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Opening batter Umar Siddiq stars in Lake City Panthers first win
(Asghar Ali Mubarak)
Rawalpindi, The Opening batter Umar Siddiq smashed a brilliant unbeaten 78 and allrounder Amad Butt grabbed three wickets as Lake City Panthers routed Engro Dolphins by eight wickets to open their account in the Bahria Town Champions T20 Cup in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Siddiq’s aggressive 53-ball knock was spiced with four towering sixes and eight boundaries. He gave Lake City Panthers a rollicking start with 33 coming in the first three overs and by the tenth over they had reached 86 for the loss of Sharjeel Khan 14.
Siddiq and stand-in skipper Haider Ali, deputising for unfit Shadab Khan, added a rapid 101 for the second wicket to bring their team within 23 runs of victory. Mubasir Khan, who scored 16 not out, hit the winning six as the 161-run target was achieved in 16 overs. Haider’s 28-ball 46 contained five boundaries and two sixes.
Engro Dolphnis’ total of 160-8 showed most of the batters got starts but did not make it big, with promising youngster Mohammad Huraira the highest scorer with a 32-ball 37 that contained four boundaries and a six.
Mohammad Suleman struck two sixes and a boundary in his 27-ball 34 while Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (27, 16b, 3x4s, 1×6) and Shayan Sheikh (20, 12b, 4x4s) chipped in with useful contributions as 55 runs came in the last five overs. For Panthers, all-rounder Amad Butt was the pick of the bowlers with 3-19 while Mohammad Ibtisam finished with 2-30.
Scores in brief:
Match 3 – Lake City Panthers beat Engro Dolphins by eight wickets, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Engro Dolphins 160-8 in 20 overs (Mohammad Huraira 37, Mohammad Suleman 34, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 27, Shayan Sheikh 20; Amad Butt 3-19, Mohammad Ibtisam 2-30)
Lake City Panthers 161-2 in 16 overs (Umar Siddiq 78 not out, Haider Ali 46)
Player of the match – Umar Siddiq (Lake City Panthers)
Tomorrow’s fixture: Allied Bank Stallions vs Nurpur Lions, 12pm, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium