Lahore Lions stay alive for place in CLT20 main draw
18 Sept 2014 3:49 AM IST
Muhammad Hafeez led from the front with a blazing 67 as Lahore Lions trounced Sri Lankan side Southern Express by 55 runs in their penultimate Oppo Champions League Twenty20 qualifier, keeping their main-draw hopes alive.
Put into bat, Hafeez smashed a 40-ball 67 to power the Pakistan T20 champions to 164 for six in 20 overs.In reply, Express never really got going as the Lahore bowlers turned on the heat to pack the Lankans for 109 in 18 overs. Medium-pacer Aizaz Cheema (3-15) was the destroyer-in-chief as Lahore, who won their second of the three qualifying matches, find themselves competing with Mumbai Indians for a spot in the main event.
Earlier, the Lahore openers provided a brisk start as the they managed 40 runs in the powerplays. Later Hafeez, registering his 22nd T20 fifty, stuck it out to stitch a superb 75-run fourth-wicket partnership with Saad Nasim that gave Lahore the perfect platform to finish off on a high.
Put into bat, Hafeez smashed a 40-ball 67 to power the Pakistan T20 champions to 164 for six in 20 overs.In reply, Express never really got going as the Lahore bowlers turned on the heat to pack the Lankans for 109 in 18 overs. Medium-pacer Aizaz Cheema (3-15) was the destroyer-in-chief as Lahore, who won their second of the three qualifying matches, find themselves competing with Mumbai Indians for a spot in the main event.
Earlier, the Lahore openers provided a brisk start as the they managed 40 runs in the powerplays. Later Hafeez, registering his 22nd T20 fifty, stuck it out to stitch a superb 75-run fourth-wicket partnership with Saad Nasim that gave Lahore the perfect platform to finish off on a high.
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