (16*) and Ijaz Baloch (12) crossed the double figures. Mazhar Hussain of Honda emerged as man of the match. Now Descon will take on Fatima Group in the second semifinal on January 20.