Dolphins packaged out for 97 as they neglect to pursue 272-run target set by Steeds at Iqbal Arena, Faisalabad
September 19, 2024
Babar Azam's heavenly 100 years and red hot bowling assist the Steeds with getting 174-run triumph against the Dolphins in the seventh round of the Heroes One-Day Cup at the Iqbal Arena, Faisalabad on Wednesday.
Pursuing the 272-run target set by the Steeds, the Saud Shakeel-drove group packaged out for 97 with left-arm pacer Jahandad Khan and spinner Mehran Mumtaz snatching three wickets each.
Beginning their innings, the Dolphins met with a lamentable beginning as Muhammad Huraira was excused by Jahandad on a duck on the second chunk of the innings.
The left-arm pacer later excused Umar Amin (10) and Saud (12), further turning the game in the Steeds' approval.
Wickets continue to fall on the Saud Shakeel-drove side as Sarfaraz Ahmed — who is additionally the guide of Dolphins — and Qasim Akram got back to the burrow in the wake of adding five and four races to the scoreboard, separately.
Sahibzada Farhan — who opened the innings — attempted to retaliated yet fizzled and gotten back to the structure in the wake of scoring 32 off 36 with six fours, leaving the Dolphins 74/6 and in grave circumstances.
After Farhan's excusal, the group had tail-enders on the prepared, one of which was Asif Ali, known for his power hitting capacities, who figured out how to score a sluggish 21 off 28 balls and tumbled to turn sensation, Abrar Ahmed.
No expectations stayed for the Dolphins and they were packaged out a couple of overs later for 97 runs.
This the Dolphins third sequential misfortune in the competition as they have neglected to get a success in the Heroes One-Day Cup, losing their most memorable game to the Pumas and their second to the Markhors.
Prior, the Steeds had won the throw and chose for bat first and with the assistance of Babar, they had scored 271/7.
Heroics from Jahandad Khan and Babar Azam assisted the Steeds with getting 174-runs triumph against the Dolphins in the seventh match of the competition on Wednesday at the Iqbal Arena, Faisalabad.
The Saud Shakeel-drove group neglected to pursue the 272-run target set by the Steeds as the Dolphins packaged out in the 25th over on 97 runs.
Things went bad for the Dolphins when they started batting as Muhammad Huraira was excused by Jahandad on the second wad of the innings.
Jahandad later excused Umar Amin (10) and Saud (12), further turning the game in the Steeds' approval.
The hitters neglected to solidify themselves as Sarfaraz Ahmed and Qasim Akram got back to the hole subsequent to adding five and four rushes to the scoreboard.
The main consistent hitter of the side, Sahibzada Farhan, staggered and got back to the structure subsequent to scoring 32 off 36 with six fours, leaving the Dolphins 74/6 and in grave circumstances.
After Farhan's excusal, the group had tail-enders on the prepared, one of which was Asif Ali, known for his power hitting capacities, he figured out how to score a sluggish 21 off 28 balls and tumbled to turn sensation, Abrar Ahmed.
No expectations stayed for the Dolphins and they were packaged out a couple of overs later for 97 runs.
Mehran Mumtaz and Jahandad took three scalps each though Abrar Ahmed and Haris Rauf took two wickets each.
This the Dolphins third continuous misfortune in the competition as they have neglected to get a success in the Heroes One-Day Cup, losing their most memorable game to the Pumas and their second to the Markhors.
Prior, the Steeds had won the throw and chose for bat first and with the assistance of Babar, they had scored 271/7.
The star player had stayed consistent all through the innings as his countrymen continued to fall individually and scored a 104 runs off 100 balls.
In spite of not losing wickets from the get-go in the innings, the Steeds played consistently all through with Shan Masood (34 off 36) leaving first for 76 runs in the thirteenth over.
After Masood's excusal, Babar strolled onto the pitch and batted with Yasir Khan.
The pair pushed the innings along until the 16.1 over when Saud Shakeel got Yasir (46 off 58) out and he was supplanted by Tayyab Tahir who likewise couldn't do much as he got out in the wake of scoring 33 off 49.
The failure went on for the Mohammad Haris-drove group as the captain could score just six pursues confronting 15 balls, leaving the Steeds bringing down at 162/4 in the 33.5 over.
Haris was supplanted by Hussain Talat who is fit for scoring runs down the request, he added 23 runs while batting with Babar who had crossed the fifty-run mark as of now.
Tail-enders Jahandad and Mehran Mumtaz could add eight and three hurries to the scorecard individually.
Mir Hamza, Faheem Ashraf, Qasim Akram, Sufiyan Muqeem and Saud figured out how to snatch one wicket each while Abbas Afridi remained wicket-less.
Playing XI
Steeds: Shan Masood, Yasir Khan, Babar Azam, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (wk and skipper), Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Ali.
Dolphins: Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Huraira, Umar Amin, Saud Shakeel (chief), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Qasim Akram, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem and Mir Hamza.